A Guy With A Guitar on His Head

Today I was coming back through the city after dropping someone at Kings Cross and I stopped for the lights at the corner of Pitt and Park Street in the City outside the McDonald's. Whilst stopped at the lights I noticed a curious looking busker who was playing an acoustic guitar with both hands whilst balancing a second acoustic guitar from its neck upwards to its body on the top of his head. How he managed to keep playing and get through for as long as he did with the guitar perched atop his head is beyond me and it didn't look like an optical illusion from where I was sitting.

The thing which struck me as most odd was the fact nobody walking past gave a shit. Of the hoardes who streamed past not one of them even turned around to get a second glimpse. I mean it could have been Joe Satriani sitting there strumming a guitar and not a cent would have been tossed his way, the fact that Joe Satriani would be playing a guitar and have one balanced on his head would be enough for me to hand him my house keys. So it just goes to prove to me that people en mass are not very observant. Though if you scream the words "Free" or "Hail Allah" then people often make haste in noticing you, or running away at the very least.

Note: If you don't know who Joe Satriani is then you obviously have never surfed with an alien. I on the other hand have been familiar with his greatness for many moons. See below for those not in the know. Your poor deprived guitar hero's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8&feature=related

Spew - Vomit - Puke - Oh God Kill Me Now!

I should never have said I was going to post everyday. If I had of just said every second day perhaps I would not have fallen prey to the most hideous ailment known to human kind. Food Poisoning. It is worse than listening to Poison itself because seriously "Ain't Lookin for nothing but a good time" on continuous playback seems like a great idea compared to two days with your head in the toilet. Or maybe not. Still that is what I have been doing for two days - riding the porcelain bus. Thank god that I was doing it within the comfort of my own home, with my own GP on hand to doss out the big needle into my arm and my own husband to come on the porcelain bus ride with me. God love him. We have both endured this kind of spew torture in far away and exotic locations and believe me it is less fun when you have no idea how to say "help" in the correct language and even worse "Doctor". So being at home was definitely the lesser of two evils.

My finest moment came when I pulled the car over somewhere around Summer Hill railway station and spewed into a bucket within the confines of my lovely car. Sorry to any innocent bystanders en route home from work via the station but I had no choice in the matter. Thankfully though the spew storm is over and even though it was not a laughing matter I did laugh every time my beloved spewed because I'm sure they heard him on the moon. So next time I want to lose 2kg really fast I think I might opt for something more traditional like a shake at breakfast, a shake at lunchtime and the shake of my choice for dinner. In the meantime my tip of the week is "never ever eat sardines in tomato sauce before embarking on a spew fest" Enough said....

Keane

A few years ago I was watching "Later with Jools Holland"on Foxtel and saw the most amazing new band called Keane. I was blown away from the start and rushed out and purchased their debut album "Hopes and Fears". Unfortunately they have never experienced any kind of airplay here in Australia - which surprises me since their debut album has been given the accolade of having been one of the best debut albums by any band since the Beatles. On the night they performed with Jools Holland they were also on the bill with Elton John who had nothing but praise and love for them. This could be seen as a real plus since they are a piano based band who he should really have felt threatened by, but of course, had the good manners and taste to accept that they are bloody brilliant. So in April they are due to tour Australia for the second time and there is a chance I will have to fly to Brisbane to see them because I am busy the night of the Sydney show. Still the fact is they are young so there is a real possibility they will tour again, so perhaps I might wait. Its a shame they are only playing a small venue like "The Metro" but then Australia has only just caught onto R&B and Hip Hop/Rap music so no doubt it will take another 20 years for them to discover Keane.

(Note) - Who is Jools Holland and what is "Later with Jools Holland"?

For those of you who don't know Jools Holland he is a well respected and extremely talented pianist who has played with all the great musicians of our time. He is also the host of his own late night music show called "Later with Jools Holland". The show is a rather unique set up in the fact that at least four artists all perform live for a small studio audience in a round circle all facing each other. The really intersting part of the show is the diversity of artists on the one bill for instance on one show there was Cold Play, Glenn Campbell then stand up bass player Amy Lavere followed by John Mellencamp. All the other artists have to stand with their equipment and watch the other play while the camera swings around and catches glimpses of the audience, Jools and occasionally another artist gritting their teeth. So my advise as always is -"If you don't have Foxtel and say you can't afford it then stop eating - get hungry -at least you can watch great telly".

(Note) - Keane I Love You More - DM Cover!

Whilst writing this I was listening to Keane via You Tube - I just went on their channel and let each track play wihtout selecting and next thing I hear is a Depeche Mode - Keane cover of Enjoy the Silence. I will post it below, suffice to say I am impressed.

(Note) - One Last Thing

I was convinced the lead singer looked remarkably like our own "The Saints" front runner Chris Bailey in his younger days - you be the judge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTzQC9alliU

I car'nt Spell (spl) Or Use Grammar

I know it should go without saying but I can not under any circumstances spell or use correct grammar. The only time I know how to use a comma is when I am using the word fuck in conversation and I use it as a substitute comma to great effect. So I have never even tried to make out like I can spell because I know damn well I carnt. So thank you to everyone who helps me to learn how to spell despite the fact I have a huge Oxford Dictionary sitting next to me it never appears to help, nor does spell check. I did own a speak and spell as a child for all it was worth, perhaps a private school education would have been better, perhaps not, who knows.
(Note: The word can't was spelt incorrectly for ironic purposes. k)

A Post A Day

Yes that's right - A Post A Day! This is my goal for this month. Let's see if it lasts more than a week.

Back In Black

Black, black and more black and then there was Iva. It comes as no surprise that at the recent “Sound Relief” concert every artist and his dog came out to play. It was a music fans feast, Cold Play, Jett, Hoodoo Gurus, Split Enz, Ice House, Midnight Oil and the list goes on and on, and apparently so does wearing black. First up in the “black” uniform was Johnny “The Voice” Farnham in Sydney, counter balanced with Jett’s black wearing performance in Melbourne at the same time.

Now I know better than anyone the perils of wearing white – hence why I don’t, and I know it certainly has obvious downfalls of attiring oneself in such a dastardly colour. The biggest issues of wearing white are food stains, dirt stains, umm stains and well more stains but the biggest peril of it is; how fucking huge your arse will look in a pair of ill fitting white duds. So of course I sympathize with the likes of Johnny “You’ve put on a bid of podge” Farnham” I mean let’s face it if you are over 60 and can apply for an old age pension then you have a free ticket to wear black as far as I’m concerned. Though Johnny I ask you “Black on Black?” I mean you would have thought a coloured shirt had never been invented. So throughout the entire day in two fair cities artists hid behind the all and mighty power force that kept Johnny Cash in business for years. You may be asking right now “So Coyote what’s your beef you wear more black than the man in black ever did?”

Well having been to plenty an outdoor spectacular including U2 among others I have noticed an alarming trend for artists performing at large outdoor arenas to slip into their Sunday best - black. I paid good money to see Bono mince on stage at Telstra Stadium wearing black surrounded by an entire back drop of black stage, black speakers and black wearing band mates. What a joy to pay through the nose to see a spec, a black blob and watch a show fade into a black hole. So my point is this, “Wear Fucking White”. Like I said I understand the physical pain of seeing once arse widened by at least ten fold but the only person who had the good sense to wear white at Sound Relief was the love of my Australian music life – Iva Davies from Icehouse. Yes his arse may have looked wider – mind you it didn’t, but I’m sure those who paid to see the show could have at least seen something up on stage even if Iva did resemble an iceberg at least you could see something. So thankyou Iva from the tail end of my huge white arse.

It's Just Too Wrong

In answer to Chris's comment about the new Depeche Mode video "Wrong". I just went and checked the video link via You Tube and it appears they have stopped certain "regions" from viewing the video. I then went and checked the official Depeche Mode message boards for any reasons and couldn't find anything. I am guessing the video contained offensive material and may have been taken down for this reason. I thought the Internet was freely available no matter what the content or country - except China of course. So I will try and find out why we are unable to view the new video clip via either You Tube or their official website. The fact it has been taken down from their website makes me think it may be due to the offensive nature of the clip and it may need to be censored for certain countries by the relevant censorship boards. In any case I loved the clip, but then anything Anton Corbin doesn't do for the band is a plus in my opinion. Yes the video is perverse and won't get aired on Video Hits on a Saturday morning but then again no serious DM fan would care less about seeing it on free to air TV anyway. So stay tuned boppers, stay tuned.

I LOVE YOU DM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsXOcK9_Cw