Monthly Archives: February 2012

TweetCurrently doing his final tour, Glenn Campbell has one of the most sensational “pop” voices ever to hit vinyl. That is demonstrated very well by this one – Country Boy – you’ve got your feet in LA, but your mind’s … Continue reading →

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TweetOne likes to believe in the freedom of music, But glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity. For the words of the prophets were written on the studio wall, Concert hall And echoes with the sounds of … Continue reading →

TweetI’m a Republican so I don’t care. But I do like this as well. Miss J. Hunter Dunn, Miss J. Hunter Dunn, Furnish’d and burnish’d by Aldershot sun, What strenuous singles we played after tea, We in the tournament – … Continue reading →

TweetThe LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. … Continue reading →

TweetFrom the Guardian: Liberal Democrat activists have submitted an emergency motion on NHS reforms to their spring conference in a last-ditch effort to persuade the party leadership to oppose the bill. The motion calls for the entire section of the … Continue reading →

TweetIn fact, this is a piece about amusing titles. I chuckled at Lord Bonkers’ Diary’s title: Lord Bonkers’ Diary: Fanny Craddock and the Great Train Robbery …But I am one of that dwindling band of people who remember dear Fanny … Continue reading →

TweetI always like to do the most minimal research for these things. John Maynard Keynes’ ashes were scattered over the South Downs. Otherwise the title of this piece would have been: Hark! Is that the sound of John Maynard Keynes … Continue reading →

TweetI am getting worried. A few weeks ago I was sure that Mitt Romney would win the US Republican Presidential nomination. He’d be nicely battered and bruised and the Democrats would have a fat file of YouTube and news clips … Continue reading →

TweetDavid Cameron’s speech in Scotland this week has been described as a “political masterstroke“. Well, I hope it is. The United Kingdom without Scotland would be a collection of spare parts, rather than a nation. But, as I’ve said before, … Continue reading →

TweetVia Matthew Norman in the Telegraph: Judge: Whoever you are, you will sit in the dock. You, sir, in your suit, and you, ma’am, in your frock A Cabinet Minister you may well once have been In the land of … Continue reading →

TweetPart of our “back to nature” experience earlier this week was a visit to the Magic Lantern cinema in Tywyn. What a marvellous place! And we saw “War Horse” which is a fantastic film. It gets a bit schmaltzy at … Continue reading →

TweetDuring my stay up eight trees, I read through Carol Thatcher’s “A swim-on part in the goldfish bowl“. It’s an entertaining little book which relates some aspects of Carol Thatcher’s childhood, which I found engrossing. It then relates the story … Continue reading →

Tweet…but for some reason I am drawn towards listening to Johnny Cash, a singer who, in my younger days would have caused me a seizure. “Unearthed” is a particularly wonderful collection from the “Man in Black”. He does one of … Continue reading →

Tweet  I’ve had a bit of a technology detox over the last four days. No electricity, internet connection, laptop, mobile or even flushing loo. I was twenty foot up in the trees, in a tree house supported by eight Scots … Continue reading →

TweetJust 194 votes separated Romney from Ron Paul in the Maine caucus. That comes after Santorum’s three primary wins. The three ABRs (anyone but Romney) are picking him off in different states. Gingrich is looking good in his home state … Continue reading →