August 2009 Archives

Two strange but magical nights out, both involving live music, and one also involving poetry.

At one of the nights I was a wee bit rude, in a smart-arse way, to a young girl singer. More about that later! I do feel guilty though.

Let's start with Friday, which saw me at the Mocha Lounge in Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, for an accoustic songwriters' night... with some poetry.

THE anti-smoking extremists of Liverpool City Council should hang their heads in shame. They are copying tactics used by Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist government in Germany nearly 70 years ago. More about that later.
First consider that Liverpool's spectacularly inefficient council has long been at the forefront of the nasty, repressive bullying campaign against smokers.
The authority was quick to lobby for a total ban on smoking inside pubs - even before that became law a couple of years ago, with such disastrous results for the pub industry, people's social lives, and health (yes, more of that later, too!).

I'M MORE of an Old Softy than I thought...

'Cos I cried tears of joy the other morning when I heard Barry White singing "Love You Just The Way You Are" on Smooth FM.

It's such a flawless love song, and describes perfectly my feelings for Posh Boots.

Grrrreat version by Big Bazza (RIP). I cranked up the volume as soon as it came on.

And top class poetic song-writing by Billy Joel. Credit where it's due.

Sometimes ... life is unspeakably beautiful. Don't go changin' ...

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