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...IN WHICH I TELL YOU WHAT I'M THINKING GEORGE 5th
"Of course, I'll use the celebrity bathroom, I'm a f###### VIP!" THAT IS WHAT IGGY POP SAID WHEN POSED THE QUESTION WELL I HAD THE EXTREME PLEASURE OF USING THE BUDDLE ARTS CENTRES FACILITIES LAST WEEK AND WHAT A CUSHY TUSH I HAD THAT NIGHT THE CHASESO I CUT TO THE CHASE . WHAT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME RECENTLY AND HOW'S IT AFFECTING THE BAND . WELL , IT'S AUTUMN NOW , A TIME I NORMALLY HATE AND RESENT WITH A VENGEANCE . I LOVE THE WEATHER IN AUTUMN , LOVE THAT CRISPY FEEL IN THE MORNINGS , THE FRESHNESS OF THE AIR . I'VE NEVER BEEN ONE FOR SUNSHINE AND HEAT . BUT THERE'S SOMETHING DEEPLY MELANCHOLIC ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR ME . BAD THINGS ALWAYS SEEM TO HAPPEN AROUND ABOUT NOW FOR ME , SO IT'S WITH TREPIDATION THAT I LEAVE THE SUMMER BEHIND AND IDLE SIDEWAYS TOWARDS YEAR END FOR ONE I DESPISE THE GREAT NORTH RUN . FOR YEARS ITS BEEN A ROD IN MY BACK AND A SERIOUS GRIPE WITH ME . YOU MISERABLE BASTARD , I HEAR YOU SAY . WELL - CORRECT . I KNOW IT DOES GREAT THINGS FOR CHARITY , BLA BLA BLA . BUT YOU TRY LIVING IN SOUTH SHIELDS ON GNR DAY . IT TURNS THIS TOWN INTO A PRISON . I SHIT YOU NOT ! YOU CANNOT GET IN OUR OUT UNLESS YOU'RE WEARING A POXY " I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF GNR 2002 " T-SHIRT AND SOME KITCHEN FOIL . I HATE IT I HATE IT !!! MUSICALLY SPEAKING I OFTEN TURN TO NICK DRAKE RIGHT ABOUT NOW . HIS LEAFY , GENTLE TUNES EASE ME INTO THE SEASON AND I TEND TO START WRITING STUFF OF A MORE AUTUMNAL FEELING . BUT NO ROOM FOR THAT NOW IN THE CHEESEMAKERS . MY MORE MELANCHOLIC OFFERINGS HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT OF THE STUDIO OF LATE AND RIGHTLY SO , I SUPPOSE . IT HAS BEEN COMMENTED ON RECENTLY THAT THE BAND HAVE BECOME MORE SERIOUS ABOUT THE MUSIC AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THIS IS THE CASE . SO THERE'S NO ROOM FOR MY MINOR CHORD MOANINGS NO MORE ROLL ON THE SOLO ALBUM !!! ALTHOUGH I FIND THE SEASON EMOTIONALLY DRAINING , TENSE AND FEARFUL , I ALSO FIND IT INTENSELY CREATIVE AND AUTUMN 2002 FINDS ME IN TYPICALLY PRODUCTIVE MOOD . AFOREMENTIONED SOLO MATERIAL IS FORTHCOMING , CUBAN PAINT IS ABOUT TO MOBILE , THE ALBUM IS ABOUT THE ROCKET AND MY WRITINGS ARE TAKING SHAPE . ALL IN ALL IT'S A CRAZY MIXED UP TIME AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME |
