Category Archives: culture
I have been inside the corridors of power
I have been inside the corridors of power. And they are more often rooms with chairs and a table in them. Often they are used by ordinary people who have ended up there by accident. Or design. Or votes. Or … Continue reading
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I thought I was going to explode
As the small child with eyes wide saw the presents awaiting I thought I was going to explode As the magi with star sat-nav seeking a king I thought I was going to explode As department store Santa all vetted … Continue reading
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Festive
This has been written for the Christmas poetry gathering at Worthing Library on Friday 11 December 12 noon … Festive Festive digestive A biscuit with a seasonal theme An olfactory Pandora’s box A sweet-toothed boy’s dream … … but not … Continue reading
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Hammersmith Apollo: Delirious – the final gig
Hammersmith Apollo: Delirious (+ The Cutting Edge Band) It’s hard to overestimate the impact that Littlehampton band Delirious have had on at least a couple of generations of young Christians. From the early days of The Cutting Edge Band, excitedly … Continue reading
Live poetry set at The Upmarket, Worthing 29/11/09
Featuring a lot of recent poems from this blog, this was recorded for the legendary Vobes podcast, presented by Richard Vobes, usually from his Worthing beach hut, but this time as part of Empty Shops Radio …esr-russ-live
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Stop w(h)ining …
It’s communion, Jim, but not as we know it The bread is still there but the wine has now gone Official instructions are rather hotchpotch The wine’s for the vicar, and we get to watch While we worship the Lord … Continue reading
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Anish Kapoor – Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Academy of Arts: Anish Kapoor (Exhibition 26 September – 11 December, 10am-6pm, Fridays 9.30pm) Wandering around the press preview of this major solo exhibition by 1991 Turner Prize winner Anish Kapoor, I couldn’t help but be struck by the … Continue reading
Owed to Les Paul 13.08.09
So farewell Les Paul. The genius behind the electric guitar. The guitarist’s guitarist The axeman’s godfather The ultimate guitar hero. The man who asked: what happens if I wire this up? And plug this in here? And turn it up? … Continue reading
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Christian Comment column June 09
Who would you like to be today? It’s a question that’s increasingly normal in a world where many of us would really rather be someone else. Twenty-five years ago, the only people you’d tend to find trying to be someone … Continue reading →
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