Several years back, I bumped into a roadie in a bar in Glasgow. He was taking a break from rigging a tent for T in the Park. I despise T in the Park. The only thing remotely appealing about this event is that it's sponsored by Tennents, a Glaswegian brewery. I told the roadie this and he concurred good-naturedly. He was a decent bloke. I asked him who was headlining in this tent and he grimaced and looked away. Travis, he replied. Bad luck, I said. We both laughed and ordered another drink. A pint of lager for him; a Jack Daniels for me. He took out some rolling tobacco and I offered him a cigarette. On his left arm he wore a tattoo of his young daughter. We swapped stories regarding tattoo parlours and the perils therein. Above the newly inscribed tattoo I could make out something much older, indelibly reposing in the folds of his shirt. I squinted and gasped. "The Ruts D.C." was the partially obscured legend, an open invitation to a brotherhood of tainted blood and a sibling regret.
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ReplyDeleteHi Nathan. This one pulled me in for more, being a Ruts fan since 79 (Malcolm - we still remember you mate).
ReplyDeleteHowever I'm a bit 'old, fat and slow' to find the link to the read-on. I've found your music shares (Thx btw) and the Ib sibling Wordpress site, but I'm lost in the sheer volume of output therein - I'm going to have to buy the book now aren't I ???!!!£££
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Ib Sibling is always the link to a Doc file for each post. Link at bottom of Doc.
DeleteThanks NØ. I think I must be trapped in a 'senior moment' going round in circles. The link at the bottom of 08-part6.doc is self-referential - it's the rest of the text I'm after. No worries - I'll try again after the football ("soccer" to you). Right now I must consume my weight in alcohol in order to get through the most boring Euros I've ever witnessed. Come on Spain - give us some goals!!!
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The link at the bottom of the first .doc is not self-referential. it is https://mega.nz/folder/Clcz3RJA#LKahYXI-mvJsNOBZ93gL4A
ReplyDeleteAs you can see, the designation after mega.nz/ is folder. It opens a folder with another doc (different) & also in this folder, 44 goodies along with the date of their original shares. There is no "rest of text" The text is the blog SOtB itself.
Or buy a book & support the author/artist.