Archive for September 16th, 2007
Marc Bolan Anniversary - Glam Rock NostalgiaFest
Thirty years ago today, Marc Bolan died when his car smashed into a tree. This was much more real to me than the recent death of Elvis Presley. Elvis was King of another generation, while Bolan was a God of Glam Rock, of my own childhood. A rumour spread that Bolan had predicted his death. His car had the number-plate FOX 66IL. And his 1972 hit Solid Gold Easy Action begins with the words: ‘Life is the same, and always will be, easy as picking foxes from a tree’. I remember, after Bolan’s death, spending an evening re-listening to my collection of Slade, Sweet and Suzi Quatro records. And I’ve done it again today, this time on YouTube instead of vinyl. So, looking back thirty years on, here are my top Glam Rock songs from the early 1970s: >>> (more…)
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When Did Ahern Meet the Manchester Millionaires?
On Friday, Bertie Ahern changed his story about when he met the Manchester millionaires. He now says that it might have been during April or May of 1994. However, a check of the Manchester United fixture list for 1994 shows that Ahern was in Dublin on the only night that would fit this new theory. Here are the details of Ahern’s possible powers of bi-location. >>> (more…)
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