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Plus de David Byrne et St. Vincent. C'est tellement merveilleux, ça me fait sourire.

Where I used to live (Soho) in the eighties they were pretty much interchangeable. Edit: Too many ins

A paean to the humble Crayfish: Oh, and it happens to be amazing.

REALLY!!! Well ah nevah..

Excellent pic! Shows how much his riding style has changed.

This was the one I was going to post. Absolutely. Brilliant.

Brilliant race. Simple as that.

Jorge...

Tout à fait approprié parce-que Je suis en France en ce moment. St Vincent et David Byrne, c'est magnifique!

Apologies, I think that's a quote from an old Cycle World article. I do remember a group interview where the top (10) riders were asked whether they'd ride a bike without traction control and he (MM) was the only one to say "Yeah why not". He's the greatest talent since Rossi. And he'll be greater. Another wonderful thing about MM is that he enjoys himself. As much as I loved Stoner's Doohanesque way of applying himself it felt somewhat joyless at times. Disclaimer: I am a huge Stoner fan. (Making an unrideable Ducati work helped). Marc has an enormous amount of sometimes childlike enthusiasm for his profession which is something I really do enjoy. And, he also has the inbuilt will to win at all costs.

When asked if he'd rather ride with or without traction control MM replied: “I’m used to riding with traction control, so it’s normal for me. But I would like it.” So I think he'd be ok...

My all time hero. I bought an RG500 in 1985 because of him. Met him at a few races too, a lovely geezer. At the time of his death I owned a Ducati 996R. I took it to the top of a local hill and revved the nuts off it as a tribute. I couldn't ride for a while as my eyes were full of water...

Untrue, that is a picture of Liam Brady. There was never an Arsenal player called David Dicks. Julian DIcks played for West Ham in the 90s. It is a entirely made up story. Disclaimer: I am neither an Arsenal or West Ham supporter.

This is quite lovely: As an aside I found the vinyl in a record shop in downtown Dallas a while ago. It is very good indeed (the record not Downtown Dallas).

Ah, sorry, I new he was leaving Honda but was unaware he would be finishing his stint in MotoGP. I must confess i did not read the article you linked to. I've just been through his Wiki entry it's quite a read and brings back a load of memories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Pedrosa

It's a shame as he's shown great fortitude. On BT sport before the Assen GP they showed a great graphic of his vs MM93's injuries. It is astonishing! And horrific. They showed a picture of each rider with descriptions and indicator lines pointing to each part of the body where the injury had occurred. Marc had a few but Dani's picture looked as though someone had scribbled all over it. There were so many. I really hope he gets a good ride. On a competitive bike.

Over thirty years ago. Still magnificent.

It's worth a look at the various documentaries on YouTube, Fantastic songwriters. And Glen Tilbrook is an amazing guitarist. But I may be preaching to the converted here... I was lucky enough to see them in Perth (Scotland), a few weeks ago. It was very good: BBC's Big Weekend.

His bag doesn't match his shoes...Amateur.

This is a pretty good compilation. Includes a bit if Guy Martin and the nutcase Lougher. Not strictly the IOMTT but the Southern 100.

I know it's not exactly what you want but Mastertons in PE definitely have the powder. So they may be able to source the liquid.

Talking of old bands (although not technically a reformation but a rebuild) The The are touring in June and I have just had confirmation of a set of tickets for Bristol in September. Matt Johnson was speaking on BBC6 Music this morning and mentioned he'd been in the business for forty years. It made me feel sooooo ooooold. Definitely revenue streams drying up, downloads/streams are not the income generators hard copies once were. Although vinyl is tapping gently away in the distance once again.

Apparently they (when I say "they" I mean the three that are left after the other two hundred members left after various acrimony) have a new album out. I went to see Robert Palmer at St. Andrews Park in Birmingham some time in the late eighties. He was supporting the cod-reggae superstars. Chrissie Hynde also performed. It was nice to leave early and miss the traffic. I'm not a fan but different strokes etc. I did admire their early political stance.

Where would you need such a thing? On my normal commute the air is so fresh and clean wearing a mask would inhibit the absolute joy of being fewer than one to two hundred metres from the ocean. Was that a brag? Yes it was... However there are a couple of times a year when one of those would be quite useful at protecting the face from buzzing airborne protein. But I'm with Mr B1 on this, any restriction of airflow would be a big negative. Where I am at the moment I've seen a few people wearing the surgical type masks while riding. Although nothing like the unit in your link. They seem to be OK.