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3-2 for Germany. Headed goal from Khedira at 82 mins. Is that it?

Good header from Jansen.

Excellent volley shot from Forlan (at an awkward angle) on 51 mins. gives Uruguay a 2-1 lead. Forlan now has five goals.

1-1. On the half-hour an excellent counter-attack by Uruguay leads to goal by Cavani.

1-0. Germany take the lead after about 20 mins. Mueller scores his fifth goal of the tournament with a rebound shot off a Scweinsteiger long-range shot that the 'keeper could only parry.

Good opening comment from the commentator -"these are two teams that have richly entertained us over the last few weeks."

Uruguay at full-strength. Suarez back from suspension. Germany is decimated by injury and flu: Lahm, Podolsky,and Klose are out. Mueller is back from suspension. Uruguay have the chance now to steal third place, but I still rekon Germany will get it. Thoughts?

Thanks. Yes, I'm very familiar with that track. I'm a big Roy Harper fan - got half-a-dozen of his LPs on vinyl. I didn't realise, though, that it was the Grimethorpe Colliery Band on that track. By the way, in North America the HQ album was re-titled When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease and the cover art and photographs have a cricket theme. I used to play that track a lot when I was a DJ for my university's radio station.

What a coinicidence! I watched the film Brassed Off last night, which includes the wonderful music of that band (called the Grimley Colliery Band in the film).

Also of interest then would be the director's cut of Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii. It's almost three hours long, released in 2003, featuring eight songs. The original version of the film (1972) was only about an hour long, with just six songs. The Director's Cut has extensive interview segments and footage of members of the band doing overdubs for Dark Side of the Moon in the Abbey Road studios (these sequences are actually staged for the film, since the LP had already been recorded.) If you're a Floyd fan, this is one you ought to see.

Cliff and rock 'n' roll? You meant this one, eh?!

Handel - Concerti Grossi, op. 3 (for string orchestra). Played on period instruments; conducted by Christopher Hogwood. Lovely stuff!

After watching Germany's first game (a master class of how to pass the ball and how to run off the ball), and then watching us play the USA and Algeria, I am very, very nervous.

He played in one game only - against Mexico.

Old Speckled Hen Fiddler's Elbow Santa's Butt Moose Drool (from Montana) Arrogant Bastard (from California)

Woops! Wrong sport's term, but same concept. But as a confirmed pedant, I'll accept your pedantry.

Football has been quite good. And less cynical play this time (so far). But the vuvuzela white noise is a major annoyance. And the commentary of John Helm is very irritating, with non-stop blather full of hypothetical comments, endless repetitions, irrelevant statistics, and constant stating of the obvious.

Why so negative? They topped their group. They held England to a draw. They came back from a two-goal deficit to earn a draw against Slovenia. And they took Ghana to overtime in a last-sixteen game. Not bad. And as far as their temperament was concerned, they played fair and showed a never-say-die attitude. I didn't want to see them progress at Ghana's expense, but you have to admit they've done well.

If you really mean that, you are very wrong.

In addition to all the vinyl LPs on Parlophone and Apple, I have two or three dozen Beatles and solo-Beatles vinyl singles (45 rpm), with original picture sleeves, on Apple. Some of them must be worth a few bob. I also have the entire audition the Beatles did for Decca Records on January 1st, 1962 on a set of singles. There are twelve songs on 6 vinyl 45 rpm singles - different colours too! (green, red purple, yellow, etc.). Must be bootleg releases. I wonder what they're worth now? BTW, the chief A&R man for Decca at the time, **** Rowe, turned The Beatles down after their audition with the classic comment: "Groups of guitars are on the way out". How wrong could he be, given what would emerge in the next few years. I don't think I would sell any items from my extensive Bealtes collection (vinyl, CDs, DVDs, magazines and books). I'm a collector, not a seller! P.S. I wasn't intending to use a swear-word there, but the short form of Richard, is shown as ****. Not every Richard is a ****!

35 years now and no problems!

Love is Strange by Jackson Browne and David Lindley - a recently-released 2 CD album recorded live in March 2006, during a tour of Spain. The band includes half-a-dozen of Browne's Spanish musician-friends. Lindley is featured on a few of his own songs on the first disc, but it's pretty much all Jackson Browne material, featuring fresh arrangements and interpretations. A good bet for those who like these guys!

Oh, yes. She sang in Stevie Wonder's backing band Wonderlove in the '70s. Stevie produced Perfect Angel. Riperton was celebrated for her five-octave vocal range - she could hit notes that only dogs could hear!

Stream of unconsciousness more like it.

You ask whether Britain would be better off if we'd sided with Hitler. [Obviously not, BTW - if you know anything about the nazi regime.] And then you title your thread "The Christian Attitude of the British". Explain to me how Christians could support Hitler. Perhaps you should read some history; and then read some theology.