I'm Only Sleeping
Yesterday I arrived home from my place of daily toil, ate my evening meal, hoovered and washed the pots. I decided to lie on the bed and read the latest Rebus I have acquired. This would be 6:30.Apart from a brief minute or so when I rose to disrobe - as it were, my eyes didn't open again until 7:30 this morning.
I should've been full of life, brimming with barely restrained energy. As it was I felt like shit. Alert but shit-like. Tonight Dearest had to drag me from my slumber at 8:00pm.
Either I'm working too hard or life's simply boring the pants off me.
Okay, breathe easy "justice-fans". Australia has "done a deal with the USA regarding two of its citizens currently held in Guantanamo Bay. They will not face the death penalty but could still face a military tribunal. Sources also reckon that this agreement could form a blueprint for the Britons incarcerated there.
So Tony and the intensely unlikable Australian PM (John Howard) get to save face, and their citizens at least have a glimmer of hope that they may see their loved ones again.
Strange ain't it ? The Brit and Aussie contingent just might be guilty as sin but they're from countries allied to Dubya so they won't fry.
Hard to see the same leniency afforded to detainees from less than friendly nations - even though the poor sods could be as pure as the driven snow. Freedom. Justice. Fairness. God Bless America.
Came in from the pub the other night to discover Bert Jansch in concert on BBC4 TV . 60 he is. Another cool young dude (as was) nearing pension age. He was joined by Johnny Marr and Bernard Butler - both excellent musicians ex of The Smiths and Suede respectively.
I used to be in awe at his guitar playing. He was one of those clever bastards who could fuse folk, jazz, blues, madrigals and even make a contrapuntal counterpoint, delicately picked, sound like a piece 'o' piss. Nowadays it does seem a little less complex, though I've no doubt that's due to my years of studying the instrument. On top of that his voice, which was never his strong point, sounds rough as buggery.
He was often referred to by the likes of Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Neil Young as an influence.
Straight after Mr Jansch we were treated to the fore-mentioned Mr Young in a BBC concert from 1971. Heart of Gold, Old Man and A Man Needs a Maid were some of the gems on offer.
It's worth the price of a digibox alone that BBC 4.
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