Last Saturday, being 16 September 2017, marked forty years since the death of this utter, total, unmitigated, unadulterated, perfect legend of music:
RIP, Marc Bolan. Forever young (29), forever beautiful, forever sexy. Naturally, being a struggling author, I must segue to my third novel 'Silver Studs and Sabre Teeth'. You Marc Bolan and T-Rex fans out there might have made the connection - the title is a nod to the lyrics contained in their hit 'Metal Guru'. For the uninitiated, You Tube some T-Rex numbers. The charisma of Marc Bolan was palpable. Anyway, one of the characters in my novel is a Marc Bolan impersonator. Or is he? Maybe he's the very embodiment of the Glam Wizard himself. Check out this link to the first chapter: http://www.zeus-publications.com/silver_studs_and_sabre_teeth.htm
Then, if you can find it in your hearts, check out the links to purchase the book, either via paperback or e-book. I should type a hashtag symbol and then the words shameless self promoter.
It is of interest that this novel has a subplot featuring same sex marriage, given the postal votes have gone out, and it's EVERYWHERE in my news feed. I'm not telling you here how I address this issue in the book. No, you must purchase it if you wish to scratch that curious itch. I'm hoping like fuck you do.
Speaking of the marriage laws survey, perhaps you too have read of a young woman who was let go from a place of employment for her views on the topic, those views being she is not in favour. It's a religious thing with her. This is interesting, but the young woman was a contractor to the boss and not an employee in the accepted sense of the term. This will impact upon any rights she has regarding unfair dismissal claims. I understand she might have a claim of discrimination on religious grounds. I don't think there are really any winners here. It's abhorrent to dismiss somebody because that somebody holds a political opinion with which you don't agree, yet you are worried this person's public (shared on Facebook) views are going to taint your own 'brand'. Legally, the business owner has a right to end the person's contract, but like I said, the aggrieved party might have religious discrimination grounds on which to file a complaint. I am very interested to see the outcome.
So yes, I've just been struggling along, trying to keep the balls up in the air at the moment. This is problematic because I am spectacularly bad at sports and would miss every ball I'm trying to juggle. I think I've dropped them all and they've hit the ground, bounced a few times, and rolled away; some under the house and others down the drain and into the sewer, never to be seen again.
Been dealing with a little bit of crap lately, so have to do a playlist to blow off steam. It will be similar to another playlist I compiled a while ago. Songs like the tender little Skyhooks number 'Why Don't You All Get Fucked?', and 'Asshole' by Denis Leary. It's how I cope, and it makes me chuckle - albeit malevolently. I guess this is my way of saying, 'Fuck you and the horse you rode in on', without being to specific - heh-heh!
Before I go, does anybody else get creeped out when they hear Hunters & Collectors 'Throw Your Arms Around Me'? Look, I am in the camp that believes Mark Seymour is a spunkrat, but truly, that lyric 'so shed your skin and let's get started...' just sets my teeth on edge. I wonder is the narrator (1) an amateur herpetologist looking in a terrarium housing a King Brown, or (2) some kind of psychopath like Buffalo Bill in 'The Silence Of The Lambs'.
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