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Supplying Arms to Rebel Forces

I say why not? If there’s money in it….. And I think I know the very man who could arrange it…….

Ode to Spring (2)

Language warning! – Not for the faint hearted, there are many Burns poems written in this kind of language, and this is surely one of the best. It’s a typical west of Scotland spring day outside. It’s chucking it doon: Ode to Spring – Robert Burns When maukin bucks, at early fucks, In dewy grass [...]

Ode to Spring (1)

Latest from Brian and Phil (with apologies to Burns…..and Keats) Ode to Spring AnElephantCant stop looking out of the window At the cold when he is cosy inside As long as he stays in The outlook’s amazing Three miles across the great River Clyde   When it’s bleak – which is pretty much always – [...]

Cheap Flights?

Luggage? oh that’ll be extra, insurance, taxes, a pound to use the toilet, £1.80 for a Kit Kat etc. etc. Thanks to Chris for sending this my way. It is truly, and I mean truly, bizarre but give it a chance through to the end because it is also very funny.  

The Rat

So, this is a wee song I wrote with Keith, the guitarist in Harmonica Lewinsky and a guy who has been a friend of mine for a long time and who I first played in a band with about 35 years ago. We’ve written a few songs together, the most recent of which is The [...]

Quiet at the Back….Please!

Brian draws my attention to the following Nike ad which was put together in the expectation of England winning the Six Nations rugby tournament via a grand slam. It would seem that the rugger chaps are just as presumptuous as the soccer lads. Of course for the Scots amongst you to find this in the [...]

No Fly Enough

At the beginning of the month I wrote about the dangers of becoming involved in Libya’s civil war. I see that a month on, from an initial broad public support for no fly zone/bombing/possible military action (limited and all that) that the Independent has published a poll which finds that seven out of ten voters [...]

Brechin City 6 Dumbarton 0

Painful indeed. The three key times in a match to score goals are 1) Early 2) Early in the second half and 3) On the hour mark. Brechin did all three on Saturday. The match report is here