Tears For Fears - Shout

Followed by the rest of "Songs From The Big Chair".

Sounding loud, proud, and ****ing mint.

I'm brimming with local pride here.

Arctics.

Depeche Mode - Rush

Open your sensitive mouth
Hold out your delicate hands
With such a sensitive mouth
I'm easy to see through
When I come up
When I rush
I rush for you

That reminds me, I bought 101 on cd (lost the original cassette when moving flat years ago) on pay day and its still in the carrier bag.

Well what are you waiting for?

I know, I know.

In fact, one thing that I am waiting for is the where with all to buy a new mp3 player. The new laptop doesn't "see" the current one, so can't load any new tunes onto it. Sucks. Since you asked.

Let me guess. Windows 7/Vista?

Nah, actually, it's because I have one of the old sony walkman mp3 players which are now redundant. I just don't want to install the old software on my new laptop only to un-install it when I get my new mp3 player.

Trust me, it makes sense in MY head, it doesn't have to anywhere else.

Depeche Mode - Stripped

When I was a little boy, I saw them perform this on Top Of the Pops. I thought Dave Gahan was singing "let me see you stripped down to the bum". It made sense to me at the time, as I'd heard my mum use the turn of phrase when I'd shat my pants or something and she was having a hard time coping with two young kids.

And then you grew up to be a big boy and realised that "let me see you stripped down to the bone" could almost be much, much worse.

Yeah! But at least I don't shit my pants any more.

Loving the new snow patrol track and have went a bit old skool as listening to dirty cash...bloody dizzee rascal!

Gosh, did you see his Electric Proms gig on iPlayer? I've never been a fan but he was amaaazing.

A Barbie Karaoke machine.

I've been circuit bending it. It's been playing a Walt Disney nursery rhyme cassette tape, and sounds so gloriously ****ed up.

All good wholesome fun. Walt would definitely not approve - the old litigious weirdo.

The Smiths - Vicar In A Tutu

With the diagnosis a few weeks back, I think I finally understand what he meant.

I am a living sign.