I'm a Vain, Sharp Dad

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Instant Karma

I saw this on Telly in 1990 when there was a Lennon tribute concert - I'd been getting into the Beatles, and John Lennon in particular in an especially pseudy teenage kind of way. There was nothing in the charts that I liked at the time (SAW ruled the airwaves) Indie was a few years away and somehow, the Smiths had completely passed me by in the 80s. (Something I later made up for).

So I decided almost by default that I liked the Beatles. I got hold of some stuff, and bugger me if I wasn't right. It's and understatement to say that there are some wonderful songs there, in a back catalogue that three (four at a push) blokes had no right to be generating between them in the same place, and at the same time.

Anyway, I hadn't come across this particular track yet, but instantly thought it was one of the best, most energetic and uplifting songs I had ever heard. And now, whilst the original (which I rapidly sought out) is now ingrained in my mind as being close to perfection, this version has a certain nostalgia for me personally. It also has a great concert vibe to it. Not bad, considering it's a Mackem singing.

Caught in a trap

When I started this blog, it was a way of getting a bit of therapy, having a rant and talking about stuff. Then, because I like boobs, I stuck a few piccies on, and let my shallow side loose.

I then found that I had, for the first time on any blog i have ever run, at least some readers. I got a bit excited and I let things run away. It was fun, and I enjoyed the challenge of finding new stuff, and people seemed to like it.

Now though, I feel like perhaps I've played the clown enough. When I start finding me shallow for real, it worries me a bit.

So - I'd like to fix the balance, so what I plan to do is to make the boobs side of things a bit less obvious, and post a bit less of that sort of thing. Which also means posting a bit more of this sort of thing.

At this point, if you want to leave, the exit is over there.

Edit: I've moved all of the other stuff to here: www.madpariahsdivan.blogspot.com

There's a place for that side of me - but it's now on that blog.