The most controversial post I made was the one where I said that I hated musicals. Now Chicago should be an open goal as I am a sucker for fiction set in the interwar period; I am actually fond of tap dancing, and like the music of that period. But why waste time with aContinue reading “I made a lot of mistakes”
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To pay the rent now to pay our share
One of the worst things that the western world has done has been the way it treated indigenous peoples across the world. In Australia children of the native inhabitants were removed from their families in the period from 1905 to 1967 and placed in “white” homes or church missions. The practice continued into the 1970sContinue reading “To pay the rent now to pay our share”
There’s a band playing on the radio
Roxy Music are two groups. There is the innovative band that was effectively co-fronted by Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno in the 1970s. Eno left over clashes with Ferry and then the group went on hiatus in 1976. Famously they always had a woman on the cover of their albums. They reunited in 1979 andContinue reading “There’s a band playing on the radio”
Ride out protectors of the realm
Unpopular opinion – Black Sabbath were a better group with Ronnie James Dio as a lead singer. I remember discussing this with Jason Sainty back in 1992 and he was sceptical. To be fair most people are. It isn’t just that I think Dio is the best metal singer ever (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/09/05/just-like-somebody-slammed-the-door/ ), I mean thisContinue reading “Ride out protectors of the realm”
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery
I hate being ignorant, or rather not knowing about things. It is certainly impossible to know about everything, but I am thinking about how you can be frozen out of whole conversations or discussions because you just know nothing. This was hardest at school – at middle school I had no idea who any filmContinue reading “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery”
Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Garth Ennis is like marmite. People either love his work or hate it, and for good reason. His work is full of grotesque people and horrific images. He is definitely behind Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison in the pantheon of British comic writers. He had a run writing Vertigo comics’ Hellblazer that IContinue reading “Nowhere is there warmth to be found”
In this world we’re just beginning
After the Go Gos split up for the first time (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/09/07/when-you-looked-at-me-i-shouldve-run/ ) Belinda Carlisle went solo, as lead singers do. Her first album made no impact in the UK, but the title track of her second album was a huge hit. I actually prefer the third album, Runaway Horses, as it is more consistent. CharlieContinue reading “In this world we’re just beginning”
While you sleep there’s a whole world coming alive
Cult television is a weird and wonderful thing. In the 70s and 80s specialist magazines talked about old shows but seeing them was another matter. The birth of Channel 4 was a real bonus as they did repeat some of these series from the late 1960s and early 1970s, usually quite late at night, butContinue reading “While you sleep there’s a whole world coming alive”
You’ll never be denied
What rights do parent have over their children? To their minds and their bodies or even their lives? It starts with religion. Religious people can be very zealous in the belief that their religion is right, yet the overwhelming majority of people are the same religion as their parents. How many of those people haveContinue reading “You’ll never be denied”
Arm yourself because no one here will save you
James Bond films were a big thing in the 70s, partially because no film was on TV until five years after being at the cinema so if you missed a film it would be ages before you could see it. I have re-watched them as comfort relaxation in lockdown and they weren’t so comfortable afterContinue reading “Arm yourself because no one here will save you”
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