Dealing With Death

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                 I’m going to try to not go maudlin here, but it’s hard not to when all points seem to be leading to my father not being around much longer. I managed to see him almost every day of the…



It’s pronounced “Ay-yah-FYAH-la-yer-kel”

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         It looked good on Friday, the night

before I was to catch a flight from Heathrow for San Francisco via Denver. Though I’d heard the Iceland volcano that caused such disruption to travel in April had erupted a…



The year in music so far

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                    So it’s the year of Justin Bieber, Katy Perry singing with everybody, the Glee Cast having every member’s fart downloaded and charting, the usual X Factor chart glut, and …



The saga continued for another shit week

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                 I hate using body functions as the source for humour, but they’re something we take for granted, and in the past week my body has mistaken it for granite, the first of many light-heart…



I’ve stopped believing

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            I only caught the first hour of Sunday’s chart countdown show on Radio 1, but the first few minutes were galling enough. There at positions 40 and 39 were “Don’t Stop Believing,” first by the Cast of…



Aren’t the Brits tired of “You Got The Love” yet?

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              Every Sunday mid

-afternoon, whether I’m home or on my way to a gig, I’m usually tuned in to BBC Radio 1 Chart Show, just as I’d listen to Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 in the 70’s, or loc…



The only San Francisco Giants fan in Dagenham

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                        Another April, and its first Monday brings a full slate of Major League Baseball games, though one official game was played last night between the N…



What has happened to America?

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                    A man is seated on the pavement next to a group of Tea-Baggers, as the right-wing faction that wishes to prove that President Barack Obama is not only a foreigner, but a M…



The friendly village of Downham Market

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      It wasn’t meant to be much, just a Friday night gig in Hunstanton, about 120 miles from Dagenham. Driving to any out-of-town gig on a Friday in England involves sometimes leaving 4-5 hours to go 100 miles, as the motorwa…



American Idol lacks the X Factor

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                      I’m admittedly a fan of, maybe somewhat addicted to, TV talent shows. I don’t get into the dancing shows, since I know little about what makes good dancing…