Gone but never forgotten!
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We spent a few days in Lichfield in the Midlands and went to The National Arboretum which is a huge remembrance park for the fallen in the wars …this is our second visit and I find it deeply moving….thousands and thousands of names on display….but I do wonder why…such a waste. It’s a very flat part of the country and you need a lesson from Lewis Hamilton before you take to the road…..horrendous. Bit of sad news….my mate Harry Prytherch sadly passed away this week…..he was a great guy and a good friend…he was the original drummer with The Remo Four who were very big during the Merseybeat era…he will be missed by all who knew him. Also we have lost Kenny Johnson who was the singer in The Hillsiders….for my money the best country band Liverpool has produced…all sad stuff.

On a lighter note I watched an interview with Ed Sheeran on TV….I am a great admirer of this fella….he really talks sense and has formed his own record label which is what I did back in the day….the ingredient required is belief…..I always had total faith in my songs and after receiving rejections from know nothing publishers I went it alone and proved them all wrong….the secret is knowing where to place the material. I also enjoyed watching an interview with Charles Aznavour….who is now 91…and still touring….again total belief….he said he was slated when he started but just kept going…rock on Charlie!! I thought “She” was an absolute masterpiece of a song…..wonderful lyrics.

There has been a big fuss about kid’s clothing not being fireproof…despite passing various tests….again this is nothing new…every year this rears it’s ugly head when Halloween arrives. It’s hardly rocket science…GET IT SORTED!!…before any more kids get burned….or is money more important than kiddies lives? And speaking of ugly heads I’m getting a bit sick of Dom Littlewood the consumer champion…..bursting in on so called “rogue traders” together with a couple of security bouncers and a film crew….obviously trying to make a name for himself…..just leave it to the professionals Dom……he HAS made a name for himself with me….but it’s unprintable. Apparently “The Voice” is to be dropped by the BBC….due to budget cuts….I can think of a hundred programmes worse than this one….at least you have people who can sing judging the contestants…as opposed to the X Factor with people with no talent judging those who think they have……..and finally we have just been informed that Piers Morgan is to join the ITV breakfast show….which is bad enough with all the presenters giggling and talking over each other…now Piers…heaven help us all.