I’ve never been to a Halloween party, but even if I did, I’m not sure I’d head to eBay to find a costume.
However, there are obviously takers for outfits that have a mild horror element. The above is my favourite, simply because the beige and magnolia decor is so at odds with the mask and knife. Priceless!
I remember well when The Proclaimers burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s. Even though they looked as if they should be mocked with their geeky specs and extraordinarily strong accents, there was something undeniably compelling about their music.
Most people remember ‘(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles’ and ‘Letter From America’, which was, indeed, their breakout hit and the one that firmly entrenched them into the hearts of most British music-lovers.
However, I was always more taken with one of their follow-up tracks, Sunshine On Leith. Far more poignant and elegiac, it seemed to sum up the Proclaimers for me far better.
The only recording I ever had of it was a dodgy home-taping from a R1 Simon Mayo show (I know because his voice comes in over the start of the song), so I finally downloaded it recently and can’t stop listening to it. If you’ve never heard it before, or even haven’t for a long time, give it a listen. Beautiful.
After the first week of this year’s X Factor live finals, I blogged about the fact that Louis Walsh had obviously had eye surgery.
At the time, I didn’t have access to footage of new Louis, so it was all speculation. Now he’s back in the chair, I’ve taken the liberty of doing a dodgy comparison (left), so you can judge for yourself.
