A ‘secret’ message for all our friends wherever you are … summer’s almost gone and winter’s coming on. We love all the people we have gathered on this thin raft of our travelling life. And where we are headed we can’t really tell. But the borders of Brexit and the cold walls of Covid won’t… Continue reading Into the cryptic … summer’s almost gone
Solid-rock facts that prove Dylan’s innocence as his ‘temple’ faces incendiary claims
Bob, we believe in you, no matter what ‘JC’ says she remembers in the Chelsea Hotel… The world of Bob Dylan fans, experts and pundits has gone up in flames after he was accused of sexually abusing a girl aged 12 in 1965. A lawsuit has been filed. If the claims are real then Bob needs to… Continue reading Solid-rock facts that prove Dylan’s innocence as his ‘temple’ faces incendiary claims
Lest we forget our Afghanistan heroes: The human stories of troops whose lives were blown apart fighting ‘losing war’ against terror
Afghan refugees were making their way to Europe as UK and US troops were making their way back to Kabul to rescue thousands. Meanwhile, the Taliban has promised women’s rights, media freedom, and amnesty for government officials after capturing the Afghan capital, Kabul. Zabihullah Mujahid, the armed group’s spokesman, said on Tuesday that the rights of women… Continue reading Lest we forget our Afghanistan heroes: The human stories of troops whose lives were blown apart fighting ‘losing war’ against terror
Faster than the speed of loneliness… Nanci dies at 68
It was like a message from nowhere, a simple dignified tweet from beyond the Great Divide. ‘Rest in Peace Nanci Griffith’ … that’s all it said. The message was from country hero John Prine who died last year. I met them both after a concert in the UK Midlands. A winter’s rainy night outside but… Continue reading Faster than the speed of loneliness… Nanci dies at 68
Murder vid genius Bob Mori talks to us and reveals his stunning take on I Contain Multitudes
We recently published the video looking at Bob Dylan’s strangely enigmatic and poetic history of America, Murder Most Foul, basically because it is quite brilliant. In fact, the vid is, in our opinion, perfect companion to a brilliant song! And today its director Bob Mori – award-winning film creator – contacted Our Society for publishing… Continue reading Murder vid genius Bob Mori talks to us and reveals his stunning take on I Contain Multitudes
Bohemian nights (dresses)…women and cricket
Join Leigh and Rodney as they talk about everything under the sun including women commentating on cricket
Oops! Loose Covid cannons went to the wrong place and hassled Loose Women
Confused anti-vaccine protesters attacked what they thought was a major BBC building, unaware the corporation had more or less dumped it a decade ago. Way off the target of the BBC’s news operation, responsible, they say, for promoting Covid-19 vaccines, protesters forced their way in to the Television Centre in west London. But it is now used by… Continue reading Oops! Loose Covid cannons went to the wrong place and hassled Loose Women
Fear and loathing in the world of parental alienation … those of us who can be toxic
Do you see yourself as bad-ass or are you in reality just really toxic? I came across this human behaviour quiz from smiley California, where people like to say ‘life’s a beach – not a bitch’. And the quiz made me realise that not only have I met every one of the types of people… Continue reading Fear and loathing in the world of parental alienation … those of us who can be toxic
MR COOL NEVER STUMBLES, HE’S GOT NO PLACE TO FALL … BUT HE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TAKE THE ODD TRIP OR TWO!
Bob Dylan is the coolest man in the world, right? I think most of his fans will agree. But we will also have to accept that not everybody sees him in that way, including my 90-year-old mother who still maintains after half a century that she can’t stand his ‘trilling’… And as if to add… Continue reading MR COOL NEVER STUMBLES, HE’S GOT NO PLACE TO FALL … BUT HE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TAKE THE ODD TRIP OR TWO!
The Man With No Name – dad jailed anonymously in war over children
Senior judges are investigating after a dad of three was anonymously sentenced to prison in a battle over his children. Now his hearing – deep in the sinister bowels of the Family Court system – has been highlighted as a return of the ‘hanging’ judges who are willing to ‘secretly’ take away a parents name… Continue reading The Man With No Name – dad jailed anonymously in war over children