Writer's Block: Desert island

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Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange
Arthur C Clarke - Childhood's End
Marx and Engels - The Communist Manifesto


It was difficult to select just three but these are the ones that stand out. I could also include the following three -

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
Slavoj Zizek - Enjoy Your Symptoms
Frank Herbert - Dune

Books,Beers and Food

The past week in Seaford has been a roller-coaster of a ride with a friend going through a bit of a meltdown vis a vis stress related depression , which has now been alleviated by the fact that with the right pills, and other factors, she is a lot more stable

I must admit that the reading habit has slowed somewhat, but now I am back in Kent,it will return to my normal pace. Having said that, I have just finished reading Kazuo Ishiguro's novel “When We Were Orphans”, and after a few months leaving it aside, completed William Burrough's classic “ Naked Lunch”.

Came back from the bucolic reverie that is Seaford yesterday, and today I took the usual fortnightly trip to Sittingbourne. Whilst in the town, I spent a few moments in the library, and had a mystery shop at The Summoner pub. Munched into Gammon steak with fried eggs and chips and a tasty Jacobs Creek Merlot to wash it down with.

Watching BBC4 at the moment , The Old Grey Whistletest, well highlights from the seventies. Personally, the ones I am interested in are the soul ones, such as Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Gil Scott Heron. Cousin will be more interested in the punky shit (yawn widely). It is a pity that the BBC can't rerun the whole of the seventies Old Grey Whistletest.

Wednesday I took a much needed excursion to Brighton after going to GC to Eastbourne. Popped into the Evening Star to have a few pints. Met the usual bunch of friends such as Nigel, and some bloody scousers down for the cup match (Brighton were playing against Liverpool that evening). Had a few RCH Porters and a strong American ale that weighed in at 9.2 % ABV.

Unfortunately the tasty Thornbridge range was not available.