Yes, I did but this because it reminded me of Tesco's Value branding! It is actually pretty nice though!

Great... Now I can ignore them locally too.

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock Frank Turner - Punches Well, fuck last year, I'm glad it's done And here's three weak cheers the next will be a better one Measuring my life in unanswered messages Stressing all the little stuff, the thing that's pathetic is I haven't slept sober in a long, long […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock Not quite what I'd I call punk rock but it does mention punks and it just showed up again in my YouTube feed! The guys have got to be one of the most fun bands to see! Felix Hagan & The Family - Kiss The Misfits Kiss The Misfits Dance with the punks Hug the […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock Green Day - American Idiot Don't wanna be an American idiot Don't want a nation under the new mania And can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mindfuck America Welcome to a new kind of tension All across the alienation Where everything isn't meant to […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen God save the Queen 'Cause tourists are money And our figurehead Is not what she seems Oh, God save history God save your mad parade Oh, Lord, God have mercy All crimes are paid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrAPOZxgzU

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock The Clash - I Fought the Law Breakin' rocks in the hot sun I fought the law and'a the law won I fought the law and'a the law won I needed money 'cause I had none I fought the law and'a the law won I fought the law and'a the law won […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock Bowling For Soup - Punk Rock 101 It's stupid, contagious To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your sweatbands My spiked hair, your new vans Let's throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101 […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock The Jam - Eton Rifles Sup up your beer and collect your fags There's a row going on down near slough Get out your mat and pray to the west I'll get out mine and pray for myself Thought you were smart when you took them on But you didn't take a peep in their […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin I've got a cousin called Kevin He's sure to go to heaven Always spotless, clean and neat As smooth as you'll get 'em He's got a fur lined sheepskin jacket My ma said they cost a packet But she won't even let me explain That me […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #punkrock Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia You're a star-belly sneech, you suck like a leech You want everyone to act like you Kiss ass while you bitch so you can get rich But your boss gets richer off you Well, you'll work harder with a gun in your back For a bowl of […]

Recently stumbled across this video. Amazing things, tonal languages. Description from Wikipedia: "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den" (traditional Chinese: 施氏食獅史; simplified Chinese: 施氏食狮史; lit. 'The Story of Mr. Shi Eating Lions') is a short narrative poem written in Literary Chinese, with two […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death When you know that your time has come around You know you'll be prepared for it Say your last goodbyes to everyone Drink and say a prayer for it When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Last entry from me for now - this has been an unexpectedly fruitful theme this week. Anyway, this is one of my favourite tracks from Beat Saber. Jaroslav Beck - Country Rounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxuUVCdT6og

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic A bit more cheese from my childhood... The Nolans - I'm In the Mood for Dancing I'm in the mood for dancing, romancing Ooh I'm giving it all tonight I'm in the mood for chancing I feel like dancing Ooh so come on and hold me tight […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy Tonight we'll leave the world behind Tonight, from now the place and time is right So put your hand in mine And dance, dance, dance Dance, dance, dance yourself dizzy Dance yourself dizzy (dizzy), when they Boogaloo L.A. to […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic The Hooters - And We Danced I met my be-bop baby at the Union Hall She cold dance all night and shake the paint off the walls. But when I saw her smile across a crowded room Well I knew we'd have to leave the party soon As the band began to play out of tune […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Another one I heard a lot when working in Singapore in late 2002! Or maybe the reason these stuck in my mind was because they were dance versions of songs I knew well? Jan Wayne - Because The Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XEUfGguNM

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance Your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll Your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll But when evening rolls around and it's time to hit the town Where do you go? You gotta rock it […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic c/w Courtney Cox dancing with Springsteen on stage! Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark I get up in the evenin' And I ain't got nothin' to say I come home in the mornin' I go to bed feelin' the same way I ain't nothin' but tired Man, I'm just tired and […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Genesis – I Can't Dance Hot sun beating down Burning my feet just walking around Hot sun makin' me sweat Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet I can't dance I can't talk Only thing about me is the way I walk I can't dance I can't sing I'm just standing here […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Roxette - Dance Away There's a hidden meaning in everything he says Every close encounter, every kiss, every caress Even the truth has got that bitter taste of a lie Well, I can read his lips now I can't read his mind I can see him dance away now Oh oh - oh oh […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Garth Brooks - The Dance Lookin' back on the memory of The dance we shared beneath the stars above For a moment all the world was right How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye? And now, I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end, the way it all […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Another convention disco staple! Los Del Rio - Macarena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWaymcVmJ-A

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic This song, c/w dance steps was a line-dancing staple of early 2000s/2010s UK SF convention discos (and probably still is)... My boot scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy My obsession from a Western, my dance floor date My rodeo Romeo, a cowboy god from head to toe […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Found this and a lot of other dance tracks when checking out custom songs for Beat Saber on my Oculus Rift VR headset. This one is a pretty good workout! Cascada - Everytime We Touch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6QDNC4jPs

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic In late 2002, I found myself working in Singapore (it started off as Jakarta but the Bali bombing happened and our insurance company wouldn't cover us if we stayed!). While I was there, I kept hearing an awful lot of dance music. This was one of the more […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Ultravox - We Came to Dance We came to dance Making moves from a passion play The ties that bind us just slip away We came to dance The piper calls out a different rhyme He cracks the whip and we step in time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug4QIKJR9yQ

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic One of the first music videos to make me go "whoa". Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Dancing with tears in my eyes Weeping for the memory of a life gone by Dancing with tears in my eyes Living out a memory of a love that died It's late and I'm with my […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #dancemusic Frank Turner - I Want To Dance I'd like to teach you four simple words So the next time you come to a show You could sing those words back at me Like they're the only words that you know I want to dance, I want to dance I want lust, and love, and a smattering […]

This turned up in today's Steam Discovery Queue: I Am Jesus Christ - "Walk in the footsteps of Jesus in this immersive first-person retelling of His life, from baptism to resurrection. Perform iconic miracles, meet biblical figures, and explore the Holy Land from Jerusalem to Galilee […]

Slightly livelier visit to North City than usual.

I found a stash of old SPI wargames online, including Mech War '77 with this text opening description: As a background to this game, a future history was written postulating a Soviet attack on the NATO forces in Germany. Derived from this history are eight […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

Is it just me or does Randy George sound like the sort of nickname you acquire shortly before an urgent appointment with HR? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8d63v058zo

Spotted on BlueSky: NZ Doctor invoices US Embassy for rise in petrol costs! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/new-zealand-doctor-invoices-us-embassy-fuel-prices-iran-war

Up earlier than I'd like for a Saturday to watch Eastercon Iridescence programme items from the UK!

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad No, one more: Bruce Springsteen - Better Days Well, I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to come For that train to come roarin' 'round the bend I got a new suit of clothes and a pretty red rose A woman I can call my friend These are better days, baby Yeah, there's […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad One last one: Iron Maiden - Only The Good Die Young If I cancel tomorrow the undead will thank me today Fly in the face of your prophets I mock your morality plays The moon is red and bleeding The sun is burned and black The book of life is silent No turning […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUtsybozjg

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition There's a good tradition of love and hate Staying by the fireside There's a good tradition of love and hate Staying by the fireside Though the rain may fall, your father's calling you You still feel safe inside And though your […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation Livin' in the past, it's a new generation A girl can do what she wants to do And that's what I'm gonna do And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Oh, no […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Adam Brand - Good Friends Good times are worth more than money any day That's what I always say Good friends are worth more than money in the bank That's what I always say That's what I always say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6SbesbZdlc

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Meat Load - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad I want you (I want you) I need you (I need you) But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad (don't be sad, 'cause) 'Cause two out of three ain't bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart I hear a lot of stories, I suppose they could be true All about love and what it can do for you High is the risk of striking out, the risk of getting hurt And still I have so much to learn Well I know 'cause I think about it all […]

And an updated version 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bHxpe92eGs

"Her CD changer's full of singers that are mad at their dad" has got to be one of the greatest song lines ever!

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' someone shoot me As I fail miserably Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want 'Cause she's the girl all the bad guys want […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Carla Herrod - Good Now You're Gone Don't know why it took you so long to leave Don't know why you found it so hard to go Don't know why you finally walked out my door But it's good now you're gone It's good now you're gone […]

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name Shot through the heart and you're to blame You give love a bad name (Bad name) I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name (Bad name) Yeah, you give love a bad name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ

#JukeboxFridayNight #goodorbad A song that's been a little too on the nose more than once in my life :-) Fish and Sam Brown - Just Good Friends What would you do if I got down On my knees to you Would you hold it against me Would you stand in line? What would you do if I Opened my heart to […]