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Thanks Jan, it took me quite a while to write, record then post it but it's a song about people's eccentricities which is why it got posted.

Thanks Grah. Yes it's the only double tracking on this song. It's funny sometimes I can do it other times I can't! I was thinking of adding strings but I'll probably leave it as is.     

Pedr, you swine! You made me go back to the smell of new mown grass. The sound of tree branches and leaves in the wind as you sit in the tree tops. The smell of oil and unleaded petrol in a service station. Melting tar on a hot summers day. The shimmer of the sea as seen from the hill top on my way to the beach on a hot summers day, we sometimes get two hot sunny days! The sound of a quiet conversation in the doctors waiting room. And my favourite; bacon frying on the griddle while the scent of toothpaste still hangs in the air.
How I long for those innocent days of the nineteen fifties and sixties when you had to wait two weeks for your pictures from your brownie camera to be developed...well maybe not for that, or grainy black and white TV that finished at 9.30! Having to get up at 8 o'clock on a freezing cold morning to walk the long mile to school. Apart from that you poem is really good.     

Oh, Jim. I meant to say after your well hidden hint; I've noticed that since the last one I did for you people now seem to be lining up to record your songs and doing a better job than me. I've also been busy recording backing tracks for a mate of mine so my time has been a little limited of late. Lets see if I get the  muse on the next one?     

sorry Brian, I had to change one word slightly     

Spot on Pedr, as usual. Plastic Pam's I call them. They make a fortune making themselves look stupid and selfish, then spend it again getting body art, piercings and Botox! Why beautiful young ladies would want a trout pout and a forehead that can't move is beyond my comprehension.
Once again you've hit the nail on the head.     

Great recording Pedr. Almost a rap but I could listen to it and I liked the "put down the phone" chorus. Nice guitar playing too. Well done both     

What a true statement and another insightful observation on today's society. Haven't heard it yet but it's bound to be good. Let you know when I've heard it.     

Nice one Jim. A step into the dark side for you me thinks?     

beautiful sentiments Jeff, you lightened my mood with this. The street where I live is always jam-packed with cars that don't belong here, so I took Ann just a mile away, 5 minutes tops, and by the time I got back some **** has jumped in my parking space, so I was fuming coming on line, I read your poem and felt better, then I read what I've just written and now I'm ready to kill again, metaphorically of course. I'd better read your poem again...     

a telling story Jeff. well written and executed. having crossed the equator myself i found it was just like up here, cold, wet or hot and dusty. hope you get your wish.     

that my friend is a double dip, a real groaner. it's my type of humour and i can say from experience highly underrated!

eg; a dirty joke...man fell in the mud

Q: how many aeroplanes can you get under a Scotsman's kilt?

A: all depends on the size of the hangers     

over the last 53 years (since I was old enough to drink...legally) I've spent a lot of time in bars but not one funny story comes to mind. I've seen fights and a lot of smooching and near the knuckle things. But I must tell you about an incident that happened today.

It all began two weeks ago when some idiot smashed my sons rear window on his car. So, the guy turns up to replace the glass and slams the tailgate so hard it jammed so it wouldn't open. ten days later it was taken into the garage for repair. two days ago I took Lee to fetch his car and he drove it home. Today I get a call to say his car wont start. He calls the garage, a fitter comes out and says it's not the battery, scratches his head and leaves the scene! Lee checks you tube and finds a video that tells him how to cure the problem, I get a call and he asks if I could bring a socket set to disconnect the battery which will re-set everything. I go over to find he's opened the bonnet (hood) and taken the negative lug off, and stripped the thread in the process. So, following the instructions I said let's see if that's sorted it? I replaced the lug and there was a click. Lee went to open the door to find it was locked. Where's the key he asked of his wife (normally the brains of the outfit) I left it in the ignition, locked inside the car!!! A helpful passer by suggested getting a wire and looping it around the handle inside the car or calling a locksmith which would cost around £200...nah! We struggled for an hour but failed to get the wire to loop around the handle. The only other solution was to smash the quarter light. Before doing that I said, have you got a spare key? nope. So a wrecking bar appeared and went through the quarterlight and the key was retrieved. The car started first time, so Youtube was right, but at a cost of close to £500! I came home and told Ann that those two are a wonderful couple but a disaster zone.