Last night I was lucky enough to see the new Foo Fighters documentary Back and Forth which was screened for ‘one night only’ in selected UK cinemas (but will most certainly be pushed out on DVD pretty soon). It was followed by an exclusive live performance of their new album Wasting Light.

Why the film was awesome in general

I’ve always been a big Foo Fighters fan, but never a die-hard follower. In fact because of their UK-festival-saturation in the late 90s I actually got really sick of seeing them live. So much so that after the release of The Colour and the Shape I took a break from their music until the release of One by One which re-ignited my interest in the band.

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Rick Stein’s Jack Russell ‘Chalky’ has died at the grand old age of 17 (via BBC News)

I always watched Rick Stein’s shows, not mostly for the cooking but almost certainly to see Chalky in action.

He always reminded me of my own dog Patch (pictured left) who, coincidentally (and quite sadly), died 2 years ago this week (January 4th 2006).

Turns out him and Chalky were about the same age.