On the day:
11/09/2013
On the way:
What the . . . ? Crikey! What's happening to me? I can't understand a word people are saying on the bus. Why can't I understand a word people are saying on the bus? I've lost the power to understand a word people are saying . . .
Oh, I'm back in Lewisham. That makes sense.
Clot.
On the pod:
Bitchin' Camaro - The Dead Milkmen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3CzvQ9e_w
On the front page:
Miliband blinks first in union stand-off
Saturday 21 September 2013
Fluster clot
On the day:
10/09/2013
On the way:
The 28's doors close but one commuter is still hurtling hell for leather along the pavement.
He pops out of the peripheral into windscreen view, patting it in polite desperation, then bursts through the reopened doors in a fluster of suited and booted bathroom freshness and says . . . "Merci"
Merci? Merci? Where does he think he is?
"Geneva," says Jean.
Oh yeah. That rocks
"Clot."
On the pod:
Say Goodbye To It All - Chris De Burgh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBKV0vShvdc
On the front page:
Le Boyaume-Uni chasse en terres lemaniques (Tribune de Geneve)
10/09/2013
On the way:
The 28's doors close but one commuter is still hurtling hell for leather along the pavement.
He pops out of the peripheral into windscreen view, patting it in polite desperation, then bursts through the reopened doors in a fluster of suited and booted bathroom freshness and says . . . "Merci"
Merci? Merci? Where does he think he is?
"Geneva," says Jean.
Oh yeah. That rocks
"Clot."
On the pod:
Say Goodbye To It All - Chris De Burgh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBKV0vShvdc
On the front page:
Le Boyaume-Uni chasse en terres lemaniques (Tribune de Geneve)
Crikey clot
On the day:
09/09/2013
On the way:
What the . . .? Crikey! What's happening to me? I can't understand a word people are saying on the bus. Why can't I understand a word people are saying on the bus? I've lost my power to understand a word people are saying on the . . .
"You're in Geneva" says Jean.
Oh yeah, Geneva. That rocks
"Clot"
On the pod:
Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I
On the front page:
Le Congres etasunien vote sous pression (Le Courrier)
09/09/2013
On the way:
What the . . .? Crikey! What's happening to me? I can't understand a word people are saying on the bus. Why can't I understand a word people are saying on the bus? I've lost my power to understand a word people are saying on the . . .
"You're in Geneva" says Jean.
Oh yeah, Geneva. That rocks
"Clot"
On the pod:
Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I
On the front page:
Le Congres etasunien vote sous pression (Le Courrier)
Blobby clot
On the day:
06/09/2013
On the way:
Nine rows ahead, protruding above the headrest, a huge pink plastic orb with a few black scrapes here and there. Presumably sustained as Mr Blobby bashed his head on his way through the doorway of the plane. "It's the cello," says Jean.
Oh yeah, the cello. That rocks.
"Clot"
At the airpod:
Your Love Alone (Is Not Enough) - Manic Street Preachers and Nina Persson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_OnFHJou4o
On the front page:
06/09/2013
On the way:
Nine rows ahead, protruding above the headrest, a huge pink plastic orb with a few black scrapes here and there. Presumably sustained as Mr Blobby bashed his head on his way through the doorway of the plane. "It's the cello," says Jean.
Oh yeah, the cello. That rocks.
"Clot"
At the airpod:
Your Love Alone (Is Not Enough) - Manic Street Preachers and Nina Persson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_OnFHJou4o
On the front page:
Rocking the classic
On the day:
06/09/2013
On the way:
Is there anything cooler than a guitar strapped, fretboard-downpointed, Springsteen-style, across their back? Classic.
How 'bout a slim, dark-bobbed babe stepping away from the check-in desk with a cello in a pale pink plastic case on her shoulders? That rocks.
On the pod:
Born To Run - Frankie Goes To Hollywood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTStMImOtuU
On the front page:
Corrie 'rape' star: I'm fighting for my life (Metro)
06/09/2013
On the way:
Is there anything cooler than a guitar strapped, fretboard-downpointed, Springsteen-style, across their back? Classic.
How 'bout a slim, dark-bobbed babe stepping away from the check-in desk with a cello in a pale pink plastic case on her shoulders? That rocks.
On the pod:
Born To Run - Frankie Goes To Hollywood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTStMImOtuU
On the front page:
Corrie 'rape' star: I'm fighting for my life (Metro)
I can't get no shampoo
On the day:
05/09/2013
On the day:
Scrawny and slightly grubby with limp strands of greasy grey hair sliding out from under his baseball cap, his beak is hooked and his cheeks collapsed, like the emaciated cousin of Keith Richards.
His fingers may be knotty and gnarled from decades of chopping out undying riffs, but they are sunk deep in the pockets of jeans in a shade that could have been anyone's guess whenever they were made. But his T-shirt, friends, says Dolce & Gabbana, possibly yellow and green.
Well a gentleman's got to take a bit of pride.
On the pod:
Stars Of CCTV - Hard-Fi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL89ooZwesQ
On the front page:
05/09/2013
On the day:
Scrawny and slightly grubby with limp strands of greasy grey hair sliding out from under his baseball cap, his beak is hooked and his cheeks collapsed, like the emaciated cousin of Keith Richards.
His fingers may be knotty and gnarled from decades of chopping out undying riffs, but they are sunk deep in the pockets of jeans in a shade that could have been anyone's guess whenever they were made. But his T-shirt, friends, says Dolce & Gabbana, possibly yellow and green.
Well a gentleman's got to take a bit of pride.
On the pod:
Stars Of CCTV - Hard-Fi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL89ooZwesQ
On the front page:
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Sunshine superman
On the day:
03/09/2013
On the way:
The clouds are low but the air is close but there's a ray of sunshine coming my way. Golden balls bowling over the bridge, all lanky limbs, like a dervish dancing across a saffron drying floor.
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright sunshiny day.
On the pod:
Driving - Pearl Harbour and the Explosions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4nYl2U5GTg
On the front page:
Dawn of the £100m football superstar (London Evening Standard)
On the topic: http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2338706266680316274#editor/target=post;postID=217165865550608440;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=26;src=link
03/09/2013
On the way:
The clouds are low but the air is close but there's a ray of sunshine coming my way. Golden balls bowling over the bridge, all lanky limbs, like a dervish dancing across a saffron drying floor.
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright sunshiny day.
On the pod:
Driving - Pearl Harbour and the Explosions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4nYl2U5GTg
On the front page:
Dawn of the £100m football superstar (London Evening Standard)
On the topic: http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2338706266680316274#editor/target=post;postID=217165865550608440;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=26;src=link
Delegate distinction
On the day:
03/09/2013
On the way:
On a bench he sits watching the boats in the dock, dressed soberlt in a black shirt and trousers, on a lanyard round his neck a label that reads,'delegate'. So I hand him my work pass and direct him to my workstation on the fifth floor.
On the pod:
Every Day - Buddy Holly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty31QY5ZGHo
On the front page:
US leaves 'unreliable' British out in the cold (The Times)
03/09/2013
On the way:
On a bench he sits watching the boats in the dock, dressed soberlt in a black shirt and trousers, on a lanyard round his neck a label that reads,'delegate'. So I hand him my work pass and direct him to my workstation on the fifth floor.
On the pod:
Every Day - Buddy Holly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty31QY5ZGHo
On the front page:
US leaves 'unreliable' British out in the cold (The Times)
Tue blue
On the day:
03/09/2013
On the way:
The kid has an apple in one sticky paw and in the other, two snared smurfs, uncomfortable but thanking their smurfy stars that it doesn't belong to Azrael.
I dunno, I might be shouting for the cat
On the pod:
Maneaters (Get Off The Road) - Josie Cotton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMhge2o5FF0
On the front page:
Corrie star 'raped girl as she held teddy bear' (Metro)
03/09/2013
On the way:
The kid has an apple in one sticky paw and in the other, two snared smurfs, uncomfortable but thanking their smurfy stars that it doesn't belong to Azrael.
I dunno, I might be shouting for the cat
On the pod:
Maneaters (Get Off The Road) - Josie Cotton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMhge2o5FF0
On the front page:
Corrie star 'raped girl as she held teddy bear' (Metro)
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Degrees of cool
On the day:
02/09/2013
On the way:
When the midday sun scorches the double-decker roof red, and hot air rises to the upper level, what you really need is a towelling face cloth to wipe the sweat from your brow.
And for a few more degrees of cool, you'll hang it out of the back pocket of your looow-slung, skinny, charcoal black jeans, and colour match with your turquoise trainers.
Like the gentleman who has just hobbled by.
On the pod:
King And Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76a_LNIYwE
On the front page:
If at first you don't get C . . . try, try again (Metro)
02/09/2013
On the way:
When the midday sun scorches the double-decker roof red, and hot air rises to the upper level, what you really need is a towelling face cloth to wipe the sweat from your brow.
And for a few more degrees of cool, you'll hang it out of the back pocket of your looow-slung, skinny, charcoal black jeans, and colour match with your turquoise trainers.
Like the gentleman who has just hobbled by.
On the pod:
King And Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76a_LNIYwE
On the front page:
If at first you don't get C . . . try, try again (Metro)
Sunday 1 September 2013
The B at bus stop 23
On the day:
31/08/2013
On the way:
Either he's dancing, the young man bouncing from foot to foot in front of the couple on the bus station bench, or he has a bee in his shoe.
"I'm not shy . . ." he explains.
On the pod:
Blues For Louise - Piet Botha
On the front page:
31/08/2013
On the way:
Either he's dancing, the young man bouncing from foot to foot in front of the couple on the bus station bench, or he has a bee in his shoe.
"I'm not shy . . ." he explains.
On the pod:
Blues For Louise - Piet Botha
On the front page:
Mo is less
On the day:
29/08/2013
On the way:
Neatly dressed in charcoal jeans and a shirt subtly striped to give the impression of grey (let's overlook the open shirt button that reveals the green and black band of his underwear).
Dark blue eyes gaze absently out at the evening traffic; lofty cheekbones support a gentle face topped with a blond quiff.
But somewhere between the brown paper bag clutched in his left hand and the solitary strip of facial hair on his upper lip, you know he's going home alone tonight.
On the pod:
The Promise - When In Rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xFQWiYU
On the front page:
Cameron forced to retreat on Syria vote (The Times)
29/08/2013
On the way:
Neatly dressed in charcoal jeans and a shirt subtly striped to give the impression of grey (let's overlook the open shirt button that reveals the green and black band of his underwear).
Dark blue eyes gaze absently out at the evening traffic; lofty cheekbones support a gentle face topped with a blond quiff.
But somewhere between the brown paper bag clutched in his left hand and the solitary strip of facial hair on his upper lip, you know he's going home alone tonight.
On the pod:
The Promise - When In Rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xFQWiYU
On the front page:
Cameron forced to retreat on Syria vote (The Times)
The mummay lives
On the day:
28/08/2013
On the way:
The kid with the profusion of brown curls (Postman Pat T-shirt, charcoal grey sweat pants, black velcro strap trainers with leaf-green stripes): "Mummay, Mummay, that lady."
Mummay (a child on either side and one in a belly covered by a white ridged T-shirt, a thin dove-grey cardie and a blue and white striped canvas bag): "Yes, she's getting off the bus . . ."
Short haired blond boy (Ben 10 T-shirt, dark grey sweat pants and light grey trainers with black swoosh and lime grey laces, caressing a bottle of chocolate Yazoo milk shake): "Mu-um, d'you think you are you allowed to drink on the bus"
Mu-um: "I'm sure you are. . ."
Curly, pointing at passing traffic: "Mummay, Mummay, that car."
Mummay: "I saw. I think that was actually a bike . . ."
Shortcut, measuring up his plastic bottle with his forefinger and thumb: "Mu-um, how many inches is that?"
Mu-um: "Well I'm not sure about five?"
(Oi, don't snigger, it's not that kind of story.)
Curly: "Mummay, Mummay, that car"
"Yes, there are lots of cars, aren't there?"
"Mu-um , what's that man doing?"
"That's a policeman. I expect he's . . . "
"Mummay, Mummay . . ."
"Mu-um . . ."
She answers every query, patient and involved, a world away (and, well, considerably more than five inches) from the one near the front of the bus threatening dire consequences should her offspring fail to "shu' uhp". "Mummay, Mummay, that hat"
"Yes, that's Batman"
And seeing to their education. Making the hardest job in the world look easy.
On the pod:
Feel - Donna Destri and Fred Schneider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYWKgUopWRM
On the front page:
Syria: It could be war within days (Metro)
28/08/2013
On the way:
The kid with the profusion of brown curls (Postman Pat T-shirt, charcoal grey sweat pants, black velcro strap trainers with leaf-green stripes): "Mummay, Mummay, that lady."
Mummay (a child on either side and one in a belly covered by a white ridged T-shirt, a thin dove-grey cardie and a blue and white striped canvas bag): "Yes, she's getting off the bus . . ."
Short haired blond boy (Ben 10 T-shirt, dark grey sweat pants and light grey trainers with black swoosh and lime grey laces, caressing a bottle of chocolate Yazoo milk shake): "Mu-um, d'you think you are you allowed to drink on the bus"
Mu-um: "I'm sure you are. . ."
Curly, pointing at passing traffic: "Mummay, Mummay, that car."
Mummay: "I saw. I think that was actually a bike . . ."
Shortcut, measuring up his plastic bottle with his forefinger and thumb: "Mu-um, how many inches is that?"
Mu-um: "Well I'm not sure about five?"
(Oi, don't snigger, it's not that kind of story.)
Curly: "Mummay, Mummay, that car"
"Yes, there are lots of cars, aren't there?"
"Mu-um , what's that man doing?"
"That's a policeman. I expect he's . . . "
"Mummay, Mummay . . ."
"Mu-um . . ."
She answers every query, patient and involved, a world away (and, well, considerably more than five inches) from the one near the front of the bus threatening dire consequences should her offspring fail to "shu' uhp". "Mummay, Mummay, that hat"
"Yes, that's Batman"
And seeing to their education. Making the hardest job in the world look easy.
On the pod:
Feel - Donna Destri and Fred Schneider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYWKgUopWRM
On the front page:
Syria: It could be war within days (Metro)
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