Stiff
Sunday September 17, 2006
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No, this isn’t a prediction of how I will be feeling after the half marathon tomorrow. It’s a post about the whole evening of programmes I watched last night celebrating Stiff records.
I realised just how good Elvis Costello, Ian Dury and Dr Feelgood were. Highlights:
Backstage film of Ian Dury tearing down a corridor into Costello and barking “out the way Elvis!”
Strange onstage dancing from the artist Humphrey Ocean.
Stiff tour bus stories. Apparently Costello passed out after drinking too much and The Damned set light to his trousers. “That woke him up”, laughed Captain Sensible.
Unfinished Books, Dylan and Barrett
So many books have been left unfinished this year. Still in my rucksack or gathering dust around the house are:
Jog Blog - Where No Man Has Gone Before
Monday September 11, 2006
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A week to go. Seven short little days to go.
This is going through my head as I embark on my Sunday evening run. Despite the heat, the downs are chock-a-block with red-faced joggers. I join them all in a last ditch attempt to get up to speed for next week’s big race.
Monday morning and I am sore in places that I don’t want to mention. But let the countdown continue. This is going to be a week of baked potatoes, pasta and ice cream. And walking very carefully.
Six short little days to go.
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