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World Cup 2026 – cynicism and corruption are no match for the vibes
“I’m a professional cynic, but my heart’s not in it”. It’s a great lyric from a revoltingly twee song which I obsessively hated, because it incisively exposed an undesirable personal trait of mine. The video for “Country House” equally grates, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blairism, Blur, Boston, Brazil, Britpop was fucking shite, Cabo Verde, Carlos Alberto, Cristiano Ronaldo, Curacao, Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin are bullshitters, Donald Trump, England, Enjoy the ride, Entrepreneurs with podcasts, Espana 82, France 1998, Gary Neville scowling, Gerd Muller, Gianni Infantino is an obsequious little goblin, Haiti, Holocaust deniers, Homelander, Hydration Breaks, Inverted snobs, Iran, IShowSpeed, Italia 90, Kilts, Lionel Messi, Little Englanders, MAGA, Mexico 1970, Mexico 86, Neo-liberalist swine, Orange One’s filthy cancerous ringpiece, Palestine Action, Panini World Cup sticker albums, Referees from shithole countries, Roy Keane is miserable and loves company, Russia, Scotland, Staring down Soviet tanks in Prague in August 1968, Tartan Army, Tech feudalists, The Brexiteers, The Sun and Daily Mail being racist, The Sun and Daily Mail readers, Tommy Robinson, Twitter aggregator accounts with crypto and gambling sponsorship, Ukraine, USA 94, Vibes, West Germany 1974, World Cup 2026, Zionists
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Song Of The Day – African Roots by Theo Parrish & Marsellus Pittman
From the EP “Essential Selections Vol. 1” (1999)
Song Of The Day – Heatwave by The Who
From the album “The Who” (1966)
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Tagged 30oC in Glasgow!, 60's, Heatwave, Oldie but goldie, Song Of The Day, Summer music, The Who
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Hollow Knight: Silksong is confirmation that I’ve become a gaming boomer
This time I can’t claim ignorance. Having played the original Hollow Knight I knew what I was in for. Some piss-boiling boss fights, levels festooned with unforgiving environments – vindictively so, reminiscent of Trap Adventure – and irritating enemies, with … Continue reading
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Tagged £5 Starbucks lattes, Black Myth Wukong, Boomers, Cognitive decline, Craw Lake, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, Godskin Duo, Halflight Spear of The Church, Hollow Knight, Hunter’s Marsh, Logan’s Run, Miyazaki, Oldies cannae hack gaming, Silksong, Sinner’s Road, The Path of Pain, Trap Adventure, Twitch streamers performatively smashing up keyboards
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Song Of The Day – Closer To Heaven (Extended Vocal Mix) by Leonie
From the single “Closer To Heaven” (1991)
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Tagged 35 years old!, 90's, Closer To Heaven, Extended Vocal Mix, Leonie, Short & Curly, Song Of The Day, Streetsoul
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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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