In praise of Bernard Cribbins, Clive James and the noble art of guitar-smashing

Published: Aug. 3, 2022, 3:15 a.m.

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Our weekly stroll through the sunlit uplands of rock and roll visits the following topics \\u2026

\\u2026 Bob Dylan\\u2019s worst lyrics

\\u2026 musicians in movies, actors who made albums (Judi Dench?) and the slight return of the Stackwaddy game

\\u2026 why Hole in The Ground is the greatest comedy record ever made, plus the staggering versatility of Bernard Cribbins

\\u2026 the contents of the basket at the beginning of Two-Way Stretch

\\u2026 the incomparable comic genius of Clive James

\\u2026 the achingly self-conscious Barack Obama summer reading and playlist. Kendrick Lamar? Bad Bunny & Bomba Est\\xe9reo? You sure?

\\u2026 the night at the Railway Tavern in 1964 that Pete Townshend accidently invented \\u201cauto-destruction\\u201d

\\u2026 and live consumption of fruity summer ale from the Ink Spot micropub in Newbiggin by the Sea (thanks to Simon and Ange).

 

 

\\u2018Hole In The Ground\\u2019 by Bernard Cribbins \\u2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-JVnlB7Onk

 

The Ink Spot microbrewery \\u2026

https://www.theinkspot49.co.uk/


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