Ahhhhhhh

 Times are weird.

Times are strange. Life is weird.

We get this thing

That keeps us from

Better things

Thoughts can be pointless

Now that's a thought

I generally drink and smoke whilst, in my studio listening to music and watching music, i try to create a mild Peter Cook feel.
Then and only then am i sated

The Current Situation

It's been awhile, thank god that i talk to myself and generally have a two way conversation with someone every single moment of every single day. It can be tiring and always challenging.

I have the love of someone extraordinary and count myself as very fortunate.

Something hopefully uplifting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrVAO-bvt0w&list=PLFrxMok9iM9MJlOU5uSfNJrNC6v22gJBM&index=12

The world will turn and love and tolerance can become the main currency.

xxxxxx

Nothing much today.

Middle England     - it's scary

I love torpor
and the vegetable state
stops

believes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffht0ApbU24

Love
x
x
x
x

Tonight and later this week

Had a lovely gig with Up the Creek tonight. Looking forward to playing with Rag Foundation on Thursday. Bombshell news.
Word

Reflection

I am very lucky to play music, and nearly for a living. This piece of music is perfect.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1tercvrkir0oxts/02%20Table%20For%20One.mp3?dl=0

I have other examples of friends music that may be more palatable to most.

But the fact this happens is far more important

Comrade

Review

Being a man of middle age (whatever that age range is supposed to encompass - Collins English Dictionary says between 40 and 60), I am incredibly lucky to live in the period in which I do.
JKF was shot months after I was born (another conspiracy theory), I remember the Moon landings, the UK joining the EEC (as was) and therefore having new money in 1973, and going metric!
Growing up in the wonderful 70's, a truly unrepeatable decade for its seismic changes artistically, economically, socially and politically.
The advent of colour TV, mobile phones, PC's (and all their offspring).

As the replicant Roy Batty said in Blade Runner:

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.."

I remain a lucky boy.

Morgan, age doesn't matter
Having his gift, it's just right
when it's time.

Now my daughter...
16

Now

I Know i'm drunk
I know i'm tired
that's why i'm eating Smarties

A bottle of water, a glass of wine, a whole carrot
and some hummus.
Kind of perfect really.
I've enjoyed the food, now the drink.
And the drink was fine
It really is
All I Am

I hate being clumsy but my current condition renders me incapable of anything else.
I rule my thoughts with an iron tongue
Henry the Eighth i am i am...
Isn't everything okay if you focus your thoughts
Upon the multitude of small humanitarian acts
That flitter across the abyss

Bin Night

It's not very often i post here
It's a matter of circumstance
It's good
It's also very bad

Perhaps this is it
Perhaps it has passed
Maybe music will improve
Maybe outlets will have
full accessibility

Maybe

The Grunt will win
I hope he doesn't
I really don't

I'm too compromised  to
tell the truth

My truth

Everyone's truth

Remember

Things that are important
People who help form your world
Have to happy
There's no reason
Not to

Home

It's a shame that technology and ability have conspired to reduce me to this statement.

It's story no one can bear, least of all me.

So

The stench of inevitability
cloying
bacterial
cleansing

http://thecosmicarray.bandcamp.com/track/personal-blues 

  

Wealth

St. Edward's School (also colloquially known as "Teddies") is a co-educational independent boarding school (referred to as a public school)"a less grand place than its obvious competitors and less pressurising than some, but offering every kind of opportunity in a highly privileged and civilised setting." Only costs £30k a year to send your kid, for seven years. And there are obviously more expensive and grand schools. I have no problem with wealth and how you spend it. However i am concerned about the perpetuation of wealth and privilege that is polarizing our society. We can't change the very top but we can try and fight for the rights and well-being of the less well off.

Ramekins

Raisins have to 
go somewhere
where else

it would be nice to 

relax, but no matter how we try, there is no equation or regulated path that can lead there.

i watch in awe of the people who can

relax

Not much time....

Right, son very ill, hours and hours in hospital, trying to give drum lessons and play gigs, and find time for the rest of the family = tiring!
No time to do much of anything really, but on a course related subject, what is the benefit of this http://www.mtv.co.uk/events/ema/playlist/mtv-ema-winners-video-2012 - even i have heard of most of these artists but fucking hell its awful. Good pop music has always given a snapshot of society, so does this mean that pop music is getting worse and not fulfilling what i believe it has done previously or is it that society is getting worse.
Personally i feel that the split between integrity in a creative musical vision and the chance to make money has widened. So basically people are more willing to do as they are told to make money rather not. There are exceptions to this, but very few.

Buying gear

As a musician and drummer! i always have my eye open for a nice piece of equipment. I recently sold some studio equipment i no longer used, a couple of Focusrite compressors, to help fund the purchase of a new snare drum that was very cheap. I bought a 1968 Ajax Nu Sound kit a couple of months ago, 3 piece. Sounds and looks amazing. The matching snare drum was being sold by someone a couple of days ago, £100, couldn't afford it but i had to have it. It will complete the kit to its full 1968 glory and sound fantastic. How many other musicians do this? i feel the majority! But i'd love to know if there are some who get what they want, are happy with it and don't amass more gear.

Mercury Prize

Saw a bit on the news about the Mercury Prize winners, never heard of Alt J, but i liked what i heard, at least its interesting. Was quite surprised that the reporter went on to mention other acts that the mainstream won't have heard of but with the help of the Mercury Prize they may get some mainstream interest. One of these was Ben Howard, who even i have heard of and to be honest doesn't impress me. There are a huge number of acoustic guitar/songwriters out there now, and to me they have to pretty bloody special and i don't think Ben Howard is, but i had heard him. So how good is the prize in bringing the publics attention to abstract-ish artists. For me quite good, as i no longer buy music magazines, in hard copy or online so i suppose i'm out of the loop, preferring just to make some music and whack it online via a digital distribution company. Perhaps i should take more notice of trends............no sod that.