Being beaten is no barrier to becoming the champions...

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Still under the cosh from the lurgi and so, up, re the incessant coughing...

Scenes...

Straight to editing last night and issuing to the boys by 8:30...

Followed by breakfast...

Then, to working on the running order for the three sets we will play on 6 June...

...and to ensuring volume levels on the three source recordings I'm using to create a "play along" version, were the same...

Done...

An inordinate amount of time spent...

Post lunch, the last in the series of "Grace" (another cliffhanger provided till next time - which we will, of course, have forgotten about by the time it comes along) and the latest "Taskmaster", I set about compiling my LPs of the week so far for 2026...

...and, then, my current Top 50 2026 releases...

This evening, post Anne's Pilates and Baked Potatoes, it was Quiz final time - "Mastermind" - won by a very nice little old lady from amongst six very nice people, 3-2 in the tie break - like a penalty shoot out in football...

Then, "University Challenge" - Edinburgh v Manchester - the latter triumphing 145 v 105 mainly due to the superb knowledge/memory of their captain, Kai Madgewick - surely thee most annoying contestant on the show this year by far...

Of course Edinburgh had already tanked them 195 v 80 in the Quarter Finals (so who are the real champions?  Erm, yes, Manchester)...  

Manchester were able to take advantage of the fact that, instead of having more teams on the show and having it truly knock out, defeated teams get further chances to progress by there being 10 quarter final matches instead of just four...

But, well done Manchester...

Certainly better than our paltry 40 points tonight...

Post that, dishes and then best music of 2026 so far listening pre bed at gone midnight...

Highlight of the Day: Compiling - and quiz finals...

Today's New Music: