Quite an eventful morning so far, courtesy of my friend ‘Very True Things‘…
First of all we have a fellow worker spotted in a mid-shelf magazine (she is now terminally embarrassed), and then we have the letter ‘N’…
- Newcastle United Football Club, my team since birth; this despite the fact that we haven’t won anything since I was born. You don’t change teams where I come from…
- Negativland. In 1992 Island Records, sued a band called Negativland over the unauthorised use of a U2 sample. Negativland and their label (SST) stood to lose over $70000, more than Negativland had made in over eleven years as a band. As you might expect, the band crumbled under the pressure. This is only one of the the reasons I hate U2. As an infamous t-shirt at the time said “Bono Sucks Corporate Cock”.
- Naked. I have recently begun training for the London-Brighton Cycle Ride. Inexplicably, when I made this common knowledge in the office, a receptionist asked me if I was also taking part in the World Naked Bike Ride, she hadn’t said more than two words to me before then. I’m not taking part, but I did have an invite to a private viewing of Spencer Tunick’s new show.
- New Ardri. Back in the early nineties when I lived in Manchester, I was a regular at the Herbal Tea Party; hosted at the New Ardri on Coupland Street. It was a kind of mini Megadog and attracted acts such as The Dust Brothers, Banco De Gaia, Underworld and System 7. Tops off, altogether now - ‘Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box…’
- ‘Nevermind‘, not the album that kicked off my Grunge phase, but probably the one that defines the period for most people. I think my phase was kickstarted by a girl in Bolton called Emma Nercessian who wore an L7 t-shirt. I progressed through Babes In Toyland, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney and (eventually) Nirvana; wearing my para boots, plaid shirt and combat trousers over the following three year period, until Kurt died, and my Megadog phase began…
- - the letter ‘N’ is hard. I’ll add more as I think of them
Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Write ten words beginning with that letter in your blog, including an explanation what the word means to you and why, and then pass out letters to those who want to play along.
Okay, then give me a letter. Just not one of those bleedin’ poxy round ones. You know, like an ‘o’ or an ‘q’ or something. Let’s have something ANGULAR, like a K, or a T or a W or something.
And as for Newcastle United, why you fool we won the Texaco Trophy in 1974 and 1975. Okay, so it’s not really a proper trophy, but let’s not forget the “Division 1 titles” and “Championships” the Mackems have won without being in the top flight, so if they’re allowed that, I’m having the Texaco Trophy. Oh, and the Japan Cup in 1983. The Dublin Challenge Trophy in 1997… and of course the coin toss at home to West Brom this season.
Comment by JackP — May 31, 2006 @ 12:19 am
ok Jack, I'm giving you the letter 'T', just 'cause you asked nicely - it doesn't come much more angular than that (and think of all the bonus points you'll get for mentioning the wife!).
Comment by Mike — May 31, 2006 @ 11:53 am
Huh? I’ve just received a pingback from this post. Only three and half months after the fact. You been editing or fiddling with settings of somesuch?
Comment by Steve Pugh — August 24, 2006 @ 2:35 pm