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==Nooks And Crannies==
==Nooks And Crannies==
* [[Billinge]]  
* [[Billinge]]  
* [[Stressford]]
* Stressford (Not a real location)
* [[Freckleston]]
* Freckleston (Not a real location)
* [[Milchester]]  
* Milchester (Fictional location in [[Agatha Christie]]'s Marple books).
* [[Alpha Centauri]]  
* [[Alpha Centauri]]  
* [[Salford]] skyline
* [[Salford]] skyline
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* [[George Eliot]]  
* [[George Eliot]]  
* [[Arthur Marshall]]  
* [[Arthur Marshall]]  
* [[Andre Gide]]  
* [[André Gide]]  
* C.3.3 ([[Oscar Wilde]])  
* C.3.3 (See: [[Oscar Wilde]])
Prisoner of Reading Gaol C.3.3


==Back Row==
==Back Row==
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==Cathode Raves==
==Cathode Raves==
We Are The Lambeth Boys by Karel Reisz, documentaryfor BBC Manchester 1959 and 1985 A Woman Of No Importance playby Alan Bennett (1982) Maude (1975) sixepisodes Coronation Street (1960s/70s) venomandspite Man In A Suitcase (1967) 30 episodes Omnibus - Whale Nation (1988)
* [[We Are The Lambeth Boys]] by Karel Reisz, documentary for BBC Manchester 1959 and 1985
* [[A Woman Of No Importance]] play by [[Alan Bennett]] (1982)  
* [[Maude]] (1975) six episodes
* [[Coronation Street]] (1960s/70s)  
venom and spite
* [[Man In A Suitcase]] (1967) 30 episodes  
* [[Omnibus]] - Whale Nation (1988)


==Handsome Devils==
==Handsome Devils==
Diana Dors CandyDarling Patricia Phoenix Animal Liberation Front Gilbert & George
* [[Diana Dors]]
* [[Candy Darling]]
* Patricia Phoenix (See: [[Pat Phoenix]])
* [[Animal Liberation Front]]
* [[Gilbert & George]]


==Election Promises==
==Election Promises==
*1 Harriet Harman editor of The
# Harriet Harman editor of The Sun
Sun
# Ecover products on all restaurant menus
*2 Ecover products on all restaurant
# Lead-free pencils  
menus
# Bernard Matthews plucked and stuffed
*3 Lead-free pencils  
# Suzie Birchal returns to Coronation Street
*4 Bernard Matthews plucked and stuffed
# Jacqueline Du Pre dug up  
*5 Suzie Birchal returns to Coronation Street
# All policemen finally allowed to wear their own skirts whilst on duty
*6 Jacqueline Du Pre dug up  
# Colin Moynihan put in a small box underneath the stairs
*7 All policemen finally allowed to
# Gallup investigation in to the alleged sales of Tanita Tikaram's 'Ancient Heart' LP
wear their own skirts whilst on duty
# Violet Carson cover of Rolling Stone magazine
*8 Colin Moynihan put in a small box underneath the stairs
# Clause 28 remains intact but with the word "homosexual" deleted and replaced by the name "Cecil Parkinson"
*9 Gallup investigation in to the alleged sales of Tanita Tikaram's 'Ancient Heart' LP
# McDonald's bombed and Robert Smith popped (both actions require a similar voltage of explosives)
*10 Violet Carson cover of Rolling
# Compulsory cocoa at The Hacienda
Stone magazine
# Thatchers' teeth extracted due to overwhelming demand in Thailand for fancy British trinkets
*11 Clause.28 remains intact but with the word "homosexual" deleted and replaced by the name "Cecil Parkinson"
# Total ban on any possibility of a fourth Terence Stamp autobiography
*12 McDonald's bombed and Robert Smith popped (both actions require asimilar voltage of explosives)
# Anyone found entering a zoo or circus will be obliged to balance a balloon their head for the rest of their life
*13 Compulsory cocoa at The Hacienda
*14 Thatchers' teeth extracted due to
overwhelming demand in Thailand for fancy British trinkets
*15 Total ban on any possibility of a
fourth Terence Stamp autobiography
*16 Anyone found entering a zoo or circus will be obliged to balance a ballon their head for the rest of their life


==Daydreams==
==Daydreams==
* Off to Llandudno with Mary Margaret O'Hara
* Jerry Hall eaten by her own fur coat
* James Maker stars in Taggart (all regions): Who was driving the Austin A40 which killed a senior citizen and never stopped?
* Vini Reilly- Blackburn Rovers centre forward
* When Cher and Pete Burns exchange passports, air port officials are none the wiser
* Thatcher asks the Queen: "So, how much ivory in Buckingham Palace?" The Queen snaps, "well how much mahogany at number ten?" and both chime "a helluva lot"


==Bigmouths - The Singer Not The Song==
==Bigmouths - The Singer Not The Song==
* [[Klaus Nomi]]
* [[Shirley Bassey]]
* [[Timi Yuro]]
* [[Elvis Presley]]
* [[Kathleen Ferrier]]
* [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]]


==Odd Fellows==
==Odd Fellows==
* [[Ernest Thesiger]]
* [[Will Hay]]
* [[Charles Hawtrey]]
* [[Peggy Mount]]
* [[Queenie Watts]]
* [[Hannah Gluckstein]]
* [[Hugh Paddick]]
* [[Hattie Jacques]]
* [[Agatha Christie]]
* [[Kenneth Williams]]
* [[Jobriath]]


==Bedside Material==
==Bedside Material==
* [[Clare Short]]
* [[Beatrix Campbell]]
* [[Heathcote Williams]]
* [[Germaine Greer]]
* [[Melvyn Bragg]]
* [[Susan Brownmiller]]


==Singles To Be Cremated With==
==Singles To Be Cremated With==
# 'The World's Loneliest Man'- [[Vince Eager]] (Top Rank)
# 'Don't Take The Lovers From The World' - [[Shirley Bassey]] (UA)
# 'What A Nice Way To Turn 17' - [[The Crystals]] (Philles)
# 'There, I've Said lt Again' - [[Sam Cooke]] (Keen)
# 'Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets' - [[Dionne Warwick]] (Wand)
# 'Strange, I Know' - [[The Marvelettes]] (Motown)
# "Third Finger, Left Hand'- [[Martha Reeves And The Vandellas]] (Motown)
# 'I Take It Back' - [[Sandy Posey]] (MGM)
# 'Heart' - [[Rita Pavone]] (RCA)
# 'Shoes' - [[Reparata]] (Polydor)
# 'Terry' - [[Twinkle]] (Decca)
# 'Attack' - [[The Toys]] (Stateside)
# 'I've Been A Bad, Bad, Boy'- [[Paul Jones]] (HMV)
# 'Insult To Injury' - [[Timi Yuro]] (Liberty)


==Manchester, So Much To Answer For==
==Manchester, So Much To Answer For==
# [[The Smiths]]
# [[Herman's Hermits]]
# [[Buzzcocks|The Buzzcocks]]
# [[James]]
# [[Ludus]]
# [[Magazine]]
# [[Inspiral Carpets]]
# [[The Fall]]
# [[808 State]]
# [[The Exuberants]]
SUB: [[Duncan Edwards]]


==Absolutely Vile==
==Absolutely Vile==
* [[Kathy Taylor]] on Good Morning Britain, so overbearingly pleasant that viewers surely long for a bit of hate?
* The [[Noel Edmonds]] Saturday Roadshow, more fun than any human should be expected to enjoy
* [[Lauren Bacall]] discussing 'Bogie'
* Any situation comedy where [[Peter Skellern]] sings the theme tune
* [[Richard Attenborough]] accepting an award
* [[The Sugarcubes]] , silly putty
* [[Fiona Armstrong]] for breathing
* Gilette products
* [[Anneka Rice]], too happy to be human
* [[The Cure]], a new dimension to the word 'crap'


==Hopes==
==Hopes==
* That the Japanese cease to harpoon dolphins and turn their attention for the same purpose to the cast of Neighbours
* That the Harlots Of 42nd Street reform
* That somebody spells Vini Really's name correctly

Revision as of 15:17, 28 September 2021

[Headful Of Heroes - NME (September 16, 1989) scan via the media archive]

NME: Headful Of Heroes scan


Thespians Of The World

Nooks And Crannies

Old Masters

Back Row

Cathode Raves

venom and spite

Handsome Devils

Election Promises

  1. Harriet Harman editor of The Sun
  2. Ecover products on all restaurant menus
  3. Lead-free pencils
  4. Bernard Matthews plucked and stuffed
  5. Suzie Birchal returns to Coronation Street
  6. Jacqueline Du Pre dug up
  7. All policemen finally allowed to wear their own skirts whilst on duty
  8. Colin Moynihan put in a small box underneath the stairs
  9. Gallup investigation in to the alleged sales of Tanita Tikaram's 'Ancient Heart' LP
  10. Violet Carson cover of Rolling Stone magazine
  11. Clause 28 remains intact but with the word "homosexual" deleted and replaced by the name "Cecil Parkinson"
  12. McDonald's bombed and Robert Smith popped (both actions require a similar voltage of explosives)
  13. Compulsory cocoa at The Hacienda
  14. Thatchers' teeth extracted due to overwhelming demand in Thailand for fancy British trinkets
  15. Total ban on any possibility of a fourth Terence Stamp autobiography
  16. Anyone found entering a zoo or circus will be obliged to balance a balloon their head for the rest of their life

Daydreams

  • Off to Llandudno with Mary Margaret O'Hara
  • Jerry Hall eaten by her own fur coat
  • James Maker stars in Taggart (all regions): Who was driving the Austin A40 which killed a senior citizen and never stopped?
  • Vini Reilly- Blackburn Rovers centre forward
  • When Cher and Pete Burns exchange passports, air port officials are none the wiser
  • Thatcher asks the Queen: "So, how much ivory in Buckingham Palace?" The Queen snaps, "well how much mahogany at number ten?" and both chime "a helluva lot"

Bigmouths - The Singer Not The Song

Odd Fellows

Bedside Material

Singles To Be Cremated With

  1. 'The World's Loneliest Man'- Vince Eager (Top Rank)
  2. 'Don't Take The Lovers From The World' - Shirley Bassey (UA)
  3. 'What A Nice Way To Turn 17' - The Crystals (Philles)
  4. 'There, I've Said lt Again' - Sam Cooke (Keen)
  5. 'Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets' - Dionne Warwick (Wand)
  6. 'Strange, I Know' - The Marvelettes (Motown)
  7. "Third Finger, Left Hand'- Martha Reeves And The Vandellas (Motown)
  8. 'I Take It Back' - Sandy Posey (MGM)
  9. 'Heart' - Rita Pavone (RCA)
  10. 'Shoes' - Reparata (Polydor)
  11. 'Terry' - Twinkle (Decca)
  12. 'Attack' - The Toys (Stateside)
  13. 'I've Been A Bad, Bad, Boy'- Paul Jones (HMV)
  14. 'Insult To Injury' - Timi Yuro (Liberty)

Manchester, So Much To Answer For

  1. The Smiths
  2. Herman's Hermits
  3. The Buzzcocks
  4. James
  5. Ludus
  6. Magazine
  7. Inspiral Carpets
  8. The Fall
  9. 808 State
  10. The Exuberants

SUB: Duncan Edwards

Absolutely Vile

Hopes

  • That the Japanese cease to harpoon dolphins and turn their attention for the same purpose to the cast of Neighbours
  • That the Harlots Of 42nd Street reform
  • That somebody spells Vini Really's name correctly
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