Once A Rebel!

So I’m on my way to Ireland to this fine place to be Exact [Photo] the Outrageously Beautiful Cushendall and that’s yours Truly Contemplating Tir Na Nog. So it will all be within a few miles of The Giants Causeway, Finn Mccoll, Carrick-A Rede Rope Bridge, Shane O’neills Grave, Ossians Grave, Roger Casements Memorial, Glenariff Glen, Rathlin Island, Empty Beaches and with a bit of Luck some Sun. add to that Family and Good Friends and I’m sorted for the Week.

On the way back it’s got to be a Visit to Belfasts Republican Plot in Milltown Cemetery To Honour our Heroic Dead among them the Immortal Bobby Sands, Kieran Doherty and Joe McDonnell and then a quick Ferry Ride to Scotland to round off a Splendid  Holiday...See you in 8 days time for Update!

They think that they have pacified Ireland. They think that they have purchased half of us and intimidated the other half. They think that they have foreseen everything, think that they have provided against everything; but the fools, the fools, the fools! - they have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.

Patrick Pearse

Kathleen argey - Price Of Justice

No compromise Irish Republican Music with cover Depicting Tortured Prisoners. "Innocent Until Proven Irish" as the Brits would say!

1  Ireland Live On   

2  Patriot Game   

3  Freedom Walk   

4  Price Of Justice   

5  Where Is The Man   

6  Boys Of The Old Brigade   

7  Out Lads In Crumlin Jail   

8  Michael Gaugan   

9  Snipers Promise   

10 The Town I Loved So Well   

11 Kerry   

12 Only Our Rivers Run Free 

Living In The Past

Long Ball To No One!

As I have Mastered the Art of being a Loner I guess it’s time to Embark on the Pain Filled Arena of Relationships both Platonic and Sexual with a bit of Luck. The amount of Love and Respect People show me has quite frankly not been met half way by me and today 3 AA Members I have never met delivered me a Beautiful 4 Seater Settee and refused to take even Petrol Money. In the Past I did these type of Deeds all the time and know it Enriches the Soul but somewhere along the line I became Detached from the Herd and have been Limping along as Lion Bait for too many Years.

The Subconscious Logic that has been Revealed through Meditation has been along the Lines of if I don’t Feel I can’t be Hurt which Works up to a Point. That Point would be my Boys who I Love to bits but would Prefer to use Words like Respect, Admire, Trust etc etc instead of the L word.

So don’t be too hard on me or my Subconscious as it has Weighed up the Loss of my Youngest Brother Brendan, the Disappearance of my Second Youngest Brother Eamonn, The Loss of my Second Son Kieran Patrick and then there’s the Loss of Ruth and I suppose We just decided to Shut Up Shop Emotionally.

Tomorrow I’m off to Ireland to try and Offer Love and Support to the Living and maybe continue on the Road to Healing!

Ronettes - Ronettes Feat Veronica

Really do like the sound of 60's Girl Bands and the Ronettes are one of the Finest. Phil Spector Production back when he was a God and not a Serious Nutter but i suppose they go hand in hand really!

1 He Did It 2:26

2 Silhouettes 2:22

3 Good Girls 2:19

4 The Memory 2:33

5 You Bet I Would 2:06

6 I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead 2:18

7 I'm On The Wagon 2:17

8 Recipe For Love 2:20

9 My Guiding Angel 2:37

10 I Want A Boy 2:07

11 What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen

Wall Of sound

Circus Is Leaving Town!

Scott McKenzie has Died and his Legacy “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)” will not be forgotten by yours truly as that Song always Reminds me of being a Child, so dig it out and give it a listen. On the Subject of Flowers the Dandelion Coffee Mission went well and turned out Easy to Accomplish. I dug the Roots, Washed them, Diced them, Roasted them [200 degrees] in the oven for about an hour and Ground them but the Jury is still out on the taste. All other Similar Projects like the Blackberry Jam Extravaganza will have to wait until I get back from Ireland as I need to get Organised for Thursdays Departure.

I’m off down to the Boneyard to say Hello to my Soul Sister Ruth who I still miss Every Day and then the Internet Café to Stock up on the Latest Music & Movies all Free to a Pirate like me!

Stephen Fretwell - Magpie

Described by Q Magazine as "Scunthorpe's Finest Export Ever". Fretwell described this as flattering but not something he actively encouraged. I don't know where Scunthorpe is but i recognise a great lyric as in

"Bad bad you and bad bad me

Is all we'll be left with anyway"

1. Do You Want To Come With? 

2. What's That You Say Little Girl 

3. Run 

4. Bad Bad You, Bad Bad Me 

5. Rose 

6. Lost Without You 

7. Emily 

8. Lines 

9. Play 

10. Brother 

11. New York 

12. Rain

13. If You Go

Hows Mrs Magpie

Going Back To My Roots!

I’ve always had a real Interest in Holistic and Natural Living and have a Diploma in Holistic Therapy, a HND in Health Therapies and a Degree in Health Promotion. Plus Gardening Skills, Food Preserving, Seed Collection, Foraging, Fishing and Actually Enjoy Waking up Outdoors in a Tent.  If you Add to those a Heart Felt Belief that when the Shit Hits the Fan which is Inevitable that Basic Skills are going too far out way the Skill Set of  for Example a Person in Media Studies or Perhaps a Chap in Marketing.

I Suppose Growing up in a War Zone helped Shape who I am and what I believe to be Important hence no X Factor, Soap Operas or Big Brother for me and the News is Filtered through my Cynical Eye to try and get to the Facts. I’m descent enough as a Person and made the Effort to go and Protest at the G20 in London against  Illegal Wars, Environmental Collapse, Capitalism and any Multitude of Worthy reasons which have not improved at all probably in Part Due to the less than 8,000 turn out of Protesters who bothered to make an Appearance in one of the Biggest Cities in the World.

So what’s all this Waffle Leading up to? God Knows! As all I know is that I have a lot of Free Time just now and am off to Fill a Couple of Hours Gathering Dandelion Roots to see if it can be made Simply enough into Coffee!

Nirvana - Fecal Matter [Demo]

This is not Shit! what it is is a demo of Kurt Cobains first band "Fecal Matter" and as such is well worth a listen!

1. Sound Of Dentage
2. Bambi Slaughter
3. Laminated Effect
4. Acusations [Clip]
5. Class Of 86
6. Class Of 86 [Clip Version]
7. Boatakk [Clip Version]
8. Boatakk [Full Version]
9. Anorexorcist [Clip Version]
10. Love My Family & Anorexorcist [Unknown]
11. Vaseline [Unknown]
12. Spank Thru
13. Blathers Log [Clip Version]
14. Blathers Log
15. Buffy's Pregnant
16. Buffy's Pregnant [Part 2]
17. Downer

I Don't Have A Gun

New Boots And Pantry’s!

Arsenal Yesterday had 70% of the Play in a Seriously 1 Sided Game and only Achieved a Draw which given it was the First game of the Season still doesn’t amount to Title Challenging Level. So a long Painful Campaign is my Prediction for the Gunners Fans this Year and Hopefully this Prediction will be as Useless as my Euro 2012 ones.

Also on a Sports Related Note Bradley Wiggins is out of my Good Book after getting Involved with Evolution Destroying X Factor.

Anyhow I got the Insight I was Looking for Yesterday so Expect much Less Manic Survival Strategies and Snare Buying but I will Stock up Some Food for Solid Reasons like lack of Spending Power and the Piss Poor State of the World Economy. All Round Top Insight Achieved Yesterday as I also Accepted I’ve been Running on Empty for Years so Hopefully I can Utilise some Deep Relaxation Practices into my Day to Enhance Meditation, Health and all Round Good Cheer!

Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith

So the song " I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is known around the World, let's just say if i did not have a full time job being Irish i would volunteer to be Scottish on the strength of the song "Sunshine On Leith" on its own!

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Cap In Hand

Then I Met You

My Old Friend The Blues

Sean

Sunshine On Leith

Come On Nature

I'm On My Way

What Do You Do

It's Saturday Night

Teardrops

Oh Jean

Irish Girls Are Pretty

Loony Tunes!

One of my Boy’s has got Wind of my Survivalist Behaviors and Inquired if I had made the Soup Yesterday from things found along the roadside. I assured him that the Lentils, Onion, Peas, Stock, Chicken Breast and Chicken Soup had all been Store Bought but that I may have found the Baby Sweet Corn in a Field. He says he will be Monitoring the Situation but He’ll need to Sharpen up as this Morning He Signed for a Parcel containing 10 Rabbit Snares but didn’t Notice. By the way without a Mental Health Referral even I know the Snares were a Mistake but I was Bored and online and just Hit the Buy Now Button.

I’m out all Today in Blistering Heat Chilin’ and Meditating for a bit of Insight into what Exactly my Fears are at the Moment and by this Evening Hopefully have Exchanged them for Faith and Trust.

Let’s face it Even with a bit of Nonsense going on I’m still Elated at not Working and don’t Intend to Meditate too much on how I went somewhere that made me so Unhappy and Unwell for over 3 Years and will just stay Satisfied that it was a Cheap Lesson and it’s been Learned Well!

Beastie Boys - In Sound From Way Out

1996 fully Instrumental Album by the Beastie Boys is the Greatest Statement of the Threesome's Musicianship. Superb tracks such as "Eugene's Lament" and "In 3's," are surely from Film Soundtracks of Movies yet to be made!

1. "Groove Holmes" – 2:33
2. "Sabrosa" – 3:30
3. "Namasté" – 3:59
4. "Pow" – 2:13
5. "Son of Neckbone" – 3:22
6. "In 3's" – 2:22
7. "Eugene's Lament" – 2:13
8. "Bobo on the Corner" – 1:13
9. "Shambala" – 3:15
10. "Lighten Up" – 2:46
11. "Ricky's Theme" – 3:44
12. "Transitions" – 2:32
13. "Drinkin' Wine" – 4:40

Fight For Your Right



Hairless Bikers Cookbook!

Touched for a Lovely and more Importantly just now Free Settee and it’s just in time as my Arse is Broken from the Sofa Bed I have been using in the Living Room. So I’m nearing the End of my First Weeks Full Unemployment and have No Regrets about Leaving my Job and it looks like my Payoff is going to be better than I Expected but we will wait and see. Anyhow  in the meantime I’ve Shaved my Head so that by the time I go to Irland next Thursday it will have Grown back a bit as the Old Folks aren’t down with Skinheads and with that out of the way I’m Freed up to get the Bike out and Cycle in this Glorious Weather it don’t Cost nothing. I’ve Packed a Few Sarnies and 2 litres of Water and am going to Liberate a Small Bag of Baby Sweet Corns from a Field near here for a nice Meal later. My Bro Sean says that’s being Dishonest and I Assured him that the only Dishonesty I Cared about was that I didn’t Tell Myself I could Drink again.

beautiful south - 0898

Sublime Song Writting from 1992 and crammed with so many Great Tunes its pointless trying to pick a favourite! [Bell Bottom Tear is mine by the way or is it Old Red Eyes Is Back?].

1. "Old Red Eyes Is Back"   3:35

2. "We Are Each Other"   3:39

3. "The Rocking Chair"   4:43

4. "We'll Deal With You Later"   4:07

5. "The Domino Man"   2:40

6. "36D"   5:16

7. "Here It is Again"   3:27

8. "Something That You Said"   4:20

9. "I'm Your No. 1 Fan"   4:28

10."Bell Bottomed Tear"   4:35

11."You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums"   5:06

12."When I'm 84" 

Songs For Whoever

All Coming Into Focus!

Out and about without my Reading Glasses so I'm Squinting at the Screen but Nevermind alls well as I've done a Meeting and had Lunch with Friends. during the Lunch I was trying to explain [Rationalise] how my Fears around Unemployment and lack of Moneyhad Morphed into me Reading Loads of Survival Guides and Visiting Weird and Wonderful Blogs. So far I have Amassed in my Survival Store a 3kg Bag of Pasta, a Jar of Peanut Butter and a Pair of Night Vision Binoculars. So I am a week nearer Self Sufficiency or Edging Ever Closer to being Sectioned!

loreena mckennitt - a mummers dance through ireland

A great introduction for anyone not aware of her work this compilation LP is a great place to begin. Shes a Harp playing Celtic Goddess!

 1  Bonny Portmore   The Visit 04:21

 2  Stolen Child  Elemental 05:04

 3  Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance  Parallel Dreams 04:22

 4  She Moved Through the Fair  Elemental 04:02

 5  Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)  Parallel Dreams 04:43

 6  The Mummers' Dance (Single Version)  

 7  Come by the Hills  Elemental 03:02

 8  Lark in the Clear Air  Elemental 02:05

 9  The Old Ways  The Visit 05:43

 10 Never-ending Road (Amhrán Duit)

Irelands Finest

I’m A Convert!

One Man’s Struggle to get a Piece of the Action or at Least a Piece of Free Software began quite well as I Downloaded it and took it Home where it worked Magically in Converting 3 PDF’s then Alarmingly and Out of the Blue the Following Popped up on the Screen. Thanks for using Free PDF to Word Converter! Now you can get a Free Registration. It's very easy to do just answer a simple math question.

Question: 392 - (824 x 830) + 623 x 929 = ?

What happened to the TV type Intelligence Test where you Phone in at an Outrageous Tariff for the chance of Winning a Massive Prize by answering a Mind Numbingly Inane Poser such as

Question: Which Of The Following Is an Ex England Soccer Player Adolf Hitler, Dame Shirley Bassey or David Beckham?

Anyway Relying on my Ungraded O Level Math’s and the Computers Calculator I Churned out an Answer which turned out to be only 50,000 out. Undeterred I Slapped that Question into the Google Search Bar and got the Correct Answer in 0:3 of a Second!

New Question Do I have too much Free Time on My Hands?

Leo Sayer - Silverbird

Big Act in the 70's before Stephen King and John Wayne Gacy made Clowns forever Scary. Leo's not Scary hes a smooth Voiced Singer and very Enjoyable!

1 Innocent Bystander 3:02

2 Goodnight Old Friend 2:49

3 Drop Back 3:20

4 Silver Bird 1:19

5 The Show Must Go On 3:30

6 The Dancer 4:28

8 Tomorrow 4:12

9 Don't Say It's Over 3:14

10 Slow Motion 1:45

11 Oh Wot A Life 2:52

12 Why Is Everybody Going Home

They Are All laughing At Me Now

The Alternative Family Tree!

So Granny is Humping her Daughters Ex Boyfriend who in turn Murders the Grand Daughter and the Body is Hidden in a 2 Up 2 Down House which the Police Fail to Detect after 3 Searches of the Property. Forget the Usual Police Incompetence and Ponder if you will the Relationships involved as I can’t get my Head around some of it, perhaps I am Old Fashioned but even at a Casual Glance there’s Obviously something Deeply Disturbing at the Core of this Tragedy. If it turns out as it could well do [and I’ve made up my Mind already] that Good Old Gran Helped in the Hiding of Her Grand Daughters Body then We are really Trawling the Depths. Finally on the News today it Appears that the Social Services where meant to be Protecting this Child all along. Expect the Usual Horror Story to Emerge like in the Baby P Case where he had been brought  to a Social Service Office with His Cuts and Bruises Disguised by Chocolate Sauce and the Hapless C**t who Worked there Accepted the C**t’s who brought P’s Claims that he had just been to a Party and Failed to Notice that he had been Beaten to a Pulp.

Yes it makes Me Angry as I Love my Boys and no one not even Dad’s Mistress is going to change that!

james brown and his famous flames - tour the USA

Early early early James Brown and never mind the Dodgy Cover its Great Stuff. Only issue i have with this Album is that it is definately not as Live as the Title would suggest!

1 Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.   2:49

2 Choo-Choo Loco-Motion   2:54

3 Three Hearts in a Tangle   3:00

4 Doin' the Limbo   2:28

5 I Don't Care   2:50

6 Joggin' Along   2:24

7 I've Got Money   2:30

8 Sticky   2:40

9 Like a Baby   2:50

10 Every Beat of My Heart   3:30

11 In the Wee Wee Hours (Of the Nite)   2:48

12 Cross Firing

Get On The Good Foot

Wanted Drunk Or Alive!

Missing!  One Sponsee answers to the name Anthony/Tony or “I Know”. Has not been seen since leaving home 8 Days Ago to do some Step Work. May have Returned to Previous Haunts and Behaviors in the Nags Head or Red Bull. Should not be Approached at any Costs as he is very likely to try and Off Load a Lifetimes Resentments and Fears on anyone in the Vicinity rather than put them on Paper.

That Reluctance to Recover has Freed me up for the Day and maybe I can Squeeze his Share into the Rich Tapestry that my Life is Becoming if you Overlook my Joblessness, Lack of Money, Lack of a Meaningful Relationship and my Endless Willingness to Abuse Others!

clash - clash twelve inch mixes

 

A bit of a Revamp for some of the Mighty Clashs Classic Tracks from back in the 80's when 12" Remixes where all the rage.

1 London Calling

2 The Magnificent Dance

3 This Is Radio Clash

4 Rock the Casbah

5 This Is England

Working For the Clampdown

He Who Walks Behind The Rows!

Big Tidy up done and an Inventory of Tools and bits and Pieces and as I now have my Letter of Dismissal on Medical Grounds from my Work I appear to be Suffering from a certain degree of Fear about Money. It’s not like back in the Day when I would have been Panic Stricken at my Situation probably would have stayed in my much Loathed Job. No this is more Subtle as in Reading Survival Guides and Preparedness Manualsplus things like How To Survive The New World Order. Maybe I could Write one with a Title of “Build your own Waco Complete with Chicks and Guitar”. Jokes aside as the Fear is there and can be best Expressed by the Photo I took above and the Fact that I gained the Knowledge within the last 2Weeks of Exactly where to Access Free [or Stolen] Food and Water from the Surrounding Area………..Corn Feed is what the Americans say…I think!

toots and the maytals - monkey man

One of a virtual shed load of releases by this hard working Ska/Reggae Band its got a lot of their best tracks on it so thats Sweet And Dandy. Sorry but I can't find the Track List but rest assured it's all very very Good says yours truly!

Pressure Drop

Peas In Our Time!

It’s another Factor 50 Day for the Irishman and it’s been applied Liberally as by the time this is Posted I’ll have been Cycling about for at least  6 Hours. I took my Camera as I hope to get a Picture of a Tree full of Birds which I passed the other Day it was Freaky like something out of a Alfred Hitchcock Movie.

So I’m now Officially Unemployable sorry I mean Unemployed and intend to Hunker Down and see how long I can Evade a call into the Labour Exchange and before that Hope that I don’t get a Call to the Gestapo Doctor until after I have been to Ireland.

My Advice to anyone who isn’t Self Employed would be find away to get out of your Job and Learn some handy Survival Skills like how to Live Well on a Budget of £71 a Week. It can be done with Ease if you want that more than Pitching in to some Pointless Job where Wages and Conditions are being Hammered whilst demands on the Worker are being Increased Alarmingly. Resign until better Times and make yourself Useful by Growing Vegetables in your or someone else’s Garden!

johns children - jagged time lapse

Psychedelic Vibe from future Glam Rock Superstar and Apparently an Ouragous Live act at the time!

 1 Desdemona   

 2 Remember Thomas a Beckett   

 3 It's Been A Long Time  

 4 Arthur Green  

 5 Midsummer Night's Scene  

 6 Sarah Crazy Child    

 7 Jagged Time Lapse

 8 Go-Go Girl

 9 Come and Play With Me in the Garden

 10 Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith    

 11 Midsummer Night's Scene  

 12 Not the Sort of Girl You Take to Bed  

 13 Help!   

 14 Casbah Candy

Bang A Gong

Keeping A Cool Head!

I forgot my Bloody Memory Stick with todays Ramblings and Music on it so I've had to Improvise. Luckily I'm Feeling Super Smooth Today so Hopefully it will Work out OK!

slade - whatever happened to slade

Slade's popularity was waning as were their record sales. They recognized this (thus the album's title). By 1977 the glam movement had died, along with its founder Marc Bolan, frontman of T.Rex, who was killed in a car crash that year, and in a less literal sense, the careers of Mud, Gary Glitter and The Sweet also died. In Britain, where Slade had traditionally been most popular, the fashion of the day was now Punk Rock.

1. "Be"  3:59
2. "Lightning Never Strikes Twice"  3:08
3. "Gypsy Roadhog"  3:23
4. "Dogs of Vengeance"  2:48
5. "When Fantasy Calls"  3:23
6. "One Eyed Jacks With Moustaches" 3:20
7. "Big Apple Blues"  4:38
8. "Dead Men Tell No Tales"  3:38
9. "She's Got The Lot"    4:34
10."It Ain't Love But It Ain't Bad"  3:09
11."The Soul, The Roll and The Motion"

Hey Mama

Going For Broke!

Blinding Meeting Last Night and another one at Lunch Time so I'm set up for today which by the way is the Day i get Retired off from Work on Medical Grounds. i know Intellectually that I should Care about this and have Lots of Fear around it but quite frankly I don't Care and have Zero Fear around the Situation. Anyhow I really Enjoyed my Cycling Yesterday and tomorrow I'm going to hit the Capital of Roman Britian St Albans and have a good Day out there. And hot off the Press Katie Taylor has Won Gold for Ireland in the Boxing and She's Welcome to come round my house and Punch My  Head in any time She wants!

mudhoney - five dollar bob's mock cooter stew EP

Bit of a collectors item from back in the day [1995] offering for your Listening Pleasure Seven exclusive or at least rare tracks. Its either a mix of Grunge and Country [sounds great to me] or as one Critic wrote "a dull, dopey mishmash of suburban-boy backwoodsiness" the choice is all yours. Finally i love strange covers and this qualifies with ease, when i look at the cover i wonder just how many people the unfortunate boy pictured managed to kill before being cornered in his bone filled basement and finally rounded up!

1. "In the Blood" – 3:08
2. "No Song III" – 4:11
3. "Between Me & You Kid" – 3:38
4. "Six Two One" – 2:35
5. "Make It Now Again" – 4:35
6. "Deception Pass" – 2:52
7. "Underide" – 2:08

Touch Me I'm Sick

The Sporting Life!

I do like Waking up in the Morning Switching on the Telly and Watching People Exert themselves as the OIympics Trundles on. This Mornings Decathlon and 5,000m was Fine Entertainment which has left me Inspired enough to get the Bike out for the 1^st time this year and go and Clock up some Mileage before Retiring for a Quick Blog and Coffee. Save some Energy for my Commitment later at AA’s Barnet Brigade and have a long time Friend coming to do the Talk. He’s a Good Man one who’s Honest whether what’s going on is Good, Bad, Indifferent, Euphoric or downright Piss Poor which Allows me the Freedom to do the Same. Plus there’s the Paddy’s Boxing tonight… Rock On!

Tom Robinson Band - TRB Two

My type of Punk/New Wave Band Highly Politicised and not Afraid to be Vocal in their Beliefs The album is dedicated to Mrs. Mary Towers, the Mother of Liddle Towers an Amateur Boxer who had Died [sic] in Police Custody his case iss the subject of the song "Blue Murder"!

1."All Right All Night"
2."Why Should I Mind?"
3."Black Angel"
4."Let My People Be"
5."Blue Murder"
6."Bully for You"
7."Crossing Over the Road"
8."Sorry, Mr. Harris"
9."Law & Order"
10."Days of Rage"
11."Hold Out"

Sing If Your Glad To Be Irish

What’s Goin’ On Marvin!

Watched a bit of the Keirin [no relation] Cycling Heats this Morning and was Mightily Impressed as I Doubt I have ever seen a more pointless and contrived Event in my Life. All of it just appeared Needless from the Riders being held up on their Bikes to the Seriously Ridiculous Man on his Little Motorbike and Beret who looked like Frank Spencer’s Dad Leading them Round the Track and Finally the only bit of Sport involved a 2 Lap time Trial.

Team GB has Excelled again in the Cycling plus the Boating and have Insured this by Massive Investment in both of these Catagories but as both Sports have Inane and needless extra Disciplines added on each Olympics and Medals Awarded for them the Gloss has well and Truly gone off both for me.

Can you Imagine if they Started Tinkering and Sub Catagorising the Elite Events like the 100m or 15,000m with maybe a Clown on Rollerskates Leading them out surely we would end up with It’s a Knockout.

Anyway proper Sport Tomorrow with the Boxing and Ireland have already Secured at least 2 Medals and will Hopefully increase that number without the Aid of any Additional Props or People in the Ring just Man to Man or Woman to Woman!

Jugde Dread - Bedtime Stories

Always worth a Listen the much missed Judge Dread delivers an Album of Comic reggae Tunes...Go on give it a go!

1  Bedtime Stories  2:55  
2  J'Taime
3  What A Beautiful Pair  3:05  
4  Rudeness Train  2:53  
5  The Six Wives Of Dread  3:43  
6  This Little Piece Of Dinkle  2:56  
7  Last Tango In Snodland  2:55  
8  Big 10  2:58  
9  Trenchtown Billy  2:10  
10  Move Over Darling 
11  Look A Pussy   
12  Rasta Chat   
13  Christmas In Dreadland   
14  End Of The World   
15  The Golden Fleece 

Rude Boy

Is It Safe?

The Syrian Government appears to be Defecting at the same Rate my Friends did 5 years ago when I started Playing up. So I suppose of  -----  wants to get them back on Side he’s needs to Attend a lot of AA Meetings that’s what Worked for me and maybe Quit the Genocide.

I’m a bit Exhausted this Morning after Watching all of the 800m Qualifiers and Reveling in the Knowledge that Ireland have at least 2 Medals coming in the Boxing to bring their Medal Haul up to a Staggering 2.

It’s all Good Fun and I’m definitely going to Pitch up at the Men’s Marathon with my Trusty Ireland Flag even if there are no Paddy’s in the Race. You might see me outside Buck House Waving Frantically among the Legion of Butchers Aprons [google it] on Display.

I’m Good, I’m all Good with No Money and No Honey so when I get these things I’ll be Unbearable!

Supergrass - Supergrass Live At The BBC

I really Liked this Band from their opening single Punk Anthem "Caught By The Fuzz" to all the catchy Brit Pop tunes they did to the even earlier incarnation as "The Jennifers". One critic wrote about them early on that "These Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth.". Well i enjoyed them!

1. Grace
2. Rush Hour Soul
3. Pumping On Your Stereo
4. Moving
5. Seen The Light
6. Funniest Thing
7. Brecon Beacons
8. Prophet 15 
9. Never Done Nothing Like That Before
10. Richard III
11. Sun Hits The Sky
12. Caught By The Fuzz 

Still On A Buzz

Fuck The System!

 

Got a Court Letter Yesterday for None Payment of Council Tax from when I was at Uni in 2008 and it made an already Bright Day even Brighter as I have no means of Payment but I have offered the Hounds £2 a Week for Eternity. Thank God this didn’t happen Last Year as I would have been Forced to Pay it all at once or have the Bayleaf come round. So I’ve sent them a Completed Attachment of Earnings at my New much Reduced Rate of £71 per week with Modest Outgoings Totaling £74.50p and await their Response.

How this Sorry Tale came to pass was when my Son Declan arrived from Ireland Aged 16 and after coming for the Summer decided to stay with me Permanently. In 2010 the Gougers started this ball rolling when they Informed me that as a Student I did not need to Pay Council Tax but on the arrival of my Son I became Liable for the whole 100% amount. So as a Single Parent Working 22 hours a Week and Attending Uni Full Time and Supporting a Son who had no Income I was Entitled to Bugger all as Opposed to say a Fat, Salad Dodging, Unwashed, Work Shy, Inbred Loafer who I have no doubt Received lots of Support.

I appealed their Decision so I guess this is the Answer!!

Radiohead - Manic Hedgehog [Demo]

The inception of my all time Favourite Band recorded in 1991 as a demo tape, and you can tell even from these rough beginnings that they were going to be Exceptional!

1.  I Can't
2.  Nothing Touches Me
3.  Thinking About You
4.  Phillipa Chicken
5.  You

No Surprises

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Life On Life’s Terms!

Just Dragged myself away from some Shit Hot Olympic Sport, it really is most Enjoyable but I have to Post this and Hopefully Meet a Sponsee to do some Step Work. He hasn’t contacted me so I may be Free to Lounge around Starbucks for a few hours with a Good Book and my Coma Inducing Abyss Binaural CD. I think I’ll ring round a few of the Long Hauls Folk of the Fellowships the one who Inspire me to Keep going and Avoid the more Flaky Elements. Good Help us but one of the Lad’s just before he Relapsed, an Event I seen coming Weeks before but unfortunately he didn’t had been showing real Dissatisfaction with his Lot. He Expressed a Desire to not be boring in his Recovery and wanted to be like Russell Brand I Burst that Bubble by pointing out to him in no uncertain terms “ You Wear a Suit and Work in an Office you C**t” and yes this Info was Passed on after the Relapse!

Groovy Baby!

Dave Edmunds - Rockpile

What a Top Man Dave Edmunds is and what a Great Track I Hear You Knocking is. I Picked this up Yesterday and could not wait to Blog it. Check out his whole Body of Work it's all Excellent as far as I'm concerned!

 1 Down Down Down 
 2 I Hear You Knocking
 3 Hell of a Pain 
 4 It Ain't Easy   
 5 Promised Land   
 6 Dance, Dance, Dance   
 7 (I'm a) Lover Not a Fighter  
 8 Egg or the Hen See   
 9 Sweet Little Rock & Roller  
 10 Outlaw Blues 
 11 King Of Love  
 12 Blue Monday    
 13 Don't Answer The Door  
 14 I'll Get Along  
 15 I'M Coming Home    
 16 Stay With Me Tonig

Crawling From The Wreckage

It’s Friday I’m In Love!

Had a Good Scan of the Olympic Medal Table and can confirm that the Irish Team have Won Bugger all yet but Hope Springs Eternal as I did see a Couple of our Boxers Progressing to the last 16 of their weights.

I Feel like I’m a in a Combat Zone myself and for some light Reading I have had a look at the U.S Army Survival Manual. Having been Lured into a position where I have very little Money I intend to Survive and enjoy the Challenges that may arise. So I’m back Growing Vegetables  and Herbs plus I’ve Repaired my Bike and got  it Road Worthy, My more Catastrophising and Excitable Thoughts  look at the very Lean Times with no end in sight a lot of People are having and how I Willingly Joined them at the Bottom of the Barrel. So I’m Secure in the Knowledge that I have a Couple of Tents and Full Camping Kit and when I return from Ireland at the end of the Month I fully and Seriously intend to Stockpile a few Months Food just in case with nothing to Fancy just Rice, Pasta, Cans, Water etc etc….Let’s face it if the Shit Hits the Fan you don’t want to look in the Larder and find that it’s as Empty as the Ireland Trophy Cabinet!

One thing I picked up from the Survival Guide is that Dehydration may lead to Emotional Instability and am Wondering if my Whole Life’s Problems could have been Avoided by a Glass of Water!

It Doesn't Take A Genius!

I've been up at a Lunch Time AA Meeting with a Coffee after with my Mate Sean and just shooting the shit for an hour or so. It was Grand and I Feel Refreshed after Listening to a Good Solid Speaker who told it like it is. That being that nothing changes when you Stop Drinking unless you are Willing to put in some Serious Effort. Most Days at the moment I can get through without the need to upset anyone and just stay Chilled and Focused on Personal Recovery. Sad to say that in Hindsight i was taking my Resentment out on the World in General and I can see the Deep Sense of Relief in all those I come into Contact with that at least for Today they aren't going to be Subjected to any of my BullShit and General Bad Attitude. Unless that is I give them my Blog Address!

Glitter Band - Hey

I reckon these guys have spent everyday since the 70's trying to but as much distance between themselves and Gary Glitter as Humanly Possible. Nevertheless this Album is Crammed full of Great Glam Rock Tunes so get those feet stomping!

 1 Tell Him  

 2 Angel Face   

 3 Shout It Out   

 4 Sea Cruise 

 5 All I Have to Do Is Dream  

 6 Rock On   

 7 Just for You    

 8 Twisting The Night Away 

 9 Baby I Don't Care   

 10 Sealed With A Kiss  

 11 I'm Celebrating   

 12 Gimme Some Lovin'   

 13 Angel Face (Reprise)    

 14 You Wouldn't Leave Me Would You   

 15 You Know You Should Be Glad    

 16 Ring Around

Do You Wanna Touch Me

Sought Through Prayer And Medication!

So Accusations of Drug taking and Outraged Indignation from the Accused have Arisen at the AA Meeting…..Sorry I mean the Olympics and as the Squabbling goes on Unabated I begin to Wonder is this what Bill & Bob intended. Enough Banter as I Personally Feel there should be a Series of Events set aside for Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Cheats. Surely it must have crossed everyone’s mind and not just mine that it would be Great viewing to Witness just how fast a person can run before they Explode or what Type of Body would Arise from Rampant Steroid Abuse. The Ideas are Endless once you get Thinking along these lines and the Finale for me would be in the Male Category a Gold Medal for Synchronized Big Breasts and Smallest Penis Combination.

Maybe that’s too far in the Future but please can we introduce Random Drug Testing at AA and see Exactly what some of the Wilder Guys and Gals are Consuming!

Silicon Teens - Music For Parties

This group did not exist and when doing Media Interviews their Roles were played by Actors. Music For Parties is a mainly a collection of 1950's and 1960's songs played with Synthesisers. They are ok for what they are but it never really caught on!

1. Memphis, Tennessee
2. Yesterday Man
3. Doo-Wah-Diddy-Diddy
4. T.V. Playtime
5. You Really Got Me
6. Chip 'N Roll
7. Do You Love Me?
8. Let's Dance
9. Oh Boy!
10. Sweet Little Sixteen
11. State Of Shock (Part Two)
12. Just Like Eddie
13. Red River Rock
14. Judy In Disguise

Please Work

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2nd Chance

Doing The Jimmy Swaggart Shuffle!

Had to get out Early today as I was Settling into a Comfortable Mode in front of the TV, just watching the Olympics. Managed to Snap out of it and have gone on a long Cross Country Trek from Barmet to Hendon Via Dollis Brook Open Space. It’s a Lovely Stretch of Green Belt Land in London far removed from the Bustle that Surrounds it. Ideal for a good 45 mins Walking Meditation and most Enjoyable. Then Once Spiritually Fit and Healed it’s Straight to an Internet Café for an afternoons Pilfering of Fine Music and Movies so that by this Evening I will Feel so Unspiritual that I’m guaranteed to need to do it all again Tomorrow…..It’s Sad really and not in the least bit Inspirational but at least it’s not as Soul Destroyingly Repetitive as going to Work!

Billy Bragg - Mr Love And Justice

Looking forward to a Future where Me and  Billy Bragg can walk down the road to a Socialist Workers Republic [Up The Rah]!

1. "I Keep Faith" (featuring Robert Wyatt on backing vocals)
2. "I Almost Killed You"
3. "M for Me" (featuring Nic Waterhouse on tambourine)
4. "The Beach is Free"
5. "Sing Their Souls Back Home" (featuring May Fitzpatrick on backing vocals)
6. "You Make Me Brave"
7. "Something Happened"
8. "Mr Love & Justice"
9. "If You Ever Leave"
10. "O Freedom"
11. "The Johnny Carcinogenic Show" (featuring May Fitzpatrick on backing vocals)
12. "Farm Boy"

New England