Shownotes Transcript
The song I’ve sent you this week is taken from a DVD I made about our River….the inspiration came from the view I had down the River from an early morning ferry boat I had to catch to Liverpool…the sun rises up over the Liver Buildings and illuminates the Wirral side of the river…beautiful….you’ll be able to relate to this.
There was a big build up here for the “Supermoon” at the start of the week….it was going to be bigger than usual…and red….and you will see the shadow of the earth on it etc….and it will be on view at 3 o’clock. in the morning….which put a bit of a damper on it all….I actually got up to have a look…I’m not sure why as I couldn’t really care less…so up I gazed into the heavens and saw the normal moon.
Next day there were displays of wonderful photographs on TV of this great event…which wont happen again til 2033 !!!.....not quite sure where I went wrong.
On the same subject they think they have found water on Mars….WOW it’s all happening….then they were talking about the manned mission which will take a year to get there…then you have to get back…is it me or is there actually a point to all this?....we never hear about how much this is all costing…and whatever happened to the thing which landed on that comet just as the batteries went flat?
Perhaps I’ve got it all wrong but wouldn’t the money be better spent on sorting thing out on THIS planet?....what I would like to know is what are they going to do when they land on Mars?....
The Beatles original contract with Brian Epstein…all signed and sealed…has been sold at auction for about 300 grand…I think they were expecting 500 grand….words fail me. I have my doubts as to whether it’s an investment….but The Fab Four seem to be going on forever…I remember when McCartney’s autograph was worth 70 quid…which is why he would never sign one…in fairness he would pose for a photo with you.
There is still a big 60’s fad over here although some of the “I was there legends” are looking a bit worse for wear….which brings me to Paul Jones who is soon on locally with his blues band.
There is a picture in the paper of them…Jones doesn’t look too bad but his band look like they have been exhumed. I remember back in the day John Lennon said “when I heard Paul Jones singing ‘I’ve been a bad bad boy’ I was nearly sick…when I SAW him singing it I was sick”….then on Top of the Pops Paul was asked what he thought of the Beatles latest double A side (I think it was Day Tripper) he said “one side is absolute rubbish and the other is sort of O.K.”…..a short time after he was in Liverpool to sign his book….guess what NO-ONE showed up….shame.
Donald Trump has been in the news this week regarding his building of a golf course in Scotland…..the locals are not happy….the billionaire said it would bring millions of pounds into the area…which it hasn’t and it would create a thousand jobs…..250 actually….and the Scots are NOT HAPPY!!.....their views have been spoilt etc….and one old lady has taken it to court…good luck with that one…
and finally…..a “cold call” centre has been fined a couple of million for annoying people….their 2 o’clock in the morning robotic phone calls have not gone down too well….the company are appealing against the ruling…sorry guys not a chance…I am delighted to say.