The irony is that I have never been a big fan of Europe.Under different circumstances: at a different time,I would probably have voted "out"too. But not at this time:with these people.
They are going to fuck us royally.
Maternity Right: Sickness Benefits .Pay etal etc
You Stupid Fuckers.........
This is slightly redacted , replenished & republished version of a post I first published in July 2013. See the original [here:]
I dont know how my image for this week's Sepia Saturday. fits the Theme.......It's a group of people.They share a common purpose (unknown).It's not not prescriptive,you can imagine your own narrative around it.I find it hopeful in a strange sense.I also cant help thinking it compliments Mike Garry's words ......................
I dont know anything about the image itself, other than it was taken in 1967.In South Parade Halifax.
When his Mum died two months ago, Michael Garry's family asked him to write this poem for her funeral .He also read it on stage at The Hebden Bridge Picture House on Sunday 30th June.(which i recorded for you here). Michael is from Fallowfield in Manchester.
{In The Interest of Balance, here is some beautiful writing to celebrate a Father.}
thanks again to Bob Piper for your help.( he kindly donated free tickets for me & Cathy).
John Cooper Clarke was as funny as fuck! A grand night.
'above poetryis by Robert Montgomery. See some of his other stuff[here:]
Our man Dizzy , in the prompt photo for this week's sepia saturday ,seems to be in dreamland.
Which reminded me of this story
of Commandant Darget.The man who photographed dreams.
EAGLE
here is a link to a recording of Ella Fitzgerald playing live in East Berlin in 1967
http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1857
The Internet Archive also holds several of Ella's live concerts{here}
They are copyright free.You can listen/download them thereat your leisure.
Reading this today reminded me not a little of Trump,s Inauguration.
“...............they suggest that hunger and psychological stress were the likely culprit, with a healthy dose of religious belief thrown in: “In times of acute hardship, with physical and mental distress leaving people more than usually suggestible, a fear of St Vitus could rapidly take hold. All it then took was for one or a few emotionally frail people, believing themselves to have been cursed by St.Vitus, to slip into a trance. …..........”