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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard. 'Mediocre blogger and a piously boring and unfunny writer'. Enthusiastic purveyor of the KLF sheep.

Please vote against UKIP and the Tory bastards

Posted on 06/06/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Look, I know there’s nothing more tiresome than blogging a condescending plea, on top of being bombarded by all those fucking tweets begging you to vote, especially if you believe, and justifiably in some cases, that it won’t change much … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Brexit, Brexit nonces, Corbyn, Do the right thing, Don't be a wanker on Thursday, Don't vote for Labour in scotland cos they're fucking shitebags, General Election, Get rid of Theresa May, Guardian claptrap, Howard Beale was prophetic, Lib Dems, Make Cannabis Legal, Mini-Farage Elephant men, More rubbish writing from me, Nonces, Shitefest, SNP, Tory Bastards, Ukip bastards | Leave a comment

The revolution has been televised

Posted on 22/05/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

And it’s the opposite of what Gil Scott-Heron prophesised, no individual empowerment going on here. Still, on a more humorous note, there’s a line in ‘The comeback’ by Alex Cameron in which he assumes the predicament of a washed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alex Cameron, BBC News, BBC Question Time, Betrayal is good fucking word, Blairism is toxic, Brexit, Britain Elects, Cop-out on your sofa and channel hop, Dickensian, Genny Leckie on the 8th of June is coming soon, Gil Scott-Heron, Illuminatus!, Is this enough tags, Nigel 'cunt' Farage, Perception is now truth, Political slogans, Politics, sanitised studios, The revolution has been televised, Theresa May hiding away, Tory Propoganda, Weaning the weans | 1 Comment

Song Of The Day – Paul’s Blues by Blue Heron

Posted on 21/05/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Various – Disco Mantras Vol. 1’ (2016)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged Blue Heron, Canadian - as far as I can tell, Coyote, Mellow and Jazzy, Mood Hut, Paul's Blues, So 2016, Song Of The Day, Sunday evening listening | Leave a comment

Song Of The Day – Black Hanz by The Moonlandingz

Posted on 19/05/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Interplanetary Class Classics’ (2017)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged Black Hanz, Blokes wearing skirts made of clingfilm are 'in', Brand new, Interplanetary Class Classics, Song Of The Day, The Eccentronic Research Council, The Fat White Family, The Moonlandingz | Leave a comment

Will FSG get away with demolishing Jürgen Klopp?

Posted on 20/04/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Yeah, sure, the title is clickbait. A similar tactic is used by the utterly vapid ESPN.co.uk, who utilise antagonistic headlines to encourage hits on a plethora of shitty opinion pieces lamenting faux crises at ‘big clubs’ (usually because they failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Borussia Dortmund, Boston Red Sox, Brendan Rodgers, Cynicism, Damien Comolli, FSG, Jürgen Klopp, John W Henry, Kenny Dalglish, LIverpool FC, Luis Suarez, Mainz 05, Michael Edwards, Mike Gordon, Phil Coutinho, Rafa Benitez, Raheem Sterling, The Arsenal model is the dream, Tom Hicks & George Gillett, Tom Werner, Using stats to make money in football | 1 Comment