well Rich that has cast you in a whole new light in my eyes...always had you down as more of a Spandau Ballet man...but hey.
I reckon I'm probably 5 years older than you based on that - the Smiths came out when I was just about 18 and while I can cope with the music, the self-aggrandising blather of lead gladoili abuser was/is repugnant - when you've grown up with the bands from a few years earlier that just never washed. As someone said, without Marr he'd have been an unhappy librarian writing indignant letters to the Daily Mail. My younger sister and her mates liked the Smiths - they were wrong as well. PS - no-one knows what the feck calculus is - I mean approach a fixed point at a constant speed but never arrive (I can understand you not wanting to if Birmingham is the fixed point...but please) > On 14 February 2014 at 12:26 Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That's a bit harsh Nick. I have fallen out of love (man love) with Morrisey > because of the shite that comes out of his mouth (Falklands etc) and to be > honest his music these days is a very diluted version of the Smiths .... > However, how could I ever forget the hours, days and months I spent listening > to Hatful of Hollow on my little tape recorder with C90 tape (copied illegally > of course) whilst I was desperately trying to work out what the feck calculus > was. > > > > On 14 Feb 2014, at 09:24, "[email protected]" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > when they come to write the definitive list of over-rated, self-important > > twats > > of the twentieth century, dear Stephen will be in the top 3. > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
