100 Awesome Things - Part 28 - From the Vault 2013

ANother 100 Awesome Things that was entirely topical...

~~~2013~~~

I am not going to make any comment on why I've chosen today's video.

I will however, post some links:

Like this.
And this.
Yet also this.
While I'm at it...

Today's Video:

The Specials - Ghost Town

C 2013

100 Awesome Musical Things

Part One - Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Band

Part Two - Octopus Jig - The Dubliners
Part Three - Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye

Part Four - Who Cares What The Question Is? - The Bees
Part Five - Doctor Who Cold Open - Craig Ferguson
Part Six - Monster Mash - The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Part Seven -Don't Believe A Word - Thin Lizzy
Part Eight -These Are The Days of Our Lives - Queen
Part Nine - Who Do You Love? - The Doors
Part Ten - The Mooche - The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Part Eleven - I'm Happy Just To Dance With You - The Beatles
Part Twelve - Rabbit - Chas n Dave
Part Thirteen - The Ballad of the Woggler's Moulie - Rambling Syd Rumpo
Part Fourteen - I Found a Dream - Marilyn Monroe
Part Fifteen - FBI - The Shadows
Part Sixteen - A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher
Part Seventeen - Mr Cole Won't Rock and Roll - Nat King Cole
Part Eighteen - The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Part Nineteen - Rock Me Baby - Willie Mae Thornton
Part Twenty - Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones
Part Twenty-One - The Ghost Song - The Doors

Part Twenty-Two - Your Long Journey - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Part Twenty-Three - Somebody Else's Dream - Philip Lynott
Part Twenty-Four - Rita Hayworth's Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
Part Twenty-Five - Thursday's Child - David Bowie
Part Twenty-Six - First Day Of My Life - Bright Eyes

Part Twenty-Seven - Sealed With A Kiss - Jason Donovan

FridayFiction - Brasso And Death - From the Vault 2013

I wrote the follow short fiction inspired by a jokey comment by a friend while she was making a Xena: Warrior Princess costuem.

It is really rather dark and there's a Content Warning for depictions of violence and death. It's darker than I expected, so be aware.

Also, I wrote it in 2013 when the scenario seemed mostly unlikely. Today... maybe less so.

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In the moment, all I know is the smell of Brasso and Death.

3rd July 2005 - On Morrison

This was originally posted at Ye Olde Blog on 3rd July 2005, when Live8 was on.

I was yet to return to beloved London at that point, and within only a few days, my beloved city would suffer through another terrorist attack. I was terribly sad about Jim Morrison, because the more things change, the more they stay the same.

3rd July 2005

I have nothing to say about Live 8 that hasn't already been said except that in my great need to avoid RobbiefuckingWilliams, who seemed to be under the impression people were there for him, I missed The Who...

I'm told Roger remains Dorian Gray-like in his ability to stay looking forever young. I'm fairly positive that Live 8 will change absolutely fuck all, because rock and roll cannot save the world. 


Rock and roll cannot even save itself. Which brings me so neatly to the point of this post.