Thanks for this Aadam. I was at this show, great memory.

I was at both of those shows - fortunately I was up in the balcony for FGTH. I remember Holly Johnson returning to the stage to resume the show after a delay to move the crowd back from the stage a few yards, and uttering the immortal line, "We have just witnessed the sinking of the Bismarck!"

I just finished reading it, got it based on @robhatch.bsky.social description. It's magnificent. Have just ordered a Jan Morris omnibus to read while on holiday.

Yes, Bobby McClure! His track "I'm Not Ashamed" is one of my favorite tracks of all time:
youtu.be/tGRlFe9HHU0?...

Oooh this is splendid! Will the CD version also have the same booklet (albeit smaller) as the vinyl, or will it be an unfortunate starved and emaciated facsimile?

Bonus fact: Walter Gretzky's mother, Wayne's grandmother, was Ukrainian and Walter and his parents spoke Ukrainian in their household.

You cannot disabuse people of empirically false beliefs that immigrants depress wages or increase crime rates if those beliefs are just functioning as socially acceptable substitutes for “I don’t like seeing a lot of Mexicans around.”

Wahey that's some news! 🙌🙌