You don’t see rabbits being walked down the street And you don’t see many cats on leads Dogs pet dogs dogs rapacious wet dogs Owner of dogs slow-witted dog owner Owner of rabid dog saving fare for tunnel Euro-dream of … Continue reading
Nominating a single song for anything is hard. To select one song, you are selecting one genre too. You have to eliminate songs that have a special meaning (Belly, Feed the Tree, My first alternative song), have a special gravel … Continue reading
“That record it’s so about pure things it make you want to cry. Why’s the world so tough? It’s like walking through meat in high heels. Nothing’s shared out right, money or love. I’m a quiet person me. People think … Continue reading
So, another cocktail afternoon. Let us begin with Adrian. May I introduce you to Juliet. The positions you both assume in private will be entirely your own business, but when you’re done, here is some ale for you. Miss Karen, … Continue reading
I have the honour of presenting D-let, Prince of Acerbia, Act II, Scene ii. GUILDENMARK My honoured lord! ROSENBLOGRAPHY My most dear lord! D-LET My excellent good friends! How dost thou, Guildenmark? Ah, Rosenblography! Good lads, how do ye both? … Continue reading
A classic song from 1965, strangely omitted from the Beatles’ Anthology: Try to read it his way, Does he have to keep on writing till he can’t go on? While you read it your way, Run the risk of knowing … Continue reading
Overheard coming from a cubicle at the Electric Ballroom last weekend: Confidence is a prerequisite for the habitual reader of what is known as… (Marklife!) Plot disclosure can be mute if you bumble along the route through what is known … Continue reading
One summer, the ageing blogger of Darlington Hall embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past… Browsing through the secondhand section of Blackwell’s, I came across a novel which I … Continue reading