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And nothing’s ever worth the cost

I am not much of a sportsman. I blame the school system for my lack of interest when I was younger. Greneway focused on basketball, hockey and athletics (try high jumping in a sand pit). At Meridian it was a term of football, a term of rugby and a term of athletics, with cross-country (badContinue reading “And nothing’s ever worth the cost”

It Flies Sideways Through Time

It is funny to have two songs on this list with Lemmy as a vocalist. Lemmy from Motorhead. Lemmy with a voice like gravel combined with misaligned gears. He was in Hawkwind – a band that has existed for 50 years with a rotating line up, styles changing all the time. I only really loveContinue reading “It Flies Sideways Through Time”

You puttin’ me through changes

I maintain that the sixties (the sixties being defined as 1963-72 as a cultural phenomenon) was the defining cultural period of the second half of the twentieth century. I do not know how well the Carry On series of films are known outside the UK, they seem so rooted in British ideas of class andContinue reading “You puttin’ me through changes”

She ain’t no human being

Are you a citizen of the UK or a subject in the UK? Whatever you think it is the latter. We are not even citizens of our own country we are all subjects of the monarch. I remember Princess Anne’s wedding, but it was Charles and Diana’s wedding that annoyed me first. Not only theContinue reading “She ain’t no human being”

Exit light. Enter night.

This is the comic for people who do not like superheroes. Mainstream and accessible, though with a goth sensibility. It has tenuous links to the DC Universe, but you need no pre-knowledge to understand the series. The Sandman. All 75 issues and assorted on-offs were written by Neil Gaiman. It was structured in a wayContinue reading “Exit light. Enter night.”

He takes off her dress now

I love Southend. It is one of most Brexit supporting places in the country which shows that they cannot see that the damage has been done by the Tory party not the EU. But it is the seaside town I like, not the residents. To be fair a lot of the residents are ex-East Londoners,Continue reading “He takes off her dress now”

Something always fires a light that gets in your eyes

This is a big thank-you to Graham Wright. Living in the musical wasteland that was most of Brightlingsea he sent me a tape of two Rush albums. I had only heard of them just before I left Royston when our maths teacher, Mr Stevens, let us do an end of year quiz and one personContinue reading “Something always fires a light that gets in your eyes”

Rollergirl, don’t worry

Dire Straits were never fashionable. They emerged from South London with two albums – Dire Straits and Communique – in a post punk scene where their melodic rock and Mark Knopfler’s virtuosity were totally out of place. These two albums are not really worth searching out, apart from the song that looked like it wouldContinue reading “Rollergirl, don’t worry”

From the pouring rain, very strange

The Beatles were your Dad’s band. A relic of the past with the individual ex-members producing music that probably would not have got the attention it did without their legacy. Dad had the second Beatles album and I listened to it, but it seemed like nothing special. Like many things you had to compare itContinue reading “From the pouring rain, very strange”

Tonight I should have stayed at home

First there was Joy Division and their lead singer committed suicide (https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/1803 ). A lot of bands would have folded in the face of this. They didn’t but nor did they keep the Joy Division name, linked forever with the late Ian Curtis. Instead they added a new member and renamed themselves New Order (bothContinue reading “Tonight I should have stayed at home”