Ask Stewart Osborne

FWIW 'though, I quite like some of Green Day's stuff and they're great live. Foo Fighters? Meh.

Rudderless in NYC

Woking is quite close to Reading/Wokingham, but not exactly 'local'. AA road map has it as being 16 miles by road. Even so, The Jam were more based in London when they were part of the 'emerging punk scene' in 1977 onwards. I didn't see the Jam live until their final gigs at Wembley arena, but I did see Paul Weller once walking through the Woking shopping centre, a few years ago.

I used to know Pete Buckler, Rick's twin brother, when we both worked at Rank Video, back 12 years ago. Nice bloke.

Mark Grout.

IIIRC I first saw The Jam during the Summer of '78, around the time they released the "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street" / "David Watts" single; and me and my mate interviewed them in early '80 when they were touring to promote Setting Sons.

I was going to tell the story of how one of my other mates, N*, encountered Bruce Foxton a little while back once again; but when it came to it I just couldn't be arsed to type it all out again.

Have you got the Laughing Clowns 3CD box yet? If not, I suggest that it would be right up your street, and would make an ideal Christmas gift to yourself from you.

I humbly await...etc

Dr.C

No I haven't, 'though I was extremely intrigued by the review I read in.... (Mojo? Uncut?). Your recommendation is certainly the clincher I needed - I shall purchase now purchase with confidence and without further ado.

Dear Stewart (and other members of the Reading Massive),
Do you know how to find any of our Only Ones threads? They seem to have sunk into the G00gle quagmire.

Sincerely,
Miles From Nowhere

I listened to Special View last night, all the way through. Best song is "Out There in the Night" not "AGAP", it would seem.

Finding this thread, but I know there were a few more The Only Ones now??

OK, I found the main one Only Ones: Classic or Dud?

There was another one that came and went but I guess we have to sacrifice that to the Google Idols.

Dear Stewart,
Does the phrase "fallen at the first fence" come from equestrianism?

Sincerely,
There's The Old Gray Whistle Test

Aintree (where the Grand National is run) has many fences. The first one is very easy, fooling inexperienced riders (and horses) into thinking the race is easy. The second fence has lower ground on the other side. So, those that fall at the first fence really did not have the capability.

Out there in the night is about a cat.

Yup. As per this thread Songs about pets

I think Stewart should come back and post.

I wish

He's on facebook if you want to chat to him there

Dr C i keep asking to come back too