Tag Archives: Mark E Smith

Dragons

February 6, 2018Books, Death, Pop Music, Sci-fiAlbert Camus, David Bowie, Mark E Smith, T2: Trainspotting, The Fall, Ursula K. Le Guin, Val McDermidricky

They say, You’re never too old to learn. And I’m worried that I may have to cast aside one of the touchstones by which I live my live.

My 🙅‍♂️🐉 No #Dragon policy means that I don’t even imagine what #GameofThrones might look like. https://t.co/gVkJi6D8KJ

— Ricky Monahan Brown (@ricky_ballboy) January 2, 2018

Not that I’ve got anything against dragons, you understand. Just everything they stand for.

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Immortality

January 30, 2018Death, Pop MusicMark E Smith, Nick Cave, Shane MacGowan, Stewart Lee, The Fallricky

It occurred to me this morning that, maybe, this blog is about death. A near death experience will do that to a person.

Or maybe, I just haven’t recovered from watching The Thing last week. Or maybe Mrs Stroke Bloke and I just went a little hard on our binge watching of The Good Place.

You're basic, byrraway — Off: Middle-aged Scotsman tries to figure out how to pull off his new jam

Except of course, The Good Place isn’t about death, really. It’s about life.

And the tsunami of famous deaths since Bowie kicked off the craze in early 2016 just keeps rolling with the death last week of Mark E Smith of The Fall…

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Tag Archives: Mark E Smith

Dragons

Immortality