Being the borderline OCD dude I am it usually irks me when real life gets in the way of my blogging, I’ve just been too busy and/or too tired to do it much justice this week. I’ve just come back from a few days in London where we (in no particular order) were invited to visit Parliament*, spent a lot of time walking around the older bits of the city, went to see Jersey Boys**, went to see the poppies commemorating the British casualties of WWI at the Tower of London^ and walked over Tower bridge, a building I have been obsessed with since I was a kid. Beautiful, vibrant city – loved going, glad I live in a sleepy backwater.
So by way of a filler track, second-to-last track on Side 2 of the LP? or maybe just a bonus 12″ remix, have some eye candy; my Halloween Cramps review will have to wait another year, you’ll live.
(sound of gentle snoring fills the air)
463 Down.
*law making institution, not supersonic-psych-funk dudes.
**am currently obsessed with the song ‘Walk Like a Man’ like I haven’t been obsessed with a single song for years.
^very moving.
The Cramps will wait….the Cramps will always wait.
Just waiting for humanity to let our guard down, before striking.
The poppies are incredible. Fantastic pictures, you have a great eye.
I’ve tried to maintain a one-per-day post minimum, with the exception of Christmas Day and Boxing Day (thought I usually end up posting on Boxing Day anyway). It’s hard work though, but I’ve done it because I have a huuuuge well of reviews that I wrote a while back, that just need to be polished and updated.
However, that well has run dry, at least as fast as music is concerned. I have probably a month worth a movie reviews in there but I don’t want to get too much into movies.
So having said all that, I think 2015 will be the year I have to slow it down to 1 post every 2 days, or 4 posts a week, or something like that. Believe it or not like you I have a life too! Music is just such a huge part of my life that it’s a daily thing anyway, whether I write about it or not.
Thank you that’s very kind – I was pleased with them this time around, especially the one of my daughter and the poppies. I need to stop buying vinyl and buy a proper camera one day.
The poppies have proven so popular they’re now telling people not to come and see it, closing the nearby tube station! Bizarre.
You have a phenomenal work rate Mike, I’ve always been incredibly impressed. I never have any ‘in the bank’, I just write and post and then, usually go straight to bed because it’s gone 1am.
I think you need to speed it up rather than slow it down, just plug directly into the matrix – beam your thoughts instantly onto your blog as you hear the music.
I love London! Don’t get to go enough… too expensive!
I do too in short bursts. It was good to have a bit of a blow out too, after all it’s not like we have a major present giving festival on the immediate horizon … oh, bugger!
Not… Whitsunday?! I’d forgot it too!
You have dishonoured your ancestors.
I will self-flagellate myself in accordance with our ancient traditions.
Please no photos!
A selfie-flagellation you mean?
I just out-loud-laughed. If only there was some quick way to write that.. OLL? Reckon it’ll catch on?
Heh heh probably! We’d have to all agree to use it from now on.
OLL !
Haha I totally OLL’d.
Wait! I was also gonna mention – JERSEY BOYS rocks! Love it! I saw it 4 years ago in Toronto. I’d go see it again in a heartbeat!
It was great, the talent of those actors was amazing.
Lovely pics! I laughed at your “self-indulgent nonsense” tag.
Thank you – it’s all the blog is really, truthfully! But that’s the fun too.
One of Lennon’s finer quotes – really nice poppy picture too
Thank you. It is a very moving tribute.
Nice pics man. Shame you didn’t get the pig inflated in time.
Thank you, the giant prism was a bit of a let-down too.
Looking forward to your cow. Probably source that one locally.
Damn, if only I could find a wall somewhere