I’ll share stage times each day but if you can, please head to the show in time to catch The Cords, we think you’ll love them
Nearly every big band you love started out as an opening act - us included.
Please support the supports!
Tim x
@DaJones1972@LouSkitt@Tim_Burgess@thecharlatans Was that The Northern Soul tour,if so I was there but didn't go in until just before The Verve came on.
On the same subject seen Ride and The Smashing Pumpkins within a month of eachother at Newcastle Mayfair and (The)Verve were supporting both times.
@JDJRay@anon_opin I played that to a friend who has managed bands and asked him if he knew who it was and when he said he didn't, I asked him to take a guess and his reply was"is it some obscure Beatles b-side?".
Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys is possibly the finest album made by any British group in the 1990s, and yet all most people remember them for is that bloody awful Wake Up song, the worst thing they ever did. Shame.
@keithflem I’ve no idea what backgrounds they have but snow sports are usually (not always) the preserve of the moneyed and wealthy and their humour seems very public schoolboy to me, in-jokes, ski-slang, inane references, I’m not on their wavelength, but then again I’ve never skied
The two fellas commentating on the snowboarding and the gymnastic skiing are peak Lovejoy and Corden. Absolutely intolerable, I’ve had to mute the tele.
@Get_effed Loads of things are though.
Its the "ic" bit on the end which allows you to call these things such, especially as we get older. And you love lots of iconic things like those Triumph Dolomite/Hillman Imp wheels.
We all know there is a grim element to social media but the outpouring of love for Mani has brought out the best in people. It’s shown social media in the best possible light. Shared grief worldwide - Mani has that power, he was all about the good in people
x x
@gazmo71@Magpie24_7 Fantastic player and replaced by a one season wonder who everybody seems to think is some sort of legend. See also Lee Clark being replaced by David Batty.
Just had a good call with @LeicesterLiz about O2's price hike on a price hike, that makes a mockery of @Ofcom's rules. Its bad for consumers & now its broken the taboo if others follow suit could increase inflation! My 3 key suggestions were
1. Just scrap current rules and simply ban above inflation mid-contract price hikes.
Banning inflation-linked hikes which is what Ofcom's done isn't the same (ie while you can't say we'll increase by inflation + 3%, but you can say we'll double your price!).
O2s prices rises are 7% to 30% year on year, far more than they were for many under the old inflation linked hikes system.
In the interim while that's looked at...
2. The current rule says if mobile, broadband & pay TV firms hike prices mid-contract by more than they said they would when people signed up, then customers have a right to leave penalty free. There are two problems with this...
a. They ?deliberately? don't communicate it well so many miss it. They need to be made to put it in font 50 at the top of all communications.
b. You have 30 days after notification to leave penalty free. Yet most people miss the notifications, it feels like junk. They only notice it when the price actually rises. So there should be two 30 days windows you can leave penalty free
i) After notification
ii) After the hike.
3. Firms should not be able to unilaterally decide to increase prices by more than they said at the start of the contract. If it is going to be allowed it should be only in emergencies (eg huge unexpected rise in underlying costs) and they should have to apply to Ofcom for permission to do it.
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I'm thankful to the Secretary of State for listening to me on this, and glad she was already up in arms about it too. She is going to investigate what can be done...
PS If you're wondering why I say ban above inflation mid-contract price hikes, rather than ban all price hikes. Partly because I lobbied for changes for years on this, and there was huge reticence so I'm trying to come up with practical solutions that could be implemented.
Plus as over two year contract costs can change, so if you ban any rises, then you risk firms over-inflating prices at contracts start as a provisional against possible cost increases over the contract period. So all in all no above inflation rises seems reasonable.
I like my cricket, and therefore I must accept the sporting nuances that accompany the sport. However I can’t imagine Roy Keane shaking the hand of a batswoman who has just eviscerated him nor high-five teammates who have just bowled dreadfully (esp last 15 overs) in a WC SF.
Just sat agonisingly close to a middle-aged couple in my local cafe who both had “Turkey teeth”. I’ve no wish to offend any followers who have had this inane dental wizardry but be aware that the world is laughing at you, it looks absolutely awful and obscenely unnatural 🦷 🦷