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I wonder what our forebears would think - green bikes lying on the pavement or blocking entrances, conventional bikes chained to rails but with bits missing. Someone was killed by a cyclist in a London park but there were no charges that could be brought. When cycles first appeared there was a charge of “furious riding” that could be used but it must have disappeared off the statute book donkey's ago.
That's quite clear. Of course the inclusivity of VAT in regard to the aggregate ticket sales could of course be offset against fluctuations in ticket price levels and paid in to the exchequer calculated on a half yeary basis but paid monthly a fortnight in arrears.
By coincidence,there's an article on Jimmy Webb in today's Times. He says many/most songwriters are unhappy people and somehow this gets turned on its head by producing beautiful music. He cites Rodgers and Hart, possibly the greatest writers of the 20th century but both alcoholic depressives who hated each other's guts.
George and Ira Gershwin were interviewed on the speaking wireless in about 1937. The compere said “when you guys write a song, what comes first, the words or the music?” George replied “the contract”
In the 70s we were at home to Spurs one Saturday.. About that time there were various organisations like Rock Against Racism being formed. I went into the bogs in the Builders in Hammersmith post-match and a Spurs fan had written Spurs Against The Nazis on the wall. Next day I went in again and someone had written underneath Spurs 2 The Nazis 0.
The Tories want to bring back National Service. Marvellous ! “ nah then Jadon, you're an ‘orrible little man, what are yer? “ “ 'orrible little man sarge “
This has been broached before, but I was in the pub on me Jack Jones earlier so got to read an article in the paper on Sainthood. Candidates are first declared a Servant Of God. Next step - Venerable. When they perform their first miracle, they are beatified and declared Blessed. When they perform another miracle , they are Canonised and made a Saint. So, just the one miracle to go then !