The unusual

If you talk to piercers, they will tell you that a lot of their trade is doing ‘normal’ piercings. I mean nostrils, ears and so forth. I would hesitate to use the word ‘boring’, or even acceptable.

You can look for more unusual things. You can do a quick search on the Web and find all sorts of extreme piercings, but you don’t have to go that far.

You can find that your piercer is extra enthusiastic about your choice. I had a rhino piercing and my piercer was so thrilled to do it and so pleased with the result, because it’s rare. But it will get you attention, and, if you don’t want that… well, of course you do, that’s why you are having the piercing in the first place.

One of my easiest piercings was the nape of my neck. It entertains people behind me on the bus.

Nice nape piercing

Twelve British Songs… IX

…that defined the 60s and are not The Beatles.

David McWilliams

The Days of Pearly Spencer

1967

This is one of the absolute great tracks from the 1960s. Look, this is one of THE great songs of any era and it has been covered many times. This is, though, the original.

There’s a lot of clever violin work, a good, memorable tune and the catchy chorus.

Fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq3MGLFRaTo

Eek…

Someone asked me very recently if there are any records I hate.

Hate is a strong word and the question is unanswerable. There must be hundreds of tracks I have heard once, or twice, disliked and forgotten about.

There are plenty of performers I do like, and collect their records, but all at some point have produced something I either did not get or did not like. And that is my personal opinion only.

A couple of things spring to mind though.

Little Arrows by Leapy Lee.

Anything country and western.

Silence is Golden by The Tremeloes:

Mull Of Kintyre by Wings:

Some big hits there, but if I never hear them again that will be fine…

Oh, and anything by Tom Jones.