General Election 2015 – A Wake-Up Call For Democracy So what about UKIP – the crackpot party us ‘lefties’ love to hate and trade insults with over social media? There’s not much of their core policies I agree with, and their mainstream policies pretty much drift into the same territory as policies other parties I’m… Continue reading I Should Be Laughing, But I’m Not
Category: Life Stuff
Philosophical thoughts about life from Nick Lauro
Growing Up With U2
Before It Was Cool To Hate Bono & His Boys Everybody hates U2 – or at least Bono. It’s official. Not content with becoming the butt of South Park jokes, being criticised for less than transparent tax arrangements, befriending Popes, trying to save Africa, hanging out with Presidents of the United States, wearing ridiculous designer… Continue reading Growing Up With U2
Alan Wills – The Death Of A Giant Taken Down In His Prime
I shouldn’t normally be overly moved at the untimely death of a passing professional acquaintance, but in this case, Alan Wills had a persona and presence too effectual to be left unnoticed by the many people his greatness touched. Today has been a difficult day for me and my colleagues, unable to shrug-off the tragedy… Continue reading Alan Wills – The Death Of A Giant Taken Down In His Prime
Revisiting An Old Hero (Out Of My Comfort Zone)
Saturday 8th February, 2014, I find myself helping out an old friend, subbing for his band’s regular drummer (a lovely bloke) who has been rendered out of service thanks to a painful attack of Gout. Well, I wasn’t doing anything else seeing as it was early February, a period in the gigging musician’s calendar synonymous… Continue reading Revisiting An Old Hero (Out Of My Comfort Zone)