I love:
Gigs | McFlurries | Speedway | Frankie & Benny's | Walking in the park on a summer evening | Vinyl records | Ice hockey | Lying in my 'Favourite Place' | Tom McRae's 'S' sounds | Archie the Inventor | Cuddles | Buying books that I never get around to reading | Black panthers | Arty photos | Chinese food | Greg Gilbert's ankle-twists | Custard do-nuts | Radio 2 | My bloke's handwriting | Being the only princess in my workplace | Ben Willbond | Apple and melon J20 | Poole | David Ford's lyrics | Girly dresses | Rainbow Drops | Having my nose kissed | Ice skating | Japanese chocolate | Snuggling into a pillow with my bloke's scent on | St Ives | Men in eyeliner | Maltesers ice cream | The Framley Examiner | Otters | Decent support bands | Pippo Inzaghi's pout | Silver jewellery | My Uncle Mike | The smell of methanol | White chocolate | Writing letters | Mark Morriss cutting some rug | Pilchard | Words which amuse me | Men in pinstripe trousers | Pancakes and syrup | Gordon Ramsay | Bad 80s power ballads (for the associated memories) |
I hate:
Robbie Williams | Geordie accents | Richard Briers | Radio 1 | Chipped nail varnish | Colin Murray | CD album covers with un-numbered tracklistings | Musicians who shout instead of singing | Smoke machines | Zane Lowe | Peppers | People who don't give my name a capital letter in texts/emails | Vince Vaughn | The taste of alcohol | Norwich City FC | Drivers on mobile phones | Corned beef tins | sofa adverts
I'd like to meet:
The TV legend that was Hoopy McHula. Anyone who can either a) give me the winning lottery numbers or b) explain to me why the talentless simian that is Robbie Williams is so popular. If you are able to do both I will give you my first born.
Music:
Music can save souls. I believe (with the possible exception of Robbie Williams) that every artist, no matter how dire, has one decent song. The chaps below, however, have far more than that to offer and, for that, I love them all dearly.
Ash |
The Beatles |
Belle and Sebastian |
Bell x1 |
Ben and Jason |
Ben Folds Five |
Brendan Benson |
The Bluetones |
Broken Social Scene |
David Byrne |
Captain |
Ben Christophers |
Cocteau Twins |
Jack Cooper |
Elvis Costello |
The Cranberries |
The Cure |
Deacon Blue |
Delays |
Kevin Devine |
Dexy |
Duke Special |
Dum Dums |
Easyworld |
Farrah |
Ben Folds |
David Ford |
The Frank and Walters |
Stephen Fretwell |
Gene |
The Grim Northern Social |
Hal |
Ed Harcourt |
Micah P Hinson |
Iko |
The Jam |
James |
Matthew Jay |
Keane |
The Kinks |
Lightning Seeds |
Longpigs |
Magic Numbers |
McFly |
Menswe@r |
Tom McRae |
David Mead |
Mull Historical Society |
My Life Story |
Ok Go |
Pet Shop Boys |
Placebo |
The Pogues |
Razorlight |
Christopher Rees |
REM |
The Romance |
Savage Garden |
Second Sun |
Secret Affair |
Paul Simon |
Story One |
Talking Heads |
Teenage Fanclub |
Travis |
T-Rex |
The Veils |
Rufus Wainwright |
Weezer |
Ali Whitton |
Pete Yorn
I like David Ford's splendid new single, 'I Don't Care What You Call Me', released Feb 20th:
Movies:
Psycho | Back To The Future | Toy Story 2 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Lost In Translation | Singin' In The Rain | Moulin Rouge | The Last Seduction | Blackball | Billy Elliot...
Television:
Black Books | Soccer AM | Corrie | Top Gear | Jools Holland....
Books:
'Are You Dave Gorman?' by Dave Gorman & Danny Wallace |
'Join Me' by Danny Wallace |
'Back Home' by Michelle Magorian |
And anything by Mike Gayle...
Heroes:
Lee Richardson, Tim Wheeler, Bernard Black and Norman Bates
