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There's one!

It wasn't quite as bad down here, but in hindsight it was a funny day to pick for a long walk at the coast. Was bracing myself against pretty strong winds for most of the afternoon and lost a glove to the wind gods out on Southend Pier approximately three seconds after taking this pic.

What Asprilla describes is definitely how I treat Spotify when it comes to discovering and sifting new(er) music ahead of giving actual real money to the artists that properly grab me. That plus it serves as a repository of old stuff I'd never buy anyway (or I already own but can't be arsed to dig out the physical copy of), so it doesn't "feel" like it's devaluing the music to access it that way (though I do get that could be seen as part of a wider trend towards that which isn't ideal). Hence the "personalised radio station" kind of comparison makes sense to me. In my case there's also the batshit insane European kitsch element to my listening - even if I wanted to buy Finnish or Turkish cover versions of 60s Brit hits, I wouldn't even be able to find the battered old vinyl albums on Discogs considering they were sub-charity shop tat in the first place, so better to send £0.002 someone's way to listen to it on there than not at all...

Most recent McDonalds I had was last month, in the small town in Sweden where my mam's from, because it's the only place in town that's (a) affordable and (b) open after 9pm. I'm pleased to report that, while Swedish McDonalds does have some local variations (bearnaise dip! pear milkshakes!), the cardboard quality of burgers and fries alike is a universal feature.

Eurovision season is already shaping up to be a normal one.

Class

Fucking odd fan, that one.

Perfect.

That's definitely to be taken as a compliment.

Barry Cryer. Comedy royalty!

Love this kind of thing https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/18/dun-dun-duuun-where-did-pop-cultures-most-dramatic-sound-come-from

Ooh, nice.

Aaaaand we're back! ❤️

Best one yet

Where's Cilla?

It's all right lads, we were all at it, remember?

Haha, alreet Pud!

Mind, it would have been brutal for everyone who's ever posted in this thread if Johnson had gone while the forum was down.

Hay guys, what's going on in this forum?

Kinda - his song got to the final six but then the British public fucked it off. It finished very last. I just read there was a song by Ray Davies in there too, but apparently it was this Ray Davies

I actually did have a stir-fry with crispy tofu tonight. It'll be back to the supermarket pizza tomorrow though.

I can also testify to the quality of the risotto The Fish shared above, which I made just last night. (Yes, we have a sexy recipe WhatsApp chat, it's like the secret forum but even cooler.)

Speaking of which (and with apologies for the quality camerawork), I made this at the weekend and it almost makes carrots feel meaty ( )