Well there may be a couple of contenders for Shane McGowan? Watch his funeral service and listen to Glen Hamsard and Declan ORourke, McGowan as a lyricist was beyond compare, but his looks......
The absolute best option for the Racecafe site would, in my humble opinion, be for a separate Humour entity entirely, e.g. Thoroughbred... Harness... Greyhound.. Humour... etc. Then if you are feeling like you need a lift mentally and emotionally, or you've just heard the funniest thing ever you can flick to that forum and share. Otherwise it just gets buried in the fluff....
Talking about Cambridge... have been a couple of times recently, we usually all meet up in the sports bar. What a mess, now there is only 1 TAB outlet, queues of people, most walk away just as the race begins? What are they doing????? Easy to imagine the amount of money they are losing. I am not a great gambler, but do love a dabble when at the races. Look up, see the length of the queue and change my mind, carry on talking...
Tried to get onto HRNZ site this morning to check on infohorse. Trouble getting on first because Firefox advised me it was an unsecured site and did I really want to proceed. Yes please. Umm headlines says 20th September most of website unavailable because they are shifting to another building. Can't get my head around the logic, it reads as if they have physical files on site that will be trucked elswhere?
This whole situation is absolutely appalling and shameful. Who is the person who was ultimately responsible for this mess, surely governance isn't take the money and run....
Think it is pretty similar to purchasing fresh air? Nothing that you can actually see or touch but if you have enough of it you can be called wealthy?? No pity for them.....
I will be unable to attend unfortunately, have flu like symptoms, not covid, but safest thing is stay home, Please put in my apologies and toss the lot out......