What else did you get for Christmas?!

Apologies, readers if I come across a little short this evening.

As I tap away, the next door neighbours - The Cattleman and Lasso (collectively known as The Stupids) - are belting out backing vocals to Peter Gabriel - The Wonder Years - Live!

Mr Gabriel's artificial drums and bass are droning through our zincalum-clad, fibro walls. And Hazel informs me the horror show's been going on all day.

It's not that I dislike elevator musac from the early to mid 1980s.

It's just that I'm more of a Howard Jones man.

And their cheap-arsed compilation doesn't even include Games Without Frontiers.