CHOICE QUOTE NO. 1

Choice quote no 1: Jonathan Freedland in the Guardian, describing the surprising electoral success of the Israeli pensioners' party:

Their victory press conference was like a TV sketch: they had to ask the reporters to keep the noise down, because they didn't hear so well. One activist in his late 50s was asked what he was doing there. "Every party has a youth wing," he replied.

Choice quote no 2: Robert Gordon in MOJO, describing Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel":

In 2006, it still sounds like phone sex on outdoor speakers, more akin to stop-time striptease music than established pop hits.

Choice link from anally fixated Kate Bush fan: this from Stoney's Zone.