Miguel Sanchez

Thirteen years of seeing live music and it's finally happened - I've finally breached the three figure barrier for a ticket. One hundred and five actual human money to see a band. And I never even realised Travis are the support, they should have knocked fifty quid off for that. Still, at least I didn't go for "early standing access" for two hundred and twenty one pounds. I don't care how famous or popular I ever was, I couldn't live with myself if I thought people were paying that much to see me.

Lives in Kirkcaldy, lives in the 1940s. What part of this is news?

Investigation over. Definitely worth the hassle.

I'm going to try and get a ticket for The Killers at the Hydro next year.

This is very very funny.

Some nice booing at Pittodrie.

I know this thread absolutely hates Norris and Russell but a 39 year old Hamilton driving a Mercedes they've had to build from scratch for the third year running vs. Norris in a team who had the most dramatic improvement over the 2023 season is really unlikely to be that much of a contest.

I regret to inform The Forum that I agree with Stormzy - Breaking Bad is, in fact, terrible.

Sounds like a wild night in watching that unfold!

Can't be ready yet, Keysey has already forgotten what his name is.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the video game spectrum:

It's that time of year where people claim they like Stop the Cavalry.

I lasted about ten minutes of the first episode of The West Wing. Insufferable.

Thank you.

Of course if I was the leader of the Labour party I wouldn't be citing Margaret fucking Thatcher as any kind of example to follow in anything but I'm not sir keef.

Keir Starmer defends praising Thatcher in pitch for Tories - BBC News Now I'm not very experienced with the media but if I hadn't praised someone and the media said I had praised them then when I was clarifying what had happened I would have used the phrase "I did not praise her." But I'm not the keef savant the kind of which we have on here.

Me??? Get one right that Aim here gets wrong???? Ex-Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dies aged 93 - BBC News What I find really interesting here is an American political figure retired. She wasn't even 70! She died at 32 Base Points, with that doubled for Deadly December, and a Solo Shot giving @Arbroathlegend36-0 114 points. The standings in the last post and the first page are now right.

Additional notes: Aim Here said we had four deaths this week. I don't know if he was wrong or I missed one. I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. The 2024 thread will go up next Sunday.

Week 48 update Three deaths this week. Up first, Henry Kissinger: Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100 | Henry Kissinger | The Guardian There's basically no chance of me doing justice to his life and career in one of these posts, even if he was the only death this week. Have a read and form your own conclusions. His Wikipedia page is very long. To me, he'll always be the guy who dropped his glasses in the toilet. Kissinger died at 100 so he's worth 25 Base Points for @Arch Stanton, @atfccfc, @BillyAnchor, @Christophe, @djchapsticks, @El Guapo, @German Jag, @HI HAT, @Lex, @Mark Connolly, @mathematics, @Moomintroll, @nessies long lost ghost, @Priti priti priti Patel, @Ray Patterson, @sleazy, @Chris Partlow, @ThomCat and @Willie adie. There's also a Captain bonus for @Dunning1874 for 50 points. ============== At the other end of the spectrum this week, Shane MacGowan: Shane MacGowan obituary | Shane MacGowan | The Guardian I'm not as familiar with my alcohol-fuelled Irish punk as I ought to be, but it's December, so you're hearing the Pogues at some point whether you like it or not. MacGowan died at 65 so he's worth 60 Base Points for @101, @alta-pete, @Arch Stanton, @ayrunitedfw, @Bazz891, @Bert Raccoon, @BillyAnchor, @blackislekillie, @dagane, @Desp, @El Guapo, @Frosty, @invergowrie arab, @Les Cabbage, @lolls, @Melanius Mullarkay, @microdave, @mizfit, @mozam76, @nessies long lost ghost, @Oystercatcher, @psv_killie, @pub car king, @San Starko, @Scorge, @sleazy, @statts1976uk and @Suspect Device. ============== Final death this week was the playwright John Byrne: Renowned Scottish playwright and artist John Byrne dies aged 83 | John Byrne | The Guardian His Wikipedia also tells me that he was the son of a woman and her father. You don't see that every day. Byrne died at 83 so he's worth 42 Base Points for @ICTJohnboy, who gets a Solo Shot for a total of 92 points. After all of this, the standings look like this: 1. psv_killie 436 2. cdhafc1874 422 3. JustOneCornetto 405 4. Arbroathlegend36-0 402 5. gkneil 369 6. Desp 324 7. Karpaty Lviv 300 8. Ned Nederlander 299 9. Miguel Sanchez 297 10. Michael W, Scorge 295 12. Mark Connolly, peasy23 288 14. Bert Raccoon 282 15. chomp my root 271 16. Arabdownunder 267 17. microdave 265 18. sparky88, ThomCat 264 20. weirdcal 263 21. qos_75 260 22. Chris Partlow 254 23. The_Craig 247 24. sophia 246 25. LoonsYouthTeam 245 26. lolls, The Naitch 240 28. throbber 237 29. The DA 235 30. Frosty 233 31. Indale Winton 232 32. ICTJohnboy 230 33. Ludo*1 227 34. buddiepaul, HI HAT 226 36. Billy Jean King 225 37. amnarab, TxRover 219 39. pub car king 217 40. thistledo 215 41. mozam76 200 42. alta-pete 199 43. djchapsticks, Enigma 197 45. DG.Roma 193 46. Bully Wee Villa 192 47. kilMARKnock 187 48. Arch Stanton 186 49. Donathan, sleazy, Sweaty Morph 179 52. HK Hibee 173 53. Melanius Mullarkay, Shotgun 170 55. Savage Henry 169 56. dee_62, statts1976uk 167 58. D.V.T. 166 59. Fuctifano 164 60. ParsJake 160 61. willie adie 159 62. Oystercatcher 157 63. Aim Here 155 64. HTG 154 65. BillyAnchor, paulathame 153 67. German Jag 148 68. dagane 147 69. alta-pete, Christophe 139 71. get_the_subbies_on 138 72. blackislekillie 134 73. pawpar 126 74. nessies long lost ghost 124 75. Priti priti priti Patel 122 76. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 121 78. Moomintroll 118 79. doulikefish, tamthebam, The Master 111 82. Dunning1874 105 83. DeeTillEhDeh 101 84. ayrunitedfw, Lofarl, San Starko 99 87. weemac 97 88. lichtgilphead 96 89. mizfit, Suspect Device 92 91. The Hologram 87 92. El Guapo, Lex 85 94. btb, Jimmy Baker, senorsoupe 71 97. choirbairn 70 98. superwell87 69 99. mathematics 62 100. 101, Bazz891, expatowner, invergowrie arab, Les Cabbage 60 105. superbigal 58 106. Empty It 48 107. Duszek, Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa 39 111. 10menwent2mow, parxyz, scottsdad 32 114. Derry Alli, stanton 31 116. HibsFan, PWL 29 118. ZERO POINTERS - @Bold Rover, @Curmudgeon, @Eednud, @gingette, @Helpma, @Polarbear, @Raven, @Richey Edwards, @rowsdower, @Sergeant Wilson, @shivute, @thisal The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing

Does Kenny Miller get botox?

This logo Burnley are using on a hat: 1. It looks a bit shit. 2. The F is the biggest letter. Is it supposed to be burnley FOOTBALL club? 3. The way the F bleeds into the C makes that look like a Euro symbol. The way the F cuts through the B makes it look like an E. E F €? 4. I have no idea if this is a badge Burnley have used in the past, but if they have this is a modernised, clean version of it like so many other overly corporatised logos nowadays. Literally every other football badge that's just stylised letters like this pulls this look off better.