One would doubt that when Robert Allen Zimmerman released this album on 13 January 1964, he had any notion of how often the title would be used and misappropriated over the subsequent decades. Allowing for the rather poor use of syntax and grammar (perhaps the correct use of the latter would have persuaded that English teacher in Wisconsin/Princes Risborough to buy the album thus shifting it higher on...
2014
..apart from the length of Ms Flack's ( otherwise referred to as the next Mrs Cheshire's) dresses on Strictly Come Prancing, or for that matter Kristina's... and most definitely Darcey's. Anyway, back to more mundane matters. This week, the report of the ex-Treasury minister Paul Myners on the sale of the Royal Mail by the Business Secretary, Vince Cable concluded that the latter had made, "the...
There has been much press coverage in recent months about wicked landlords, avaricious agents and bullied tenants. The latter's very existence and emotional and financial well-being is wholly dependent upon the capricious nature of the former named parties. Some of the reporting does have merit; some of it is about as accurate and credible as Brother Miliband (the one who got shafted by his sibling),...
In readiness for the big day, the herald angels harked this week, not about the new born king, but about Gideon, I mean George's new stamp duty threshold. Alongside the heavenly hosts, the not so celestial Fourth Estate -dependent upon the colour of their political ichor-proclaimed, "the new boom is here" or for the more melodramatic, "we are all doomed". Step forward Vince and Ed. It is terrific news...
In our age-obsessed society where life expectancy is ever increasing and there is a multi billion industry whose sole purpose is to ensure that that we look and live longer than any previous generation, there was an irony this week as it was announced that mortgage lenders are now actively discriminating against the over 45's by making it very difficult for us silver/devotees of Grecian 2000/bald...
For all sports aficionados, 2014 was the 40th anniversary of the 'Rumble in the Jungle' when George Forman and Muhammad Ali gave the world what has been described as, "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". Not only did it produce a gladiatorial contest of skill and fortitude, but in the course of 8 rounds (referee Zack Clayton stopping the fight two seconds from the bell in the...
Amidst my hectic schedule of bronzing myself, watching various female forms bronzing themselves, signing autographs and entertaining Tatiana and her friends to tea and a jam tart, I 'occasionally' logged into that pesky social media site known as Facebook, (honestly who has the time, or the inclination to tell the rest of the world what they are doing...)? One of the more amusing posts (amongst the...
Yesterday, whilst swinging my man-bag and strolling through the playboy centre of Puerto Banus, I walked straight into my doctor of thirty years. Having chatted genially for some time and established that we were both on holiday with the named individual on our respective marriage certificates (it has been known... "Darling, work are sending me away on a b%^&dy course for a week..."), I was also able...
All of us can as individuals be guilty of avarice, even me; and I am as close to perfection as anyone...stop sniggering at the back. I am still (having been around almost as long as Terry Wogan's toupee), somewhat surprised, nay, shocked at how seemingly sensible, reasonable, sapient landlords who when the tenant moves in are happy for the letting agent to prepare a full inventory with pictures and then...
My week took a sudden upturn when I heard that S Club 7 are getting back together for Children In Need (as opposed to "Former Bubblegum Popstars in Need... of a few quid"-not quite as catchy nor politically correct). I challenge anyone not to bop along to "Don't Stop Movin'" although few could match me on throwing a few shapes on the dance floor akin to Bradley and the gang. The breaking news on...
