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Because you know I am just a giant head

They Might Be Giants have been a geek music fixation of mine since 1990, which feels like an awful long time ago now. I was young then. Way back when they had the wonder of dial-a-song (718 387 6962 narrrrrr…) to use as an instant outlet for songs.

Now they have a podcast, and they’re doing it with alarming regularity. Most of it’s a random mix of older classic tracks, but they keep on chucking in interesting live versions and good new stuff. Every so often they even post something so obscure I’ve never heard it before.

If you have the slightest interest in TMBG I’d thoroughly reccomend going and subbing up as it’s like a dial-a-song that prods you. Check TMBW (This Might Be a Wiki) for details of what you’ve missed, including the ever growing list of podcast exclusives.

Pictures from Coniston

I’m being lazy/hip and have put the photos from my past week in Coniston on flickr.
Below is a random selection of ten linking to the whole set.

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A fine pear


Onken Wholegrain Pear Yoghurt

Found this in the rather good corner shop that’s not on the corner accross the street from my house a couple of weekends ago. It would appear to be the first new flavour of theirs since the rather wonderul Rhubarb and Vanilla. What makes the yoghurt work so well is that there is a distinctive Pear taste and some rather nice little chunks as well. Also, given that finding a ripe pear is a trial (see a million comedy routines for reference) having one in convenient half kilogram tub form is a real bonus.

Of course, I went back to get a second one and I couldn’t see any. I would go to the Tesco the size of Falkirk that squats on the other side of tube line from my house but they stock a mere three flavours of Onken, scum.

So, the new Onken pecking order:

  1. Strawberry 1kg tub with handle
  2. Wholegrain Pear
  3. Rhubarb and Vanilla
  4. Lemon
  5. Raspberry
  6. Wholegrain Strawberry
  7. Mango, Papaya and Passion Fruit

I’ve got a bit too bored of Peach.