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This guy was absolutely ridiculously brilliant. I'm embarrassed to say, and I've been into rock since 1978 I have only recently really got into him. Obviously I heard this and that over the years but when you really listen he blows your...

Just finished watching the latest Wallace and Gromit. Outstanding, I can't imagine the amount of work that went into that movie. I think Truly would have appreciated the name of the narrowboat belonging to the soon-to-be-retired Chief...

It's been a long time since anything cost a pound especially in the Pound shop.

Just seen these guys from just down the road from me (well, Port Isaac, a few miles)

In more ways than one! The parent company just sold Poundland for £1.00 (one English pound) to an American consortium. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36594lr29ko

A poignant post Tony , evidence of the younger musicians embracing his music can be seen a couple of pages back on 3rd of June when I posted Cynthia Erivo's version of this very song on Jools Holland's show.

So much of their music is timeless. Brian was such a music pioneer, respected by every corner of the music industry.

See the full story in The Guardian @ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/11/brian-wilson-beach-boys-dies I still enjoy the Beach Boys' music.

Rest in peace Brian

You've got some winners there!

R.I.P. Brian, you were the greatest, a genius with music and such a misunderstood person. You will be so sadly missed.

I found the other end of the scale recently. I like to go for (fairly) early morning walks around the town where I live. At my age I have to plan each walk around where there are benches for me to sit and recover, one of these benches...

I don't use Temu because there's no clue in which region of China the products are made. If it's Xinjiang, that's where China detains the Uyghur population and uses them as slave labor.