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The Scooter
I kept seeing those orange electric scooters and the first time I loaded the app, it seemed a bit expensive for me for what you got, So I deleted it and decided the bus and shanks pony would be enough for me, but seeing kids and adults speeding around on them made me think it might worth trying just for local journeys where the bus is either infrequent or non-existent.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Fiction
A Joyful Feline
A Feline Introduction The title is a play on words. Yesterday I was feeling really down due to a hospital visit, worry about the outcome and when I actually got there my appointment was over an hour late, and I was sure t least two people came after me but were seen before me by the consultant but that was probably just a paranoid delusion.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Petlife
New Boots and Panties - Ian Dury and The Blockheads
My first exposure to Ian Dury was as lead singer with Kilburn and the High Roads (named after a road sign in the London area) with the album “Handsome” and songs like “Rough Kids” and “Bill Bentley”, and most of their songs were Dury originals. They were pub rockers with a cockney sparkle and Dury class.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Viva Glasvegas
Around 2008 in the same ballpark universe and country as the Jesus and Mary Chain, a name appeared that demanded an immediate investigation, and that name was Glasvegas. I can’t remember how I first heard them, probably on BBC 6Music but I heard them and immediately had to have that album.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Avalon by Roxy Music - A Beautiful Soundscape
Introduction - Me And Roxy Music I was into Roxy Music from when their first single was released, “Virginia Plain” which apparently referred to a painting that Bryan Ferry had done or seen with a woman smoking in an open land panorama, so “Virginia Plain” could have referred to the location, the cigarette or the woman. That was followed by their eponymous stylish first album blending rock and roll, electronics, and styles that made them unique. I saw Ferry as the songwriter and Eno as the soundscaper with help from Manzanera and McKay.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Love It To Death - The First Great Alice Cooper Album
Love It To Death is The First Great Alice Cooper Album I was listening to some albums in the Rhino Original Album Series this week and wrote about it in the piece below, and one of the sets was the Alice Copper one with their first five albums. The first two “Pretties For You” and “Easy Action” are very basic rock, although “Pretties For You” does contain “Reflected” which was resurrected as “Elected” on “Billion Dollar Babies” the band's last great album. People will probably disagree with me, but the band split after “Muscle of Love” which I don't rate that highly.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Frozen
This was going to be a purge poem, but I then changed it to one of hope. I hope that people like these words. 💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖 When I was Frozen, Love Melted The Ice When I was So Cold, Love Came, Warmed My Heart When I Could Not Move, Love Held My Cold Hand When I Was In Darkness, Love Gave Me Light 💗 💖 When I Was In Despair, Love Saved My Soul When I Was Grieving, Love Was My Saviour When I Was Crying, Love Dried My Sad Eyes When I Was Lost, Love Led Me To My Home 💗 💖 When I Was Alone, Love Was Company When I Felt Left Out, Love Held Me Closer When I Felt Abandoned, Love Then Saved Me When I Was Freezing, Love Was Warmth For Me Love is Always There For You and For Me We’ll Open Our Hearts, Our Souls Will Be Free 💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖💗 💖
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
The Tale of Grand Theft Parsons
A Brief Introduction These are my own observations on the story behind the excellent offbeat film “Grand Theft Parsons” by David Caffrey and Jeremy Drysdale which was released to the world in 2003. I found the film both touching and funny and we will start with a little background to this story.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Plagiarism and Copyright
An Introduction The image above is from Slideshare Here There has been a lot posted about plagiarism recently and it is quite right that it is brought to the forefront and action taken where it occurs. The thing is that it has made me feel like the world’s biggest plagiarist because of the nature of my writing and has made me feel like I should drop out of the various Facebook Vocal groups because I am an effective writing criminal, though I will not leave unless asked to go or am actually removed. So here are a couple of definitions that I will work within this article which hopefully doesn’t get reported for plagiarism itself
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Journal
