too much talent ... so much the future

sach ... calm down

bob ... you heart josh

Vogel ... put your clothes back on

best rock n roll (in the truest sense of the phrase) band on the planet
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in the shadows lurk ...

loved the graphic novels
lovin this ...

say goodnight to the daylight

a heritage unsurpassed ...

robert wyatt ...

few words can do justice to a genius ... tender , heartfelt and courageous will start ...

buy the new record on domino records ... another hero of mine Lawrence Bell ...



this guy is what its meant to sound like ... unashamedly british ... honest to the last ... i am not worthy but fucking proud to know of him

mr costello ... you should be proud too ...

tears , rage and ultimately superb ...

i raise a glass ...

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thank god for jetlag ...

so vogel has jetlag and puts together a playlist ...

when i have jetlag i experience menopausal flushes and tend to moan a lot ...

if only i could string together a set list like this when im sober ...

excellent stuf ... educational too !

its like the open university on line

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www.blacklodges.com

brilliant comedy ...

this kills me every time ...



love it
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some words ... the year that was ...

2007: THE YEAR THAT ...

THE YEAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
THE YEAR THAT ETHNIC MINORITIES STILL WIPE YOUR WINDSCREEN
THE YEAR THAT SPIRALLED OUTTA CONTROL
THE YEAR THAT INSPIRED ME TO DIG A DEEP HOLE
THE YEAR THAT MADE ME WANNA CLIMB RIGHT IN
THE YEAR THAT POLITICS SHOULD BE BURNED IN A STEEL BIN
THE YEAR THAT I TRIED TO KICK AGAINS THE PRICKS
THE YEAR THAT'S STILL GOVERNED BY HICKS
THE YEAR THAT'S THE SAME AS MOST OTHERS
THE YEAR I MET NICE NEW SISTERS AND BROTHERS
THE YEAR I DECIDED TO ACT ON SOME SHIT
THE YEAR THAT TILL NOW AINT SEEN ME GET BIT
THE YEAR THAT I TOASTED ONE YEAR WITH A WOMAN WHO TOOK MY NAME
THE YEAR THAT I FOUND HUMILITY TO TAKE ON SOME BLAME
THE YEAR THAT I REALISED I WAS NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME
THE YEAR I SAW GROWTH, DEATH AND THE BEST BIT, NEW BIRTH
THE YEAR THAT THUS MADE ME HAPPY TO BE ON THIS EARTH

PEACE

let the rain come ...

so its one of those monday mornings ... if i were to be residing past sheffield it would be referred to as 'grim up north' ... i wanted to go for a run this morning but such was the conditions i thought no ... enjoy a coffee and a long hot shower ... in the shower i started to sing what i think is one of the Beatles greates t ever moments .... and this song is way ahead of its time ... pay attention to bassline ... and the harmonies ... frikkin genius

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essential sweet soul song ...

'william bell - i forgot to be your lover '

wow !

stephen monaghan - i forgot how good this song is

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we take it for granted ...

TAKE A LEAF OUT OF FORREST'S BOOK ...

but someone i know has just started walking ... my main man Archer J Dawson is now mobile and abls to walk solo ...

letting go of a couch was the last step to freedom ... hey matt n cat ... i am stoked for ya both ... now watch him go ... isnt this called the ransacking period ?! ;)

March on archer march on
oh the couch is behind ya now
may your feet carry you well
from the living room to all over this town

Marcher Dawson ... you the man x

something has to give ...

i have a theory on violence, binge drinking and other motley pursuits in london ... it basically comes down to a basic element as the quark is in physics ... and the basic element is the tube ... ahhhhh london underground you need to be pulled from 'neath the earth shredded and replanted in away that would provide efficient and relatively care free journeying to the work place ...

pour example ... this morning following hurricaine esque conditions prevailing through the night we awoke to find 'bits of debris' all over london ... thus the debris hits the tracks and tubes are delayed ... so why isnt there someone who can move it !!!

instead there is still frikkin debris on the tracks at 10am ... if this was Japan a laser would have been pointed at said debris and the debris incinerated like in a sci fi film thereby allowing travelling to go on and NOT grind to a halt. But oh no ladies and gents this is london thus two men probably around the ages of 70 per man probably called mo and cliff too were deployed to lift and pick debris from the line ... can anyone else see where i am going ... i hope so as iam not going to for fear of offending everyone (including the elderly) and they dont deserve that ...

so to bring me round to the point that i was stressing at the inception of this wee piece ... as soon as i EVENTUALLY alighted from the Hammersmith and City line this morning i wished i had a hip flask full of brandy to calm me down such was the grrrrrrr that had built up inside ... i also called somebody a c**t for the seond day running as they shoved me through a barrier ... i am a placid man but gee this is getting hard to take ...

and before anyone thinks it ... i know i should cycle but its 8.5 miles each way and i end up being a sweaty wreck ... and i dont like it ... so there !

my solution is this ... take a German town planner a Japanese train desiger and some swiss scientists and get them to oversee a regeneration of the underground system because its present state is driving a man to drink and violent thoughts and actions ... and we dont need that ... i dont need that !!

Pacifist x

sneaker, TAYLOR, pointer, shoe !

You know what i like ... success stories, stories that include hard work and toil, some blood n sweat and then deserved sucess ladies and gents ...

My good Buddy Gareth is what i like to call a success story ... he has also 'made it' in a good way ... toiled, observed, and respected ... and the result of the aforementioned characteristics ... POINTER FOOTWEAR.

Pointer is a footwear brand that you should know ... it has streetwear influences to its style yet also has gentlemans styling thrown in too to give the product a contemporary meets heritage twist. Attention to detail and fabrics is second to none and thus they look good.

wear with : chino, suit, denim ... versatile !!
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1935 ... a good year for BADMINTON and pumps

I just want to say that im sat here in my fresh out the box JACK PURCELL trainers and feeling pretty good.

Jack Purcell Canadian Badminton world champion got his signatire shoe in 1935. Heritage is a good thing. makes it feel genuine.

Converse make them now and have done for many a year {www.converse.com}however they were initially designed by Purcell for BF Goodrich rubber company.

the now ubiquitous chuck taylor, albeit a great boot is worn by EVERYONE ... give the Jack Purcell some attention, looks good, feels great and stands out.

BRING BACK JACK

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worth the wait ... frikkin understatement !!

so after a week of bowing to the corporate order and attending and helping with launches and openings of stores, books and frikkin crisp packets ... i finally got some me and my buddies time ... doing what I wanted and what made ME happy ... like genuinely beaming and feeling like my soul had been saved and that i hadnt sold my time and energy to the corporati !! thankyou to music and ...

THE FELICE BROTHERS !!

Yes finally the band that i feel i have been waiting for all my life for rolled into town and played for over an hour ... i cant quite sum up the emotion but its somewhere between tears and an orgasm ... the songs that i have had on repeat for the last 6 months were finally being played by my new heroes on a stage ... me,matt and his wife Cat MATT N CAT !! (my good lady was ill and had to go ... gutted ... for her as much as anything else !!however the recurring nightmare that i had been having where sue (mi lady) left london with the lead singer could now not manifest itself into reality !!!) were in for an entertainment ...

I digress ... they came, they skulked around before the gig looking moody and then they stepped on stage ... it was like jekyll and hyde complex ... the moodiness ... GONE ...the entertainers were born ... it was like the sons of Mr Bojangles were dancing, stomping and delivering the sweetest blues, chants, melodies, and country soul folk music in the world ...

i welled up, i got down, and we sang along ... it was fantastic ... i wont ever forget it ... i have said it befoe on my conversations with you all but I URGE URGE URGE yoou all to invest in this bans music ... you will be released

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