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Nov
30

SHANE'S DRUNKEN FAIRYTALE

If I should fall from grace with God Where no doctor can relieve me If I'm buried in
3 min read
Nov
21

HONOURING THE PAST

Watching Powell and Pressburger's 'Black Narcissus' (1947) last Saturday afternoon in Avening's Memorial Hall
5 min read
Nov
16

MR GREEN'S CURE FOR THE BLUES

I'd been feeling some late autumn blues at the start of this week and went idly in search
2 min read
Nov
13

SIR BOBBY AND HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL OF THE NORTH

“He was as near to perfection as possible, both as a man and a player,” - Sir Matt Busby Today,
2 min read
Nov
12

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

I find it hard to imagine Tony Bennett experiencing a near death experience strung out on drugs in a bath
3 min read
Nov
12

COME UNDONE

I knew back then I'd hit rock bottom when I started listening to Robbie Williams (the Prince Harry
2 min read
Nov
09

THERE'S A VOICE BEYOND THESE WOODS (MARY MARGARET)

"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’
3 min read
Nov
02

ORPHEUS VS THE UNDERWORLD

“Love conquers. This god is well known in the upper world; But nevertheless, I sense that he also is here,
2 min read
Oct
30

KILLER OF THE GYPSY MOON AND THE PRICE OF GREED

It all starts with oil, by which I mean the two cultural events I watched this past weekend, one sporting,
5 min read
Oct
17

RADIANCE BOOMERANG

Just a quick one. The other day I was informed by Amazon via email that I had sold a copy
2 min read