Saturday, May 03, 2008

Goodbye Red Ken

Remember those early years of Thatcher? When any semblance of socialism in our national government died? So with London today.

Goodbye, Ken. I know you couldn't do much but at least I got to vote for someone I liked and who won for a few years. Now it's back to watching the others get in. Back to cold isolation.


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Remember those early years of Thatcher? Remember when we bought those Kid Creole albums to take us away to another place?

I'd heartily recommend Kid Creole: Going Places The August Darnell Years 1976-1983. It's a great compilation from a fantastic period for pop music. It's alright, he doesn't sing on that many of the tracks so if you don't like his voice, get it anyway.


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In other news, I've discovered this blog's the best place to find "green pin striped suit plenty of fish".

But I won't carp on about it.

9 comments:

  1. Ken's gone to a better plaice. I think he's a consultant for Newt Gingridge.

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  2. Plenty of fish?

    Is this related to the "dead, huge, ugly, enormous, smelly fish with missing eyes and flies crawling over it" that was found in your garden?

    Perhaps it's a warning. I would stay indoors if I were you.

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  3. Murph - So Ken's stepping over the pond? Whereas Boris is now pissed as a newt.

    MJ - Indoors? Do you not remember the exploding can of tuna? Fish have really got it in for us here.

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  4. I can only bear this result by telling myself that Ken will find better fish to fry.

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  5. He's available to Boris if he wants some advice. I don't think Boris will be asking.

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  6. The exploding tuna can incident gave me nightmares.

    I have tried to erase it from my memory banks.

    Did you ever get the stains out?

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  7. I had to throw away the t-shirt and shave my head. The next three weeks on the train I had the whole carriage to myself.

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  8. Endicott loves Tribena so
    Endicott puts her on a pedestal
    Endicott's wish is her command but
    Endicott don't make no demands
    Endicott's always back in time
    Endicott's not the cheatin' kind
    Endicott's full of compliment
    Endicott's such a gentleman

    Why cant you be like Endicott?

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  9. That's a bit after my time, Donn.

    I didn't realise he was Canadian.

    How many times have you heard that?

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