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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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Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Predicting whether Labour will win the next election: 12 of 25
Yes of course they will, Trouble is it will be when hell freezes over, For starters there is no Labour Party anymore, Tony Benn and his ilk will tell you that, Gordon Brown is bound to go down in history isn't he, As the worst PM the UK has ever had, His "Bull In A China Shop" policies will come home to roost all to soon, He ... More..
Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication Paying less for prescription drugs: 4 of 8
A True Story On Medication.I have very good reason not to trust pharmaceutical company's and I can tell you why, I used to work around Europe setting up conferences and exhibitions for all the majors, (The guys in the crew used to call them legal drug dealers), I have witnessed these company's first hand first hand wasting mi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Who & What is Helium Community: The Helium Cafe...: 2 of 4
Ye Old CafeFrom what I can see the Helium cafe has took a massive dive of late, You only need to look at how the postings move to see that, In the old days of helium you could go in the cafe at any time of day or night and be guaranteed to know almost everyone on there, You could do a new post, make a coffee and by the time y... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life: 186 of 338
The Magic WardrobeApril 15th 1969 2:45pm Manchester (UK)We were all at our drummers house that day, Sat around on the floor of our purpose made rehearsal room or "The Magic Wardrobe" as we used to call it, It was about 18 x 25ft and including the two air spaces and various other layers the walls were around 14inches thick, To... More..
Other What to say to the world in your 15 minutes of fame: 67 of 116
The Enemy Within?Someone kick me if I am wrong here, but are we being wiped out by the very democracy we all fight so hard to defend? My own father was a paratrooper during World War II - fought all over the world for it, my Mother worked in the ammunitions factory in Manchester and her brother Bill died in France for it. My ... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Local music scenes: Are they worth getting into?: 17 of 28
Rub a dub dub, four men in a pubIt is my opinion that the days when playing local venues in the hope of finding fame and fortune are long gone, It was never really that good even in the seventies when I used to play "The Pub Circuit", about the only thing that has not changed over the years is that everyone still gets ripped ... More..
Entertainment > Music Production & Engineering What you need to record music in a studio: 11 of 18
This is some advice which was given to me 20 years ago, I still use it now every time I go on stage or or into a recording studio.I was asked to put some guitars on a couple of tracks by a quite famous Manchester band. I was given some rough demo's and a week to learn them, I diligently rehearsed the two tracks till I new the... More..
Autos > Motorcycles & Scooters The history of the motorcycle: 2 of 3
Hey, it's story time!I was born in Gorton but our family moved to the Wythenshaw council estate when it was first built, (then known as (The Overspill Estate) yep. that's me the original 'lawless lout from a council house Ho Ho', we moved to Cheadle Hulme when I was 5. after completing almost 10 years of truancy I found my tr... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dreams: 143 of 200
SHORT CURCUIT"I'll see you in a few days hun" Elvene gave me a long passionate kiss that made my basic instincts start missing her before she was even in the car, Jesus how does she do it? she bundled our two children into the car, gave me a last knowing smile before driving off.Elvene was my wife and She was off to stay with... More..
Health & Fitness > Cancer Pulling through cancer: 6 of 8
The day I was told I had stomach cancer is are seven years gone now I'm glad to say, However recovery is by no means an easy task. Not only do you have to go through various operations, chemotherapy and radiation treatment, you end up in a bit of a mental daze trying to come to terms with what has happened to your life.When t... More..