Jeff St John Anthology

Foodge looks at himself in the mirror, dusting off the cigarette ash and rehearsing his lines for the up coming trial of Merv breaching the constipation.

Your honour my client is a simple man. Hmm, no that won’t do, Your honour my client is a psychopath that will hunt you down and kill you, hmm, no that won’t do either. Well what am I to do about all this. Well I guess you need to know about the original offence.

I’ll spell it out for you. After reading the letter that Merv received what actually happened is that Merv kicked a dog up the arse for urinating on the tyres of his Zephyr that was parked in the village square, down the the road and just round the corner from the Pigs Arms. Dogs are allowed to urinate on your tyres if you over stay the parking limit of 30 minutes however when one visits Rosie or Glenda one may need a little more time than that.

So we gather at the court, the Stratospheric High Court as this is constipational. The dog is protected under the constipation Section Infinity, sub section blah blah. Regardless of that Gordon will be my back up and Gib and Angler will be waiting downstairs in the Zephyr with their shotguns ready, just in case.

With fries?

The Magistrate we have today is Ronald MacDonnell known around here here as “Big Mac” or the “Hanging Judge” so things are looking really bad plus the prosecution is being headed by Annie Arsehole.

“Your Honour, I rest my case” says Foodge.

“Well what case is that?” replies the Magistrate.

“Well I caught the train from Tamworth and my case rested in the luggage compartment therefore my client is innocent”

“Your Honour I object, the defendant is guilty under section infinity subsection blah blah under the constipation” interjects Annie Arsehole.

“Well, lets adjourn for lunch, say scallops fried in garlic with a nice white wine.” replies the Magistrate.

Interval music.

I fucking hate chips…

The Magistrate seems to be like a rhinestone cowboy however we will persist. I musk get Merv off this charge.

“Your honour, I call a witness , Pat the Dog” calls Foodge.

The clerk swears in Pat. “Do you swear to tell the whole truth but nothing else but the truth so help you Gordon?”

“Can opener mate.” replies Pat.

“Now Pat, can you recall for the court that day that my client Merv was apparently in breach of the constipation?” asks Foodge.

“Can oath mate. I looked at the clock on the town square and realised that Merv had overstayed his parking limit. Busting for a piss I let go on his tyres. He then came around the back of the car and gave me a foot suppository.” says Pat.

I fucking hate burgers…

“A foot suppository?” pushes Foodge.

“Yes, a kick up the arse” replies Pat.

“Your Honour, I object” says Annie Arsehole “ Kiddies may be watching.”

“Objection upheld. Mr Foodge and Pat the Dog, please restrain yourselves.”

“So what happened then?” asks Foodge.

“Well, I crapped on the lawn at the Pleece HQ” says Pat.

And so it goes.

I fucking hate burgers and chips…

Songs from the Past

18 Friday Mar 2016

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Algernon, Mariachi, music

Songs from the Past

Songs from the past.
Playlist by Algernon

The Legend of Xanadu – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick and Tich

In the year 2525 – Zager and Evans

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena de Mi Corazon) – Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas

Guantanamera – Playing for change

Guantanamera – The Sandpipers

Soul Sacrifice – Santana

In a gadda da vida – Iron Butterfly

Mas que nada – Sergio Mendes and the Brasil 66

The Lonely Bull- Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Corcovado – Astrud Giberto

Fly me to the moon – Astrud Giberto

Comin Home Baby – Herbie Mann

Popurii – Mariachi Los Camperos

Bikes and Such

11 Friday Jul 2014

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bicycle, Kraftwerk, music, Pink Floyd

Bikes and such
Playlist by Algernon

Bike – Pink Floyd

Oxegene 2 – Jean Michael Jarre

Tour de France – Kraftwork

Trans Europe Express – Kraftwork

The Dangers of Cycling – Paul Hogan

Ride Away – Roy Orbison

Bicycle Race – Queen

Riding on my bike – Madness

Psychotic Reaction – Count five

The Acoustic Motorbike – Luca Bloom

Bike song – Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Walk me to the bridge – Manic Street Preachers

Equinoxe 7 –Jean Michel Jarre

Album Review: But Seriously Folks – Joe Walsh

09 Wednesday Jul 2014

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But Seriously Folks – Joe Walsh

Well here I go again showing my age but here is a seriously, get it, good album by Joe Walsh best know as one of the Eagles. Walsh himself has had his own successful career despite his fame with the Eagles in bands like the James Gang and of course his own solo career.

Now I came across this album by pure accident. Some of you may remember in the good old days when there was a thing called the record club. The offer seemed too good to be true, five albums really cheap then one a month for 12 months at full price. Since then I have come to believe in the saying that if something to too good to be true then it probably is. The record club deal was effectively too good to be true. So if you didn’t order your next album in time then you got record of the month. You could send record of the month back unopened with your next order for two albums but if you didn’t you were sent the bill. Well, you guessed it, But Seriously Folks, was record of the month. I didn’t send it back and I got the bill. So I opened it and couldn’t stop playing it and like a lot of other albums, I played it so much I had to later purchase it as a CD.

At the time I had a few mates that were right into Joe Walsh. They came to my place for a listen to his latest offering and absolutely hated it. They liked Walsh for his soaring guitar work on songs like Rocky Mountain Way whereas this album was subtle and witty. One of my friends told me that he had “heard” that this album was a contractual obligation and that Walsh simply threw together a group of songs to fulfill his part of the deal. Some parts of the album do reflect this however if you read other reviews of this work nothing at all is mentioned about the subject.

To me all the tracks are worth a listen and Walsh uses subtlety, humor and wit in songs like Over and Over where he delves into the repetition of some things in life and Second Hand Store where he reflects on things of great personal value that diminish over time. Tomorrow is a great song, the opening lyrics say it all “Tomorrow making a list of things to do, and when I wake oh ho ho ho, gonna cross all them through”, yeah, my kinda guy.

Released in 1978 and runs for just over 35 minutes. As usual most of the Eagles are backing Walsh on this album.

I thought I’d post two tracks this time. The first it probably the hit from the album Life’s Been Good the full length version. A shorter version was released for radio and if you have heard this song before you probably heard the shortened version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMRl0198x-0

This next track, well it is actually two tracks that merge together, Inner Tube/Theme from Boat Weirdos is what I have requested to have played at my funeral. This is an instrumental piece and Walsh has captured the ebb and flow of my life here, soft, loud, highs and lows plus excellent instrumentation and a lovely melody. Hope you enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OAKZGwAY9U

PS: Tutu and I still listen to this album today. To us it withstands the test of time.

First published at http://hungsworld.wordpress.com/2014/07/07/album-review-but-seriously-folks-joe-walsh/

Bobby Womack

05 Saturday Jul 2014

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Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack
Playlist by Algernon

Lookin’ for a Love – The Valentinos

It’s all over now – The Valentinos

That’s the way I feel about cha

Woman’s gotta have it

Across 110th Street

Check it out

Daylight

If you think you’re lonely now

Love has finally come at last – with Patti Labelle

I wish he didn’t trust me so much

California Dreaming

Teardrops – Womack and Womack

If you think you’re lonely now – K-Ci & Jojo

Breezin – George Benson

Your welcome, stop on by – Rufus & Chaka Khan

Trust Me – Janis Joplin

A Collection of Different Things

27 Friday Jun 2014

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elvis presley, John Oliver, music, Tony Abbott, youtube

A collection of different things
A different play list by Algernon

A little less conversation – Elvis Presley

Tony Abbott thinks the earth is flat

Saudi Tyre change

Be a Cavemen – The Avengers

The Rain, The Park and Other Things – The Cowsills

Meskel Square, Addis Abeba

My Boyfriends Back – The Spazzys

Last week tonight with John Oliver, Tony Abbott President of the USA of Australia

Last week tonight with John Oliver, Stephen Hawking Interview

Rubberneckin’ – Elvis Presley

Album Review: Dan Fogelberg – Souvenirs

22 Sunday Jun 2014

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Dan Fogelberg Souvenirs

Here is a great album by Dan Fogelberg. I first heard it in 1979 when a friend who was sharing a flat with us at the time came home with the album. This was a bit of a shift in direction for me as this album was a lot softer then any thing else I was listening to at the time, apart from say America. Subsequently I played the album so much I wore it flat. Luckliy it was available on CD and now along with all my other music resides on my PC as MP3′s.

It was produced by Joe Walsh from the Eagles and Joe and the Eagles feature heavily on the album so the vocal harmonies are outstanding. Throw in Graham Nash from CSNY and Gerry Beckley from America the whole tone of the album is centered around the human voice. This doesn’t detract from the instrumentation as Dan is a great guitarist and in fact could play multiple instruments. Unfortunately Dan died in 2007 from Prostate Cancer.

While I didn’t follow every thing Dan did to me I loved this album and it brings me special memories from a time in my life that was less complicated than it is now.

Released in 1974, it has 11 tracks and runs for 43 minutes.

This is my favourite track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5IK5RH-enU

Changing Horses

First published : http://hungsworld.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/album-review-souvenirs-dan-fogelberg/

Midnight Oil 10 to 1 but not really

20 Friday Jun 2014

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Australia, Midnight Oil, music

The Oils

Midnight Oil 10 to 1 but not really
Playlist by Algernon

I heard this week that Midnight Oil maybe reforming with Peter Garrett as lead. Here’s a small selection for your enjoyment

Wedding Cake Island

Power and the Passion

US Forces

The Dead Heart

Beds are Burning

Put down that weapon

Blue Sky Mine

King of the Mountain

Truganini

The Real Thing