Archive for the 'friendship' Category
Odd Inspirations
The creative process can be mysterious, and many are reluctant to analyse it in any way, lest the inspiration disappears altogether.
I used to have a book called Bob Dylan: In His Own Words (you could get others in the series for people like The Beatles etc.), and there was a funny quote in it, not [...]
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Tags: songwriting
Why the name change?
Infected with nostalgia, because I was reminded of something I did a long time ago, I have renamed the blog, The AA Book of the Dead. Older readers may remember the Automobile Association publication The AA Book of the Road. You see what we did there?
Actually, I can claim no credit, for the idea was [...]
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Tags: blogging, twitter, zines
Born to be Bob
Television situation comedies are the topic for the 2008 GCSE Media Studies exam, which means I’ve been trawling through the archives looking for good, bad and indifferent examples to discuss in class.
It’s fair to say that the sitcom is in crisis, and has been for a number of years. If the likes of My Family [...]
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, Arrested Development, BBC, Character, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Nostalgia, TV, Television, The Seventies, acting, friendship, happiness, heroes, media studies, sixties, teaching and learning | 7 Comments
Nostalgia Bulletin
It was 20 years ago today not that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play but that Michael Fish gave that weather forecast before the big storm. We’ve had a few since, I guess, but that was quite a night. I remember getting up the next day and driving down the motorway to Luton (from [...]
Filed under: Arrested Development, BBC, Climate, Nostalgia, ambitions in life, autobiography, being chippy, climate change, friendship, happiness, secret girlfriends | 1 Comment
Dead-Drop Gorgeous
I’ve been pondering why all this espionage stuff appeals. I’m not alone, of course, but I wouldn’t presume to explain why it appeals to other people.
That’s part of it, actually. I find it hard to read people, and I’m not equipped with great social skills. I’m fine in a workplace, where we all have our [...]
Filed under: Arrested Development, Character, Conspiracy Theories, Culture, friendship, omens and portents | 2 Comments
Tags: espionage, spies
The Beautiful Girls of Summer
“I seen a shooting star tonight, and I thought of you…”
THE DYLAN
The Perseids and me are old friends. I had an unforgettable night, back in the summer of 1983, when I lay on the deck of a cross-channel ferry and watched the show over the Bay of Biscay. Thanking my lucky stars that I was [...]
Filed under: Arrested Development, Bob Dylan, Cycling, France, Nostalgia, Travel, beer, countryside, friendship, happiness, secret girlfriends, summer | 2 Comments
Tags: flirting
Exceeding the Waving Limit
Billy’s recent post on greetings has inspired me to share my thoughts on what he calls the waving limit.
I’ve been with my wife now for 14 years (is it?), and this year saw the 13th summer visit to her parents’ house. I was thinking this year of how, that first time, my craving for cigarettes [...]
Filed under: Character, Culture, Family, France, Luvvies, Time-Wasters, Travel, anxiety, being chippy, friendship, hypochondria, paranoia, summer | 2 Comments
Bitter Soul
Commenter Hired Player dropped by to register a complaint about not being paid for a rehearsal by a musician praised on this blog. In one sense, I’m glad to have given him (I’m assuming he’s male) an outlet. It’s also interesting to catch a glimpse of the less-than-happy relationships that bubble away under the surface [...]
Filed under: Music, MySpace, Perception, friendship, happiness | 1 Comment
Tags: Zen
Making my day
Songwriter Dave Berg, who has had songs recorded by many major artists, made my day today with a comment on MySpace. Said he detected a little bit of Dylan in my voice. I wish! Still, something like that, coming from a complete stranger, will put a smile on your face. Dave Berg’s stuff sounds great [...]
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You, yes you
Someone, I don’t know who, has found this blog by searching for particular names. The specific search terms were “Linda Riley” Bignell and “Paula Bignell”, quotes included. These searches show some cunning.
For example, Linda Riley is a very common name on the interweb. There’s some Christian author by that name; and someone involved in the [...]
Filed under: ambitions in life, friendship, searches | 2 Comments
Tags: linda riley, paula bignell
