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The 90s indie band Sleeper was the inspiration for the phrase "Sleeperbloke", referring to the disparity between the glamorous singer Louise Wener and the other frequently ignored members of the band (who tended to be far more anonymous and stood at the back). This pejorative term was used by music press journalists and musicians, to refer to any person of limited standing within a band or an especially drab and unremarkable individual.

The 90s indie band Sleeper was the inspiration for the phrase "Sleeperbloke", referring to the disparity between the glamorous singer Louise Wener and the other frequently ignored members of the band (who tended to be far more anonymous and stood at the back). This pejorative term was used by music press journalists and musicians, to refer to any person of limited standing within a band or an especially drab and unremarkable individual.

If you had a TI-99/4a back in the day, this was the best game to have, no contest.

Fans of Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece The Shining will have theories as to what's going on in this hotel room.

Mission patch for the doomed Mars mission in the classic 1970s science fiction film Capricorn One.

Another in the "logos of yesteryear" series. Southern Television was an independent television franchise in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. This was their logo and it's a rich childhood memory, hence my attempt to replicate it. Right now, I guess it would also suit southerners.

Ankh is the symbol of mythical refuge Sanctuary in the classic 1970s science fiction film Logan's Run.

"However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light." A quote attributed to the late film director Stanley Kubrick. Illustrated here with a black and white behind-the-scenes from the filming of A Clockwork Orange.

Another in the "logos of yesteryear" series. Associated Television, or ATV, was an independent television franchise in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. This was their logo and it's a rich childhood memory, hence my attempt to replicate it.

Back in the day (way, way back in the day) this was the official logo for all audio tape, as originally specc'ed by Philips.

You've all seen the "Lennon & McCartney & Harrison & Starr" kind of shirt. Well here's one for fans of The Wedding Present, in recognition of the fact that David Gedge is the one constant of the band.

Squirrels. They're nuts, aren't they?

Inspired by lineman Roy Neary's pickup truck in Steven Spielberg's classic 1970s science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

If you love camping, then you'll often be intense.

Another old joke, recycled, this time with an ornithological angle. Because "puffin" sounds a bit like "nothing", see...?

Back in the day (way, way back in the day) this was the official logo for all audio tape, as originally specc'ed by Philips.

Be(ware) an unreliable narrator.