Barry
Fount Master & Moderator

We have just spent a few days in Lyon, France, and as is my wont drunk the local Rhône wine. To remind us of an enjoyable time, I picked up a bottle...

Depending on the earthing system your electricity supply provider has used (either one of the following: TN-C; TN-S, or TN-CS), it can be dangerous...

Since only the motor and the control switches/levers remain of the original deck, it can hardly be called a 301. And despite the admirable...

You would have thought predictive texting would have come up with "man-made" over "nan-made" (sic), whereas it was just me, my fat thumb and the...

4C and sunny. The heating is on, and I've zipped in the fleece into my jacket.

12 September 1440 Eton College was founded by Henry VI for 25 poor and needy scholars. Prefects were told to look for 'ill-kempt heads, unwashed...

Looks good Roy.

Nice one Steve.

I like that one Roy, though IMHO it would look better with a leather strap.

"Breath (in the Air)"? But if you have disabled the recycling mode and are stuck in a traffic jam, then it might be "Brain Damage", caused by the...

Another good one there Dom. :)

8C here as well, but sunny.

Another good one there!

Well spotted Steve, though some claim 2,977 people were killed in the 9/11 attack. 11 September 1297 William Wallace defeated the English at...

12C and sunny. Now back in the UK, and have had to put the heating on.

OK, let's get back to today in history and today's birthdays: 10 September 1960 Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the marathon in Rome...

Another good one!

Now 18C and looking promising.

We used to have discount stores such as Comet and Laskys in the late '60s, but they vanished long ago. Today we have "audio salons" which cater for...

Nice one Dom. :)

My copy has the plain white cover, and yes it's a good album. Hard to say what my favourite Stones album is, but 'Sticky Fingers' would be a prime...

16C and cloudy.

Well Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist who, during the apartheid era, had to perform under the name 'Dollar Brand' is still with us at...

One of the first LPs in my collection. :)

Not quite "The Day Today", but I think Members might be sad to learn that Zoot Money of Zoot Money and the Big Roll Band died yesterday (08.09.24),...

The Saône, near where it joins the Rhône. We sat outside as I wanted to take photographs, despite the flat grey light. It didn't rain after all,...

16C and cloudy. Have booked a river cruise for this afternoon. According to the local forecast, today will be dry except during the couple of...

There's nothing like Chinese Whispers when it comes to the music business.