Keith Houchen

34 minutes ago, Your Fight Site said:

“It’s Kriz Garrick!”

”Who?”

”Ex-lead vocalist of BC Sweet.”

”Who?”

I love those bands who either have placeholder names because of litigation or lost the case for ownership of the name so have something similar, or one member who was in the original band for a year or two so it’s “Their version of famous band”. Some great squabbles and petty hatred. 

5 minutes ago, TibBo said:

keith, is the accessible bit a separate sectioned-off area of the venue? Not too familiar with it

In Academy one, it’s a balcony. This was for Academy 2 which if I remember from the last time I went there, was a bit at the side of the room with a few bar stools. 
 

The thing with the balcony in One is how they also use it for some “Guests” of the bands. Last time I went there a band member gave a shout out to his family who were up in the balcony. Without meaning to sound ungrateful, it’s a shame that the disabled have to give up what few provisions there are so that able bodied guests are catered for. The staff at Academy are brilliant though, want to make that clear. 

9 minutes ago, Merzbow said:

came with the most banging soundtrack including a bit of Suicide and Throbbing Gristle

Tried to get accessible Frank Turner tickets but because it’s the Academy, you have to phone them up and of course, they’d gone instantly. Was even calling ten minutes before sale time. 
 

They said what to do in future is buy a ticket and then call them, and if the accessible ones are all gone, as in a free ticket for your carer, you can get a refund on the ticket you bought which is fair enough. Trouble is, the gig totally sold out in minutes and we were trying for them too!  Ah well, maybe next time. 

2 minutes ago, I Bent My Wookie said:

I'm really looking to try and get back into American Sports this year just as I'm always looking for more knowledge in things and things to watch. 

Well, 

3 minutes ago, I Bent My Wookie said:

not the Yankees

Is the best way to get going!

Absolutely buzzing for my boy Benny, hitting his first homer of the season and then his second to walk off an extra innings win. He has rightly come under fire for being shit this season so hopefully this is the kick start both he and the White Sox need. 

8 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Who does this benefit?

Himself. He will be a Labour adviser after the election on health policy so it looks like Labour aren’t getting their advice from someone who stood down, or lost as a Tory MP

On 4/26/2024 at 6:13 PM, Gus Mears said:

 

All of this pales into comparison with the MLB London Series advert which is played between every inning and features that other bellend who owns Wrexham. Makes me pine for Hall of Fame Connections and Bartolo hitting that home run for the 100th time.

Any idea what Bo Bichette looked like as a toddler?

8 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

I dunno. It’s not like they did a Slim Jim when the lawsuit came out, they said nothing as I recall.

They aren’t very hot when it comes to their players and domestic violence either. A conviction doesn’t really have an effect of their career. Plus they’re racist as fuck. A match made in heaven. 

8 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

Pepsi is fucking shit by the way.

12 minutes ago, Fog Dude said:

Most of the area Poulter represents actually has a local council run by the Green Party, so maybe there's hope that seat will go for a more radical option at the general. 

Dunno. He holds a 23k majority so it’s pretty unlikely. 

I believe he was the minister who sold the country’s supply of blood plasma to a private firm. He also envisages an advisory role within Labour on health matters after the election. 
 

Very reassuring for everyone laughing at  the cranks who think Labour won’t privatise more health services. 

4 minutes ago, Fog Dude said:

"Viva" is Spanish or Italian. The French should be *Vive

4 minutes ago, Nexus said:

A Tory MP has defected to Labour. Tells you all you need to know about Keith's Labour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68913287

At first I thought it was a job protection thing but if he’s standing down at the election then fair enough. But yay red team!! He used to play for our rivals and kissed the badge when he scored but he’s on our team now and that’s all that matters etc. 

Instagram link so hope it works https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzV1KCOsqmz/?igsh=MWNkbzdjZmIyNjR4ZQ==

it’s Siegfried And Joy, a pair of silly magicians who I believe were on Americas Got Talent.
What I love is the childlike reactions, in the sense that everyone applauds them like they would a five year old doing an obvious magic trick. 
 

Just good wholesome fun!

4 minutes ago, Statto said:

 

That’s absolutely brilliant. College football fans are the siblings of English football fans. Love it!

Looking forward to seeing her on tour over here later in the year. And I’m sure @Statto will appreciate some of the references in this one! Tennessee Orange by Megan Moroney

17 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

It is funny though that anyone else that said similar to me haven’t been singled out but I have

Yeah funny how that happens on here, isn’t it. 

Just now, Snitsky's back acne said:

Maybe just a little 'but we all agree Vince is much worse so take that shit somewhere else and stop spamming up this thread' sub header or something...

Perhaps some thread tags could help?

Just now, The King Of Swing said:

Let's be honest Mogg loves shit like that. Remember him smugly walking around the Cunts Conference while getting pelted with abuse 

 

With one of his kids in tow. And of course, for some reason he didn’t take the short route from the hotel to the conference but took a longer route that went through the protest. 

3 hours ago, RedRooster said:

I’m not familiar with how defamation laws work in the States compared to here (outside of there being a greater allowance for freedom of speech), but is his idiotic comment potentially defamatory?

Nah, nor really. He could simply say that he meant Weinstein was the biggest name in film production like Coca Cola are in soft drinks and he got his metaphors muddled up on live tv. 

“We’re the Pepsi of wrestling and they’re the Weinstein”.

Why didn’t he say coke? “2 Stella’s and a Pepsi please”. “Sorry, we don’t have Pepsi, is a Harvey Weinstein ok?”

23 minutes ago, Gus Mears said:

Bartolo hitting that home run for the 100th time.

Will never be boring. 
 

24 minutes ago, Gus Mears said:

Casas is out for most of the season

Yeah that’s awful, was hoping to see how much better he got as the season went on. 
 

Watched the White Sox last night. Twice they gave up back to back homers. Absolutely awful team. Their record looks like good bowling figures for a spinner. 

50 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said:

I'd love it if they did one series where it was done properly and they didn't have all the stupid rules that the hunted have to follow.

Get rid of all the restrictions like, making them move on to a new location every day, having to call home every how ever many days, having to use a cash machine, let the friends and family refuse to let the hunters look at their phones and computers, let them say no to them, let the hunted use boats and planes.

They say they add the rules to make better TV, but letting it play out more naturally would be way better. 

Ah I didn’t know they had to do all that! I guess if they did just hunker down in someone’s basement and they didn’t acknowledge Hunters at their property it wouldn’t make for a good show!

The reverse is when a ground crew or whatever they’re called saw the screws at a train station, why didn’t she just put an arm on their shoulders and say they’ve been caught?  Again, I guess it wouldn’t make as good viewing. 

Nah I wasn’t rooting for him, hoped he was ridden with patchouli stink for the rest of his life. 
 

4 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

A COSBYYYYYY SWEEEEAAAAATERRRR

Which brought up the conundrum, when seeing the singer cover Peter Fucking Frampton, why didn’t Barry say “Oi Rob, give her dad his sweater back”

Gave High Fidelity a rewatch and didn’t realise how much of a dickhead Rob is. The biggest wanker in Chicago, at least Barry is funny.