1986 DIED: Phil Lynott (37), Thin Lizzy frontman, in UK, The Boys Are Back In Town
10.10
Cheeky trivia: The side of a hammer is called its cheek.
13:41
Honey dope test fail! Leading female tennis pro suspended for taking cocaine. I'd snort a white line off her racket any day, if I wasn't trying to defeat crime in Finglas and Foxrock. Erm, sorry, Marianna, on principle I can't snort coke off your tum. I'll lick a shot of tequilla off your backside if you like. Give us the salt and lime, there. (And a package of crips.)
18:17
One shower of snow and the whole country is sliding out of its traffic jam straight into the ditch at the side of the road. It's freaking cold out there though.