Dan Waddell

@danwaddell.bsky.social

Last of the gang to do time

Even the most hardbitten rock & roll animal wasn't immune to Dolly Parton's loving wisdom. She represented the best in us, kindness without being sappy, wiseass without being mean & always self-aware. "They ask me how long my hair takes to do but I don't know, I'm never there when it happens!" RIP.

There’s a scene in Endeavour that shows a group of university students blowing hunting horns as they chased a black guy down the street. That came to mind when I saw that Private Eye podcast clip about Jason Arday.

The only real conclusion I would draw is maybe we should all think a bit more about how our culture uses the phone screen to separate us from the idea there are people on the other side. This is not a new observation. This is not something I’ve been particularly good at myself, either.

Fair play to New Zealand. They’ve been great. Nathan Smith in particular was fantastic. One word of advice lads, from someone who just spent two days in Nottingham this weekend - pick your pub to celebrate in wisely.