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Yeah, I just kind of assumed most authors like King and keep cranking them out because they have to, and that if they don't then there's something missing in their lives. Fair play to him.

Quick and the Dead is on Virgin channel 175 now. The Hacksaw has just taken out Keith David.

Yeah, he announced this would be the end of his writing career. Think I read something about him wanting to spend as much time and energy on combatting Trump and MAGA as possible.

The Winter of Frankie Machine is a brilliant read. Only £1.99 on Kindle now, but you can pick it up elsewhere from someone who pays tax. https://amzn.eu/d/2dgrbAS "Frank Machianno is the guy, a late-middle-aged ex-surf bum who runs a bait shack on the San Diego waterfront. That's when he's not juggling any of his other three part-time jobs or trying to get a quick set in on his long board. He's a beloved fixture of the community, a stand-up businessman, a devoted father to his daughter. Frank's also a hit man. Well, a retired hit man."Back in the day, when he was one of the most feared members of the West Coast mob, he was known as Frankie Machine. Years ago, Frank consigned his mob ties to the past, which is where he wants them to stay. But a favour called in by the local boss is one Frank simply can't refuse, and before he knows it he's sucked back into the treacherous currents of his former life. Someone from his past wants him dead, and he has to figure out who, and why, and he has to do it fast. The problem is that the list of candidates is about the size of his local phone book and Frank's rapidly running out of time..."

Yes.

X Wing is a great game. Star Wars: Imperial Assault is a fun little game that you can use an app to control the opposition. My brother and I got a few through Kickstarter a while ago. Batman: Gotham City Chronicles is a huge game. It's brilliant. So are Hellboy, Big Trouble in Little China and Conan the Barbarian. I got Senjutsu: Battle for Japan before Christmas but haven't had a chance to play yet.

Can you smell what The Brick's serving?

Bad enough when someone shouts "come on, you whites."

Killing myself here at the chips, here.

Steady on, we don't want those racists at Marine.

That'll be the council picking it up, then.

Blue Ribb'ns

Yes to all of them.

Where's the Versailles money, Bill?

Knock off a few million for the poor grammar.

Free tickets for the first Q and A session (I'm co-hosting this one) are available at the link below. All the films are available to watch via the same site. Live Screenings & Awards Sign Up - LJMU MA Short Film Festival

Nods sagely. "Fuck off Momo, indeed..."

He played really well on loan to Sunderland.

RED pandas. I knew it.

The festival launches today. Films can be streamed online at: www.ljmumashortfilmfestival.org. There are some really great films on there, and the longest is only about 20 minutes. My favourites are a documentary called Honey Bunny Duracell, a fiction piece called Two Syllable Name, an experimental one called A Symphony, and an animation called Jelly Baby. Live events are taking place at the Redmonds Building on Brownlow Hill next week - free tickets can be booked via the website. We've recorded a podcast where we talk about the festival and the films - the second episode was released on Wednesday, and I think the third should be out today. It's on Podbean and Apple and is less than a quarter of an hour long. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ljmu-ma-short-film-festival-podcast/id1734588388

The Cornmarket is a great pub. Used to like drinking in the Roscoe Head, the Grapes, and Ye Cracke. Just discovered The White Hart and the Engineer on Hope St. You tried them?

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese off Fleet St in that there London is a good pub. The Coop on College Road has not long been open and is a decent little pub that has no music, no telly, no food, and loads of ace beers. The Volunteers' Canteen in Waterloo is a boss little pub that does a great Guinness.

That was the pub we used to go to about 20 years ago. Loved that place.

People will still pay for it, though, and it provides another talking point as well as endless material for the soapification of the sport.