Bibliogryphon

Congrats @Captain Hemlock My cup experience is over for another year. See you next February when most of my 2024 picks will probably still be alive

I am thinking the point where Tommy Steele enters into contention must be approaching

April Fools Day 36 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape 33 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 30 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 30 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 27 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah 26 Rihanna — SOS 26 Kate Nash — Foundations -3 25 Arctic Monkeys — Brianstorm 25 Christina Aguilera — Ain’t No Other Man 24 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Dani California +4 24 The White Stripes — Icky Thump 24 Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me  24 Embrace — Nature’s Law 24 The Killers — When You Were Young 24 Fall Out Boy — This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race 23 Infernal — From Paris To Berlin 23 Mary J. Blige & U2 — One 22 Booty Luv — Boogie 2Nite 21 T2 ft. Jodie Aysha — Heartbroken 21 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand — Let Me Think About It 20 U2 & Green Day — The Saints Are Coming 20 Avril Lavigne — Girlfriend 20 Mutya Buena — Real Girl 20 Maroon 5 — Makes Me Wonder 17 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone — Ridin’  17 Cascada — Everytime We Touch  16 Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes 16 Bodyrox ft. Luciana — Yeah Yeah -3

Congrats @MariNisia 1924 William Russell/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Gudrun Ure 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 William Kennedy/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Petula Clark 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

@MortalCaso gets a fourth hit but a first in F1. @Death Impends gets a fifth hit (second in F1) No new ways to win this time

Current Scavenger Hunt Pick!!!!

31/Mar/2024 35 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape 31 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 30 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 29 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 27 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah 26 Maroon 5 — Makes Me Wonder 25 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Dani California -2 25 Kate Nash — Foundations -2 24 Cascada — Everytime We Touch 24 Arctic Monkeys — Brianstorm 24 Fall Out Boy — This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race 24 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand — Let Me Think About It -2 23 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone — Ridin’ 23 The White Stripes — Icky Thump 23 Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me 23 Christina Aguilera — Ain’t No Other Man 22 Embrace — Nature’s Law 22 Take That — Rule The World 21 Infernal — From Paris To Berlin 21 T2 ft. Jodie Aysha — Heartbroken 21 Booty Luv — Boogie 2Nite 21 Mary J. Blige & U2 — One 21 The Killers — When You Were Young 21 Bodyrox ft. Luciana — Yeah Yeah -2 20 U2 & Green Day — The Saints Are Coming 20 Avril Lavigne — Girlfriend 20 Mutya Buena — Real Girl 19 Just Jack — Starz In Their Eyes 17 Rihanna — SOS +2 06 Justin Timberlake — My Love 06 Rihanna — Unfaithful

March 30th 31 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape 31 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 27 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 27 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah 27 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 25 The Killers — When You Were Young 24 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Dani California +2 24 Fall Out Boy — This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race 24 Arctic Monkeys — Brianstorm 24 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand — Let Me Think About It -2 24 Kate Nash — Foundations 23 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone — Ridin’ 23 Maroon 5 — Makes Me Wonder 23 Christina Aguilera — Ain’t No Other Man 22 Mary J. Blige & U2 — One 22 The White Stripes — Icky Thump 22 Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me 22 Cascada — Everytime We Touch 21 Embrace — Nature’s Law 21 Infernal — From Paris To Berlin 21 T2 ft. Jodie Aysha — Heartbroken 21 Booty Luv — Boogie 2Nite 20 U2 & Green Day — The Saints Are Coming 20 Avril Lavigne — Girlfriend 20 Mutya Buena — Real Girl 20 Take That — Rule The World 20 Rihanna — Unfaithful 20 Bodyrox ft. Luciana — Yeah Yeah -2 19 Rihanna — SOS +2 18 Just Jack — Starz In Their Eyes 11 Justin Timberlake — My Love 11 Eric Prydz ft. Floyd — Proper Education 11 LL Cool J ft. Jennifer Lopez — Control Myself 09 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland — Ayo Technology -2

Not a game ending hit nor does it put anyone into a winning position. @arghton now has two hits in different categories and @MariNisia has two hits in three categories

29/03/2024 27 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 27 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape 26 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 26 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah 25 Cascada — Everytime We Touch 25 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone — Ridin’ 24 Fall Out Boy — This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race 24 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Dani California +2 23 Arctic Monkeys — Brianstorm 23 Kate Nash — Foundations -2 22 Mary J. Blige & U2 — One 22 Maroon 5 — Makes Me Wonder 22 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand — Let Me Think About It 22 Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me 22 Christina Aguilera — Ain’t No Other Man 21 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 21 Embrace — Nature’s Law 21 Infernal — From Paris To Berlin 21 The White Stripes — Icky Thump 21 T2 ft. Jodie Aysha — Heartbroken 21 Booty Luv — Boogie 2Nite  21 Just Jack — Starz In Their Eyes 21 Bodyrox ft. Luciana — Yeah Yeah -2 20 U2 & Green Day — The Saints Are Coming 20 Avril Lavigne — Girlfriend 20 Mutya Buena — Real Girl 20 Take That — Rule The World 19 The Killers — When You Were Young 19 Rihanna — Unfaithful 19 Rihanna — SOS +1 17 Eric Prydz ft. Floyd — Proper Education 17 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland — Ayo Technology 17 LL Cool J ft. Jennifer Lopez — Control Myself 17 Justin Timberlake — My Love 15 Fergie — Big Girls Don’t Cry +1 10 Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana — Run It -2 08 Shayne Ward — No U Hang Up / If That’s OK With You

Thu 28 Mar 22 Eric Prydz ft. Floyd — Proper Education 22 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape 22 Fergie — Big Girls Don’t Cry 22 Rihanna — SOS +1 22 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Dani California +2 21 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah +1 21 The Killers — When You Were Young 21 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 21 Infernal — From Paris To Berlin 21 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 21 Arctic Monkeys — Brianstorm 21 The White Stripes — Icky Thump 21 Mary J. Blige & U2 — One 21 Maroon 5 — Makes Me Wonder 21 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand — Let Me Think About It 20 Embrace — Nature’s Law  20 LL Cool J ft. Jennifer Lopez — Control Myself 20 Rihanna — Unfaithful 20 Christina Aguilera — Ain’t No Other Man 20 Cascada — Everytime We Touch 20 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone — Ridin’ 20 U2 & Green Day — The Saints Are Coming 20 Justin Timberlake — My Love 20 Booty Luv — Boogie 2Nite 20 Just Jack — Starz In Their Eyes 20 Fall Out Boy — This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race 20 Avril Lavigne — Girlfriend 20 Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me 20 Mutya Buena — Real Girl 20 Kate Nash — Foundations 20 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland — Ayo Technology 20 Shayne Ward — No U Hang Up / If That’s OK With You 20 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 20 Take That — Rule The World 20 T2 ft. Jodie Aysha — Heartbroken 18 Shayne Ward — No Promises -2 18 Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana — Run It -2 18 Bodyrox ft. Luciana — Yeah Yeah -2 14 Cliff Richard — 21st Century Christmas / Move It 14 The Pussycat Dolls ft. Will.I.Am — Beep 08 Lee Mead — Any Dream Will Do

The thing that is keeping the Conservative Party together is the infrastructure All the local Conservative associations around the country are an important activist base and revenue stream Both sides (and here I am assuming a crude division between One Nation and Far Right Loons Free Marketeers) will want to hold on to the local associations. It will be a bloodbath because within each local association there will be a huge split and remember Liz Truss got the leadership with the rank and file membership voting her in. Sunak was the preferred choice of the Parliamentary party)

I did say we would be done by Good Friday

Congrats @Summer in Transylvania 1924 William Russell/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Gudrun Ure 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 William Kennedy/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Petula Clark 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

27.03.2024 63 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 40 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 31 Kelis — Trick Me -3 24 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 17 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +4 15 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls -3 14 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound

Tautology alert

26/03/24 59 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 27 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 27 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 25 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 20 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +4 20 Kelis — Trick Me -3 20 Kelis — Milkshake 14 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3

Quite a lot unfortunately

Before Covid we were in an Italian restaurant and for my desert I have an italian take on Rhubarb Crumble. It was a ravioli filled with rhubarb and a crumble topping served with custard. The expression my wife gave me was like I was committing every possible crime against food

Now we finally got a QO for Vernor Vinge I am now fourth in the Theme team league I might get vertigo

25/03/2024 55 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 32 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 29 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 29 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 28 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -2 27 Kelis - Trick Me -2 20 Kelis — Milkshake  16 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +4 10 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath -2

I think this round will be over before Good Friday but I am not sure anyone is safe

Updated

24/Mar/2024 51 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 38 Kelis — Milkshake 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 35 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 29 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 28 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -6 26 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 26 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +4 21 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 20 Kelis — Trick Me

47 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 37 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 37 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 31 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +2 30 Kelis — Milkshake +2 30 Kelis — Trick Me -3 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 26 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 22 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 14 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 09 Jojo — Leave (Get Out)