Mr Owl PhD

I think any claims that Leicester were right to sack Ranieri are undermined by this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39125968

Quite a good line up, though not sure I'll go given that it'll be on the telly in some form. Pleased to see it's in Glasgow. I was pretty much certain it would be, but nice to see in any case.

My favourite song of the year so far is by the 'Turkish Future Islands':

Tara Palmer-Tomkins-offed: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/08/tara-palmer-tomkinson-dies-aged-45

A Blakiston's Fish Owl, from Hokkaido in Japan. They're ace.

Maybe she wants Brendan Rodgers to be their coach.

Tam Die-ell: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38764220

It's 'Goodbye Goodbye!' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38718282

Heyhoe let's go... Don't know if she was a Ramones fan though.

Onyeabor no more (sadly): http://pitchfork.com/news/70968-william-onyeabor-dead-at-70/ Fantastic man

Lord Snow-done-for: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38611497

Do I not like that.

Zsa Zsa no more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38360302

Quite a tricky year to assess for music, with a lot of patchy or 'quite good' albums but not many that really excelled. Probably more a year for individual tracks than whole albums. Anyway, these were ones that I thought had a bit extra: Kevin Morby ‘Singing saw’ Flock of Dimes ‘If you see me, say yes’ Form A ‘Physicalist’ Hannah Peel ‘Awake but always dreaming’ Honeyblood ‘Babes never die’ Laura Gibson ‘Empire builder’ Let’s Eat Grandma ‘I Gemini’ Preoccupations ‘Preoccupations’ Angel Olsen 'My Woman' Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani 'Sunergy' Not sure of the best, but possibly Kevin Morby.

Some recent details on Dani Osvaldo here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/15/anti-sports-personality-year-awards-2016 I'm looking forward to hearing his music.

Tevez is all about the accordian these days:

AA ill: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/dec/10/aa-gill-dies-weeks-after-revealing-he-had-cancer-in-restaurant-review-sunday-times

John Glenn returns to the heavens: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38257445

Greg 'Late': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

Big Mac and Dies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38162497/inventor-of-the-big-mac-dies-aged-98

11 minutes past 8 is an odd time to close.

He can't get out, he's dead, like a fool he's in a morgue: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38129229 Fun fact: 'Colonel' is his real name.