Totty of the Day

John-John and I are off this evening to see the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day!

I'm taking some wet-wipes.

Why do only fools and horses work?

Many happy returns to Michael Douglas (80 years old) AND to his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones (55) today!

More "snippets" today, dear reader...

• Patron Saint news: Our Princess Kylie has announced a massive new tour– her biggest in more than a decade – taking in (so far, as announced) Australia, Asia and venues up and down the UK. Somewhat pricy, inevitably, so I think we may just bask in the memory of seeing her at Proms in the Park back in 2012...

• Comeback news: Former children's-TV-stalwart-turned-cosy-daytime-telly-host Phillip Schofield [see here], whose downfall - he was exposed as having an affair with a younger male colleague while ostensibly married with kids - made tabloid news headlines for months is returning to our screens in a new Channel 5 reality show Cast Away.
• Significant anniversary news: That most British of composers (with an admittedly Germanic name) Gustav Holst's 150th anniversary (which actually fell on 21st September 2024) was (as one might expect) well-and-truly celebrated at The Proms, and on BBC Radio 3 all last week. Lest I be accused of ignoring this milestone, here's one of the most melodramatic orchestral works of the early 20th century, by way of tribute:

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Elysian Singers, cond Susanna Mälkk - The Planets: 'Mars' [Holst, BBC Proms 2015]

• Hard man news: Vinnie Jones, the former top-class footballer who turned his hand to hard-man cinema roles has been announced as the latest new casting in - Only Fools and Horses: the musical in the West End! Gulp.

• And, finally: Happy Comic Book Day! As my regular reader will already know, I am a bit of a "Marvel geek" - and have been ever since I was a kid, when the original Spidey cartoon (and its magnificent theme tune) was a new thing:

Spiderman theme song 1960s

And the weather? Foul, gloomy and wet.

You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

Totty of the Day: "Spiderman - No Way Home" was indeed a joy, for many reasons...

Another glorious Spring day spent in the garden, and it's all coming together nicely. Here's a suitable song for an Easter Sunday:

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python's Life of Brian)

Stay happy, folks!

Spins a web, any size; catches thieves just like flies

Phlox subulata “Fabulous Rose” is a big show-off at them moment in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers
[click to embiggen]

Another gloriously sunny day - yesterday hit 23C in London! - and I'm off for another Marvel-film-fest at our friend John-John's [although I have no doubt there'll be plenty of breaks in the proceedings to bask in the sunshine].

Among the treats on offer is the latest Spiderman: No Way Home, so I thought this might be a most appropriate choon for the day...

Michael Bublé - Spiderman

Don't get sunburnt, kiddywinkies!

More Spiderman here and here.

Thought for the day

“Coming from your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man!”

Is he strong? Listen bud, he's got radioactive blood

The new film Spider-Man: Homecoming, featuring Tom Holland in the role, has been all over the papers today.

I wonder if its theme will be as good as this:

Spiderman theme song 1960s