Looking forward to the day Stephen Pastel advertises Ralgex or incontinence pads on UK TV.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Friday, 16 April 2021 11:45 (three years ago) link
LOL
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 16 April 2021 12:15 (three years ago) link
Truck, Train, Chiropractor
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Friday, 16 April 2021 12:17 (three years ago) link
Bravo.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Friday, 16 April 2021 12:27 (three years ago) link
Imagine not just writing, but delivering lines as good as these:
In la Brisa de la PalmaA teenage RasputinTakes the sting from a gin
a) what even is the Brisa de la Palma? Brisbane, presumably? Not to mention squeezing 9 syllables into what are generally 5 or 6-syllable lines for the rest of the song. b) a teenage Rasputin! Just put that in there. c) the assonance of 'sting from a gin' and the insouciance of the delivery. One of those lines you wonder if it went through multiple iterations of 'sip from' or 'sling from' but you really hope arrived fully formed.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 17 March 2023 23:11 (one year ago) link
"When a woman learns to walk she's not dependent anymore"A line from a letter May 24
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 18 March 2023 00:26 (one year ago) link
A white moon appearsLike a hole in the skyThe mangroves go quiet
― SA, Sunday, 19 March 2023 00:48 (one year ago) link
XXP: The 1978-1990 sleeve notes talk about an oppressively hot, tropical, Cairns (Qld) setting. The 'Shields St' elsewhere in the song is almost certainly the one in the middle of said town. There's an intriguing claim on ye olde GB messageboard that there was a Cairns establishment called Las Palmas or similar. Maybe he constructed 'Palm Breeze' from that starting point? (Spanish names are not exactly abundant otherwise in Aus, so maybe?!)
http://go-betweens.org.uk/chatroom/messages/6/51.html?1479982384
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 19 March 2023 01:48 (one year ago) link