Whether it is one of the first signs of early onset dementia, or specific lethologica to which I am forever stricken, I am indifferent, but, the word euphemism, causes me all sorts of problems. I start a sentence knowing that I am going to say it at some point, then as I get close to … Continue reading 10 March- it’s a beautiful noise, going on everywhere.
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5th March – Your scarf it was apricot.
Dickie White, and close friend, and film & TV reviewer, Cubby Begge, swap stories about broken New Year’s resolutions - Part II. In Part I, Dickie admitted that he has recommenced urinating in the sink, but was granted absolution by Cubby on the grounds that he hasn’t yet done it while the dishes were still … Continue reading 5th March – Your scarf it was apricot.
17th Oct – we’ll catch a runt and put him in a punt, and then we’ll let him go.
We cannot deny that we have now arrived at that ugly saturation point of fame, so presciently identified by Andy Warhol, and, agonising as it is to be presented with ceaseless hours of – is the term Z-list celebrity any longer valid? Aren’t they all now so devalued by their ubiquity that they are (we … Continue reading 17th Oct – we’ll catch a runt and put him in a punt, and then we’ll let him go.
23rd Sept – Pennies in a stream. Falling leaves of sycamore
At about this time of year, every year, the twelve-year-olds who produce our radio & TV, news and current affairs shows, seem unable to resist the lure of the cheap win provided by an item about the change in the weather, as summer gives way to autumn. And when they do, they ALWAYS quote the … Continue reading 23rd Sept – Pennies in a stream. Falling leaves of sycamore
8th Sept – Fever in the funk house now.
Apologies for my presence. If you recall, we came home at just before the General Election, full of plans and excitedly anticipating the future. All scuppered, of course – the failure in some part down to personal inefficiencies; in other ways by the deceit of others. All of it, ultimately sending us in an entirely … Continue reading 8th Sept – Fever in the funk house now.
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June 22nd – All my words come back to me, in shades of mediocrity.
I have always thought that our manager, Gareth Southgate, so long lauded by our media now, was palpably unfit for the job. I have held this view since, day 1, match 1. His main attribute seems to be deference.
17th Jun – You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes.
Or, if you don’t like that as a final line, you can use, Pod lives on the mountain, and skips to Mace, to buy a present for his friend, Kristina. Whichever you prefer really; it’s entirely up to you.
14th June – I heard there was a secret chord, that David played, and it pleased the Lord. But you don’t really care for music, do you?
And don’t they make a welcome contrast to the other national event that is taking place in the UK at the moment; where so many people are suddenly talking about their love of their nation, and the greater good for all of us, and do it all without the slightest notion of how utterly transparently vulgar and disingenuous they seem to the rest of us?
8th June – Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.
I’m starting at the Tudors, leaving everything that happened before 1500 to the English department, since the version we all believe was made up by Shakespeare.
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