I put the word in scare quotes - I’m pretty sure he didn’t actually do it, it’s all just some kind of jape to him. As others have said, if you’re looking for an auteur with the power to end careers, Stanhope is the last person you’d turn to. (For the record, I don’t mind him.)

I have high hopes for this album. That’s my comment.

I’m not sure Stanhope ‘admitted’ it as much as he said it was him because that’s the kind of fuckery he gets up to.

Salman Rushdie was here a few years ago.

Salman Rushdie was here a few years ago.

Good luck, goodbye, Bobby Jean.

I have to go out for an hour - don't go anywhere till I get back, okay?

Today's not a time for you and your kind. Nor is tomorrow.

Today's not a time for you and your kind. Nor is tomorrow.

I'll try to stick around, but if it all goes wrong - good luck, goodbye, Bobby Jean.

He was so old he was the first member of his family to stand upright and use tools.

There better be a Shuffle Thread on Wednesday, or there'll be hell to pay.

3 pints of water a day sounds about right. I aim for that much, but fall short some days. Hydration is good.

It's a shame, in a way - with that many comments appearing, my trolling is all but tractionless.

Check Brietbart, if you've got the stomach for it. They're falling apart over there.

But … that would include Steve Earle. That's easy to explain.

But … that would include Emmylou Harris. That's easy to explain.

Congrats on the nephew.

I got some Black Uhuru, but haven't given it my proper attention yet.

Noted, thanks!