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Author Archives: SteveHardy
Evil stalks the streets
There is a song by the incomparable Laurie Anderson titled “Gravity’s Angel”. I can’t remember the thrust of the song, knowing Lauries material probably her grandmother eating a yam in Belize, but the main issue is that the title gives … Continue reading
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Cement from the skies
Here in Hastings we are, each with our own dreads, hanging in that moment between winter and the squealing time. I speak of course of the seagull mating season. Many years ago this was over fairly quickly but now, as … Continue reading
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Quiz Report
It started well, new quizmaster, very “pub landlord’, good questions – not that I could get any. Ten questions a round, bit much but okay. Then, after round two (out of six), the quizmaster disappeared for 10 minutes for a … Continue reading
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Return to Quiz Hell
Tonight me, the fishy solicitor and Rosemary amble down to the pub, where “da yah waant ah f**king drink ah naat” is seen as an affectionate welcome, to compete in their quiz. It’s a fortnight since my less than stellar … Continue reading
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A strange tale, part two; Rons cowardly escape.
The forgotten scar in Hastings Old Town called Fishaloop Village was home to the previously happy trolls and their decaying club, Castle Pointless Stone, formally the Dead Mackerel Café. Pointless Stone opened it’s smeared window onto Single Devil Street where … Continue reading
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A strange tale, part one
In a small forgotten part of Hastings there existed a small group of friendly trolls who got together occasionally, huddling over an old wine stained table, to swap turgid stories of daily life. In fact it was always the same … Continue reading
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The Guardians “Comment is Free” (but humanity is absent)
I was reading the comments under an article by someone called Lilly Cole, who I believe is an model & actress with chameleon hair. The article was about the student cuts. Having got over the shock of Ms Coles frankly … Continue reading
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The “Thatcher totem”
Twice in the past few weeks I have been floored by the insistence that all the worlds evils flowed from that one person. One instance was when, during a conversation about why so many people lacked consideration for others today, … Continue reading
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The Story of the Stick
During the splash of Arctic weather we’ve been having I’ve taken to using a stick to prevent eye to icy pavement incidents. I’m also not a fast walker at the best of times and downright cowardly on slippery surfaces. I … Continue reading
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“Eenglish Meen, They lacka paashion.”
The words thundered from the mouth of an attractive Italian woman round the dinner table last night. As the only Englishman there, the only other man being Welsh, I suppose I should have jumped in to defend my fellow men. … Continue reading
Posted in European Friends, People, Revelations
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