A Short History of Litherland 1935
After posting the first few pages of a ‘Short History of Litherland’ from 1935 on Facebook recently, courtesy of my mum, the replies and comments indicated that there was a […]
Long Live Robbie Vincent – Boycott JazzFM
Have been out of the funk loop for a few weeks, I am gutted to hear the news about Robbie Vincent and to have missed his last show (WTF Jazz […]
Privileged WASP or WASC? Ugly whichever way you cut it.
I was just about to post a rant on my FB page about a friend’s post about some drivel that the Oz PM was supposed to have made about “IMMIGRANTS, […]
Ahumanists – Time for a New Paradigm?
We live in a world where the “default” worldview has been a belief in God (theos from the Greek or deus from the Latin) giving us Deists and Theists. Using […]
Gloomy? Miserable? Maybe Just Realistic Thoughtful Joie de Vivre
What’s going on with all the French bashing at the moment about them being gloomy, miserable and less happy than the British? I know that it is not just non-French […]
The Power of Words
A recent email from Hope not Hate about the rise of UKIP caused me to dig out an old post regarding such emotive issues. With UKIP seemingly wanting a return […]
European Moving – A Pallet Warning
What started out as a promisingly good experience, unfortunately finished leaving a VERY sour taste in my mouth. I cannot fault Donna for her helping me resolve a potentially embarrassing […]
Macabre competition for a dead musician’s watch
I don’t know whether I’m becoming over sensitive but one of Jazz Eff Ems latest promos is to win a Chet Baker Limited Edition watch from Oris. Now, whether you […]
JazzFM or Jazz ‘Eff’Em?
A good friend coined the title of this post during several exchanges prompted by trumpeter Nicholas Payton’s blog posts. Strong words indeed in parts but well argued with passion and […]
The JazzFM Dilemma
JazzFM! I was so pleased when it returned to rejuvenate the UK airwaves with the music I love, bringing memories both happy, of those early days in the 1990s, and […]
