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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.

The misguided adventures of Barry Sherbet

Posted on 29/06/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

You first encounter the eponymous Barry Sherbet just as he’s moved house. Years and years of scams, card games and bets have finally paid off. His prior residence, the generic council house, bequeathed to him by his woeful father, resided … Continue reading →

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Song Of The Day – Durban Poison by Babylon Timewarp

Posted on 28/06/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the single ‘Durban Poison’ (1992)

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Song Of The Day – Romeo Had Juliette by Lou Reed

Posted on 24/06/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘New York’ (1989)

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Scaling back from Twitter.

Posted on 19/06/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

It seemed like a good idea at the time. I’d just started the blogging thing, but I didn’t do Facebook (and never will), so maybe Twitter would be a salubrious method of attaining an audience? Okay, so I didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged 'Yer maw's got a skinhead' was pretty funny though, Can't be arsed with it anymore, Just me being a dour curmudgeon, Nigerian scammers, Odds & Ends, schadenfreude, See ya later Twatters!, Shoving a Pineapple up your arse, Simon Cowell's chest hair is luxurious, Twitter, Twitter is a shite and I'm shite at it | Leave a comment

Song Of The Day – At Last I Am Free by Robert Wyatt

Posted on 17/06/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Nothing Can Stop Us’ (1982)

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