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Muppets / May 17 2007
My bête noire is rudeness.
Generally, I find English people – especially around here, where Audrey and I live – to be ill-mannered, ignorant and impolite. It does not take an enormous effort to be courteous and respectful to one’s fellow humans but unfortunately it is an increasingly rare occurrence.
This morning, Audrey was attacked by two [...]
L’Etoile Mystérieuse / May 16 2007
Nelson is back home in London now and he rang today to tell me of a stimulating evening he spent in the company of a famous French movie-star.
‘I can’t tell you who it is, Nap, but suffice it to say, he is very, very well-known and respected,’ he told me over the phone.
Apparently, they spent [...]
Telling Teenage Fortunes / May 15 2007
No.9 You will look into the abyss.
(The abyss being the entire revision for your A-Levels that you will leave until the night before the exam.)
This will haunt you for the rest of your life: you will always have dreams about your lack of preparation.
On the Fantastic hi-fi today:
Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin – Serge Gainsbourg
Costello [...]
Carpet Burns / May 14 2007
If ever you need someone to come to your home and do foolish things with the electricity supply, I’m your man. Similarly, if you have any expensive floor-coverings that you need to be comprehensively damaged by fire, red wine, strong coffee or superglue, give me a call.
This weekend, instead of benignly watching the Eurovision Song [...]
Magic Mushrooms / May 12 2007
Nelson is returning to London later today and he looked rather sheepish as he was eating a hearty breakfast of eggs and fried mushrooms.
‘Don’t want to go back, Nel?’ I asked him.
‘No, it’s this.’
He produced from his pocket an expensive-looking, brown leather wallet and placed it on the table in front of him.
‘Who the hell [...]
Note To Self / May 11 2007
I must remember not to grin like an idiot at pretty girls in the supermarket. It never proves to be a wholly successful exercise. In fact, I invariably end up embarrassing myself.
This morning, I smiled and said hi to a dazzling young creature at the fruit and vegetable counter in the Co-op. But in so [...]
28 Pints Later / May 10 2007
A zombie was desperately trying to affect entry into the house this morning at 2am.
It was Nelson. He was very much the worse for wear because he had obviously been drinking all night again. (I think he had been celebrating Tony Blair’s imminent announcement of his plans to stand down as Labour leader and Prime [...]
Guilty, M’Lud / May 9 2007
Nelson Galaxy tells me he bumped into George Michael as he was leaving Brent Magistrates’ Court in London yesterday. ‘He didn’t look guilty,’ reported Nelson.
But there really is no reason for George to be contrite, is there? His offensive driving only came about – allegedly – because of tiredness and ‘prescribed’ drugs; so one would [...]
Big Pop Rocks! / May 7 2007
I just thought I would remind you that the Something For The Weekend EP by ENORMOUS is still available as a free download from the enormousreloaded.com website.
The featured tracks, taken from all three ENORMOUS albums for sale on Big Arena Records are:
1/Being Very Fair (taken from the album Electric Baby Grand);
2/Stand Up (taken from the [...]
Down and Dirty / May 6 2007
Feeling a little down in the dumps this morning, I decided to do a spot of gardening.
Yes, I know: not very rock’n’roll, but a healthy pursuit none the less.
It is not often I get out there amongst the weeds and thistles, but once I do, any dark thoughts seem to dematerialise. Gardening is a very [...]
