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Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris is a beautiful & fascinating book about life, love, and music1. Here’s why I think you should read it. It describes the magic of music and reminds you of why you love Kraftwerk, Mott the Hoople, the Clash, and the Beatles. And Harris is very knowledgeable and perceptive when…
Thank you for the days
Steve Cooper remember with words by Ray Davies (Davray/Carlin, 1968). Thank you for the daysThose endless days, those sacred days you gave me I’m thinking of the daysI won’t forget a single day, believe me I bless the lightI bless the light that lights on you, believe me And though you’re goneYou’re with me every…
The Seventh Bin
(Den Sjunde Soptunnan) Voiceover: A voice reads from the Book of Reclamation: “And I saw when they opened one of the bins, and I saw and behold a blue bin lid; and in that blue bin was paper, newspaper, magazines, shredded paper, milk cartons, juice cartons, to be sorted and washed and rolled and remade…
Highlights of Glastonbury
One of the things I love about Glastonbury, one of the many, many things I love about Glastonbury, is discovering new bands. You may hear about a new band beforehand and set out to check them out, you may get a recommendation from someone on site, or you may just happen upon a stage where…
VAR’s finest hour
We are used to relegation being decided by brilliant goals on the last day of the season. Or lucky goals, or fantastic saves, or dodgy penalties. For a change, on the last day of this season, the last two relegation places were decided by VAR. And, as PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) have admitted,…
Support your local fanzine
Back in the day, when rock musicians were desperately trying to join the establishment instead of staying true to their rebellious roots, the kids started their own punk rock revolution to reclaim the soul of music back from what Mick Farren called the “turgid master stream of traditional establishment showbiz”. Coincident with this musical revolution,…
Joe’s still the King
Joe’s still the King. Joe’s still the King. Ee Aye Addio. Joe’s Still the King.
That Bloke Behind Me
That Bloke Behind Me was at it again last Sat’day. “You watch, they’ll equalise in the last minute.” It’s always a bloke isn’t it, TBBM? I don’t believe in gender stereotypes, but it is always a bloke behind me. I know gender isn’t black and white. For example, I enjoy problem solving and map reading,…
The Original Tricky Tree
Why are Nottingham Forest known as the Tricky Trees? Have you ever wondered “why are Forest known as the Tricky Trees?” Do you know how Forest got their nickname? Here, with help from Don Wright and Ken Smales, is the story of the original Tricky Tree. The story begins with Victorian explorer Arthur C[lennam] Widdowson…
Much more important than football
There have been so many highlights for Forest so far this season. However, the real highlight of the year has been one that proves that not only are Forest magic off the pitch as well as on it, but also shows that Forest are back in a position to take a role in leading how…
Dancing about architecture
My daughter, who lives in the Peoples Republic of Islington, tells me about a bookshop in London Fields. She tells me that it’s my type of bookshop: radical, eclectic, inventive. I guess it must be a little like Five Leaves. Each year she pops in and gets me a book for Christmas. Sometimes politics, sometimes…
The wrong atmosphere
Against Chelsea last Sunday, sitting in K Block, I could hear homophobic chants coming from our support in the Lower Bridgford. These were quickly condemned by ChelseaPride, PrideinFootball, and LGBTQ+Trickies as well as by the club itself. Since then, some folk have tried to excuse these chants as merely banter and suggest that they are…
Pele
The 1970 World Cup was an incredible spectacle that holds a special place in the memory of folk my age: the colour pictures from the other side of the world, the distant, broken commentary of David Coleman and Kenneth Wolstenholme, moments of spectacular skill and incredible games, Brazil v England, Italy v West Germany, Brazil…
FCI:Doha
The Ned Wood Archive has been privileged to accompany DCI Lesley Neilsen and the Frivolous Crime Unit at this year’s World Cup. We are proud to present this exclusive special report into their Frivolous Crime Investigation in Doha. First we spoke to DCI Neilsen about the work … DCI Nielsen: “The UK sends a number…
I’ll wear my heart on my sleeve
I wear my heart on my sleeve I’m not afraid Say what I mean Mean what I say (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) I’m an old English bloke, so that means I was raised, trained, coached, and taught by my parents, my teachers, my peers, and by the society I live in to repress my emotions,…
Marvin Deanius, VARman, Genius
Nottingham Forest have had some interesting interactions with the Video Assistant Referee System this year. For Forest fans needing more background information on VAR, and indeed, all football fans everywhere, here is an insight into a day in the life of a VAR man. Marvin Deanius, VARman, genius, lives in a moderately comfortable house in…
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