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24 hours – the greatest rock lyric so far?
I saw Joy Division once, supporting the Buzzcocks at the Village Bowl in Bournemouth . They played “24 hours”, the first time I’d heard it – I think the gig pre-dated the release of Closer. I still speak about the … Continue reading
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Trans-global joy
The best part of the Christmas story was the Magi rocking up at Bethlehem following a global sat nav and a lot of hope..
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Tagged Bethlehem, Christmas, Fairytale of New York, Holidays, joy division, Magi, Melbourne, Pension new, pension playpen, Pogues, Sally MacLennane, yeovil town fc
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Delirious – Tell me Easter’s on a Friday
Rock and roll is the devil’s music- Presley knew, Jerry Lee knew and Johnny Cash knew . They knew where it was coming from- Gospel – but knew where it was going – straight to the whorehouse.
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Biker to Banker
Cycling through the city this morning I saw a well-dressed banker walk into the road attached to his mobile phone. After doing an emergency stop, the cyclist in front of me asked “excuse me sir, is this road part of your PFI … Continue reading
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