May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Love,Sometimes I think it’s the most offensive,Four letter word.Want,I want love.Or is it lust?Confusing the two?Fuck,That’s not offensive.It’s visceral.I want a fuck,To give a fuck,To have a fuck,I hate myself.Hate,There’s another one.Hate’s more offensive than fuck,Of the two.Want love or lust?Which of the two?I hate giving a fuck,Not having a fuck,Two and two make four.Four…
More on what I shared yesterday – re: Summer Punch and taking the first steps into truly creative writing. The following was written out in my writer’s notebook on Sunday… I have nothing to prove to anybody but myself. The learning is the most important aspect of my study. The acquisition of knowledge. The reflection…
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A curious thing happened yesterday. Jim posted a photo of himself and Gordy – looking for all the world like a coupla Glesga gangstas – a great image, really, esp. as it was given more menace by Jim’s face being obscured by shade. Despite it feeling much like “pissing in the wind” these days, I…
It’s his birthday tomorrow. He would have been turning 61. I now haven’t seen him for 15 years and I haven’t spoken to him in 8 years. I’d like to think he’d be saying “about fucking time!” with me studying at uni. Happy Birthday for tomorrow bro. The world has always been less of everything…
I haven’t shared very much about the tour here in all honesty. Unlike with previous tours where I felt very much a part of things most of the time, with the Acoustic Tour and then – with a sticky moment in between – the Walk Between Worlds tour, I was in “the heart of the…
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Trying to counter “Mr Inbetween”…
And how it always feels upon reflection. The ultimate “fish out of water”. I have no place there.
But over seven years of producing the art though. Writing and study have taken over in recent months. I’m not sure when I last made anything. It has always been my own “Act Of Love”. The “art” always expressed the things that I wanted to say when words failed me. Mostly “I love you, Jim”…
In reply to James Clear (and James Kerr, for the matter. Lol). Jim’s post today. I do miss those kinds of posts! These would be the kinds of posts we’d get from him fairly regularly “back in the day”. Posts with a philosophical slant. “All good things come to an end.” “Nothing lasts forever.” “You…
I want to believe I have SOME ability or aptitude for SOMETHING. I think I take a knock to any minor degree of confidence I have in myself SSSOOO hard that I end up giving up. I have GOT TO STOP this from happening! I really do think it is why I “fell” so hard…