The headlines today are full of tributes to the legendary Chuck Berry, who has passed away at 90, so he has done well against some of his contemporaries. Credited with being the man who started Rock and Roll, his songs have been covered by nearly every major act.

Amongst the many tributes, I found this; it puts him in a place no other musician will achieve.

Elsewhere in the news is the story that the successful marketing campaign for dinosaurs has claimed another victim. Monopoly allowed the public to decide on their tokens and Thimble, Wheelbarrow and Boot got the boot and joined Iron who was rejected for a cat a few years ago. Welcome T-Rex, Penguin and Rubber Duck. We all love dinosaurs, safe in the knowledge that there is a 66 million year air gap between them and us and we will not meet one as we cut across the park on the way home from the pub. The historical reasons for the tokens that rose from the depression has been lost and modern populist themes sweep them aside. Progress, I suppose, as we no longer like history that has any unpleasant side to it, Jurassic Park and Happy Feet win the day.

Go Johnny Go