Monthly Archives: October 2015

when great singers grow old ( bob dylan at the royal albert hall )

Posted on October 30, 2015 by marycigarettes

of all musicians on a stage, the ones who’ll have the trickiest time in later years are singers. it can be fairly uncomfortable watching a creature over sixty who had spunky hit records forty years ago trying to pull it … Continue reading →

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vinyl records

Posted on October 16, 2015 by marycigarettes

i’m thinking of buying a duffle coat. i want to walk around my local area wearing a duffle coat with a copy of ‘bridge over troubled water’ tucked under my arm in the pouring rain. maybe then, if i can … Continue reading →

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live recording of comedy on bbc radio4

Posted on October 15, 2015 by marycigarettes

have you ever been to a live recording of a radio show at the bbc?.. if you haven’t, and if you’re ever around london you could give it a go. it’s free and a lot of fun. you just sign … Continue reading →

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money

Posted on October 13, 2015 by marycigarettes

after a dander round the galleries, thomas suddenly wonders aloud if it’s possible to take high tea at claridges without having previously booked a table. we’d never been before and i in jeans, t-shirt, and canary yellow rolling stones overcoat, … Continue reading →

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derek boshier

Posted on October 12, 2015 by marycigarettes

the other day we went into london to see a derek boshier exhibition. do you know him?..he’s the one who designed that great sleeve for bowie’s lodger. his peers are people like peter blake who did the sgt peppers album … Continue reading →

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