tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post1274950802878674244..comments2024-03-29T08:15:11.523+00:00Comments on John Medd: Cruel SummerJohn Meddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-80833250258193875692022-07-19T15:39:48.423+01:002022-07-19T15:39:48.423+01:00Don't think I've ever had a white Magnum!
...Don't think I've ever had a white Magnum!<br />- Oh, thanks, I'm fretting about my wormery. Going out there every few hours to drape wet towels over it... when it's cooler I'll inspect more closely, fingers crossed.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-19342968275542399932022-07-19T00:25:00.778+01:002022-07-19T00:25:00.778+01:00"I went for an all purpose black, or 'cha..."I went for an all purpose black, or 'charcoal grey' as he called it. Looks black to me."John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-52595747706589978642022-07-18T23:46:21.266+01:002022-07-18T23:46:21.266+01:00Of course, your wormery! How are the little fellas...Of course, your wormery! How are the little fellas?<br />I could wax lyrical about 1975 *and* 1976. Not sure about Dalek Choc & Mint ice lollies though; white Magnums on the other hand...John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-39679145267282399632022-07-18T14:36:08.736+01:002022-07-18T14:36:08.736+01:00Ooh, I could listen to his voice for hours (delici...Ooh, I could listen to his voice for hours (delicious accent!) and of course, the beautifully crafted lyrics.<br />1976, yes one to add to topics for discussion at Blog Con '23; I'll throw Dalek Choc & Mint Ice Lollies into the ring.<br />Hope you're surviving ok thus far... it's not feeling too great here at the moment at 36 degrees and I worry about the wildlife... hoping not to have baked worms!<br /><br /><br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-41244734204477344432022-07-17T10:38:58.542+01:002022-07-17T10:38:58.542+01:00Cool sounds, cool drinks: I'll survive. I'...Cool sounds, cool drinks: I'll survive. I'm surprised we didn't talk about 1976 in Edinburgh. Next time...John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-5350593929926227582022-07-17T10:37:30.509+01:002022-07-17T10:37:30.509+01:00I knew you'd like him! I've come to the pa...I <i>knew</i> you'd like him! I've come to the party late, but look forward to devouring his back catalogue; tho' I'll have to limit my Copper Top listens - way too many triggers in there (see posts passim). John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-2350245352544728202022-07-17T10:27:40.511+01:002022-07-17T10:27:40.511+01:00Yes, 1976 was a scorcher (even in Scotland) but as...Yes, 1976 was a scorcher (even in Scotland) but as you say, it soon got back to normal, albeit the Minister for Drought had to morph into the Minister for Floods for a time. <br /><br />Hope you survive this week's predicted scorcher.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-24407976443534403802022-07-17T08:54:22.004+01:002022-07-17T08:54:22.004+01:00Bill Wells blesses almost every piece of music he ...Bill Wells blesses almost every piece of music he graces with his own peculiarly attractive sense of melancholy, I'm a huge fan and The Copper Top is one of my favourites. Aiden's words are suffused with, what Robyn Hitchcock would call, dismalia, albeit delivered with a wry half-smile. '...Birth, love and death: the only reasons to get dressed up...' is a great phrase, but the line I'm apt to quote most is the last one (is there a better closing line to a song?) '...Everything's getting older...'The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.com