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I am a musician and songwriter, I have been all my life, I used to tour with my own band but nowadays I just write songs and short pieces for film and TV use, I love my music even more than I love my wife, which is not that strange as I have never been married!

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Traveling: 5 of 204
Weird Happenings in TokyoMy then partner Michelle woke me up and shouting and waving a piece of paper around, "Wake up and clock this, we've won two tickets to Tokyo", yeh sure,I replied, when I finally came round from my hangover and had a look, what came in to focus was a letter, complete with two tickets made out in our na... More..
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) What's entertainment?: 1 of 39
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE.Somewhere in the '70's, not in a band and skint, penniless, I used tobuy the local paper every night and look under 'Bands, Musicians and Artistes, not much had been in recently and I was getting desperate. I Scanned down the columns and finding nothing except 'Magicians assistant required, good pay ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reasons not to believe in God: 40 of 188
I Can Give A FewI was born in 1951 in Manchester UK as a Christian, (Church Of England), My first real encounters were in my R.E. class (Then Religious Education), This class was always taken by a hellfire breathing dragon called Mrs Dean! (no joke).As to to educating me about religion this old bat had the opposite effect on ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law The right to own guns in America: Safeguarding Constitutional rights: 9 of 39
As I am a Brit you may wonder what I am doing writing an article about US gun laws, the answer is this: Not only do I think Americans should retain the right to bear arms I think we should also have the right to bear arms here in the UK, like it or not our streets over here are no longer the safe havens they used to be, gone ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should the media have freedom of speech?: 32 of 103
Of Course They Should.However, Should they have the right to do whatever they like with absolute impunity? In my opinion the answer to this is no, Should they be allowed to daz up subjects that should be treated in a more serious or delicate manner, Again in my humble opinion the answer is a no againIt's not what they say it'... More..
Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art Buying art on eBay: 3 of 9
I have sold stuff on bay for a few years now. I used to work for a large audio company in Manchester (UK). My job was to handle all the Ebay sales right from insertion of the adds to the finalising of deals over the phone.(Not always necessary if you are just selling private). Selling on Ebay is not only financially rewarding... More..
Entertainment > Music Business The future of the music industry: 18 of 47
"American Pie" was an all time classic which was written by Don McClean in 1972, In that song he sang the words "The Day The Music Died", Even though I was a rock fan there was something in that statement that was a little bit haunting, Was it because it was something we all thought would never happen? Whoops a goose just wal... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dark stories: 277 of 662
A Message From The Ashes.It had been a long, long day, ever since my wife and I parted company two years ago I always had my five year old daughter Jay to stay with me every weekend, It was a kind of amicable arrangement where I got to see my daughter and my ex got a few free days each week, I loved these weekends just me and... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Music Tips for up and coming bands: 7 of 16
Hi All,This is a small piece of advice which was given to me 20 years ago, and I still use it now every time I go on stage or do recording a session.I was asked to put some guitars on a couple of tracks by a (quite famous at that time) Manchester band ,so it was important for me to get this right, I was given rough demo's and... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Life: 75 of 163
It was the 27th of July 1969, The funeral was much the same as any other really, The four pall-bearers were all immaculately dressed from head to foot in black,They slowly strode in perfect time to "The Thresh-hold Of A Dream" by The Moody Blues, The small but respectful congregation lined either side of the path leading to t... More..