The legendary story of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” recording session has it that Syd Barrett shuffled totally unnoticed into the studio. The exiled founder of Pink Floyd, cut adrift from the band for years, was recognised only once the rest of the band started listening to this stranger’s listless mumblings. Barrett was...
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Whenever I meet up with my Spurs-supporting cousin, we always play a game. We rattle off name upon name of comically and chronically bad players — Vinny Samways (in his blue phase), Justin Edinburgh, Darren Caskey, Dean Austin, Earl Barrett, Alan Biley, Mikel Madar, Brett Angell, and Marc Hottiger always get a mention. However,...
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