Britain's Got Talent : Susan Boyle : A star is born.

Surely one of the most wondrous things any one of us could ever witness would be the actual birth of a star.

Well, never let it be said that we don't pamper our readers.

Prepare to be privileged.

Prepare to have the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

Prepare yourself for a large lump in your throat.

Prepare, perhaps, even for a tear or two.

Prepare for proof positive that this old Britain's Got Talent.

** N.B. Please ensure your speakers are switched on ~ and that the volume is turned up.

** P.S. Remember Paul Potts?

Sell your Seagram's stock

Ron Wood

Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones has checked into rehab and will be giving up alcohol. Shares of Seagram's, Miller Brewing, and Guinness all dropped by more than 10% in response to the news.
So what's made Wood get on the wagon? Rumor has it that his wife is leaving him after Wood was caught shacking up in Ireland with 19-year-old Russian waitress:


Ekaterina Ivanova

I guess if you're a Rolling Stone, that's just another day at the office.

(cross posted at appletree)

This Old Brit Proudly Presents - Neil Diamond - Glastonbury '08

Oh, how we wish we'd been able to get down to Glastonbury last week. But hey, sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles, eh? And, we'd promised ourselves we'd post this a little earlier in the week but, like we just said, sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles. Anyway, better late than never.



We wonder.

Who here remembers Neil Diamond as well as we do?



Who here was, and is still is, as great a fan of his as we always were, and still are?

Well .... whatever.

Thanks to Great Britain's great [annual] "Glastonbury Festival" and the wonderful, wonders of the BBC ... here's where you can see, hear, sing along and even tap your feet too.

So ensure your speakers are switched on, the volume's turned right up, your voice is in fine enough fettle and that you've got some brand new 'stompers' on.

Ready? Steady?

Right then, what are you waiting for? Just click and enjoy -- Mr Neil Diamond!

(Cross posted at 'appletree')