There are small mercies. The Shangri-Las back catalogue becomes shockingly vivid. I love The Shangri-Las so, so much. They're absolutely one of my favourite bands.

Oy. Vey.

Don't let anyone tell you that Melbourne can't get FUCKED.UP.CRAZY.EVIL.HOT. It's about 33 degress right now & it's MIDNIGHT. The thing is, look at the weather forecast for next week ( Read more... )

Deeply sunk miss you something terrible
Deeply drunk pissed off something horrible
Meekly he crunked, funked up something bearable
Deeply sunk miss you something terrible

On Sunday I am going back to the grand old dame they call Melbourne with my brother Robin in tow, cuz he's coming on down for a summer holiday. Robin's a lovely boy and I very much look forward to showing him my favourite things about Melbourne, ie, various wonderful things to eat, various wonderful places to drink and quaint little pockets of the ( Read more... )

Sultry. Late shower.

I've been disapointed with The Onion website for a while now. Which got me wondering, did it get unfunny or did my sense of humour change (did I morph into a witless sanctimonious dick, perhaps?). Anyhow I just went there & saw this headline: Bush Urges Iraqis To Pass Amendment Banning Gay Marriage. LOL! Wham bam thank you thy sharp mamm of satire ( Read more... )

A spree. There's no other word for it. Musica & books, nestle in my bosom old friends, I've missed you. All salves, better salves than the turps, mind you knocking off a bottle of Bundy with my dad last night was really, well, restorative. But the other salves, they're more than that, they better you. Vinyl -- The Associates, The Go Gos -- and ( Read more... )

Worst Christmas ever. Note: ended Boxing Day drunk(ish) on Reisling watching bad cable TV - Cheaters, to be precise - crying. Finished the Dorothy Parker biography today; she died, boozing too much, devilishly unhappy. I'm off to bed to get comfy with Chet Baker.

Ammend: Chet Baker you're a miracle & God knows we need one:

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Dottie you're miracle & God knows I need one,

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