my life as a artist
relatively bigger
Monday 7th April 2008 10:47 PM
When I was younger, I used to take life by the scruff of the neck, shake it like a terrier with a rabbit, and say 'Grrr!
A few years ago, life got in touch with me and said 'Can you stop doing that?'
This weekend, my eldest brother Nick got married in Portsmouth, to an exotic African love-nymph called Pam, but I couldn't be there because I was exhibition-sitting in York, so instead I sent a poem to be read by sister, Rachael, an exotic Yorkshire love-nymph and 'best man'
POEM TO OUR NICK.
You were relatively much bigger,
When we were little shoots,
A sort of authority figure,
We called you bossy boots.
In retrospect, t'was kindness,
You were only showing care,
In your red-checked hipsters,
That made you look like Rupert Bear.
When you became a hippy,
Then you were much less scary,
Everything was trippy,
And you were very hairy,
You thought you'd found your inner feminine,
We thought you were a fairy,
But at least you changed your trousers,
And looked less Rupert Beary.
Everyone had a magical day, Portsmouth got to the FA cup final, and the day after the wedding they woke up to two inches of snow, such a rare occurrence in Portsmouth, the last time it happened the local newspaper headline was 'WHITE HELL.'
Comments
I do hope young Nick was accompanied by the legendary John Sunter of his youth.
Posted by Rich T'biscuit , on Wednesday 16th April 2008, 7:33 PM
???????
The village where I live doesn't have an information super-highway, because of BT's incompetence. But it does have a travelling library that visits once a week.
Wasn't 'Data in Motion' a record by Johnny Tillotson?
Vali
Posted by Steve , on Tuesday 15th April 2008, 8:00 PM
Q: Was the phrase "Travelling Library" merely a sorry anticipation of the now fully established concept "Information super-highway"? Both notions express the clear possibility of "data-in-motion" yet they leave the reader won
Posted by Jerzy Grodschzinki , on Tuesday 15th April 2008, 10:15 AM
It was a nice poem but that was a whole week ago. What happened in your conversation with life?
Posted by hungry hippy in horn , on Monday 14th April 2008, 4:57 PM
It were a reet good do.
Posted by Steve , on Thursday 10th April 2008, 11:42 PM
seems like you've got an endless supply of love nymphs/blind date fairies etc.!happy new home!!
Posted by stevla , on Wednesday 9th April 2008, 11:05 AM
Had the pleasure of meeting fellow blog respondent Steve at the wedding. The day could only have been improved by a top notch comedian, if only we knew one. Great music, a few tears, some laughs, and rather good vegetarian options.
Posted by Lord Andrew of Boothy , on Wednesday 9th April 2008, 10:02 AM
Couldn't your bro pick a different day for his wedding so that it didn't clash with your exhibitionism, or didn't he want you there making a drunken drug-crazed scene?
Posted by John (aka Jonault aka Jono) , on Tuesday 8th April 2008, 9:01 PM
You missed a great show at The King Street Tavern - Nick and all his old bands - Werewolves of London, The Elderly Brothers, Reet Petite and Gone. It was magic - Maggie (the Blind Date Fairy).
Posted by Maggie Sawkins , on Tuesday 8th April 2008, 8:43 PM
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