Thursday, November 10, 2005

Kate Bush, new album after many years















I haver heard a few tracks - she is enigmatic, always was. Anyone have any comments?

Gord

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Phil Ochs - Changes

Changes
By Phil Ochs
Capo 1st fret
Intro: G/A/D/Em/G/A/F#m/Bm/Em/A/D/Em/A/D
G A D Em
Sit by my side, come as close as the air,
G A F#m
Share in a memory of gray;
Bm Em A D
And wander in my words, dream about the pictures
Em A D
That I play of changes.
Green leaves of summer turn red in the fall
To brown and to yellow they fade.
And then they have to die, trapped within
the circle time parade of changes.
Scenes of my young years were warm in my mind,
Visions of shadows that shine.
'Til one day I returned and found they were the
Victims of the vines of changes.
The world's spinning madly, it drifts in the dark
Swings through a hollow of haze,
A race around the stars, a journey through
The universe ablaze with changes.
Moments of magic will glow in the night
All fears of the forest are gone
But when the morning breaks they're swept away by
Golden drops of dawn, of changes.
Passions will part to a strange melody.
As fires will sometimes burn cold.
Like petals in the wind, we're puppets to the silver
strings of souls, of changes.
Your tears will be trembling, now we're somewhere else,
One last cup of wine we will pour
And I'll kiss you one more time, and leave you on
the rolling river shores of changes.
(repeat first verse)

Brilliance yet to be discovered - Gord an seek!

Friday, November 04, 2005

The 0870 fiddle.

The Met. were reprimanded yesterday because they used an 0870 number for relatives of people who may have been involved in the July 7 London bombings to contact them. They have duly apologised.

I note however that this premium rate number (10 pence a minute) is being increasingly used by banks, building societies, insurance companies etc. instead of the 0800 freephone number or the 0845 local rate number. What annoys me very much however is that you can then be held in a queue for anything up to 20 minutes listening to some ridiculous music waiting to speak to someone at the othe end. I'm sure that this is deliberate and that the firms and BT are making huge money out of this dodgy practice.

Bah humbug, I shall refuse to call anyone with an 0870 number in future and write them a letter instead.
Gordon Fuming

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Apply now for a job at Birmingham City F.C.

It's job security for life. Having won only one match this season and, with a team, in the bottom three of the Premiership, the manager, a certain S. Bruce, has been told that even if the team is defeated in all it's remaining fixtures this year, that he will not be sacked. What a job - be a complete failure with us and you have a secured future. Can I buy into this? No - of course not - as a loyal supporter I am expected to pay £45.00 pounds a match to get a seat to watch my team lose. Feck 'em says I - my feet will vote for me.
Gordown a division.