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and other quaint non-existent traditions. Inexplicably, Royal Hoylake wouldn’t deign to extend an invitation to their competition tees, so we are stuck with Altrincham Municipal. I’ve set...

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Obituary Sad to hear of the passing of CJ Sansom. I had read some months ago that he was unwell. I have thouroughly enjoyed his Shardlake series of books and also his post-WWII alternative hist...

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Author:Matthew Taylor, Scott Meze, Geoffrey Feakes Following the recent passing of leading light Tony Clarkin, Magnum are sadly no more although they did manage one final album. However, for me...

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Over the weekend there were numerous rallies in Australia against gendered violence, following a spate of murders in the first four months of the year (27 is the accepted number, although you wil...

https://theafterword.co.uk/gendered-violence-in-australia-stats-vs-the-media/

I have been collecting old 78’s for several years but never come across this pair before, the Titanic one in particular is a nice find as the last one I saw was in a museum! I thought I’d sha...

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Anyone ever used one of these? Seems a step up possibly from my slightly rickety Vox Amplug, bass version. Lack of wires is appealing though they don’t appear to make one specifically for a roo...

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We’re all getting old, Afterworders quicker than most others. Even young Afterworders are old. If we don’t use it, we lose it. We need to keep our muscles strong, to maintain good bone health...

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I have just seen some clickbait about JK Rowling’s first line of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ being voted the best ever (“Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, ...

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I’ve been out on the deck, trying not to die of heatstroke, and this wonderful record has looped out of the house on repeat and made everything copacetic. It’s A Period Of Transition, an albu...

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He is sick, physically and mentally. Taking some “time out” to address it. Check the link. Hopefully he will make a full recovery and be back in business soon https://www.lloydcole.com/time...

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