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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Sochi today: Glastonbury-on-permafrost, hairbitch, and Jenny Jones goes bronze #Sochi2014
The Glastonbury fields are frozen, paved over; essential festival attire is a BBC Sport puffa. Headliners New Kids On The Block are replaced at the last minute by local tribute band NKOTB – Russian for colourless rainbow – who clutch … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Clare Balding, Felix Loch, Glastonbury, Jenny Jones, Motley Crue, Rock You Like A Hurricane, Scorpions, Sochi
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