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Rob Roy (1995) with Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange. Stirring tale of the Highland outlaw fighting against the English and the Highland clearances. More accurate historically than "Braveheart" released the same year. Picture is stolen by Tim Roth as a bisexual psychotic villain. Great sword duel...

My neighbours banged on my door at 03.30 this morning. Luckily I was still up playing my guitar. They shouted "Have a little respect!!" I replied "Honestly I'm not a big Aretha Franklin fan but okay - This one's for you"

Yeah - she fucked up Burt Reynolds big time when she took him for mega alimony on their divorce. He was never the same afterwards. Should have stuck with Sally Field.

Pity about that cop giving a real head kicking and stamping to the perp on film. I know that there was very serious previous violence used against the 2 WPCs and it all kicked off in a very short time. Further retribution of that sort should have been made in the back of the police van or in...

Great documentary on Sky about the life of Raquel Welch. Christ that woman was fit fit fit. You really get the vibe and the horn. She was a far better actress than she was given credit for (100 Rifles, The 3 Musketeers)

In the Botham era the stand out cricketing nation was the West Indies and they used to thrash England on a regular basis. Botham's batting average against them was 15 and his bowling average (per wicket) was 50. Also the Aussies were in the Kerry Packer era and were unable to utilise their best...

Haven't followed this thread for some time now but we do seem to be very highly unlikely to get a ban or a league demotion seeing as how the 25/26 match fixtures have been out for some time now and we still feature. A face saving guilty verdict on minor non- cooperation charges seems likely with...

Tell you what though. The 80s were probably the best time to visit the states when Freddy Laker got the airfares down. Living was really cheap there (favourable exchange rates). Motel rates decent (you could get 3 people in one room), happy hour free food in bars, petrol a quarter of UK prices...

Maybe but if you put your arse on a hot radiator you'd get piles - maybe hanging piles.

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Relates the story of the poor Osage Indian tribe in America in the 1920s onwards. They were relocated to the worst parts of the reservation to Oklahoma - then gushers of oil were discovered Overnight they then became the richest people in America. The...

I'm sure her name was Annette Mills. She was in fact the sister of the famous actor/film star John Mills. It seems that the Beeb had turned her into a real dipso by cancelling her meal ticket.

Best fish and chip shop ever - Anstruther Fish Bar in Fife. Won many awards and queues do form half an hour before opening. Tom Hanks and Sean Connery were frequent visitors.

It was the range of voices that did it. Neddy Seagoon, Bluebottle, Eccles, Colonel Bludnock etc together with the nonsensical plots e.g. The Goons built a replica of Mount Everest in Hyde Park and the council made them dismantle it. On one occasion it was the end of a particular series and one...

Hello Mr Horne! I'm Julian and this is my friend Sandy. We're solicitors and operate a large criminal practise! (nudge nudge!)

You never see a player described as "Well - he used to be injury prone!" Never resolves itself. He just can't stay fit. Stones should now be moved on like Walker as he's blocking the likes of Gonzales and Khusanov.

Re-read "Papillon" by Henri Charriere after a break of 30 years. Searing expose of the French penal system which sent convicts to Devil's island (life sentence, harsh beatings, poor food/medication etc). Riveting tale of clashes with authority and frequent escapes. Fair film version starred...

Balls! We pulled you out of the shit many times over. Yah you couldn't even do night bombing over Germany - we could and we used to take back positions when you couldn't hold them!

Actually Marianne Faithful. When she was young and extremely fit - with As tears go by, Summer nights, Come and stay with me etc. (virginal? Yeah right) Even when drugs and Jagger ruined her she had a decent second act with Sister Morphine, It's all over now baby blue, and Broken English.

Root canal work is more time consuming than other band 2 charges (fillings/extractions) and will require additional appointments as there may be more than 1 canal. Hence many dentists don't like this. To be fair if (say) more than one filling/canal/extraction is required at a course of treatment...

Think of a song that didn't make much impression on the charts (or low position if it did) bur is always remembered fondly. My choice would be the original Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood version of "Summer Wine" (video upload please). Lana del Ray also did a decent cover.