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Last Monday just gone I was at the Central Library. At lunchtime they had a couple of Lithuanian poets there.We're honoured to have thes people come over for us to sample their stuff (Then they went to Edinburgh after)

I would have gone anyway but I was especially enthused as a man I read a lot of passed on just recently. Solzhenitsyn. I was keen to tie up what S is supposed to have done with his writings, one particular poet who was writing in Russia at Solzhenitsyn's time, and what these Lithuanian chaps were about

Please bear with me folks. I do have a 'proper entry' - pressed for time this minute tho.( Pressed for time)

Just saw the tale of Lorna Page, her real name presumably. Just had her 1st book published at 93.

Will leave it at that...

Ed!

Jordan, the model, paid out six thousand
At some lah-di-dah function - horses and stuff
They turned her down.
Is it that maybe, she hadn't paid them enough?

Then again
I recall a couple of years back
Having coughed-up twelve grand for a similar do
Was informed the tickets must have got lost in the post
I didn't fuss tho.
Would you?

It's only money.

Scrubbed Up,
Karadzic bears a stunning resemblance
To an ex-leading politico - now one of our Peers
Should he beat the rap over in wherever
I wouldn't bet against him having a future here.

'Blog us a poem'. Tis a reply to that (request).

Didn't think I'd do it

Peers of the realm may these days lie more easily in their beds of a Sunday morning ...
Instead of worrying what the Papers may or may not say
They're now free for more excruciating play

[An oldish joke goes: Daddy!! Daddy! you're in the news!! (Good News) (Bad news - it's the News of the World)]

More alive this place now.I know I don't have to write a blog everyday. And when I don't blog I don't write apart from that. Mainly the writing now as I've said is tytping up into proper order one's backcatalogue! Priority. Write up 3 or 4 today

Pete Kalu siad 'blog us a poem' few days ago, I said No ungraciously. Came near to putting something on here poem-style. I've not the time to have crafted something properly so I thought, it was to be lines thrown on here - which given loads loads of time could be fashioned...

Bosnian ex-leader caught bang-to-rights after 10 years on the run. With long beard, kind-of Moses look he was difficult to spot in his alternative practitioner restyling. All Alternative therapists with facial hair - of either sex - might instantly have started feeling paranoid. When Saddam first left the palaces and President Bush was after him etc; he'd left no official notification of his itinerary, my friend at work, Ron Limb would say 'he might be working here'.

The guys I go to see, couple of them, big enough names I s'pose, have their housekeeping in good order so to express it.

It's not just if you fancy it; it's probably vital. Everything typed-out, must be the way. When you're at a jig, gig pardon me I'm doing, the folder might well be with me everything, in it. One can 'forget' important bits otherwise

Yeah, writing these is orienting

Simply, so. The last few have been about the value of these can't help noticing

See you soon. If I write a blog I can't escape the thought I should be writing. If I don't write a blog I can escape the thought I should be writing. Simply.

See u soon

20 days or so since the blog-diary's been going; realised it's longest I've kept up a journal probably

Great exercise it's meant to be for several reasons. Always most interesting seeing these old scraps of broken-off unkept-up dairies. Got something out of it for sure

On to some work - see you soon