Even though I can't remember what I did yesterday I remember Lone Star did an album titled 'Firing on All Six' which I had on tape & still might have. I'd forgotten all about them until you mentioned them. I never got to see the great Mott the Hoople, though I've seen Hunter several times & am seeing him in Leeds in just over a week.

Yesterday? I struggle to remember what I did [itoday[/i...have I had my tea yet?

But indeed. The second album (before they sadly imploded). "The Bells of Berlin" makes it onto my iPod favourites playlist. You can get the two albums together now on one CD - I was ecstatic when that CD was released a few years ago! I still have both albums on vinyl up in the eaves somewhere, along with about 400 other bits of black plastic...

And guess what - I lied. I know I have "Mott" on vinyl, and on tape someplace ages ago, but I've just found MtH's "Greatest Hits" on a CD, and its on my iPod too.

EDIT: In fact, I've just opened iTunes on my PC and am listening to it as I type. Just played "Roll away the Stone - and hell, I can remember them clearly on TOTP with some backing girls doing pushing motions as they sang "shalalalapushpush..." how sad is that?? Yet I can't remember when its the day to take the bloody bins out or if I have brushed my teeth!

Is that the great Phil Lynott who's with Rory Gallagher on your Avatar pic? Never knew they'd played together?

Saw Thin Lizzy in Leicester same year as I saw Mott & Lone Star. Excellent.

Musy admit, I have never really "got" Mott the Hoople. Just not my cup of Darjeeling I am afraid.

Now JLS. There is a proper band.

Funnily enough I've never seen Thin Lizzie live, though half of them [idid[/i come to see the band I was in.

Lizzie were staying in the Metropole hotel in Leeds, and were due to play at the uni that night but Lynott and Brian Downey obviously heard the racket we were making in the hotel bar and came to investigate...sadly, we never got to speak to them as they left just before the end of our first set.

Aye. Punchestown Racecourse in 1982 with Paul Brady.

OMG! as us kids in the hood say. I'd forgot all about that one as well.

I bet your a Closet Jimmy Shand Fan!

You could probably sue for that now.

It's probably classified under child abuse now..or been ended under the cuts.

Actually, the latter leaves in a moral dilemma; much as I hated it at the time, am I morally obliged to fight all cuts?

Just the mental ones.

I was told on Sunday at the game that they were unable to agree terms with some bands and that they were possibly signing Jessie J yesterday.

I personally cannot see her selling out Odsal.

It'll be Smokie next.