"a snidey, sarcastic, slippery little git who can't be bothered to back up his silly notions and vague musings with any evidence.

Seems even Shimrod has got your card marked, old man."

I was, of course, aiming those remarks at 'glueman', SO'P - and you know it. It is very mischievous to suggest that they were aimed at Jim Carroll!

Jim may be, like me, a bit grumpy at times - but he is always very direct and is never 'snidey' or 'slippery' and has plenty of evidence to back up his thoughts. Unfortunately, his conclusions don't always agree with your preconceptions (or 'glueman''s) - hence all this silly bickering.

No doubt this will prompt accusations of 'sycophancy' or some such tedious nonsense. But I happen to fervently believe in the importance of conclusions based on real evidence and not just 'make-it-up-as-you-go-along' notions.