I have rid the busted page of horrible artefacts that popped up from orphan code and such like, and the blog is at least readable again. But the song list (the reason you are looking at the blog no doubt) vanished.
I could spend time repairing the list but I may aswell build the new website instead. It will be at www.halfmanhalfbiscuithalfhearted.co.uk
Until I can figure out how to publish effectively to the new domain I'll run this blog and the new site in tandem. My aim is to have the blog/comments structure under the .co.uk site. That should be easy according to the Blogger help pages. Errrrr, no Blogger....I did what you said and my blog got screwed up. Bugger.
EDIT: after much in the dark tweaking I got the blog back as it was. What a waste of a Sunday morning. I have also trialed some web authoring apps including Frontpage, NetObjects, PageBreeze, MoreMotion and Coffee Cup and they all suck. What a load of tosh they were with promised WSIWYG control let down by very poor implementation. I'm off to watch football.
Half Man Half Biscuit Half Hearted
Half Man Half Biscuit Half Hearted
Ah yes. Why spend time typing up the lyrics to Half Man Half Biscuit songs? Because they are gems like no other. We celebrate British bands and artists for seminal musical works (think Bowie or Elvis Costello) and, unless you happen to know the late John Peel's inside leg measurement or you were enlightened as a student, the majesty, wit and sheer intelligence of the HMHB opus is ignored. Shame, shame, shame.
Over the years a number of web sites have recorded some lyrics and a multitude of research notes for the songs [see the excellent www.hmhb.co.uk]. The latter are invaluable to understanding the wide ranging and often obscure historical references. The former are a mixed bag, with only a few songs listed.
So what started out as a full hearted attempt by me to record the lyrics so my sister could understand the songs has developed into a blog post and a project to educate the half-hearted masses and to provide a definitive song list with lyrics.
They'll be other crap on here too such as my own songs "Progressive Dads", "People called Wilson", "Blog-proof iPod", "Armchair Expert" and "Holistically Challenged"- I need to finish writing them first :)
"...Baby I'm from the Wirral Peninsula.
A merciless despot with nothing to lose"
Please note that all lyrics are mostly my interpretation and are presented here to assist you in understanding the songs. They are the copyright of others.
You should also pay a visit to www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/ for HMHB lyrics - a superb site with a superb range of listings
Sunday, 13 April 2008
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Sorry to hear about your technical troubles. Can't help but feel partly responsible; if I hadn't said anything, you might not have been tempted to tweak.
If it's any consolation, at least you can actually watch football; I have to depend on the Grauniad's minute-by-minute online commentaries....
You shouldn't feel partly responsible....just wholly! Hee hee.
Ah well, I got to see two Premiership matches in HD so all was not lost.
Try Wordpress or Drupal.
Depending on who you are hosting with and what you get with your package you should be able to install these..
I shall have a look at both Sir Findo
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