Tag Archives: music

Last minute Christmas party prep (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Christmas was suddenly upon us and we had made no preparations whatsoever by the assumed date of our drinks party. Our friends piled round to the house regardless, many early in the day with suitcases expecting to be accommodated overnight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged choir, Christmas, cobweb, guest, housework, mince pie, music, party, playlist, preparation, quiche, sausage | Leave a comment

Teaching and Trainspotting (Rousse)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The school secretary informed me that my first class as a newly qualified teacher would be mathematics with the fourth years – even though I was completely unqualified to teach this subject at secondary level. When I learnt that my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged assembly, cessation, classroom, loyalty, mathematics, mentor, music, pupils, remedial, secondary, secretary, smoking, song, soundtrack, teacher, teaching, trainspotting | Leave a comment

Mother’s ruin (Belle)

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Dreamaticus

My mother and I returned home late – it was 1:30 in the morning. The street was packed with badly parked cars. I was even more confused when I let myself into the house to find it full of unknown … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aswad, cars, dancing, football, football shirt, mother, music, party, sound system, wake, West Ham United | Leave a comment

Manchester’s music scene celebrated at the University (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Dreamaticus

How did I know that I was at the University of Manchester? Because the walls were covered in Manchester band posters. Gathered together like this, you were forced to appreciate the impact of city’s music scene on the history of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged band, foyer, glass, Manchester, marble, music, poster, staircase, step, university | Leave a comment

Tuneless with teddies in bed on YouTube (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Dreamaticus

In the YouTube video JS lay in bed flanked by two handmade brushed cotton teddy bears – both creations of mine from the 1990s. She was singing along to karaoke tunes selected by her husband RR. I showed a clip … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bed, bus, caterwaul, karaoke, music, teddies, teddy, tuneless, video, YouTube | Leave a comment

A resurrection music rant (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

When it looked like she had come to the end of her loud Home Counties rant about spoiling the peace of the Scottish countryside, I murmured an ‘OK, we get it’. I quickly slipped her the two fingers just as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brexit, car, countryside, death, father, girl, home counties, mother, music, rant, resurrection, Scotalnd, sister | Leave a comment

Disco ballet and flooded fish fingers (Belle)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I had been living in the Lewisham Tesco superstore for over 30 years and once again the roof in frozen foods was leaking. At work I complained to my boss: “Nothing makes me feel part of a team more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ballet, disco, flood, frozen food, music, supermarket, team, Tesco | Leave a comment

An exploration of Edinburgh’s infrared zone (Rousse)

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TMcE was at the wheel as we headed along Queen Street, Edinburgh in the middle of the night. We were discussing the concert that we had all enjoyed in Glasgow earlier in the evening when the dark suddenly switched to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged car, concert, dark, Edinburgh, Glasgow, infrared, journey, London, music, night, pedestrian, road, traffic | Leave a comment

Drums, an over-sized dog and true love (Belle)

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was a lovely Sunday morning and I was walking around Kings Cross with my massive new dog. He was a large, gentle “Swiss thing” with a lolling tongue. We walked into a warehouse-sized venue which was all vintage leather … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dog, drums, London, love, music, Sunday, tea, venue, waiter | Leave a comment

Bride dazzles congregation with a diamond-encrusted wedding dress, Diana Ross, and circus clowns (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My cousin F’s bride struggled to reach the alter under the weight of her dazzling diamond-encrusted wedding gown. While they waited for C to reach her destination, the congregation puzzled over her choice of music for walking down the aisle: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aisle, alter, bride, ceremony, circus, clown, congregation, cousin, dazzle, diamond, Diana Ross, dress, gang, gown, I'm coming out, invitation, marriage, music, photograph, service, struggle, wedding, weight | Leave a comment