Ok so I have
been a tad busy over the last couple of days, but so have you lot as I have
been flooded with tons of queries some good , some strange, some well lets not
go there, but obviously English is not your first language, these blogs go down
quite well, I was going to use this format for the last blog (number 500 is
fast approaching) but somehow I feel that there will be an abundance of
questions for that one, so strap yourself in this could be a bumpy ride (NOT!).
Why do you
not reread the old blogs?
I feel as
though I would go around in circles if I did, my memory is not the best
(dementia kicking in) and some people have questioned some of the things that I
have written about, not the facts just the order that I write about them, it’s
how I remember them and sometimes I really struggle, sometimes though I miss my
friends and rereading them would just be a negative thing, it’s a great
positive whilst writing it, but life is crap enough I don’t need to be reminded
all the time that it is.
Are you
happy if blogs do low numbers?
It doesn’t matter
if nobody reads them, its simply a way of me trying to feel better in myself, I’m
over the moon if they do well, again the blogs don’t do anywhere near the
numbers that I got whilst blogging on myspace, but actually they are doing
pretty close to it when you consider how many blogs I have written this year I have
outstripped last year by more than 25% so I think it’s doing ok. I’m
disappointed for my little ones if they don’t do good numbers as I don’t know
why they didn’t get a better reaction, I suppose it’s a little bit like life!
Why
Songs for Titles?
I get asked
this all the time and to be honest its simply whatever I’m playing at the time
of writing the blog, I have tried other ways of creating a title and its simply
not conducive to the process, I have used film titles as well, I simply get
drawn back to music, sorry if you don’t like the answer but I am being honest,
it also usually gives an indication of the mood I’m in.
More
Historical?
Again
another question that gets asked all of the time, I can’t force these, the bulk
of these are written when something is triggered “The Dawn Patrol” was written
about a specific time in my life about a person who I loved dearly and I was despondent
for days afterwards because I miss them so much, I think it’s a great blog, but
I wasn’t prepared for all of the crap that came with it, again my memory isn’t what
it used to be and I’m not going to do something half arsed for the sake of it,
they will arrive when the time is right, rest assured there is a couple more
that I do wish to tell!
Your
boat appears to be leaking (boating analogies)?
Well not as
much as it used to, I used to use boating analogies all of the time, I have no
idea why, but thankfully no more, well not very often I have no idea why maybe I
have found my safe harbour (LOL).
Are You
Honest when Writing?
Brutally
so, these aren’t done off the cuff, I prep and then write these out long hand
then type them up, altering them and polishing them every step of the way, then
proof read them and finally I post them, there’s a whole heap of work goes into
them before they get anywhere near posted, and yes sometimes there’s mistakes (I
never said I was perfect) but again there’s always a timeframe even when I haven’t
written in a while.
What
makes you Happy?
Good
friends, Family and believe it or not Work and yes sometimes I consider the
blog is work, I used to run to cheer myself up, however with the state of my
knees I can’t run anymore, I’m not as miserable as I used to be! hell no, you
should have seen me as a younger person god I was a misery, I’m a work in
progress some times there are good days and then sometimes there are bad, of
late there are more good than bad, lets just take one day at a time!
Don’t You
Have a Social Life?
Yes and No,
there a large number of things to take into consideration, Finance is the main
one, Fun isn’t cheap anymore, work is also a consideration strange shifts and
work patterns, my own as well as the wife’s, but health is also a big consideration
as well, I have some good days so does the wife but we both also have some
crappy days and I’m not talking mental health, the wife was off yesterday and
we were going to do wonderful things and even have a night out, she got up
feeling like she had gone a dozen rounds with Mike Tyson bless her, a lot of
things need to align, but yes from time to time we do go out, not as much as we
would both would like, but The Tee Hee Club will ride again!
Plans
for the Future?
Another
often asked question, well the blog as we know it will end at blog number 500
(this is number 438) and although I do intend to still write just not in this
format, more than likely music reviews albums and gigs and the such like, I’m
sure at some point the “thing” will become more focused but that’s the current
plan I’m sure numbers will dry up, that’s the nature of such things, the world
will keep spinning there’s not a lot any of us can do about that, again I might
spit my dummy out and go on for another 500 (don’t hold your breath) things
blog wise have a tendency to stay “Fluid”!
Family –
Doesn’t it Help?
Not that I’m
aware of, I love my family even the annoying ones (oooh that would be all of
them) this is about me and not them……………Allegedly!
Father
Figure / Jealousy seemed kind of personal?
Those two
blogs certainly hit a raw nerve, what do you want me to say that’s what I felt
at the time of writing them, I don’t know the individual that spawned me, and I
wasn’t too bothered about him until I discovered he was quite close to us all
of this time, I’m in a better place now but I still have my moments, I don’t know
how you can just abandon two children, they were two blogs written in the space
of 24 hours, there was a lot of bile, lets just leave it there!
Obsession
about Digits?
Well I am
and then I’m not , it depends on the mood and whether I thought I had written
something good, some that I think are OK go through the roof and some that I think
are the best stuff I have written do next to nothing, I don’t know how it works
I promote the blogs in a limited kind of way but sometimes some blogs have a
life of their own, to be honest its just me trying to figure out how it
actually works, it’s safe too say I haven’t yet!
What
does your place of work think of the blogs?
As far as I’m
aware nothing, I don’t promote it in that direction, and as far as I’m aware I know
of only one person who has read it on a regular basis, I don’t really write
about work, so I don’t thing it would be an issue, I will let you know when I get
my P45 (for those of you in countries outside of the UK it’s the document you receive
when you are made unemployed).
Technology?
I keep
getting asked why I rant at technology, well its simple or rather I am, I am
now and have always been shit with technology I have no patience, its all my
own making, I was told by someone that I was a man born out of time, I should
have been born in the 20’s not the 60’s, I do not disagree with that statement,
please believe me that there is plenty more rage in this older person to come, I would gladly live in
a cave with no technology, I’m not saying its bad I’m saying I’m a dumbass!
Good
Days, Bad Days, Meh Days?
As long as I
start a day feeling happy then I can put up with just about anything, some days
do spiral out of control (me with my reputation) and some days I do simply feel
Meh, I don’t control it, it is what it is the fact that I have accepted it
seems to mean more days being happier, I can live with that!
Why not post
more stuff from the books now that they are deleted?
Sometimes I
do, but it still has to be relevant to what I’m feeling at the time, so yes
watch this space that could happen, like greatest hits kind of thing you never
know!
Do You
remember Writing the Old Blogs?
Honestly
about 99% of the time that’s a big fat no, usually the title has not a lot to
do with the blog, sometimes it has a lot to do with the blog, when my dementia
kicks in I might reread them and chuckle or go who the hell is this miserable
turd, its like in Harry Potter I drag them out onto the page and forget them , I
have been asked specific questions about certain blogs and I have had to go
back and reread them because I haven’t got a clue on what was written, not
because it was a bad blog its simply to refresh this tired brain of mine!
Do You
Miss Working in the Music industry?
Another big
fat no, I miss some of the people , I enjoyed most of the times, but no I wouldn’t
go back it was specific time in my life, its also like a muscle if you don’t use
it you lose it, I have been asked to help a couple of friends out over the last
few years and it was painful like smashing my head into a brick wall
repeatedly, not enjoyable, back in the day (listen to this old timer) it was a
pleasure, some lovely people some pure evil people but it was around five years
of intensity that I feel that I am way too old to relive, thank you and bring
me something fresh! If you want to know what I really think look for the blog “Kiss
Like Judas” that really should tell you all that you need to know!
Do you
feel Old?
Only in
body not in spirit, inside I still feel 16, admittedly I wouldn’t want to be 16
now I do not envy the young!
What
Advice would you give other Bloggers?
Cough
splutter, have you been reading the blog , there are much better blogs/
bloggers out there, read them, chat to them, set your sights and simply go for
it, if you enjoy writing that’s all you need to know the more you do it the
better that you allegedly become at it, I’m doing alright as a number of you
keep coming back to read them, do it to enjoy, don’t do it as a chore if you do
it as a chore it will come across in the blog.
There you
have it I hope that some of you have enjoyed this instalment of “Now Hear This”
all of the questions or variants have been asked multiple times since the last
episode, there are a number which keep getting asked if you feel that I have
missed your question read the previous ones, you will find the answers there.
As always
thanks to you who read who click like / share you all know who you are no names
no pack drill, I’m, nearing the last lap of this blog, just over 50 or so to go
so if you do have a question number 500 will be the last version of this, enjoy
and watch the skies for incoming it will be just under a week as I am way for
work on a course, play nice and I will see you all soon enough…….Toodles!
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