Gah! let's try that again!

Surely the stade francais uniform must be a candidate for one of the more horrendous uniforms out there? There might even be a walla-bra in there somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgN1o747V4Q illustrates it nicely, as well a bit of continental biffo.

When visiting in 2001 I was somewhat bemused by the painted 'X' on the street below the Depository. And around the corner there is the official memorial, which (and maybe it is just me) looks for all the world like a urinal.

Re the big day out...
While I cannae be there, I would offer this:
Stick around after lily allen for Hot Chip, you lucky puppies, you!

Thanks, Russell. As my father would say, that was 'real nice'.

Happy Christmas one and all.

...and on the subject of great David Bowie covers... The Last Town Chorus have covered Modern Love. Possibly my favourite of recent times. And I'm with Damian on the original version of Heartbeats. Well worth tracking down.

see, I was willing to just accept that the ways of cats are mysterious, but clearly they are clever AND mysterious.

Thanks for clearing that up!

The music is so very soothing.

But I was always mystified about how the cat managed to get up to the top of the tower...