Saw the headline on www.nme.com that Martin Gilks, former member of The Wonder Stuff was killed in a motorcycle accident on Monday.

The Wonder Stuff were, and still are, one of my favourite bands. The type of group that are sadly missing in todays (mostly) sterile, play it safe arena for publicity and promotion savvy 'pop stars'. A band who quite happily stuck two fingers up whenever they wanted, yet still didnt give a toss about being lambasted by 'serious' music lovers who found them too pop.

Sod em was the attitude - we play what we like, and whatever genre that fits in to, so be it.

Martin Gilks, two legs of the original eight legged groove machine.

Yet another glorious weekend is fast becoming a memory as the week grinds in to gear. Boo hoo.

So, a bit later than normal, heres my 'some things I learned and did this weekend' post...

Stuff

God bless alcohol and chips. Marvellous combination isnt it. Chips for tea, bottle of wine, looking pretty fine lol, followed by more drinks than were planned. Curses, best laid plans and all.

Hangover Saturday, followed by the 'cure' (no, I dont mean Robert Smith et al performed an impromptu concert in my room, although I did look like him, lol).

Southampton, shopping, bargain dvd, drinks with some friends, and the mythical cheese and jalapeno pepper sandwich stack with spring rolls. In years to come, thats going to be coveted as much as the, erm, ark of the covenant.

Dog Soldiers. Funny film, forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Mr Pertwee - under-rated? Or just a lucky role he picked. Mind you, hes good in Equilibrium too.

Sunday, shopping and sea front and snacks. Yummy. Love the sea, and water, dont know what it is, but something about it just brings out this weird calmness and tingle in me. 'Tis nice to wander by the water though. Except for the horrendous wind. And there was a certain young lady running around frightening the seagulls and causing pensioners to wind up their car windows.

Primark - or is it pronounced primark? lol never can tell - I dont care how cheap I sound!! How many bargains can you pick up there!

Finally did my housework and cleaning. Well, most of it. Still got some vacuuming to do and footwear to clean. I forgot I actually had desk space and shelves. Sorry dust mites, time to squat elsewhere.

Random

- Its Anthony Perkins and Robert Downey Jrs birthday today. Chin chin.

- How did the turkey get its name? Well, it all started long ago, and went something a little like this:

"There are a number of explanations for the origin of the name of Thanksgiving's favorite dinner guest. Some believe Christopher Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, and believed the bird he discovered (the turkey) was a type of peacock. He therefore called it 'tuka,' which is 'peacock' in Tamil, an Indian language.

Though the turkey is actually a type of pheasant, one can't blame the explorer for trying.

The Native American name for turkey is 'firkee'; some say this is how turkeys got their name. Simple facts, however, sometimes produce the best answers—when a turkey is scared, it makes a "turk, turk, turk" noise

- Martin Luther King was assassinated on this day in 1968

- There is only one tube station name which does not have any letters of the word "mackerel" in it - St John's Wood

When I found this, I thought that Id found the answers to my prayers!!

Many a time Ive glanced the pages of Q magazine, scouring the 'Where are they now?' section in the hope that it might show someone interesting.

But nowhere on the web could I find a similar service.

So, when I happened upon this site, it got me all excitable.

Alas, although its fun, its not got nearly enough 'missing in action' former celebrities on it.

And it also details cartoon characters! What do they mean, where are they now? They arent real!

Still, its vaguely interesting, despite it containing very obvious entries, and some of the 'facts' being slightly out of date.

What I want to know is -

Where is Ponchs partner from CHiP's? (Can never remember his name)

What happened to Flowered Up?
Candi Flip?
The Pasadenas?
The Reynolds Girls? (I'd rather Jack...)
Is Richard Marx still waiting?
Are Kula still Shakers?

On the other hand, thank god (or insert relevant deity) that we dont know what happened to:

That bloke who did the Cha Cha slide
Rednex
Glen Medeiros

Hmm..........who else???