Scene from a Brighton bar: A: "Could I have a glass of water please. No ice." B: "I can't serve you because the last time you were here you threw a drink in someone's face." A: "I just want a glass of water." B: "I can't serve you because the last time you were here... Continue Reading →
I’d Rather Sing the Blues…than write a misery blog!
I don't write much personal stuff on this blog. Someone recently asked me why not and I said: "Because I don't really want to publish my personal life on the Internet." Yet I enjoy reading blogs that get inside people's lives. A poetry friend here in Brighton has just started a new blog called Swenglish.... Continue Reading →
Don’t Let me Be Misunderstood
"Cause if I'm misunderstood all my life would have been in vain...." I'm a huge fan of Nina Simone and this version of "Don't let me be misunderstood" takes the song and the phrase out of the popular love song theme and places it in a whole other dimension. It's wonderful, and so is her... Continue Reading →
