A brief Boxing Day roll out on the Raleigh electric. The roads were as empty as they were wet. Time was tight. I only managed the Bobby George BONER 25km route.
This included the BIZARRE sight of a middle-aged female dog walker, knee deep in water in a ditch. I have no idea what she was doing. She didn’t appear to be in any trouble as she waved and wished me good morning.
Album of the Day: U2 - Achtung Baby
There a sway to Achtung Baby - almost an arrogant sway. But it’s not full on U2 in cock rock action. But yeah, there is a bounce that carries the album from start to finish. It sounds like a jigsaw was tossed in the air for different sources and inspiration.
It always was - and still remains - highly unfashionable. That’s why I like it. One shows some great songwriting. The riffs on The Fly and Mysterious Ways are meaty. U2 at their best.
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Album of the Day Extra: Kate Bush - The Sensual World
A little too sweet and sickly for my liking.
⭐ ⭐
Work and football was on the agenda for the rest of the day.
ffs Forest.
Blimey. I wasn’t expecting that. Where the chuff did that come from?
With ten minutes remaining, I couldn’t take it anymore. We’ll hang on to this 3-1 lead, right?
And so…
To the Table of Dreams!
I turned to wiff waff to help steady the buffers. It was ideal conditions with blue sky overhead and zero wind.
This was the first time trying out my Christmas present - a poncey table tennis bat. It has a heavy cushion with spin shots in mind.
I tried to focus on these with mixed results. My 3-2 win wasn’t quite as impressive as Forest’s 3-1 road win.
We last won away at Newcastle in 1988. The last Forest player to score a hat trick in the PL before today was Kevin Campbell in 1996. This is the first time we have scored three away goals in the PL since 1999.
Boxing Day was a bloody good day to be a Forest fan.
I couldn’t quite celebrate. I had work shifts through until early evening. Bank Holiday escalations for a couple of clients is something I could have done without.
Hey hoe.