Rick Brindle

Ronnie James Dio And I’m probably biased on this, because he’s my favourite singer ever. I’ve seen him play live many times, with Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven and Hell, which of course was also Black Sabbath by another name. His voice and lyrical theme combined to make him legendary. He was always a strong personality, and that led to some good opinions about him, some not so, but the one thing everyone agreed on was that he was a singer first, last and always, and he was thoroughly focussed on it. He always delivered, either on record or on stage. Simply untouchable, may he rest in piece. Amy Lee I saw Evanescene just the once (so far), back in about ‘03. I’d heard the Fallen album, and I was sold. And on the back of one album, the band headlined Wembley Arena, which is pretty damn impressive. The band more then stepped up to the challenge, and Amy Lee’s voice was just immense. I’m really really glad that both her and her band have gone the distance, they absolutely deserve it. Joey...

Answering as a Brit, I can really only give a beer and peanuts pub discussion answer, and I’m more than happy to be corrected by anyone who’s better informed than me. So, I suspect that he’d only reject the results is the Republicans lose, and lose control of one or both houses of government. He’s certainly got form for it, denying that he lost the 2020 election, and we all saw how that turned out. I remember watching that on television, and it was second only to 9/11 in terms of the most shocking thing I’d ever seen happen in America. I simply couldn’t believe what I was watching. So it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that he does reject the results, and may even revert to type and phone officials and ask them to ‘find’ votes. As to what happens, if Trump/the Republicans lose the mid terms, one can only hope that the civil/statutory apparatus will kick in and the will of the electorate simply prevails. A few years ago, that wouldn’t even be questioned. Now though, and only base...

  It most definitely could be. The Kukri is a Nepalese utility knife primarily designed for chopping, whether that be vegetation, crops, wood, animals or people. It’s the national weapon of Nepal and it’s been made world famous by the Nepalese Gurkha soldiers, who are themselves justifiably world famous. Typically, the scabbard would also contain a smaller utility knife and a sharpening tool. It’s a very versatile tool, and also a fearsome weapon. It would definitely be valued after the apocalypse, and that means it would definitely be around. Sister Alex   Cold Steel on the Rocks   We Are Cold Steel   Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard   It's Not For Everyone   Charlie Scudsen, An American President

  You will never know everything about the RAF Regiment before you join, so don’t beat yourself up if it doesn’t turn out as you expected it to, and don’t believe any of the ‘you came to them, they didn’t come to you’ bollocks. We all make mistakes, and sometimes signing on that dotted line is the biggest one you’ll ever make. And if it is, it’s okay, you’re absolutely not alone, it happens. At it’s core, the RAF Regiment is a job, just like any other. You’re there because you’re paid to be there, and if you like it, as far as the brass are concerned, that’s neither here nor there, just like any other job. And let’s be honest here, whatever path took you to the careers office, you’ll never really know what you’re letting yourself in for until you’ve passed out from Basics and been posted to your first unit, by which time it’s too late to leave easily, quickly or cheaply. At that point, your options are that you love the whole thing, which is fine, or you don’t really love the whole...

  I’d go with Eddie Horniman from The Gentlemen. Here’s a posh guy who manages to live in a fucking huge house, smack bang in the middle of an even huger estate, who deals with a massive stonking family debt brought on by utterly incompetent brother. He’s savvy enough to navigate the world of weed production without any prior knowledge, and he manages to do all of that successfully, and without coming across as a complete tit. Right from the start, he’s the ultimate problem solver. When he was an Army Captain, he performed effortlessly well as a UN peacekeeper, making sure that potentially complex situations were resolved in a calm, logical way. Suddenly in charge of the family estate, he dives straight into the role and takes control. Then, once he realises that the place has been under-written by a potentially very dangerous weed growing gang, and his brother is in huge debts to an actually dangerous rival drug gang, Eddie navigates a way through every problem that comes his way,...

  It really depends what the weather’s doing. The average maximum temperature in Britain in July is 19.4 Celsius. So if it’s a sunny day and the temperature is hovering around the 20 mark, and it’s not raining, then I guess we wouldn’t be depressed at all. Thanks to human-caused climate change though, we can expect things to get a whole lot hotter from here on in, but I suppose everyone on the world now has to contend with that. Similarly, if July 4th falls on a Monday, I don’t suppose you’d see too many people in a particularly good mood. And if there are things going on in the world of sport at that time of year, to say nothing of the result, that might impact on the national mood. Charlie Scudsen, An American President   Cold Steel on the Rocks   We Are Cold Steel   Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard   It's Not For Everyone   Sister Alex   But other than that, the 4th July is just another day, not really much different to the 3rd or the 5th.

  Any bladed weapon will do you just fine. You won’t have to worry about ammunition, stoppage drills, noise pollution. You’ll likely need a fair bit of upper body strength, but hey, what else will you have to do ith your time apart from exercise? The only bit of upkeep you’ll need is a bit of sharpening and maybe a bit of oil. But if you want even more basic, there’s always the club/blunt instrument. Great for upper body strength, and even less upkeep than a sword. Either or, whatever works best for you. Sister Alex   Cold Steel on the Rocks   We Are Cold Steel   Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard   It's Not For Everyone   Charlie Scudsen, An American President