thwarted

as we are attending a LibDem meeting this evening at 7.30 (way to early for supper - we rarely eat before 8), perlmonger and I decided to treat ourselves to fish and chips for lunch.

so off he trundled to the village chippy. And disaster - they were closed. And no sign on the door to say *why* they were closed, or when they would be open again. I do hope he hasn't shut down ...

shine on, you crazy diamond ...

apparently, Syd Barrett has died ...

wikipedia says it happened on 7 July 06, and the BBC news site is trailing it at the top of their home page.

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wikipedia now says 11 July 06

G.B.H.

G.B.H. is a television series from 1991 (I think), written by the incomparable Alan Bleasdale. It is, allegedly, based on the antics of one Derek Hatton, deputy leader of Liverpool City Council in the 1980s. starring Robert Lindsay, Lindsey Duncan, Julie Walters, Michael Palin, and a host of other respected British actors, it was compulsive watching, and for ages I had a season pass set up on the Tivo to try and catch it on UKTV, but then we replaced Telewest with Freeview, and we lost those channels. then I discovered that there was a boxed set of Bleasdale stuff released last month, and I put it on my Amazon wishlist, because we have not much money at the moment, and much to watch already. flicking through the Freeview channels via the Tivo on Sunday night, I couldn't believe my eyes. Wasn't that Robert Lindsay in the official car? Yes! on More4, there it was, episode 1, and it had only started literally 2 minutes earlier. I hit the record button at speed, and set up the season pass. we watched the first episode last night, and it is every bit as good as I remember. And now I'll have to buy the set, because there's no way I want to wait another six weeks till the end.