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There's a recycling centre in the car park as well.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peterson.jpgpetersonApart from him getting intense on Marxist postmodernists (by which I think he means spoken word types) this is a really good book.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sherylsandberg1.jpgLean_in.JPGSheryl Sandberg: she's probably doing an email with the other hand while posing for this photo2018-02-18T20:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/03/04/the-iron-lady-a-poem/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-iron-lady.jpgthe iron lady2016-08-23T13:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2016/08/22/orbit-professional/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/orbitproextrafresh-copy-900x900.pngOrbitProExtraFresh copy-900x9002016-08-22T14:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2016/07/01/namedropping-a-poem/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/michael-gove-008.jpgMichael Gove2016-07-01T13:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2016/06/28/the-fundamentals-are-looking-good/2016-06-28T08:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2016/05/10/sadiq-khan-is-an-extremist-and-always-will-be-whatever-the-evidence-suggests/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sadiq_khan_mp_3551269b.jpgSadiq_Khan_MP_3551269bDespite a life of complete moderation, Khan is a dangerous extremist2016-05-13T16:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2016/01/26/i-am-not-for-ducking/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/napoleon-aux-tuileries.jpgNapoleon-aux-tuileries2016-01-26T14:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2015/07/18/in-defence-of-the-queens-innocent-nazi-salute/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prince-harry.pngprince harryHarmless fun... Prince Harryhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prince-charles.jpgprince charlesHarmless fun...Prince Charleshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/harry.jpgharryHarmless funhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/zieg-heil.jpgzieg heilHarmless fun...the royal zieg heil2015-07-18T20:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2015/06/04/literary-romance-a-poem/2015-07-04T16:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2015/05/31/2015-general-election-10-reasons-why-the-conservatives-won/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ed-miliband.pnged milibandWhat a wonker.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ed-balls-football.jpged balls footballEd Balls brings his unique brand of thuggery to the football fieldhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nicola-sturgeon.jpgnicola-sturgeonA politician who has actually met some voters...Nicola Sturgeonhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/labours-pink-van.jpglabour's pink vanHarriet Harman busy patronising women2015-05-31T19:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2015/04/19/carl-courtney-and-kendrick-richards-album-round-up/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/warpaint.jpgwarpaintHow do you come up with that album titke, Warpaint?https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kendrick-lamar.jpgkendrick-lamarWhere the hooks go, Kendrick?https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/courtney-barnett_4.jpgCourtney-Barnett_4https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carlbarat.jpgCarlBaratCarl Barat doing what he does best2015-04-19T14:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2015/03/02/quorn-savoury-mini-eggs/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/quorn-mini-savoury-scotch-eggs.jpgQuorn Mini Savoury Scotch Eggs2015-03-02T09:01:51+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2015/01/03/truth-v-lies-dialogue/2015-01-03T10:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/12/16/what-dangelo-means-to-me-summary-a-lot/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/d-angelo-billboard-650a.jpgd-angelo-billboard-650a2014-12-17T12:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/12/13/my-christmas-present-failures-and-a-solution-to-this-misery/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bad-santa.jpgBAD SANTABilly Bob Thornton enjoying Christmashttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/steamer.jpgsteamer"A healthier, lonelier life."https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/compact-disc_2658960.jpgcompact-disc_2658960A compact disc, probably with Dire Straits on ithttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/original-source-shower-250-ml-black-mint-e1319040887272.jpgOriginal-Source-Shower-250-ml-Black-Mint-e1319040887272A genius product from Original Sourcehttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/some-prefer-nettles.jpgsome prefer nettlesHenry Miller was a big fan of Tanizaki, which says it all, really.2014-12-13T20:02:52+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/11/17/bandaid30-official-artist-qa/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/band-aid-30-recording.jpgBand-Aid-30-recordingSpreading joy. Band Aid 30https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bob-geldof.jpgBob Geldof, press sessionDon't look directly into his eyes - Bob Geldofhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/band-aid-30-012.jpgBand Aid 30They know it's Christmas...Band Aid 30 is real2014-11-24T01:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/11/15/one-game-of-football-sainsburys-prefer-you-dont-think-about-this-christmas/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/houmous.jpghoumousA completely unnecessary but lovely image of a bowl of houmous.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/john-terry-crying2_782147c.jpgjohn-terry-crying2_782147cJohn Terry crying in the rainhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lidl.jpglidlTypical fun-loving Lidl customershttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sainsburys-xmas-ad.jpgsainsburys xmas adSainsbury's saccharine Christmas ad2014-11-18T10:59:46+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/09/23/michael-beard-a-poem/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/michael-beard.jpgmichael Beardhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/michael-beard4.jpgmichael Beard4Michael Beard: editor of the Brighton Argus2014-11-04T11:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/10/30/5-reasons-why-young-fathers-are-great-mercury-prize-winners-not-being-george-ezra-is-one-of-them/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/young-fathers-mercury-prize-2014-winners.jpgyoung-fathers-mercury-prize-2014-winnersEdinburgh's finest: Mercury winners Young Fathershttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/redman-muddy-waters.jpgredman muddy watershttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kanye-west-rant-e1374241745308.jpgKanye-West-Rant-e1374241745308Note to Young Fathers: it's all right copying Kanye, just leave Taylor Swift alone if you see her at awards ceremonieshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/george-ezra-agenda-014.jpgGeorge Ezra, AgendaThe old standing in front of graffiti to make it look like you didn't grow up in a stately home trick: George Ezrahttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/young-fathers.jpgyoung-fathersYoung Fathers: Edinburgh's finest2014-11-01T16:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/10/11/the-bbc-and-ukip-the-best-of-friends/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/carswell.jpgcarswellTwo privately educated men whose only wish is to help the people of Clacton. Carswell and Farage share a joke.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/churchill-ukip.jpgChurchill UKIPhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/farage-beer.jpgfarage beerhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ukip.jpgukip2014-10-13T17:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/09/10/mercury-prize-2014-the-contenders-plus-winner-prediction/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kate-tempest.jpgKATE TEMPESTAnd the winners is...https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/young-fathers-011.jpgYoung FathersEdinburgh's answer to pretty much anything... Young Fathershttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/damon-albarn-everyday-robots.jpgDamon-albarn-everyday-robotsNot a very good cover, but a very good albumhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/anna-calvi.jpganna-calviAnna Calvi: a boring person dressed up as an interesting personhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/royal-blood-008.jpgRoyal BloodIf you think this picture is dull, listen to Royal Blood's albumhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fka-twigs-011.jpgFKA TwigsPraises to FKA Twigshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nick-mulvey-620x350.jpgNick-Mulvey-620x350The photographer asked Nick Mulvey to look like he was thinking2014-09-16T10:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/09/10/scottish-independence-from-what-for-what/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/duncan-riders.jpgduncan ridershttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/annan-dark-mountains.jpgannan dark mountainshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/barnes-graham-scorpio-series.jpgbarnes graham scorpio serieshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/scottish-independence.jpgFeatured Image -- 7462014-09-10T19:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/08/09/stop-the-war-march-for-the-people-of-gaza-9th-august-2014/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/orthodox.jpgorthodoxOrthodox Jews on the protesthttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/merch-sellers.jpgMerch sellersDel boy would be proud - chaps selling Palestine merchhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140809_143602681_hdr.jpgIMG_20140809_143602681_HDRWhat is boils down tohttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140809_142719153.jpgIMG_20140809_142719153A few jolly, young capitalists selling merchandisehttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140809_145904668_hdr.jpgIMG_20140809_145904668_HDROrthodox Jews supporting the people of Gaza https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140809_132455351.jpgIMG_20140809_132455351Chelsea fans supporting Palestinianshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140809_121302916_hdr.jpgIMG_20140809_121302916_HDRhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140809_134206584.jpgIMG_20140809_134206584Protest for Gaza on Oxford Street2014-08-10T08:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/07/23/no-worries-a-poem/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/no-worries.jpgno worries2014-07-23T13:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/11/24/jerusalem-artichokes-a-short-story/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jerusalem-artichokes-2.jpgjerusalem-artichokes-2A much-coveted vegetable: the Jerusalem artichoke2014-07-23T12:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/05/07/email-kiss-analysis-a-poem/2014-07-07T18:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/07/02/a-letter-to-guy-garvey-of-the-popular-balladeers-elbow/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/prince.jpgprinceA disgusting, prurient display - Prince in concerthttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/guy-garvey.jpgguy garveyChicken drumsticks or Kievs for dinner? - Guy Garvey has a quiet moment on stage2014-07-02T13:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/03/10/an-open-letter-to-ashley-cole/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cole-misunderstood.jpgcole misunderstoodAshley Cole - misunderstoodhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bentley-cole.jpgbentley coleA lot of love to give - Ashley Cole2014-07-01T21:28:36+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/04/17/the-football-haircut-xi/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/casagrande_brasil_cromo.jpgCasagrande_Brasil_cromoThe Latin Rick James - Casagrandehttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ruud-gullit-dreads1.jpgSoccer - European Championships - Group Two - England v HollandChase dem crazy baldheads outta town - Ruud Gullithttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/david_james.jpgDavid_JamesThe hair 'utility' player - David James with side partinghttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/john-terry-spiky-gel1.jpgJohn Terry spiky gelEssex barber shop - John 'JT' Terryhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/taribo-west-show-pony2.jpgtaribo west show ponyFreak of the week - Taribo Westhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/abel-xavier-wolf1.jpgAbel Xavier wolfA Thriller-inspired do - Abel Xavierhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lombardo-bald1.jpgLombardo baldSheer, unabashd baldness - Lombardohttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/karel-poborsky1.jpgkarel poborskyA great mane of hair - Poborskyhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/graeme-souness-begbie1.jpgGraeme Souness - begbieDon't fuck wi' me, wee man - Graeme 'Begbie' Sounesshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/jason-lee-pineapple1.jpgJason Lee pineappleJason Lee - pineapple. End of.2014-07-01T21:27:34+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/06/20/the-joy-of-hair-how-england-got-over-beckham/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rooney-hair-celebration.jpgrooney hair celebrationThe perestroika era arrives for England's players2014-07-01T21:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/06/20/where-have-all-the-centre-backs-gone-england-at-the-2014-world-cup/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/john-terry.jpgjohn terryThe last of a noble lineage: John Terry heading a footballhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sol.jpgsolGetting in the way - Sol Campbellhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/butcher.jpgbutcherLunatic: Terry Butcher displaying British values2014-07-01T21:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/06/25/whos-worse-shearer-or-suarez/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shearer-lennon.jpgshearer-lennon"Yes, I saw you, but I won't say anything" Shearer and Savage in their 90s heyday.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hand-of-god.jpghand of godWhy ever would he want to cheat against blameless England? Maradona in 862014-07-01T21:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2010/11/30/len-shelley-rip/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/father-built-house1.jpgfather-built-househttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/father-built-house.jpgfather-built-house2014-09-25T09:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/07/04/remembering-bernie-nolan/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bernie-nolan.jpgbernie nolanPromoting Breakthrough Breast Cancer ... Bernie Nolan in action2014-07-01T21:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2010/10/26/the-only-way-is-essex/2014-07-01T21:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/04/01/brockwell-park-the-bleak-version/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_5176.jpgIMG_5176"I'll play Napoleon and you play Talleyrand."https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_5115.jpgIMG_5115"No-one could suggest I am not entirely pretentious," said Richardhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_5245.jpgIMG_5245"O what a beautiful morning," said Gary From Leeds2014-07-01T21:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/01/12/god-is-from-romford-a-poem/2014-07-01T21:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/10/23/hovis-wholemeal-granary-a-poetic-assessment/2014-07-01T20:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/04/19/a-trip-to-the-shops-notes-from-yerevan-pt-2/2014-07-01T20:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/05/28/feast/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/feast.jpgfeasthttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/feast-1.jpgfeast (1)2014-07-01T20:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/02/13/is-gangsta-rap-a-force-for-good/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nwa.jpgNWAUncompromising and groundbreaking: NWA2014-07-01T20:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/06/20/extremism-or-british-values-in-practice/2014-06-20T10:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/04/10/meeting-the-neighbours-notes-from-yerevan-pt-1/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/republicsquare_armenia_tourism_yerevan_city_pictures.jpgRepublicSquare_armenia_tourism_yerevan_city_picturesYerevan's lovely central square. My flat, me and my neighbour are just off to the right somewhere.2014-04-10T17:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/03/04/yes-really-a-poem-about-the-daffodils-in-the-spring-time/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/daffodil-flowers-30709818-1600-1200.jpgDaffodil-flowers-30709818-1600-12002014-03-05T11:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2014/02/11/solutions-to-the-flood-crisis-an-open-letter-to-the-daily-telegraph/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/datchet.jpgdatchetMiddle-class people flooded: who is to blame?https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/datchet-high-street-in-be-001.jpgDatchet high street in BerkshireFlooding: who is to blame?2014-02-11T13:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/12/17/all-good-beatles/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/john-lennon3.jpgjohn-lennon3Imagine there's no heaven: John Lennonhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/biggie-et-tupac-2002-01-g.jpgbiggie-et-tupac-2002-01-gGod approved rappers: Biggie and Tupachttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hell.jpgHellJohn and George, just out of shot2013-12-17T10:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/10/17/morrissey-autobiography-that-joke-is-now-actually-rather-funny/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/morrissey-autobiography1.jpgMorrissey-autobiography1I can smile about it now...2013-10-17T13:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/10/16/what-do-ledley-king-toni-morrison-and-levi-roots-have-in-common/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/levi-roots.jpglevi rootsHistoric: Levi Roots coming out from under the yoke of Lea & Perrinshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/king-seacole-morrison1.jpgking seacole morrison1Martin Luther King would be happy to be displayed alongside his namesake Ledleyhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/king-seacole-morrison.jpgking seacole morrisonLedley King always knew his peer group was not Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard, but Mary Seacole and Toni Morrison2013-10-16T20:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/10/10/the-poet-wakes-up-and-roams-and-comes-home-and-writes-this/2015-11-04T10:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/07/16/537/2013-07-17T10:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/07/01/laura-robson-a-statement-to-the-british-people/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/laura-robson.jpglaura robsonHappy: Laura Robson after being told Rishi Persad was waiting to interview her.2013-07-01T17:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/05/07/back-in-the-saddle-frank-skinner-live-review/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/frank-skinner.jpgfrank skinnerThe photographer has left a space for David Baddiel to be photoshopped in.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/skinner-and-baddiel.jpgskinner and baddielFrank Skinner giving David Baddiel a hug for having the decency to shave his goatee off2013-05-07T19:08:43+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/03/29/is-higher-education-a-waste-of-time/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/suli-breaks.jpgsuli breaksSuli Breaks2013-03-30T09:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/02/09/the-poet-tshaka-campbell-and-a-joke-about-integrity/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tshaka-campbell-2-hat-poet-hires.jpgTshaka Campbell 2 - Hat - Poet HiResTshaka Campbell2013-02-10T12:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2013/02/03/ben-brooks-is-a-great-new-writer-and-everyone-should-read-his-book-grow-up/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/grow-up1.jpggrow up1Noel Fielding thinks this book is great, as does Tim Key. But it's totally up to you if you want to waste your life reading something that isn't as good instead.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hmv-bag1.jpghmv bag1The HMV dog is listening to St James' Infirmary by Louis Armstrong. The HMV dog is trying to be ironic, in the hope that it will make death easier. The HMV dog is deluded.2013-02-03T22:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/02/09/a-poem-about-snow/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/snow-railway.jpgsnow railwaySouthern Railway working around the clock to clear the snow2013-01-21T19:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/10/05/on-the-road-film-first-review/2012-10-05T07:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/08/28/my-favourite-writer-got-crushed-by-an-israeli-bulldozer/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rachel-corrie.jpgrachel corrieA true hero - Rachel Corrie2012-08-29T06:43:33+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/06/05/have-i-become-a-boring-middle-aged-fool/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/norah-jones-disco-little-broken-hearts-11.jpgNorah-Jones-disco-Little-Broken-Hearts-11Why can't I keep on hating you, Norah?2012-06-05T09:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/05/28/the-ivy-league-professor-and-his-bodybuilder-son/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/muscle-cover.jpgmuscle coverThe greatest autobiography, bar none: Muscle by Sam Fussellhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/muscle-pose.jpgmuscle poseMaking the most of that Harvard education: a built Sam Fussellhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/muscle-pre.jpgmuscle prehttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/paul-fussell-008.jpgPaul FussellNot a great lover of sculpted muscles: Paul Fussell2014-10-11T19:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/04/09/going-back-to-south-hornchurch/2012-04-09T15:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2012/02/26/death-is-different-katie-prices-sunday-sermon/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/katie-price-party.jpgkatie price partyFamily values: Katie Price / Jordanhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/katie-price-book-signing.jpgkatie price book signingBritain's leading writer Katie Price2012-03-06T16:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/12/20/jay-z-the-lessons-from-history/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/joseph-kennedy-sr.jpgjoseph-kennedy-srJoe Kennedy: The US ambassador was orignally a bootleggerhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jay-z.jpgJay-ZHow did Jay-Z rise to the top?https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/shakespeare.jpgShakespeareShakespeare: the original Executive Producerhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/joseph-stalin.jpgJoseph StalinCasually ordering another execution: Joseph Stalinhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/arkwright-1.jpgArkwright 1Duplicitous and money-grubbing: Richard Arkwrighthttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/arkwright.jpgArkwrightAs duplicitous. money-grubbing bastard as has existed in England: Richard Arkwrighthttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jay-z-beyonce.jpgJay-z-BeyonceBeyonce and Jay-Z: in love with the Kennedy-esque idea of the career enhancing marriagehttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/stalin_lenin.jpghttp://earthstation1.simplenet.comStalin used Lenin's memory much like Jay uses Biggie'shttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/smaug.jpgSmaugSmaug: a massive influence on Jay-Z2011-12-22T21:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/12/04/scousers-the-greatest-people-in-the-world-ever/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cilla-black.jpgcilla blackA lorra lorra talent: Liverpool's very own Cilla Blackhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/museum_of_liverpool_04-01-2010_01.jpgmuseum_of_liverpool_04-01-2010_01A very cool building, shame about the exhibitshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ken-dodd.jpgken doddAs funny as he is good looking: Ken Doddhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/barnes-and-beardsley.jpgbarnes and beardsleyHomegrown talent: Barnes and Beardsleyhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/museum-of-liverpool.jpgmuseum of liverpoolNo Mancs, please: we're Scousers2011-12-04T15:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/11/19/movember/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/moustache-man.jpgmoustache man"Grow a moustache in thirty days? Whoever said such a thing deserves to be shot!"https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lemmy.jpglemmyHere is Lemmy's considered opinion of Movemberhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/oliver-reed-moustache.jpgoliver-reed moustacheFortunately Oliver Reed did not live to witness the rise of Movember2012-10-11T22:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/10/25/zumba/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6790.jpg_MG_6790Ooh la-la-la: Purnell meets Wyclefhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6819.jpg_MG_6819https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6724.jpg_MG_6724Chaps: Want to wear a pink sash to work? Join Breakthrough Breast Cancerhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wyclef-and-beto.jpgwyclef and betoThe best of friends: Wyclef and Betohttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/beto-and-amy.jpgbeto and amySimply the chest: Amy Childs and Betohttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mg_6781.jpg_MG_67812011-11-18T16:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/08/27/riot-roots-and-riot-branches/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/recipease-shopfront.jpgrecipease-shopfrontDidJamie Oliver's Recipease eatery inspire the disenfranchised youth of Clapham Junction to riot?2011-08-27T08:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/07/07/weve-all-been-screwed/2011-07-07T22:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/06/18/sneering-and-sanctimonious-purnell-in-ireland/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/guinness1.jpgguinness1Guinness: good for you if you want an early gravehttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cork-airport.jpgcork airportBought but not paid for: Cork's magnificent airport2011-06-18T19:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/05/29/defoe-and-messi/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/giggs-and-messi.jpggiggs and messiThat's for Imogen! Messi humiliates Giggshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jermain-defoe-and-imogen.jpgJermain-Defoe and imogenGallant, noble and chivalrous: Jermain Defoe with Imogen Thomas2011-05-29T22:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/05/18/is-lil-wayne-any-good-at-rap-erm/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nelly1.jpgnellyNelly keeps his name round his neck, in case he forgetshttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nelly.jpgnellyhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lil-wayne-bm09.jpgLil-Wayne-bm09Lil Wayne pretending to think2011-05-18T16:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/04/23/why-a-kindle-is-not-for-me/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/just-the-dick.pngjust the dickShowing greater artistic maturity: G. Smith's 'dick with piss'https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dick-and-balls-edit1.pngdick and balls editA fine example of the 'dick and balls' school of arthttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dick-and-balls-edit.pngdick and balls editAn excellent example of the 'Dick & Balls' school of art2011-05-03T16:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/04/08/grassy-saved-my-life/2011-04-18T12:34:39+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/03/28/justice-4-ashley/2011-04-01T10:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/03/18/nate-dogg-rip-tribute-obituary-to-g-funk-legend/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/550_431_nate-dogg-snoop-dogg.jpg550_431_nate-dogg-snoop-doggDogg Love: Snoop Doggy Dogg and Nate Dogghttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/nate-dogg.jpgnate doggOne of the greats - Nate Dogg2011-03-29T12:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/03/06/how-i-became-a-vegetarian/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/stilton.jpgstiltonA lovely head and shoulders shot of a Stilton. So good, some French don't sneer at it. Occasionally.https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/broccoli1.jpgbroccoli1For shame, I became fascinated by vegetables, and uninterested in meat2011-03-13T11:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/02/22/can-romance-survive-the-national-wedding-show/2011-02-22T00:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/02/16/short-man-gattuso/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pesci.jpgpesciJoe Pesci keeping his short man syndrome nicely under controlhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gattuso-crouch.jpggattuso crouchInfuriated by the beanpole striker, short man Gattuso goes after Crouch2011-02-18T18:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/02/16/a-poem-in-honour-of-president-mubarak-and-other-tyrants-tolerable-to-the-west/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mubarak-and-osama.jpgmubarak and osamaMubarak and Barack Obama, the best of friends2011-02-16T08:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/01/27/brad-pitt-to-play-steve-eisman-in-big-short-film-michael-lewis-at-lse/2011-01-27T22:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/01/26/mark-twain/2011-01-26T17:35:45+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/01/22/who-should-get-the-olympic-stadium-west-ham-or-spurs/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pele.jpgFormer Brazilian soccer player Pele greets guests and journalists as he arrives at a conference during the Congreso Mundial Del Deporte in Mexico CityAn irritating old man who used to be good at football2011-01-22T13:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/01/18/review-russell-brand-booky-wook-2/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/brand-bikini.jpgbrand bikiniYou could call Brand a lot of things, but you could never call him an attention-seekerhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/russell-brand_girlz21.jpgRussell-Brand_girlz2Another quiet night for Russellhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/russell-brand_girlz2.jpgRussell-Brand_girlz2Another quiet night out for Russell2011-01-19T07:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2011/01/09/ricky-ponting/https://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/yosemite-sam.jpgyosemite-samPonting modelled his captaincy closely on the Yosemite Sam modelhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/50585894_punter282.jpg_50585894_punter282Ricky losing his rag, in fine Napoleonic fashionhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/merv-hughes-moustache.jpgMerv-Hughes-MoustacheWith Victorian moustache, bulging eyes and xxxx on the chest, Merv Hughes was the archetypal Aussie cricketerhttps://richardpurnell.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ricky-ponting-paddle-pull-shot-100709.jpgRicky Ponting twatting the ball for fourRicky Ponting in happier times2011-01-09T16:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2010/12/19/sainsburys/2010-12-19T14:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2010/11/06/how-big-is-essex/2023-08-28T15:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2010/10/17/lord-browne/2010-10-17T20:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.org/2010/10/10/memories-of-hastings-pier/2010-10-10T10:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://richardpurnell.orgdaily1.02023-08-28T15:01:02+00:00