The final resting place for Mohamed Al Fayed is a burial chamber next to that of his son in a mausoleum metaphorically guarded by statues of lions and sphinxes. It stands close to his home on his 226-acre Surrey estate. The mausoleum is a simple wooden pergola with 12 wooden supporting pillars and a stone floor. It… Continue reading THE FINAL SLEEP OF AL FAYED, NEXT TO DODI IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY  GARDEN WITH LIONS AND SPHINX

Dylan’s stately Highlands home is caught in Britain’s financial crisis, putting his £3m asking price in jeopardy. The historic estate with landscaped grounds has been his and his brother’s for more than a decade and was described as a bolt hole.  It isn’t, it is a beautiful part of Highlands history set against forest, mountains and… Continue reading HOW COVID STOPPED BOB’S HEART BEING IN THE HIGHLANDS… AND NOW UK HOMES CRISIS THREATENS HIS £3m SALE

Another brilliant piece by ERIC LASTICK Being a Beatle from all the trails…the runs of development of style…the beat…the coffee houses, Jazz clubs…the night spots along the French cafes…The jingling of jewels of the Hierarchy of English tone…and tarnished souls…They, the Beatles, British Liverpoolian pop sensations were and are, just what we all had been… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTER GLARES AND TRIPPED-OUT SPLIT IMAGES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE, ‘BEATLE’

We should take a few moments to remember Lesley Anne Downey, the young girl kidnapped, raped, murdered and dumped in a shallow grave at Christmas. If she had been allowed to live, she would have been 69 years old. The season of goodwill was in full swing in the background – music, laughter and families… Continue reading Tragic legacy of Lesley Anne Downey’s lonely trip to a the fair

Dripping with ivy and memories, the early-closing city with style and a certain sadness A rainy night in Paris is like no other. For one thing most of the back-street bars are shut by 7.30pm. The Left Bank is boarded up and the noise from the road that killed Diana is beginning to cool. If… Continue reading Drinking in a rainy night in Paris

Angry young man to protesting pensioner? Or is Dylan spot on about new music? As he released his third album – this one triple – of grand old American lounge-lizard ballads His Royal Bob-ness attacked new bands, saying they are just fake when it comes to the blues. He was performing on his 6,000 date… Continue reading Modern rock’n’roll is fake, says that ol’ crooner called Bob…

 (At ‘diggers’ ball…a ‘catch-all’ of the latter 1960s… and it’s release’s thru the 70s)   TEN YEARS AFTER AT WOODSTOCK: 50,000 MILES BENEATH MY BRAIN… BY ERIC LASTICK Numerology a decade long…miles of rocky country…rough roads. Peace-nick and drumsticks—off to the Catskill highest of hills. Take towards these terrains. Brains big as the acid trips… Continue reading THE PAPER MACHETE & MACRAME… STRING PATTERNS OF THE 1970s

Robbie Robertson has died. He was 80 years old. He was an ol’ rock’n’roller, a fabulous song writer, king of the choppy guitar, chat show story-teller, charmer and joker. But more than anything, I remember him as the leader of The Band… the man who stuck it out with the amphetamine, howling, thin white clothes-horse… Continue reading Farewell to Robbie… somewhere down his own crazy river

Demolish part of your home or   we’ll tax you on your granny ..! People with a back door are potentially being forced to knock down part of their homes to avoid paying Britain’s outrageous ‘granny flat’ tax. The Society today focuses on a Government method of swelling its ailing coffers by charging more than 30,000… Continue reading FORGET THE BEDROOM TAX AND THE MEDIEVAL WINDOW TAX – THIS NEW ONE IS A REAL-LIFE KITCHEN SINK DRAMA

Narcissists are sick people, alright… sick as people can get. And they are on every street corner and in your bed… A Greek youth was so taken by the reflection of his own face he was scared to ever look away again. Narcissus had found the true love he was willing to die for. But… Continue reading MIRROR MIRROR IN THE LAKE, WHO IS THE CRUELLEST OF ALL THE FAKES?