Tuesday, 25 April 2023
fiona cummins - when l was ten
This is one of the the books l recently purchased from the charity shop. Fiona Cummins 'When l was Ten', and a signed copy at that. Now l'm not singling her out, as a lot of other authors do the same, but if you're going to sign books, at least make an effort and make it more than a scribble. I understand it's time consuming and must be pretty boring, but come on!
Monday, 24 April 2023
keef buys his new house
When Keith Richards bought Redlands, the scene of the infamous drugs bust (and fire). As far as l know, he still owns it. It looks great, but l bet there's loads of spiders.
Sunday, 23 April 2023
Saturday, 22 April 2023
my old flat is for rent
I lived here a few years and it's certainly been done up and improved since. Trust me - it wasn't like this when l was living there.
Toodle pip
Friday, 21 April 2023
ungovernable britain
The answer is no. Now fuck off.
And as for this crap......lt's just encouraging other bullies, and helping to prevent victims speaking out. Twats.
Toodle pip
cracking down on crime
How about cracking down on the fraud and deception (something l know a lot about) within his own Conservative party, starting with Michelle Mone and the PPE? This is just pretending to be tough ahead of the local elections.
Never vote Tory.
Toodle pip
dominic raab - clearly not a bully
FFS. He's even threatening when resigning. What a rotter.
Toodle pip
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Sunday, 16 April 2023
grains of sand and auguries of innocence by william blake
To see The World in a grain of sand........(Full poem is below)
More information about each microscopic photograph can be found here
Auguries of Innocence
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
A Robin Red breast in a Cage
Puts all Heaven in a Rage
A Dove house filld with Doves & Pigeons
Shudders Hell thr' all its regions
A dog starvd at his Masters Gate
Predicts the ruin of the State
A Horse misusd upon the Road
Calls to Heaven for Human blood
Each outcry of the hunted Hare
A fibre from the Brain does tear
A Skylark wounded in the wing
A Cherubim does cease to sing
The Game Cock clipd & armd for fight
Does the Rising Sun affright
Every Wolfs & Lions howl
Raises from Hell a Human Soul
The wild deer, wandring here & there
Keeps the Human Soul from Care
The Lamb misusd breeds Public Strife
And yet forgives the Butchers knife
The Bat that flits at close of Eve
Has left the Brain that wont Believe
The Owl that calls upon the Night
Speaks the Unbelievers fright
He who shall hurt the little Wren
Shall never be belovd by Men
He who the Ox to wrath has movd
Shall never be by Woman lovd
The wanton Boy that kills the Fly
Shall feel the Spiders enmity
He who torments the Chafers Sprite
Weaves a Bower in endless Night
The Catterpiller on the Leaf
Repeats to thee thy Mothers grief
Kill not the Moth nor Butterfly
For the Last Judgment draweth nigh
He who shall train the Horse to War
Shall never pass the Polar Bar
The Beggars Dog & Widows Cat
Feed them & thou wilt grow fat
The Gnat that sings his Summers Song
Poison gets from Slanders tongue
The poison of the Snake & Newt
Is the sweat of Envys Foot
The poison of the Honey Bee
Is the Artists Jealousy
The Princes Robes & Beggars Rags
Are Toadstools on the Misers Bags
A Truth thats told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent
It is right it should be so
Man was made for Joy & Woe
And when this we rightly know
Thro the World we safely go
Joy & Woe are woven fine
A Clothing for the soul divine
Under every grief & pine
Runs a joy with silken twine
The Babe is more than swadling Bands
Throughout all these Human Lands
Tools were made & Born were hands
Every Farmer Understands
Every Tear from Every Eye
Becomes a Babe in Eternity
This is caught by Females bright
And returnd to its own delight
The Bleat the Bark Bellow & Roar
Are Waves that Beat on Heavens Shore
The Babe that weeps the Rod beneath
Writes Revenge in realms of Death
The Beggars Rags fluttering in Air
Does to Rags the Heavens tear
The Soldier armd with Sword & Gun
Palsied strikes the Summers Sun
The poor Mans Farthing is worth more
Than all the Gold on Africs Shore
One Mite wrung from the Labrers hands
Shall buy & sell the Misers Lands
Or if protected from on high
Does that whole Nation sell & buy
He who mocks the Infants Faith
Shall be mockd in Age & Death
He who shall teach the Child to Doubt
The rotting Grave shall neer get out
He who respects the Infants faith
Triumphs over Hell & Death
The Childs Toys & the Old Mans Reasons
Are the Fruits of the Two seasons
The Questioner who sits so sly
Shall never know how to Reply
He who replies to words of Doubt
Doth put the Light of Knowledge out
The Strongest Poison ever known
Came from Caesars Laurel Crown
Nought can Deform the Human Race
Like to the Armours iron brace
When Gold & Gems adorn the Plow
To peaceful Arts shall Envy Bow
A Riddle or the Crickets Cry
Is to Doubt a fit Reply
The Emmets Inch & Eagles Mile
Make Lame Philosophy to smile
He who Doubts from what he sees
Will neer Believe do what you Please
If the Sun & Moon should Doubt
Theyd immediately Go out
To be in a Passion you Good may Do
But no Good if a Passion is in you
The Whore & Gambler by the State
Licencd build that Nations Fate
The Harlots cry from Street to Street
Shall weave Old Englands winding Sheet
The Winners Shout the Losers Curse
Dance before dead Englands Hearse
Every Night & every Morn
Some to Misery are Born
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to Endless Night
We are led to Believe a Lie
When we see not Thro the Eye
Which was Born in a Night to perish in a Night
When the Soul Slept in Beams of Light
God Appears & God is Light
To those poor Souls who dwell in Night
But does a Human Form Display
To those who Dwell in Realms of day
Source: Poets of the English Language (Viking Press, 1950)
Toodle pip
sajid javid - nothing to see here (or tory corruption #935)
From The Financial Times
In August 2020 Sajid Javid became a paid advisor to JP Morgan, where he formed Morgan Health in May 2021. He then became Health Secretary in June 2021. In November 2022 JP Morgan started aggressively investing in 'Promising Healthcare Companies', which of course had nothing to do with Javid calling for the NHS to be reformed (January 2023), before he returned to JP Morgan.
Toodle pip
Saturday, 15 April 2023
horse for the national
Think I've got a cert for todays Grand National. Off to the bookies.
Toodle pip
Friday, 14 April 2023
TREX cooking
The TREXtasy one is from 1937, but the top advert was familiar to anyone around in the 1970's.
I can't comment on what it was like to cook with this stuff, but the T.Rex band sure meant a hell of a lot more to me.
Toodle pip
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
tonight's outfit is sorted
Right. l've got tonight's outfit sorted. The only question is, where should l go?
rwanda trips booked
I will make this easy for everyone. The landlord and wife are racist, and our Home Secretary, despite the fact she is black, is supporting them, because she is currently stirring up as much racial hatred as she can, to polarise and deflect.
Send all three to Rwanda, and never vote Tory.
Toodle pip
meanwhile, in south west norfolk
This fucking country. We're talking about Liz Truss here, the woman who broke the economy, and after 13 years of the Tories wrecking everything. What more do the fuckers have to do to stop these twats voting for them? It's just as bad in Richmondshire (where l live), a safe seat for Rishi Sunak. No wonder politics annoys me.
Toodle pip
Monday, 10 April 2023
bloody ticket prices nowadays
Thought l might re-live some of my younger years by going to this.
Then l had a look at some of the prices, and quickly changed my mind.
Sunday, 9 April 2023
The Ballad of Billy Stein HD - Urban Commandos
Went to see these last night in Richmond. It was a Birthday do, and l thought l was going to see your usual run of the mill covers band, so these were more than a pleasant surprise, playing lots of their own songs, but also covering The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, who I love, so an excellent night was had by all.
Toodle pip
Saturday, 8 April 2023
carl cox - music is revolution
I still wouldn't mind a t-shirt with this printed on. A Carl Cox 'Music is Revolution' poster l nicked in Ibiza. One day l may get around to doing it myself (but l doubt it).
Toodle pip
north park, bootle 1947
My relatives may well be in this picture, as they were alive at the time and only lived round the corner from here, and l spent many happy days here myself many moons ago. The rather wonderful North Park in Bootle.
Toodle pip
Friday, 7 April 2023
This man is a leader - Rep. Justin J Pearson
Articulate and compassioned Justin J. Pearson speaks out after two black Democrats, (himself and Justin Jones) were expelled by Republican House of Representatives in Tennessee after protesting about gun violence legislation. Gloria Johnson, who was with them and just happens to be white, was not expelled. This man is a leader and gives me some hope that the USA has a future, rather than the blighted present of Trumpism. Let's hope the people get out to vote and support him, as he has a long career in politics ahead of him if he wishes to continue on that path (and hopefully isn't targeted).
Toodle pip
football italia / gazzetta football italia
This takes me back to the glory days of Jimbo (James Richardson) and Football Italia / Gazzetta Football Italia back in the day. It all seemed so foreign and exciting, as there was hardly any UK football on TV at the time (compared to nowadays). Nowadays, the English Premiership is everything, and is slowly engulfing the other leagues and top players.
Toodle pip
a great response from ellie goulding regarding mars bars
Ellie Goulding - straight to the point with minimum fuss regarding Mars bars. However, it's a pretty minor rumour (or insult) compared to Marianne Faithfull and a Mars bar, which she then had to tolerate for years.
Toodle pip
all hail keith richards
Once again, time to praise and acknowledge Mr Keith Richards, who rather like myself, appears to be indestructible, and at one time (with some help from Mick), was very very cool.
Remember - in front of a judge and about to be sent to prison, he famously stated "We're not old men, we're not worried about petty morals". That takes guts.
Toodle pip
tory corruption #784 - scott benton and voter suppression
Surprised Scott Benton was caught out? You obviously didn't spot him at Aintree, Wimbledon and the Euros, with his tickets provided by the gaming / gambling industry. Despite the fact that he is chairman of the all party parliamentary group for betting and gaming, which he's meant to be overseeing.
Never vote Tory
Toodle pip
Thursday, 6 April 2023
labour stooping as low as the tories
As anyone reading this blog would have easily guessed, l despise the Conservatives and pretty much all they stand for, but Labour have stooped to a low point with this kind of electioneering. The last thing they should be doing is competing with the Tories for the populist separatist market in this way, as it will only tarnish their own brand and message. It's a short-sighted attack which could have long term consequences, and should be removed.
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