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I borrowed a neighbour who is a rock music fan a few CDs and one of them was the Best Of Canned Heat, which I told him to look after as it's a favourite of mine. Anyway he came round upset a couple of weeks ago saying his flat had been burgled, and it was left trashed etc. He said they'd also...

Only got one Pink Floyd on vinyl, and was listening to it yesterday. RELICS. Still sounds good and no scratches on it ! See Emily Play one of my favourites, and Arnold Layne plus a few others on the album.

I won't say anymore on the subject. Don't want to upset Dugdales Moustache.

It was a big part of my life so have lots to say on the matter. As I have on cleaning Windows !

When I was a prisoner gaol was all about surviving within the system. No matter the sentence, short or long, you had to stay strong or the bullies would exploit the weaker prisoner. It was over crowded back then with 3 to a cell in Winson Green, and in Stafford 2 to each cell. No wonder violence...

I was in Stafford gaol in the 80's and they'd started putting nonces on a wing there. Rolf Harris did his time there.

All the time I did in prison I never once seen or heard of any prisoner engaging in homosexual behaviour. The only cons who do I heard were lifers, but on a small scale. Their were probably gays doing time but if so they kept that to themselves, as if they tried it on so to speak they'd have...

Who gets let in the Roost pub ? Could be a bit lively if we beat Rovers !

Eaken on the radio getting excited when Tranmere are attacking ? He's a Tranmere fan I hear ?

Have a good 2020 Houch and let's hope me and you aren't on that list !

When I went over to Brum recently before the Rochdale game I had a few beers in Digbeth.Im sure one of the pubs I went in called The Big Bulls Head is mentioned in the book, but then under another name ? And the boozer used in the T.V. series is near to St Andrews ground but is currently closed...

Hope you're well Houch. I've been rough for a few days so decided to stay in and have ended up reading 2 books that my sister bought me. The Peaky Blinders one is a cracking read, bloody hell were those gangs vicious bastards. And half way through another great book by Mark Billingham the ex...

My sister always gets me some nice presents and this year one that stands out is the book : Peaky Blinders- The Real Story, about notorious gangs in Birmingham in the past. Already started on it and learnt that the Peaky Blinders gang never put blades in their caps to slash rivals etc, that is a...

Most of my old mates are dead !

Join the club. I can go out and mix and chat away for hours, but can stay on my own for days really contented. I now accept that is who I am and feel okay about it. I had to spend a few hours in the company of my ex missus recently, and at the end of the night thought to myself thank God I'm not...

Must admit how refreshing it is to read blokes opening up about problems etc. Years ago you had to " man up" grow a pair and just get on with things. I still wouldn't go to the pub and say to the lads in there I'm feeling depressed, it is something you've grown up with keep feelings to yourself...

A mate of mine who's been a long distance lorry driver for many years has just retired. He's 60 years old. I had a chat with him in the pub last week and asked him why retire now ? He told me he'd witnessed 2 fatal car smashes within weeks off each other, one he said was horrendous. It shook him...

On the round today a customer said as it's Christmas and that I'm a music fan, he said I could have 2 vinyl albums he reckoned I'd like ? He passed me in a plastic bag " Hunky Dory by Bowie, and The John Lennon Collection, 17 tracks of his greatest songs. I was gobsmacked. Usually you get a tip...

As I'm a huge fan of the band Free I was listening to them on vinyl last night, and came to the conclusion that their music was/is a mixture of Blues, Rock, Soul, and a with a touch of Pop. Put that lot together and in my opinion you had the complete band.

Cheers for that. No I haven't got that. When I was in HMV I asked if they had Fire And Water on vinyl ? As I've only got it on CD. But they didn't but I'll get it online soon. What a band !