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To all the girls that did not receive a Valentines Card today-
a BIG hug and a kiss.

Sorry lads,you will have to make do with a handshake of sympathy.

Gay Paris Part 2-February 8,before the gig

I had a truly awful nights sleep, partly due to the fact I was too hot but also because of a horrible dream, and awoke on Feb 8th with a banging headache. Still, a quick shower , some breakfast (croissant and a roll of course),and Mikes' outrageous anecdotes soon cheered me up.

We decided to walk from our...
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Photos taken during my recent trip to Paris-they ain't bad either even though I say so myself-

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Gay Paris,7th February-day 1

Manchester Airport is lovely, easy to navigate,the check in procedures are easy and there are plenty of places to relax. So I enjoyed myself chilling out before the flight. The flight was problem free, and when I got to Charles De Gualle who should be stood beside me but Mike,in the next queue!!!So far so good.

Having checked in we then...
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God Almighty.
Camilla-fucking-Parker Bowles is getting married to Charlie.So what?Now all those of us who can't be bothered with the Monarchy or think they should be got rid of will have the whole arse-licking charade rammed down our gagging throats until well after April 8th.

Who needs important news when you can hear what colour Camillas' dress will be about 30 times a day??There will...
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The Ramones Movie,"End of the Century"

is a standard rock documentary about a band who were anything but "standard".When the Ramones arrived on the scene in 1975, rock music was heading swiftly up its own backside-colossal amounts of drugs,stupendous amounts of equipment and tedious self indulgent guitar solos were boring fans to death-except the chin strokers.

The Ramones consisted of a Jewish geek (Joey Ramone),...
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Chips With Everything,Saturday 29-the man with the cravat.

I met up with Neil from Propertop, the excellent Stockport webzine,and his mates at Cord in Manchester. We were sat next to two funny and very affable women,but the star of the show was undoubtedly the man stood opposite,who was wearing a pink shirt,white chinos and a pale beige cravat.He looked a little bit like Christopher Biggins...
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"Dead or Alive"-directed by Takashi Miike(Cornerhouse)

This film was the first screening in our modern Japanese film course.The only other film of Miikes' I have seen is the excellent and horrible "Audition", which might put the faint hearted off dating for life.

"Dead or Alive" is a Yakuza movie, and an extremely violent and unpleasant one at that. The story involves feuding (and racist) Chinese...
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LAST Saturday(22nd),meal in Yuppie flat,Manchester

My friend Tori (I am not the only one who winced at the way she had chosen to shorten Victoria) invited me and a few friends round to her flat in Central Manchester. Tarriff Street is in the refurbished old Warehouse district behind Piccadilly Station. The area around nearby Ancoats Street of course is to be subject to a radical...
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Friday 21 January,Homelife at Night and Day,TVOD at Legends(MANCHESTER,ENGLAND)

I arrived at Night and Day too early.My mate Tag said he was going to be there at 9-9.15pm, but he wasn't,which was no suprise.So I sat watching Homelife practice whilst slugging away at my Budvar.

Tag arrived with Sall at about 9.30.Sall was wearing a very nice geometrically patterned dress, but Tag wasn't.It seems as...
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