Wouldn’t It Be Good?

It’s all getting a bit embarrassing now. Yes we all agree that the Republic of Ireland were hard done by in their World Cup play-off but injustice on the football pitch is nothing new and happens to us all. They’ve made their point and now they should let it rest but oh no, they’ve requested a spot in the World Cup finals as an extra team. Like that’s ever going to happen. Even before the handball incident Ireland were still only drawing the game, so on what basis that entitles them to qualify I’m not sure. They would of course have lost the penalty shoot-out anyway because well, that’s how football works.



We have a serious ‘problem’ on the gigs front. Well we have several but the most pressing is probably the question of L’s Mika urges, a matter that is still unresolved but has now reappeared lurking on L's Christmas list. Ok fine I think, why not, but then along comes Nik Kershaw to put his oar into the mix. They’re all coming out of L’s closet now. He’s 51 now but it could be a laugh. You remember Nik Kershaw don’t you? ‘Human Racing’ was quite a good album, and then there was ‘The Riddle’... The title track was ok but the rest of the album, oh dear. Remember the singles ‘Wide Boy’ and ‘Don Quixote’? See what I mean.



Perhaps I should have opened my own closet and insisted on a ‘Spandau Ballet’ ticket! Afraid I have to admit that I was a fan of their early stuff but their recent reunion tour was all in horrible all-seated venues and I was sure they’d play mostly their soppy later stuff. However having seen the set lists, I was surprised to see early classics such as ‘The Freeze’, ‘She Loved Like Diamond’, ‘Instinction’, ‘Paint Me Down’ and not just the expected ‘To Cut A Long Story Short’ and ‘Chant No 1’ representing the early days. In another 10 years they’ll probably have sunk down to the Rescue Rooms just like our Nik has, maybe I’ll be there.

In the evening we have a mini curry evening with L’s brother. I do a nice gentle King Prawn Patia and a mushroom bhaji side dish. L's brother brings death by curry, I think he said it was a Tindaloo. The only problem with King Prawn dishes is that they are such a rare delicacy and so limited in numbers that each one has to be counted into the pan and back out again. Everybody has to stick to their allocation!

He’s having a party for his 30th in January for which L wants a tarty dress, mid-thigh boots, and a blue wig. Oooh a tarty dress and boots. Yes please. The hair can be any colour she likes. The dress will have to be short though, higher than mid-thigh or else no one will know the boots are mid-thigh will they.