Tag Archives: rock n roll

the decades of our lives

Posted on April 27, 2016 by marycigarettes

a silly thing i remember about the 1980’s was the overuse of ‘absolutely’.. many media minions hijacked that word for all they were worth, figuring it would give them a veneer of gravitas. every bloody reply was absolutely this or … Continue reading →

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dead rock star money

Posted on February 15, 2012 by marycigarettes

am i the only one who laughed rather than felt angry when sony instantly doubled the price of whitney downloads the moment she slipped away? what i found even funnier was how they said it was *mistakenly mispriced*….. such a … Continue reading →

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death … fame and whitney houston

Posted on February 12, 2012 by marycigarettes

i loathed the sound of whitney houston records.the power ballad shlock she peddled out ad nauseum represented everything i hated about the late 20th century record business.it was only later when whitney got some dirt under her fingernails that i … Continue reading →

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curzon street

Posted on January 19, 2012 by marycigarettes

my favourite time to go into london has always been early mid week…not the weekends…on a mild evening when life is slower, it all unfolds a lot friendlier around the senses…so last night i went in to see that movie … Continue reading →

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david bowie and ian paisley in the 1970’s

Posted on January 8, 2012 by marycigarettes

as much as i was never one for falling into line,i can’t help but doff my hat along with everyone else to david bowie on his 65th birthday. y’know the first time i saw him on telly i didn’t quite … Continue reading →

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WORLD AIDS DAY

Posted on December 1, 2011 by marycigarettes

crawling out from under my rock i suddenly realize it’s world aids day… this is a song i wrote about aids 24 years ago,that got released on an album i did a long long time ago. it came about when … Continue reading →

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final dairy entry from the southern california desert and beyond…goin home…on our way home…late november 2011

Posted on November 25, 2011 by marycigarettes

i missed my flight…i was grooving on the medical marijuana with the retired american airforce pilot oh yes..the loverly medical marijuana..once again california is at the bleeding edge of try-outs for the human race, over these last five years or … Continue reading →

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san francisco

Posted on November 22, 2011 by marycigarettes

it suddenly occurred to me how much san francisco had towered over my rock and roll life with it’s trailblazing visions. in the present tense there’s the simple elegance of apple computers ,which have helped a dumbo like me to … Continue reading →

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justin vivian bond

Posted on July 7, 2011 by marycigarettes

my evening didn’t start off too good…i shuffled down into the little basement theatre…took a front row seat,when the most obnoxious smelly creature sat down beside me.at first i was open and friendly,answering endless questions he kept throwing at me … Continue reading →

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my linda mccartney story

Posted on July 5, 2011 by marycigarettes

in the late 1990’s, my thing was to smoke a joint, and then nip into art galleries.the other thing is,i was more or less living on those excellent linda mccartney country pies.one day i forgot the pies were in the … Continue reading →

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