Category Archives: Too good to miss

Waldi

Posted on 14 April, 2015 by jb

When I  came to  Germany over 40 years ago, I worked with a bunch of guys in Lufthansa’s logistics division who had the reputation of being a) all mad as snakes b) serious drinkers and c) the absolute elite. Leather … Continue reading →

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“I’m Catherine, by the way. I’m 47, I’m divorced, I live with my sister who’s a recovering heroin addict, I’ve 2 grown-up children, one’s dead, one who doesn’t speak to me…”

Posted on 10 April, 2015 by jb

On the Guardian’s recommendation, I’ve had a look at “Happy Valley”, a BBC police drama set in Yorkshire Now we’ve got that out of the way, we can get into some character development… Kurt Vonnegut wrote : “Give your readers … Continue reading →

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Don’t the trees look like crucified thieves

Posted on 28 March, 2015 by jb

   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z0J3ossUzhU 

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Excellent news!

Posted on 9 February, 2015 by jb

Appears that some lad by the name of Sam Smith (possibly a scion of the Tadcaster brewing dynasty?) has taken the Faces’ “Stay with me” and gone and won a Grammmy with it. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer song … Continue reading →

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A little burst of All Right

Posted on 13 January, 2015 by jb

The Eastern is my favourite band by a long way. They hail from Lyttelton, the port city serving Christchurch Christchurch was devastated by 2 major earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 and there have been 13,457 – in words: thirteen thousand … Continue reading →

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Didn’t know Cousin Ruth drives a Honda….

Posted on 1 January, 2015 by jb
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“Sun came up….

Posted on 31 December, 2014 by jb

…looking like the eye of god” (With apologies to Bruce Cockburn) Happy New Year

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….a seeming recent malfunction in the DNA of the human race

Posted on 28 December, 2014 by jb

“When I look at footage of Joe Cocker and other rock stars – and indeed almost everyone else of the time – I am struck by a seeming recent malfunction in the DNA of the human race. Whereas Mr Cocker … Continue reading →

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“Solid gold shit, my son”

Posted on 30 October, 2014 by jb

Bill Nighy from “Love Actually”

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So beautiful, it hurts….

Posted on 27 October, 2014 by jb

Daniel Lanois plays “JJ leaves L.A” in a concert in Australia. Such an unassumingly shy, humungously talented man. Saw him in concert with Black Dub and Trixie Whitley a couple of years back. Mind blowing

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