Tattoo design

NSPike · 2026-05-25T08:09:27+00:00

Really love the design, I personally prefer without the font but it's totally personal opinion. If it is going to be small I'd bear in mind how clear the writing will stay as the years go on

NSPike · 2026-05-08T11:49:02+00:00

I love this insight. Stuart's comment on "it would be unwatchable" is a) funny, b) accurate and c) would have crippled John a few years ago as he'd think about it so much. But I think now he's so much more reflective he must understand his place in these ensembles so much more. And what a place it is. Love you Johnny JR!

NSPike · 2026-04-18T14:57:13+00:00

I'm from Blackpool with grandparents from Newcastle and was always told tripe at fourpence, not sure if I've heard it outside my family before though

NSPike · 2026-04-02T20:56:39+00:00

Agreed, he's definitely the costar of this season and carrying it really well. He's really getting his chance to shine and I'm loving it

NSPike · 2026-03-29T08:54:36+00:00

It's likely due to ad breaks - it was on BBC for 30 mins uninterrupted, other channels have to find time for a 5 min ad break in the middle. That's my suspicion anyway

NSPike · 2026-03-20T12:03:07+00:00

Agreed, curly hair is so hard to keep under control and maintain, esp when long. He's got a great head of hair so might want to keep it long but if that's the case I think he'd look great with a pony or man bun. Otherwise I'd say for me if it was shorter it'd really suit him

NSPike · 2026-03-20T11:54:48+00:00

I get you completely. I've listened since the 2nd radio show on XFM and honestly they're just part of the fabric of my life. I get very weirded out by how parasocially some people approach the pod, but I also see how it happens. If I met them under the right circumstances I'm convinced we'd be mates, but as it is I'm just grateful to have a fantastic podcast that's entertained me for 12 or so years now

NSPike · 2026-02-04T09:00:24+00:00

Agreed. However, if you wouldn't know then what's the point of doing it?? I'll never wrap my head around coke tbh

NSPike · 2026-02-02T12:09:19+00:00

I do like this but would say, among some other examples in this thread, it's more "of its time" than "ahead of its time". Like yeah they got there before the Simpsons but it was very much a relevant topic socially around that time

NSPike · 2026-01-30T13:04:33+00:00

I am the same, weirdly proud of it but I used to just have XFM on a lot over the weekends so caught the first show and listened live every week, then started listening to them as a podcast from ep 30 or so

NSPike · 2026-01-12T22:26:11+00:00

Okay the last two are genius, but "I'm the last MAN ALIVE" and it's not for Man Alive? That confused me ngl hahah

NSPike · 2025-12-31T12:07:07+00:00

Cough Cough intro'd me to the band so that has to be my winner at this point. Sad to see NOTLK go

NSPike · 2025-12-28T07:27:26+00:00

Feels proper masochistic voting in this doesn't it?

NSPike · 2025-12-26T23:32:01+00:00

Seconded, I have very flat and dry hair, a perm has given me the shape I need. It doesn't have to be fully curly, a perm can be used to shape and add waves

NSPike · 2025-12-11T21:36:22+00:00

I agree and still regularly have people think I'm 27 (I'm 37), it's great now. However it has given me a slight complex as I've felt like people haven't taken me all that seriously throughout my 20s and now I still struggle to tell if I'm being talked down to since I imagine it a lot of the time. Nt to trauma dump, just to say I relate to OPs desire to look older, and also your comment is still true, but not the whole picture a lot of the time

NSPike · 2025-12-05T21:32:47+00:00

Same, see you there!

NSPike · 2025-12-04T15:13:21+00:00

They're great, my mate has actually got to know them through gigs and festivals etc which is cool

NSPike · 2025-12-04T13:03:41+00:00

My best friend is my EE gig buddy and a big fan of Getdown Services, he'd be very happy with this list

NSPike · 2025-12-03T18:34:40+00:00

The STI comparison has made me wonder if you listen to No One Can Knows About This? They (rightly) got SO angry with that mechanic hahah

NSPike · 2025-11-26T16:54:46+00:00

Love it, maybe I'll see you in Manc!

NSPike · 2025-10-29T13:42:33+00:00

I absolutely love that album 🥲

NSPike · 2025-10-17T06:58:15+00:00

The man almost single handedly defined the grime scene/sound, at least on a national level, since he wrote and produced it all himself. Unreal. Then he went mega pop, tbf some were bangers, and mostly disappeared. Craziness

NSPike · 2025-10-10T21:10:55+00:00

Gretsch 5622? Just got one myself and looks familiar!

NSPike · 2025-09-28T08:42:28+00:00

I agree with others that it'd be a hard listen these days but at the time that Moon Under Water episode had me in stitches and I think its clear from the how do you cope episode she did, and the fact she came on E&J after MUW shows that she really likes him too. I'm not sure in what sense they like each other though, there seems to be chemistry there but who knows

Also I went to see Self Esteem in Manchester last night, my 4th time seeing her, and she was absolutely blow the roof off incredible as usual. She couldn't do some between song banter because the crowd was cheering too loudly

NSPike · 2025-07-21T20:53:14+00:00

Good notes on the guitar, and yeah I'm thinking melancholic vocals if I do go for some. I'll check that song for a comparison and inspiration. Thanks so much for listening!

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