When the Everly Brothers had their first hits in the late 50s they were both barely more than boys, and the sound of those two late adolescents harmonising about sorrow, pain and the hurts of teenage love, was imprinted on … read more
‘He’s Nearly 40’ (Daily Mail, August 21, 2019)
Responding to research from Heidelberg University that stated that parents are happier when their children have left home, I wrote:
The happiest times in this father’s life were when his children were little. Yes, it was murderously busy sometimes, but … read more
Something About The Beatles – podcast
I’m new to podcasts but I’m told by US Beatles fans that this is good. It’s free to listen to, anyway.
Thoughts on the Men on the Moon (July 21, 2019)
Considering the historical enormity of that moment fifty years ago when a man first walked on the surface of the moon, I have a confession to make. I missed it.
Throughout the four days after Apollo 11 was blasted off … read more
Port de Soller, Mallorca (Daily Mail 8.6.19)
For decades I’d thought of Mallorca simply as bikini scattered beaches, noisy discos, much revelling, and rampant romancing. And, if that’s what you want on holiday, I expect there’s a lot of it to be found there – although the … read more
Port de Soller, Mallorca (Daily Mail 8.6.19.)
For decades I’d thought of Mallorca simply as bikini scattered beaches, noisy discos, much revelling, and rampant romancing. And, if that’s what you want on holiday, I expect there’s a lot of it to be found there – although the … read more
Port de Soller, Mallorca (Daily Mail 8.6.19.)
Ella Fitzgerald
Plump and homely, Ella Fitzgerald wasn’t beautiful. Nor did she wear sexy, clingy outfits that flaunted her thighs and curves. And, never one to submit to confessional interviews, what love-life she had wasn’t ever made a matter for public discussion, … read more
Our Phony World
Professional footballers up and down the country did what they are paid to do over the weekend. They tried to score goals, and when some of them succeeded their various team mates rushed to engulf them in euphoric tangles of … read more
That Sgt Pepper Cover, 2012 Version
Daily Mail April 3, 2012
When the Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was released in 1967 at the very height of their fame, it was a wonder of its age – and not only for its … read more
