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The Essex Gargan and Other Friends
It all started four days ago off the Southern coast of China. An enormous, ancient thing crawled out of the sea. It looked like a long, muscly snake with ten legs and a head reminiscent of a komodo dragon. Only a hundred times the size.Β Continue reading
Posted in James - Sometimes
Tagged beast, environment, fiction, godzilla, London, monster, music, rock, story, writing
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A Dealer In Hope
The man stared at him and howled, pus was dripping out of sores on his bald head and running down his malformed back. Continue reading
Posted in The Clash - London Calling
Tagged entertainment, environment, fiction, global warming, London, music, north, nuclear, punk, radiation, rock, story, war, writing, zero sum
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Bella’s Morning
A smash of glass and the rumble of boots An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth Waking up at 6 A.M. on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol β Bella wakes, the sound of … Continue reading
Posted in The Jam - That's Entertainment
Tagged drone, dystopia, entertainment, fiction, jam, London, maglev, music, orwellian, punk, rock, short story, song, song story, story, Stratford, thejam, train, writing
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The Wind and the Rain
You leave in the morning With everything you own in a little black case Alone on the platform The wind and the rain β Γze, France – July 5th 1998 Theyβre coming for me. The handwritten warning: Fear the wind … Continue reading
Posted in Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Tagged bronskibeat, fiction, france, gypsy, monaco, nazi, revenge, rock, roma, romani, romany, smalltown, smalltownboy, somerville, song, song story, story, writing
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Airport Run
3:36, it’s cold, I know I’m growing old With life’s best side on the downward slope Done it before, do it again Early morning cold taxi. — Brrrp! Brrrp! Roger slammed his grizzly hand down on the alarm clock. … Continue reading
Posted in The Who - Early Morning Cold Taxi
Tagged airport, cold, daltrey, Early Morning Cold Taxi, fiction, morning, music, rock, short story, song, story, taxi, The Who, townshend, writing
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Dear Children
London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared – and battle come down London calling to the zombies of death Quit holding out – and draw another breath — My dearest Simon, Mary and Stephen, Fifty seven nights … Continue reading
Posted in The Clash - London Calling
Tagged blitz, fiction, london calling, punk, rock, short story, song, song story, story, the clash, war, world war, writing, wwii
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