Interesting piece about the Pink Floyd reunion:
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/story.jsp?story=646855
Category: Diary
Some advice often given when attending an interview or delivering a presentation is to imagine your interviewer/audience naked. It seems that this fellow got it the completely wrong way around!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4091636.stm
So anyway, the Locks are planning an expansion at Chez Lock and we wanted to get some work done on the house. The Missus duly did her research and called four builders who advertise to do the kind of work we wanted done.
The first appointment was for Friday evening at 6.30pm. At 6.10pm, I received a call from the woman who was going to survey our house and draw up the quote. She wasn’t feeling very well and couldn’t make it. Could we reschedule? I was pretty annoyed at this because I had tidied up and the Missus had left work extra early to be here. I made some quip about “must be a good party you are going to…and well it is a Friday night we all like to get drunk on a Friday, no?” and sent her on her way.
On Monday, the second company was due to call at 7.00pm. Of course, they never bothered to turn up or even call to announce the fact that they couldn’t be bothered to turn up.
The third company didn’t bother to return our calls – so that’s another no show.
Our fourth choice is due to arrive tonight. However, at 9.30am, after walking Alex the Wonderdog, I noticed a message on the answer machine. It was from the fourth choice informing a “Mr Ford” that last night’s survey had been successful and that the quote was in the post for him to sign. What the heck was that all about???
Without sounding too much like Alan Partridge: “This country!”
Maybe I am turning into a hypochondriac, but there’s something not right with me at the moment. Take yesterday, for example, I felt totally exhausted. After doing some minor chores (vacuuming the house), I felt totally cream-crackered. In the afternoon, I decided to work on some mixes of my music, but felt asleep at the keyboard. The Missus woke me and when I tried playing some guitar/bass, I just couldn’t focus my mind, I couldn’t get my fingers to work in synch with each other. I felt like I was going to just shut-down. Not a good feeling.
So I had a nap. I only felt better when I took the dog for a walk that evening. I think it was the fresh air that did it. Today, I am feeling a little bit more peppy, but I am wondering if this some sort of after-effect of the really bad sore throat I had last week. You know, sometimes after you’ve had a cold, the illness kind of slows you down. Maybe I just need some sunshine? Yup – that’s it. Bring on the sun… (What am I saying? This is England, you fool)
In the post: junk mail
Waiting on some eBay goodies to arrive, though the way the post is to and from the US, it could be some weeks before I get them.
It appears that hell has frozen over and Pink Floyd are to appear at the Live 8 concert with Roger Waters in tow. This rumour has been doing the rounds for months now, but if it is on the BBC news website it HAS to be true, right? 😉
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4085484.stm
What next? King Crimson to play London? 🙂
In the post: Another Day on Earth – Brian Eno
I was very excited when i heard this drop through the letterbox this morning, so much so that I leapt out of bed and immediately played it. After 46 minutes, it was all over. The jury is out. I am not convinced. Review to follow…
I’m with Damon on this one. I’ve been thinking about the Live 8 concerts taking place next month and I still can’t get behind them. When I was young, Band Aid and Live Aid was exciting. We all felt we were doing something, but this time around it all feels wrong. When you look at the usual parade of stars lining up for these concerts, if they all had a whipround, they could probably buy Africa. But this time it’s about the G8 conference. Hmmm…
I don’t get it. Even if we drop the debt and pump in the money, nothing will change. Why? Because of power and corruption, that’s why. It’s the same reason why all the millions that were raised from Live Aid and Comic Relief have left some areas untouched. If Bob said he wanted me to lend him a tenner so that he could raise a guerilla army and depose these despots that are killing and holding back these African countries, I would happily hand over my cash. Instead, we have that grinning Irish gimp, Bono, pontificating again…remember, this is the guy that spent £5,000 to get his beloved hat flown to him to a concert in Italy.
Live 8 makes Africa sound a lot worse than it actually is. Many African states are doing very well from themselves and this media marginalisation by the bleeding hearts actually upsets some African people. I saw one pundit from Africa on the news complaining that he is tired of being portrayed that he’s from a backwards, third world country. Granted, some areas are still impoverished, but this is mainly down to corrupt regimes, not famine or natural disasters. There’s a bigger humanitarian problem posed by AIDs in Africa and Bob and his pals should be concentrating on this and getting those stupid Catholics to stop preaching their dogma…oh wait a minute, Bob and Bono are good, god-fearing, Oirish boys…
Meanwhile, I am sure that all the stars involved in this will all get a big payrise on the back of the media frenzy. Cynical, moi? You betcha cotton socks I am…