'And there in their hundreds are the lads that will never be old'

Ninety years ago today, the Battle of the Somme began; the details are too well known to be rehearsed here. A miserable, sad business: sorrow for all those young men, both those who never came home and for those who did, is the dominant note, I think, albeit tinged with pride at the courage shown - and horror at what humanity can do. The best and worst in our natures lies so close together.

SPOILERS FOR "ARMY OF GHOSTS", and speculation ahoy!

( Don )

Fred Trueman †2006

I can't possibly do justice to Trueman, a wonderful cricketer and a true character, so instead I shall link to the BBC TV obituary. Its take on him is arguably somewhat bland, but it has the advantage of showing some wonderful footage of him at his best - his action was truly a thing of beauty.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/ukfs_sport/hi/av/nb_rm_fs.stm?news=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&nol_storyid=5136832

My father was once looking for the biography of Harry Truman, Plain Speaking. He eventually tracked it down, filed under 'cricket'. Which is, in a way, a tribute.

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WB are jerks. They've sued a Canadian folk group called 'Wyrd Sisters' for copyright infringement.

Given that it's a reference to Shakespeare, extremely unfair. (Will they sue Pterry next?)

ETA

No, WB aren't the jerks here. Serves me right for jumping in to comment on something I know nothing about, and thanks to all those who put me right. Sloppy, tree_and_leaf, sloppy.

And the point remains that anyone suing anyone else for a Shakespeare reference is either thick or greedy - or both.