Saturday 16 March 2024

Post 501 - A non-animated gramble

 

Welcome to The Grambler, the most ill-informed blog you are ever likely to see.

Stewart was an amazing person - A wonderful husband, a fantastic brother, a loving son and an adored uncle. He was also a brilliant friend and colleague and is missed by so many people. His family are determined that his death will never be in vain and are doing their part to beat bowel cancer for good. We are fundraising for the Bobby Moore Fund which is part of Cancer Research UK and specialises in research into bowel cancer. If you wish to donate to the fund, you can via The Grambler’s Kick Cancer’s Backside (cancerresearchuk.org).

If you haven’t already done so, please read the article which appeared in the Daily Record and learn from Stewart’s story that you must never be complacent. It makes grim reading for us, his family, even though we were beside him throughout his ordeal, or battle; call it what you will. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/heartbroken-widow-geraldine-smith-raises-3452997

Stewart began writing The Grambler when he was between procedures and hoping for some form of recovery. He loved all aspects of football and was a lifelong Motherwell supporter. His wish was that The Grambler should continue after his death and I have been happy to oblige. Read on and enjoy

 

Story Time...

Whatever happened to the live action remakes of old cartoons? They seem to have disappeared of late. There was a time when they were the staple product of the Hollywood studios. Who can forget Casper, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Popeye, Inspector Gadget, George of the Jungle, et al? I know I can.

It was a particularly popular way to make a film without putting too much thought into it back in the 1990s. Strangely, it's a genre that has, apparently, disappeared, unless you count all these nonsensical super hero type films that proliferate these days. They are based more on comics (or graphic novels as anyone who reads such childish matter would call them).

Perhaps Peter Rabbit and Paddington fall into that category as well, except they weren't graphic novels; they actually featured some words.

When did this lifting of cartoons and making live action films begin and why am I wittering on about them?

I'll answer the second part, later but the first part? I would suggest that the first was the 1932 film based on the Little Orphan Annie newspaper strip cartoon; itself beginning in the New York Times on 1924. It even spawned a musical which was made into a film back in 1982.

After that, it seemed that superheroes were what young cinemagoers wanted. Who can forget the Saturday morning kids' cinema superstar, Flash Gordon character which kept children glued to their seats (although that might have been chewing gum) long after their release dates of 1936 to 1940? Gordon, he of the flashness, first appeared in comic form in 1934. The character also got a revival when a film was made in 1980. You probably know the two most famous words in that film spoken, or should that be shouted, by Brian Blessed, 'GORDON'S ALIVE!'

Of the most popular superhero characters you would have expected Batman or Superman to be next to feature on film, but they didn't appear until 1943 and 1948 respectively. And they have been made ever since. No the next biggie on live action film was none other than Captain Marvel in 1941, a character that was only revived as recently as 2019.

Of course, all of the characters thus far mentioned provided pure escapist fun and it has been cited that the reason for their success was down to the USA's need for that escapism back then. It was, after all, a period when the world first went through what was known as the Great Depression followed swiftly by the worst war the world had yet seen. Who could blame them for wanting a bit of out and out nonsense to entertain them?

Back to the world of syndicated comic strips, the next of the comedy type was one called Li'l Abner ( I'm not sure why there is an apostrophe placed where it is) which was released in 1940. A musical version was released in 1959. I'm guessing it was a rather popular character, but probably only in the USA because Abner was a simple-minded, gullible country bumpkin from the deep syuth (trans: south). The comic strip ran from 1934 right through to 1977.

Any road up, why am I telling you all of this? Well, there is another comic-strip-based film series that is due for a reboot, in my opinion. After all, many of the characters already mentioned have been made into films in the more modern era. So why not Blondie? Who, I hear you ask. Blondie, the 1930 comic strip character after whom the 1970s beat combo fronted by Debbie Harry took its name. It is a cartoon series which is still running 94 years on and formed the basis of 28 films produced from 1938 to 1950. It is undeniably popular so why has no film mogul thought to produce any new movie in 74 years?

Maybe now is the time. I was watching a footy match between Manchester City and Liverpool. [Hang on; that's a bit of a leap from film to football. - Ed.] It is indeed, but bear with me on this. It struck me when I watched a certain Belgian player leaving the field that, should he ever wish to pursue a career in show business, he would make a prefect candidate to play Blondie's husband, Dagwood Bumstead. See if you agree...

 

Kevin De Bruyne


 

Dagwood Bumstead

 

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Birthday honours...

Let’s move on to the birthday honours, shall we? Were any famous or not so well-known individuals born on the 9th of March? Of course there were. Here are some that even I have heard of.

Ernest Bevin 1884 - Politician.

Vita Sackville-West 1892 - Writer and gardener(?)

Eric Woodburn 1894 - Actor. Dr. Snoddie in Doctor Findlay’s Casebook.

Colin Thackeray 1930 - Entertainer. At 89, he was the oldest winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

Brian Redman 1937 - Racing car drivey bloke.

John Howard Davies 1939 - Child actor and later TV director and producer. Oliver Twist in Oliver Twist (1948).

John Cale 1942 - Musician. Have a clip. Here’s Night Crawling.

Robin Trower 1945 - Musician. Have a clip. Here’s Bridge of Sighs.

Alexandra Bastedo 1946 - Actress. Sharon Macready in The Champions.

Jim Cregan 1946 - Musician. He features on this,  Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me). Jim’s the one in the bunnet.

Chris Thompson 1948 - Musician. He took care of lead vocals on this, Blinded by the Light.

Neil Hamilton 1949 - Politician.

Bill Beaumont 1952 - Rugby bloke.

Martin Fry 1958 - Musician. Have another clip. Here he fronts ABC on Be Near Me.

Robert Buchanan 1961 - Actor. Ronnie in That Sinking Feeling.

Gary Holt 1973 - Fitba guy.

Katherine Parkinson 1978 - Actress. Jen Barber in The IT Crowd.

Stacey Dooley 1987 - TV presenter.

Now then, what about the 16th of March?

Clive Morton 1904 - Jobbing actor. Commander Rogue in Rogue’s Rock.

Henny Youngman 1906 - Comedian.

Campbell Singer 1909 - Actor. Henry Burroughs in The Newcomers. 142 credits on IMDb.

Norman Wooland 1910 - Actor. Simon Maxie in Cover Her Face.

Eric McKellar-Watt 1920 - Sausage maker.

John Addison 1920 - Composer. He wrote this rousing film score for Reach For The Sky.

Victor Maddern 1928 - Jobbing actor. One of those faces that cropped up a lot in 60s and 70s TV shows and films. He appeared as Ernie in 39 episodes of The Dick Emery Show. 185 credits on IMDb.

 

Victor Maddern - He of the ‘lived-in’ face.

John Leeson 1943 - Actor. You may not know his face but, if you were a fan of Doctor Who, you would recognise his voice as that of K9.

Peter Cleall 1944 - Actor. Eric Duffy in Please Sir! and its spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang.

Graham Cole 1952 - Actor. P.C. Stamp in The Bill.

Cliff Lazarenko 1952 - Darty bloke.

Jimmy Nail 1954 - Actor, singer. Oz Osbourne in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He also had a couple of hits. Here’s one he had with Mark Knopfler, Big River.

Trevor Harrison 1957 - Actor. Eddie Grundy in The Archers.

Matthew Bannister 1957 - Broadcaster.

Denise Black 1958 - Actress. Hazel Tyler in Queer as Folk.

Jennie Eclair 1960 - Comedienne.

Jerome Flynn 1963 - Actor and sometime singer. Bronn in Game of Thrones. Here’s a toon he recorded with Robson Green, White Cliffs of Dover.

Mark Carney 1965 - Money man.

Andy ‘The Hammer’ Hamilton 1967 - Another darty bloke.

Andy Dunlop 1972 - Musician. Guitarist with Travis. A clip? Indeed. Here’s the band’s biggest hit, Sing.

Theo Walcott 1989 - Footy bloke.

Ivan Toney 1996 - Footy bloke.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1997 - Footy bloke.

 

 

I’ve received a letter...

Dear Gramblin Fry,

We did enjoy your band ABC and it was so nice to hear a track by them. Perhaps you could help us by telling us what your first top 20 hit was.

Yours alphabetically,

T. S. Arnott, E. Nuff.

 

 

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Gramble time...

How did our last bet with Bordalkes fare? We won... We really did... Really... Nae kidding. How much, I hear you asking. The grand sum of £3.12 back from our £2.20 stake. Woo hoo! What happened? Read on.

Huddersfield vs Leeds - Away win

Result - Huddersfield 1 Leeds 1

Ooh! ’It the bar!

Patrick Bamford salvaged a point for Leeds United in a feisty West Yorkshire derby against 10-man Huddersfield Town.

Bamford slid in the equaliser midway through the second half as persistent Leeds pressure finally broke stubborn Town resistance.

Leeds’ Crysencio Summerville hit the post in the closing stages.

The Terriers scored in first-half injury time when Michal Helik knocked the ball home on the rebound from close range. However, a deserved red card for captain Jonathan Hogg for a second yellow card left Town playing the entire second period a man down - and they were unable to hold firm.

 

Birmingham vs Southampton - Away win

Result - Birmingham 3 Southampton 4

Wow!

Southampton had to twice come from behind before beating 10-man Birmingham City with a winner six minutes into added time.

Birmingham led through Koji Miyoshi before Adam Armstrong cancelled it out, only for Jay Stansfield to restore the hosts' lead.

Inside the space of seven second-half minutes, David Brooks, architect of the visitors' first goal, then scored the second equaliser. Che Adams put Southampton in front for the first time - and home defender Dion Sanderson was sent off for a challenge on Will Smallbone.

But, although Juninho Bacuna levelled on 77 minutes after Stansfield had hit the post, Saints had the final word when, from a headed Taylor Harwood-Bellis knockdown from a 96th-minute corner, Joe Aribo found the bottom left corner from close range.

 

Plymouth vs Ipswich - Away win

Result - Plymouth 0 Ipswich 2

Yay!

Mickel Miller's volley for Argyle that was blocked on the line was the best effort of the first period.

But Ipswich upped the intensity after the break as Kieffer Moore twice went close before Conor Chaplin fashioned the opener as his deflected shot wrong-footed Argyle keeper Conor Hazard.

Moore sealed the points as he lashed in after a corner was flicked on, before Miller hit the post for the hosts.

 

Shrewsbury vs Blackpool - Away win

Result - Shrewsbury 0 Blackpool 2

Yay!

Goals from Karamoko Dembele and Hayden Coulson secured Blackpool a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury went close when Tom Bloxham sent a first-time cross into the box, but Dan Udoh's diving header was kept out by Dan Grimshaw.

Blackpool were then awarded a free-kick in the 40th minute, from which George Byers' header looped over the Shrewsbury backline but found the hands of keeper Harry Burgoyne.

Three minutes later, the Tangerines opened the scoring when Coulson received a pass in the box and cut the ball across goal for Dembele, who fired past Burgoyne at the back post.

Shrewsbury went close just before the hour mark when Udoh sent a low cross into Jordan Shipley, who fired over from just inside the box.

But Blackpool doubled their advantage in the 84th minute when Dembele's cross found the unmarked Coulson, who headed home.

 

Colchester vs Stockport - Away win

Result - Match postponed

Boo!

Not a bad week, I suppose. Three out of four isn’t so bad. What has The Grambler randomly selected this week?

Game - Result - Odds

Barnsley vs Cheltenham - Home win - 4/5

Reading vs Cambridge - Home win - 4/5

Shrewsbury vs Carlisle - Home win - Evens

Wycombe vs Northampton - Home win - 3/4

Lincoln vs Bristol - Home win - 8/11

The bets have been placed - Ten 20 pee doubles plus a single 20 pee accumulator. If the results go as predicted by The Grambler, the Bobby Moore Fund will be richer to the tune of a whopping

£10.50

A little bit more whopping than last time.

 

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Teaser time...

Yay! How did you get on with the five teasers set last time? Here are the answers.

1. Who am I?

I was born in Aachen, Germany in 1999. An attacking midfielder, I began my senior career at Bayer Leverkusen before moving to Chelsea for a fee of around £62 million. I moved to my current club, Arsenal, for £65 million. I have been capped for Germany 42 times.

Answer - Kai Havertz

2. Which Brazilian has scored four goals in a Premier League match?

Answer - Gabriel Jesus

3. Which Premier League side has drawn the most games so far this season?

Answer - Brighton & Hove Albion

4. Which Mexican player has made the most Premier League appearances?

Answer - Chicharito (158)

5. Which Scottish football stadium can accommodate the most spectators?

Answer - Celtic Park

They were easy, weren’t they? Shall we have five more for this week? Why not...

1. Who am I?

I was born in Bradford in 1991. A right-back, I began my senior career at Newcastle in 2009. Though I spent five years at the club, I played only eight games for them and was loaned out to six other clubs during that time. I then signed with Wigan playing only 13 games in my time there. Again, I was loaned out to another club. In 2015, I moved northwards to join my current club. I was appointed captain in 2018 and have now played over 300 games for them.

2. Who was the first non-English manager to win the English Football League Cup?

3. Which English Championship side has drawn the most games in the current season?

4. Who is Fulham’s current club captain?

5. Which club plays its home games at Ainslie Park?

There you have it. Have fun trying to work that lot out. As always, try and answer them before shouting out Hey Googly, Syria or Alexis. Please feel free to pass on the link to your pals so that they can enjoy The Grambler’s footy teasers too.

 

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Remember the serious message...

As usual (at the risk of repeating myself), I remind you of the main reason for continuing to publish this blog – to raise awareness about bowel cancer. If you have any bowel problems, don’t be fobbed off with the line that you are too young for bowel cancer to be a consideration. Just point your doctor in the direction of (the already mentioned) Never Too Young | Bowel Cancer UK

 

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Please, take a few minutes to watch an informative little video from Mersh (a great friend of Stewart’s).

Click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HWQXMalX4. The amount quoted is miles out of date. The total raised for the Bobby Moore Fund now stands at...

£75,498

 

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And Finally...

And finally, Cyril? And finally, Esther, I am indebted to a Ms. J. Eclair who celebrates her birthday and provides us with a few thoughts to end this week’s edition...

I am very short-sighted, and if I don't like a situation I take my glasses off.

I might be needy, competitive and desperate but it's far better than being wet.

A good fart joke makes me bawl with laughter, so will somebody farting. And the word 'poo.' You can't beat a good poo joke.

My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect!

I'm the least spiritual person in the world. I can't even abide a smelly candle. I know it's meant to make me relax, and that immediately makes my hackles rise.

I'm a schizophrenic mix of wannabe glamourpuss and absolute slob, and my style is very much magistrate-meets-barmaid.

There should be more booing in shops and restaurants and places like that when the service is bad. If you've had a poor breakfast in a hotel, you should put your knife and fork down and boo.

After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad's Army shirts, accessorised by a cat's basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga.

I think my siblings sometimes have to defend me within their social circles - they are both barristers.

I am best viewed from a distance... and at night.

 

 

That’s all for this week folks, but remember you can read the musings of The Grambler every week (well, most weeks) by going to the blog at www.thegrambler.com where you can also catch up on any previous editions you may have missed.

 

Happy grambling.

 

Saturday 2 March 2024

Post 500 - Grambling on and on and on...

 Welcome to The Grambler, the most ill-informed blog you are ever likely to see.

Stewart was an amazing person - A wonderful husband, a fantastic brother, a loving son and an adored uncle. He was also a brilliant friend and colleague and is missed by so many people. His family are determined that his death will never be in vain and are doing their part to beat bowel cancer for good. We are fundraising for the Bobby Moore Fund which is part of Cancer Research UK and specialises in research into bowel cancer. If you wish to donate to the fund, you can via The Grambler’s Kick Cancer’s Backside (cancerresearchuk.org).

If you haven’t already done so, please read the article which appeared in the Daily Record and learn from Stewart’s story that you must never be complacent. It makes grim reading for us, his family, even though we were beside him throughout his ordeal, or battle; call it what you will. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/heartbroken-widow-geraldine-smith-raises-3452997

Stewart began writing The Grambler when he was between procedures and hoping for some form of recovery. He loved all aspects of football and was a lifelong Motherwell supporter. His wish was that The Grambler should continue after his death and I have been happy to oblige. Read on and enjoy

 

Story Time (Part 1)...

Well well well, will you take a look at that? Post number 500. Who'd have thought that I'd still be writing this drivel after all this time?

Much has happened since the start of this, the world's greatest ill-informed blog. Wars, loony presidents, loony prime ministers, a pandemic that brought the world to its knees and, most importantly, the sad death of this blog's founder aged just 28. It's the reason the blog still exists; to raise awareness about the horrible disease that is bowel cancer. Please remember to check out the latest information relating to it by clicking on the links highlighted. And please remember to tell friends and family about its importance.

Okay, lecture over. What earth-shattering topic had caught my eye this week?
Well, since the last edition of your favourite ill-informed blog a certain septagenar... septejen... septegen... bloke in his seventies has retired. Yes Woy... sorry... Roy Hodgson has decided, at the age of 76, to hang up his managerial football boots. Quite right. How can a guy of that age run any club, let alone one in the Premier League? What must training sessions have been like?

'Right lads, our next match is on Wednesday'

'Tuesday boss.'

'Is it? Thanks for that... erm... John.'

'Joel.'

'Yes, I'm fine. Anyway, as I was saying, our next match is on Tuesday against Liverpool.'

'Luton boss.'

'I'm what?'

'We play Luton boss.'

'Do we? I thought they were in the championship.'

'They got promotion boss'

'They have indeed. And I want that from you. The three Es... Emotion, emotion and I forget the last one.'

'No boss. They got promoted.'

'Who?'

'Luton boss.'

'I don't want to get the bus to Luton.'

'No boss. Luton Town. The team.'

'What about them?'

'We play them on Tuesday.'

'Do we? That's news to me. I'm 76, you know.'

‘Yes, we know, boss.’

‘I’ve got all me own teeth.’

Definitely time to go.

For some, though, the lure of running a football team never seems to go away even after they have retired. Neil Warnock, after managing 16 different clubs in England, retired at the age of 74. Sensible guy. Time to relax a bit and tend to the garden.

What? Our Neil? Retire? As if! Take up gardening? Surely not. Surely yes, he finally decided it was time to go and... oh, hang on a mo, he's back again. He has now taken over the reins at Aberdeen.

Yep, Mr Warnock has returned to footy management at the grand old age of 75.

He must be the oldest manager in the English and Scottish leagues. Bound to be.

But is he the oldest in the world?

No chance. There is one manager who, at the age of 77, is still working. Not only that, but the number of clubs he has managed over the years makes Neil Warnock's tally look like a piddling insignificant amount.

Step forward Edoardo Reja, the current manager of Slovenian side Gorica. The number of clubs managed? 24 and (quite possibly) counting.

Looks like somebody wants to die with his (football) boots on.

Story Time (Part 2)...

You may have heard a certain Mr B. Rodgers being interviewed after last week's Motherwell vs Celtic game. He was very reticent about answering the questions being put to him and was quite condescending to the young lady reporter who was doing her best to interview him. And his finishing statement of 'Good girl' was not only sexist but very patronising. I'd imagine he has form in such dealings with female members of the press. Here is an interview which may or may not have taken place...*

'Mr Rodgers...'

'Well helloooo there. Ding dong!'

'If you'll just let me finish this apple-like piece of fruit, I'd like to ask you about today's game...'

'I was just about to remark on what a lovely pear you’ve got, darling.'

'Can you give me an answer as to why Celtic's performance was so poor in the first half?'

'Well, I'd certainly like to give you one. Know what I mean?'

'Yes, that is as may be, but what is your answer?'

'You're making this very hard for me. Phwoar!'

'I think you're the one making it hard.'

'No, it's definitely you that is making it hard. Woof! Down boy!'

'Mr Rodgers, I think you are being very sexist.'

'Too right, darling. This could be your lucky night.'

'Mr Rodgers, have you ever heard of a misogynist?'

'No. Is she as good-looking as you. Eh? Is she a goer? Eh? Eh? Does she like a bit of the old rumpy pum...'

'Thank you, Mr Rodgers.'

'Your place or mine, darling?'

'Mr Rodgers, you are a leering, chauvinistic, misogynistic, woman-hating old sleazeball! I demand that you apologise immediately!'

‘Oh. I’m very sorry.’

‘Good boy.’

*It most definitely didn’t.

 

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Birthday honours...

Let’s move on to the birthday honours, shall we? Were any famous or not so well-known individuals born on the 24th of February? Of course there were. Here are some that even I have heard of.

Lydia Becker 1827 - A leader of the early British Suffrage movement.

John Lewis 1836 - Shopkeeper.

David Langdon 1914 - Cartoonist and illustrator.

Betty Marsden 1919 - Actress and Comedienne. Dame Celia Molestrangler in Round The Horne.

Pat Kirkwood 1921 - Actress. Played Vesta Tilley in The Great Little Tilley and After the Ball. Would you like a bit of juicy gossip? It was rumoured that she had an affair with Prince Philip in the late 1940s.

Richard Hamilton 1922 - Artist. One of the first exponents of pop art.

Jean Alexander 1926 - Actress. Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street.

Brian Close 1931 - Crickety bloke.

Doreen Sloane 1934 - Actress. Annabelle Collins in Brooookside.

Jess Conrad 1936 - Actor and singer. This reached number 39 in 1960, Cherry Pie. Ye gods!

Denis Law 1940 - Fitba guy. He and Kenny Dalglish hold the joint record of scoring the most goals (30) for Scotland. Law scored his in 55 appearances, King Kenny took over 100.

David Gooderson 1941 - Actor. Pathologist in A Touch of Frost.

John Stapleton 1946 - TV presenter.

Rupert Holmes 1947 - Composer, Singer/songwriter, musician, dramatist and author... in fact, a right old smartyboots. Let’s have a clip... other than Escape (The Piña Colada Song)... Here’s Him.

Walter Smith 1948 - Fitba guy.

Dennis Waterman 1948 - Actor and singer. William Brown in William (1962). Shall we have a musical clip? [Must we? - Ed.] Yes.  Here's  For Their Pleasure. [Not for my pleasure. - Ed.]

Richard Digence 1949 - Comedian and singer.

Derek Randall 1951 - Crickety bloke.

Clyde Best 1951 - Footy bloke. Not related to George. Or Pete.

Steve ‘Dobby’ Dawson 1952 - Musician. Founding member of Saxon. Factoid: The character of Derek Smalls in This Is Spinal Tap was based on Dobby. Shall we have a clip? Here’s a live version of Saxon’s biggest hit to date And The Bands Played On.

Crawford Baptie 1959 - Fitba guy. Ex Motherwell, you know.

Robert Hudson 1960 - Actor. Yorkie Smith in The Bill.

Andy Crane 1964 - TV presenter.

Ben Miller 1966 - Comedian, actor and director.

Neil Sullivan 1970 - Footy bloke.

Ryan Fraser 1994 - Fitba guy.

Anthony Gordon 2001 - Footy bloke.

Ramona Marquez 2001 - Actress. Karen Brockman in Outnumbered.

And now let’s have a look at birthdays from the 2nd of March...

Alex Graham 1917 - Cartoonist. He created the hilarious... it says here... Fred Bassett.

Basil Hume 1923 - The well-known cardinal.

Jean Metcalfe 1923 - Broadcaster.

Patrick Nuttgens 1930 - Architect.

John Tusa 1936 - Television executive.

Deddie Davies 1938 - Mrs Little in Chance in a Million.

Hugh Walters 1939 - Mr Little in Chance in a Million. What are the chances of that happening? [One in a million? - Ed.]

Billy McNeill 1940 - Fitba guy.

Jon Finch 1942 - Actor. Voltigern in Merlin of The Crystal Cave. What do you mean, you’ve never heard of it? Neither have I, come to that. Factoid: He turned down the chance to be James Bond in Live and Let Die.

Adrian Metcalfe 1942 - Athleticky bloke.

George Layton 1942 - Actor. Paul Collier in Doctor in the House and its sequels.

 

I’m 82, you know. I’ve got all me own teeth.

Tony Meehan 1943 - Musician. He was the original drummer with The Shadows. He and bass player Jet Harris later left the band to work as a duo. Here is their second hit, Scarlett O'Hara.  I don't recall that in Gone With The Wind.

Stuart McGugan 1944 - Actor. Bomba MacAteer in Tutti Frutti.

Harry Redknapp 1947 - Footy geezer.

J.P.R. Williams 1949 - Chwaraewr rygbi.

John Altman 1952 - Actor. Nick Cotton in Eastenders.

Michael Troughton 1955 - Actor. Piers Fletcher-Dervish in The New Statesman.

Ian Woosnam 1958 - Golfy bloke.

Howard Bernstein aka Howie B 1963 - Musician, producer and DJ. Shall we have a clip? Why not. Here’s Angels Go Bald Too.

Lembit Opik 1965 - Politician.

Martin Gilks 1965 - Musician. Founder member of The Wonder Stuff. Factoid: He was voted the best drummer on the planet in a 1989 NME poll. Shall we have another clip? Indeed we shall. Here’s Don't Let Me Down.

Neil Oliver 1967 - TV presenter and author.

Dennis Seaton 1967 - Singer and record producer. Frontman with Musical Youth. Here’s a blast from the past, Never Gonna Give You Up.

Daniel Craig 1968 - Actor who did take up the offer of playing James Band.

Neil Bell 1970 - Actor. Harry Fenton in Peaky Blinders.

Alexander Armstrong 1970 - Actor, comedian, Radio and TV presenter and singer. In fact, a right old smarty boots.

Dave Gorman 1971 - Comedian, presenter and writer.

Trevor Sinclair 1973 - Footy bloke.

Helen Latham 1976 - Actress. Lucy Milligan in Footballers Wives.

Andrew Strauss 1977 - Crickety bloke.

Chris Martin 1977 - Musician. Frontman for Coldplay. Let’s have a clip. [I hope it’s got a clever video; they always do a good video. - Ed.] Here’s Speed of Sound.

Mark Kerr 1982 - Fitba guy.

Elizabeth Jagger 1982 - Model and actress, it says here.

 

 

 

 

I’ve received a letter...

Dear Gramblin Gilks,

It was wonderful to hear a song from your wonderful band The Wonder Stuff. I wonder if you could answer a question for me. I was wondering if you ever had a number one record. I have a memory that you collaborated with somebody on a song which may have reached the top spot. Am I correct?

Yours in wonderment,

D. Zee.

 

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Gramble time...

How did our last bet with Borkdales fare? We won... and lost. We only lost a few pees, this time, though. £2.10 back from our £2.20 stake. What happened? Read on.

Newcastle vs Burnley - Home win

Result - Newcastle 2 Did I say Burnley? Bournemouth, I meant. 2

Ooh! ’It the post!

Second-half substitute Matt Ritchie converted from close range after the visitors failed to adequately deal with Bruno Guimaraes' inswinging delivery.

Bournemouth will be deeply frustrated not to have claimed all three points at St James' Park after twice taking the lead in an entertaining and, at times, chaotic second period.

Dominic Solanke capitalised on a Martin Dubravka slip to break the deadlock, only for Newcastle to equalise seven minutes later through Anthony Gordon's contentious penalty.

Antoine Semenyo appeared to have earned Bournemouth the victory with a thunderous finish from the corner of the penalty area, but veteran winger Ritchie had the final say.

[Burnley, indeed. You’re as bad as Roy Hodgson. - Ed.]

Norwich vs Cardiff - Home win

Result - Norwich 4 Cardiff 1

Yay!

Josh Sargent scored twice to help Norwich come from behind to thrash Cardiff City.

Norwich dominated throughout and created numerous chances but trailed against the run of play as Jamilu Collins headed Cardiff in front in the first half.

Sargent equalised for the Canaries with a close-range strike, before Gabriel Sara gave the hosts a thoroughly deserved lead with a superb curling free-kick from 25 yards just before half-time.

Sargent volleyed in his second after the break, following up his own initial shot which hit the post, and substitute Christian Fassnacht finished confidently to add a fourth.

Swansea vs Ipswich - Away win

Result - Swansea 1 Ipswich 2

Yay!

Nathan Broadhead raced on to Ben Cabango's underhit pass before coolly lifting a shot into the net to give Ipswich a deserved early lead.

Swansea struggled for a while before finding an equaliser, Jerry Yates touching the ball in from close range from Cabango's knockdown.

But Ipswich quickly scored what proved to be the decisive second goal before half-time, Conor Chaplin finishing smartly from Leif Davis' low cross.

 

Bristol vs QPR - Home win

Result - Bristol 0 QPR 1

Boo!

Ilias Chair's first-half goal sealed an important win for Queens Park Rangers at Bristol City.

The Moroccan international slotted in Lucas Andersen's pull-back.

Robins substitute Tommy Conway shot narrowly wide from a tight angle as the home side searched for the equaliser but the visitors held on to claim all three points.

 

Derby vs Stevenage - Home win

Result - Derby 1 Stevenage 0

Yay!

Joe Wildsmith missed a corner and Sonny Bradley had to clear off the line in the 31st minute, and Wildsmith then rescued Derby soon after when the hosts failed to deal with a long throw and the goalkeeper stopped Jordan Roberts' shot on the turn.

Derby did not register a shot on goal in the first half and they continued to struggle until Kane Wilson surged forward in the 68th minute and played in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, but he fired wide.

Max Bird was denied by a superb Taye Ashby-Hammond save in the 77th minute, but Derby struck late on.

Mendez-Laing cut in from the right and set up Louie Sibley who finished first time from 12 yards.

Game - Result - Odds

Huddersfield vs Leeds - Away win - 3/5

Birmingham vs Southampton - Away win - 17/20

Plymouth vs Ipswich - Away win - 7/10

Shrewsbury vs Blackpool - Away win - 19/20

Colchester vs Stockport - Away win - 10/11

Away, away, away, away... as the old footy chant goes. Something like that, anway. Five aways? Not sure about that. No matter, the bets have been placed - Ten 20 pee doubles plus a single 20 pee accumulator. If the results go as predicted by The Grambler, the Bobby Moore Fund will be richer to the tune of a whopping

£10.22

Naw. Not whopping at all.

 

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Teaser time...

Yay! How did you get on with the five teasers set last time? Here are the answers.

1. Who am I?

I was born in Essen, Germany in 1996. A winger, I began my senior career at Schalke 04 before moving to Manchester City for a reported £37 million fee. In 2020, I signed for my present club, Bayern Munich for 60 million euros. I have been capped for Germany 59 times.

Answer - Leroy Sané

2. Which South African player has made the most Premier League appearances?

Answer - Steven Pienaar

3. How many current Premier League clubs do not have animals on their crest?

Answer - Seven (Arsenal, Everton, Fulham, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United and West Ham United)

4. Which was the last club outside the top flight to reach an F.A. Cup Final?

Answer - Cardiff City (Lost to Portsmouth in 2008)

5. At what stadium did Derby County play their home games before moving to Pride Park?

Answer - The Baseball Ground

They were easy, weren’t they? Would you like another five for this week? Of course you would...

1. Who am I?

I was born in Aachen, Germany in 1999. An attacking midfielder, I began my senior career at Bayer Leverkusen before moving to Chelsea for a fee of around £62 million. I moved to my current club, Arsenal, for £65 million. I have been capped for Germany 42 times.

2. Which Brazilian has scored four goals in a Premier League match?

3. Which Premier League side has drawn the most games so far this season?

4. Which Mexican player has made the most Premier League appearances?

5. Which Scottish football stadium can accommodate the most spectators?

There you have it. Have fun trying to work that lot out. As always, try and answer them before shouting out Hey Googly, Syria or Alexis. Please feel free to pass on the link to your pals so that they can enjoy The Grambler’s footy teasers too.

 

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Remember the serious message...

As usual (at the risk of repeating myself), I remind you of the main reason for continuing to publish this blog – to raise awareness about bowel cancer. If you have any bowel problems, don’t be fobbed off with the line that you are too young for bowel cancer to be a consideration. Just point your doctor in the direction of (the already mentioned) Never Too Young | Bowel Cancer UK


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Please, take a few minutes to watch an informative little video from Mersh (a great friend of Stewart’s).

Click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HWQXMalX4. The amount quoted is miles out of date. The total raised for the Bobby Moore Fund now stands at...

£75,330

 

…..oooOooo…..

 

And Finally...

And finally, Cyril? And finally, Esther, I am indebted to a Mr. R. Digance who provides us with this week’s finishing item. Essex-born Richard Digance followed the likes of Billy Connolly, Jasper Carrott, Mike Harding and Max Boyce as a story-telling folk singer. He was particularly successful in the 1980s when he fronted his own hour-long specials on TV. I thought you might enjoy this early example of his work; here’s Beaver the Believer. Wasn’t that nice?

 

That’s all for this week folks, but remember you can read the musings of The Grambler every week (well, most weeks) by going to the blog at www.thegrambler.com where you can also catch up on any previous editions you may have missed.

 

Happy grambling.

 

Saturday 17 February 2024

Post 499 - More than my gramble's worth

 

Welcome to The Grambler, the most ill-informed blog you are ever likely to see.

Stewart was an amazing person - A wonderful husband, a fantastic brother, a loving son and an adored uncle. He was also a brilliant friend and colleague and is missed by so many people. His family are determined that his death will never be in vain and are doing their part to beat bowel cancer for good. We are fundraising for the Bobby Moore Fund which is part of Cancer Research UK and specialises in research into bowel cancer. If you wish to donate to the fund, you can via The Grambler’s Kick Cancer’s Backside (cancerresearchuk.org).

If you haven’t already done so, please read the article which appeared in the Daily Record and learn from Stewart’s story that you must never be complacent. It makes grim reading for us, his family, even though we were beside him throughout his ordeal, or battle; call it what you will. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/heartbroken-widow-geraldine-smith-raises-3452997

Stewart began writing The Grambler when he was between procedures and hoping for some form of recovery. He loved all aspects of football and was a lifelong Motherwell supporter. His wish was that The Grambler should continue after his death and I have been happy to oblige. Read on and enjoy

 

Story Time...

You may be wondering how I come up with different topics to enlighten you week in, week out. Or you may be wondering why I bother writing such drivel inventive material, in the first place. I get inspiration from the oddest places and this week’s topic was prompted by watching an old situation comedy from the 1990s. Why? Pull up a chair and I’ll tell ee...

The programme’s name isn’t important, but a certain comedy trope is. You see, during this show, our lead female character goes for a job interview. As is standard with sitcom portrayals of such interviews, the interviewee (our heroine) is sat on a chair in the middle of a large office while three severe-looking interviewers ‘interrogate’ her. The comedy comes from the interviewee’s discomfort and her attempts at answers being spectacularly wrong.

It is a comedy scene that has been played out in sitcoms, probably from the birth of sitcoms themselves. A would-be employee goes for an interview under-prepared and the interview panel comprises three or more forbidding-looking people asking questions to trip the applicant up. The applicant is always portrayed as being terrified by the experience and always gives silly or wrong answers to the questions being asked. The meeting can end in two ways. The first is that the applicant leaves the interview almost in tears because of the way they screwed up and failed to get the job. The second is that the applicant knows they have screwed up totally, but, in the old switcheroony comedy technique, is offered the job by an impressed panel of interviewers.

As I said at the start, it is a comedy trope that has been utilised in dozens, if not hundreds, of sitcoms.

It made me think back to some of the interviews I went to when I was of working age. I tended to go for interviews feeling quite nervous, especially if I was applying for a job that I really wanted. Strange that, eh?

Anyway, usually I was interviewed by one person, so there wasn’t that interrogation approach. I generally felt quite relaxed at these. Maybe I didn’t always get offered the job, but I did at least feel that the interview went well.

Sometimes, I knew immediately that I probably wouldn’t get the job. Before a word had been spoken, I knew. This was all to do with the way my hand was shaken as I entered the interview room. Not in the right club. Oh well.

Only on one occasion did I encounter the panel of five people facing me. I should have felt intimidated by this, but I wasn’t. I am an awkward so-and-so by nature and my way of dealing with the situation was this: I told myself that I wasn’t impressed with this company because it wasted far too much time and effort on interviewing people, so I didn’t really want whatever job was on offer. In other words, why the hell were five people using valuable time interviewing me when they should have been doing something more important, like actual work? As it was, I was the one wasting their time. Time for some fun.

I probably did feel a bit nervous, initially, but my attitude soon changed from fear to... bravado seems an appropriate word.

Questions were thrown at me such as ‘What might you change if you came to work with us?’

Answer: ‘I think I’d consider your interviewing setup. I hate overmanning.’

Question: ‘What would you say was your worst feature?’

Answer: ‘You ought to know that is not a question for an interview. Who is going to answer that one honestly?’

Question: ‘Where do you see yourself in five years time?’

Answer: ‘From what I’ve seen so far, working somewhere else.’

And so it went on. I was just winding them up, of course; I really didn’t want to work there. So it came as a bit of a shock that a letter (No such thing as emails back then) arrived after a few days offering me the job.

You’ll be pleased to know that, in true awkward b*gg*r style, I turned it down. Although, I may have twisted things a little by saying that. You see, when I was offered the job, I used it as ammunition to get my boss to offer me more money to stay put.

There was method in my madness... Or should that read madness in my method? Why? Let’s face it, my manager could just as easily have told me where to go.

 

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Birthday honours...

Let’s move on to the birthday honours, shall we? Were any famous or not so well-known individuals born on the 17th of February? Of course there were. Here are some that even I have heard of.

William Cadbury 1867 - Businessman. He wasn’t the founder of the Cadbury confectioners, that was his grandfather. However, it was he who ‘designed’ the Cadbury logo in 1905 which is still used today and is basically the script he used to write his name.

Marjorie Fielding 1892 - Actress. Mrs Chalk in The Lavendar Hill Mob.

Clifford Evans 1912 - Actor. Caswell Bligh in The Power Game.

Ron Goodwin 1925 - Composer. Shall we have a clip? Yes, let’s. He wrote many scores for films such as Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (now better known as the introduction music for the Radio 4 comedy quiz I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue) and Monte Carlo or Bust as well as the music behind the Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple films. He also wrote the music which the Beeb Beeb Ceeb use whenever the London Marathon is televised. Here, however, is arguably his most famous work... and I make no apologies for repeating the link from this week six years back..., 633 Squadron.  Did you spot Angus Lennie aka Hughie McPhee from Crossroads?

Patricia Routledge 1929 - Actress. Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. She sings, as well. Here’s And I Was Beautiful.

Philip Latham 1929 - Actor. Arthur Bourne in The Cedar Tree.

Ruth Rendell 1930 - Authoress. She created Inspector Wexford and wrote 24 novels featuring the character. ITV later dramatised the books and made 48 episodes of The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.

Alan Bates 1934 - Actor. Michael Henchard in The Mayor of Casterbridge.

John Leyton 1936 - Actor and singer. William Dickes, ‘Tunnel King’ in The Great Escape. Also, he had a number one record. Here’s that song, Johnny, Remember Me.

Benjamin Whitrow 1937 - Actor. Robert Douglas in Chancer.

Julia McKenzie 1941 - Actress. Mrs Forrester in Cranford.

Nick Hewer 1944 - TV presenter.

Bernie Grant 1944 - Politician.

Karl Jenkins 1944 - Musician. One time member of Soft Machine. Here’s a track he wrote and played on, Nettle Bed.

Lynn Dalby 1947 - Actress. Hazel Fletcher in Budgie.

Malcolm Rennie 1947 - Fraser in Mr Selfridge.

Prunella Gee 1950 - Actress. Patricia in Never Say Never Again. Factoid: She was the first person to be seen fully naked on British television when she appeared in Shabby Tiger in 1973.

 

I don’t even like tigers

Michael Marra 1952 - Musician. Here’s a song about a Sunday practice in certain parts of Scotland. Chain Up The Swings.

Norman Pace 1953 - Comedian. Half of 1980s’ popular duo, Hale and Pace.

Malcolm Wilson 1956 - Rally drivery bloke.

Angela and Maria Eagle 1961 - Political twins.

Jeremy Edwards 1971 - Actor. Kurt Benson in Hollyoaks.

Lucy Davis 1973 - Dianne in Shaun of the Dead.

Rory Kinnear 1978 - Actor. Michael Baker in Count Arthur Strong.

Rebecca Adlington 1989 - Swimmy bloke.

Bonnie Wright 1991 - Actress. Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter series of films.

Ed Sheeran 1991 - Rather successful singer/songwriter. Shall we have a clip? Why not. Here’s an apt song for this blog, A Beautiful Game.

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve received a letter...

Dear (the late) Ron Gramblewin,

I believe I am not alone in saying it was so nice to hear one of your, I believe, stirring tunes in this week’s blog. I believe you also wrote the score for the 1969 film Battle of Britain which I believe was called Luftwaffe March but was later given a less warlike name which I believe was more acceptable to the Royal Airforce Band who, I believe, enjoy playing it. Do you know what its new title was?

Yours believably,

A. Sess-High.

 

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Gramble time...

How did our last bet with Blorkdaes fare? We won... and lost. Yet again. Could it be worse than last time? Yes it could. 70 pees back from our £2.20 stake. Jeezo! What happened? Read on.

 

Luton vs Sheffield - Home win

Result - Luton Town 1 Sheffield United 3

Wha

Cameron Archer beat Gabriel Osho for pace on the right flank and slotted into the bottom corner before James McAtee converted from the penalty spot as the Blades led by two league goals for the first time this season.

Carlton Morris got one back for Luton, scoring a spot-kick shortly after the break.

Vini Souza restored United's two-goal cushion with a well-struck finish 18 minutes from time.

 

Spurs vs Brighton - Home win

Result - Tottenham Hotspur 2 Brighton and Hove Albion 1

Yay!

Brennan Johnson scored deep into additional time to deliver a come-from-behind Premier League victory for Tottenham against Brighton.

Brighton's Pascal Gross opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Danny Welbeck had been fouled by Micky van de Ven, sending goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way.

Tottenham responded well to falling behind, creating a raft of chances, but Jason Steele made several good saves to deny the in-form Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski, while James Maddison curled narrowly wide.

The momentum remained firmly in Spurs' favour when the second half got under way with Rodrigo Bentancur, Maddison and Timo Werner attempting efforts at goal as the majority of the action took place deep in Brighton territory.

They continued to probe and that pressure eventually told when Pape Matar Sarr latched on to a lovely through ball from Kulusevski before finishing at the second attempt after his initial shot was deflected on to the post.

Captain Son Heung-min was introduced after the equaliser and the forward had a major hand in the winning goal as he laid the ball across goal for Johnson to convert.

 

Wolves vs Brentford - Home win

Result - Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Brentford 2

I don’t believe it!

Ivan Toney scored his third goal in four Premier League games as Brentford clinched a deserved victory over misfiring Wolves at Molineux.

Christian Norgaard put the Bees ahead just after the half hour with a close-range header from a corner.

Craig Dawson thought he had equalised with a glancing header only for the Video Assistant Referee to determine he was in an offside position.

Toney secured the three points 13 minutes before the final whistle with a crisp finish from Vitaly Janelt's low cross.

 

Lincoln vs Fleetwood - Home win

Result - Lincoln City 2 Fleetwood Town 1

That’s more like it!

Promise Omochere (Cracking name of the week, for sure.) fired the Cod Army in front, but the game was turned on its head when Bosun Lawal was sent off for a second bookable offence in first-half stoppage time at Sincil Bank.

The game sprung into live when Omochere nipped between the defence and Lukas Jensen to poke the visitors ahead.

Lawal was booked twice in seven minutes to be shown a red card. First he felled Ed Bishop and was then sent off for his part in a melee.

Lincoln took full advantage as Ben House rose highest to head home Reeco Hackett-Fairchild's cross.

And four minutes later Hackett-Fairchild stood up another cross which fell kindly for Lasse Sorensen to smash home.

Conor McGrandles could have put the game to bed but was denied by a super Jay Lynch save.

 

Blackpool vs Oxford - Home win

Result - Blackpool 1 Oxford United 1

Ooh! ’It the woodwork!

The Tangerines led through a goal from Matt Pennington in the first half, but Mark Harris got the visitors back level three minutes later.

A header from Pennington opened the scoring in the 18th minute after Blackpool captain Ollie Norburn found the centre-back from an Albie Morgan corner.

Oxford were quickly level when Elliot Moore set up Harris to finish from close range following a scramble in the Blackpool box.

The U's continued their pressure and Harris was denied a second after his goal-bound shot was impressively blocked by defender Marvin Ekpiteta.

Oxford went within inches of an 87th-minute winner but Billy Bodin's header struck the woodwork (See? Told you.).

Two out of five seems to be the best The Grambler can muster these days. Come on, Grambler, pull your computery equivalent of socks up. What has he/she/it randomly predicted this week.

Game - Result - Odds

Newcastle vs Burnley - Home win - 10/11

Norwich vs Cardiff - Home win - 5/6

Swansea vs Ipswich - Away win - 10/11

Bristol vs QPR - Home win - 20/21

Derby vs Stevenage - Home win - 20/23

Well, the bets look okay on paper [On a computer screen, surely. - Ed.] but I can see a few upsets; probably a draw or two. No matter, the bets have been placed - Ten 20 pee doubles plus a single 20 pee accumulator. If the results go as predicted by The Grambler, the Bobby Moore Fund will be richer to the tune of a whopping

£12.06

A whole 4 pees whoppinger than last week.  Whoop de doo.

 

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Teaser time...

Yay! How did you get on with the five teasers set last time? Here are the answers.

1. Who am I?

I was born in Redbridge, England in 1999. I am a right back and have been at Chelsea throughout my senior career, apart from a loan spell at Wigan Athletic. I have been capped for England 16 times. A big clue to my identity is that I am currently Chelsea’s captain.

Answer - Reece James

2. Which current Premier League club beat the cup holders Arsenal in the League Cup Final of 1988?

Answer - Luton Town

3. Which Scot was named Middlesbrough player of the year in 2010 and 2012?

Answer - Barry Robson (Gissa job)

4. Which Nigerian has made the most Premier League appearances?

Answer - Shola Ameobi

5. Which club plays it’s home games at Sixfields Stadium?

Answer - Northampton Town

Shall we have five for this week? Aye, go on, then.

1. Who am I?

I was born in Essen, Germany in 1996. A winger, I began my senior career at Schalke 04 before moving to Manchester City for a reported £37 million fee. In 2020, I signed for my present club, Bayern Munich for 60 million euros. I have been capped for Germany 59 times.

2. Which South African player has made the most Premier League appearances?

3. How many current Premier League clubs do not have animals on their crest?

4. Which was the last club outside the top flight to reach an F.A. Cup Final?

5. At what stadium did Derby County play their home games before moving to Pride Park?

There you have it. Have fun trying to work that lot out. As always, try and answer them before shouting out Hey Googly, Syria or Alexis. Please feel free to pass on the link to your pals so that they can enjoy The Grambler’s footy teasers too.

 

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Remember the serious message...

As usual (at the risk of repeating myself), I remind you of the main reason for continuing to publish this blog – to raise awareness about bowel cancer. If you have any bowel problems, don’t be fobbed off with the line that you are too young for bowel cancer to be a consideration. Just point your doctor in the direction of (the already mentioned) Never Too Young | Bowel Cancer UK

 

.....oooOooo.....

 

Please, take a few minutes to watch an informative little video from Mersh (a great friend of Stewart’s).

Click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HWQXMalX4. The amount quoted is miles out of date. The total raised for the Bobby Moore Fund now stands at...

£75,330

 

…..oooOooo…..

 

And Finally...

And finally, Cyril? And finally, Esther, I am grateful to a Miss P. Routledge who finishes off this week’s edition. Yes, I know you’ve already had an item from her as a singer, but I always enjoyed her as the character Kitty from Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV. So, here is a little clip from that mid 1980s show. The sketch was written by Victoria Wood and Dame Patricia plays her to perfection, but I wonder if Roy Clarke, the creator of Keeping Up Appearances saw the makings of Hyacinth Bucket in Kitty. Do you agree?

 

That’s all for this week folks, but remember you can read the musings of The Grambler every week (well, most weeks) by going to the blog at www.thegrambler.com where you can also catch up on any previous editions you may have missed.

 

Happy grambling.