RIP Lou Reed

An icon of the music industry that has died today, the legendry front man of the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed passed age 71.  Probably one of the most influential artists of his generation who together with his band had a influence on the punk, glam and alternative rock movements of the 1970s, '80s and '90s. His songs were covered by the likes of REM, David Bowie, Nirvana, Patti Smith and many others.

 
He loss will be a great lost to the music industry, but he has left us amazing legacy for future generations in the form of his recordings, both studio and live, and in the countless interviews and documentaries about himself, the band and the music of his time. As a solo artist he recorded 20 studio albums along and will be remembered for songs like Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, Sweet jane and many more, as well as the singer of the Velvet Underground.

Beautiful Stamford

One of the gems of South Lincolnshire has to be the beautiful town of Stamford which is close to the boarder of Rutland and a must for anyone that is visiting Rutland for a Holiday or a short break. I'm just going to let the pictures speak for me on this occasion.

It truly is a lovely place and the architecture is beautiful as are the churches and the shops. You can spend a day there with ease and their is plenty to do and look at in and around the town. It a place I return to time and time again and each time I love it more and more.

Celebrity Big Brother Summer Winner 2013

Well it is the end of another summer season of Big Brother and it all ended with the final of Celebrity Big Brother 12. As usual the show had all the twists and turns you would expect from the show with task like the battle of the sexes with the female members of the house going up against the male members in a series of funny challenges. 

As you would expect the house wasn't quiet and there were a few arguments and outbursts the worse resulting in a warning being given to Mario Falcone for slapping Sophie Anderton while play fighting in the garden. Then there was the occasion where Carol McGiffin received a formal warning from Big Brother after using the N word and another warning was given to Ron Atkinson when he said to another house mate "You're not carrying a bomb with you, are you?" because she had jumper over head in a fashion that made her appear like a Muslim female.

In the end the winner was Charlotte Crosby, who for those that don't know is English reality television personality who is known for her role on Geordie Shore. She entered the house on Day 1 and was crowned this series' winner on Day 23 and gave us together with the rest of the house mates gave us 23 days of entertainment night after night.

Timeless

Sometimes you can find yourself in place in life when you think that at last you have found what your are looking. Something so magical that the world seems timeless and what you have feels like it is going to go on and on forever.

Then later you discover it is all an illusion and what you thought you had was nothing of the sort. In the end you are left with memories of the good times, but even those become tainted with the feelings of the present. Life just shatters dreams and those moments when things seem magical are just that, just moments. Moments that you were glad to have but in another way wish that had never happened in the end, because the pain of their passing seems so great, and the only conclusion you can arrive at is that nothing goes on forever, and like everything around us it just dies and withers. Nothing is timeless not even time itself.

Summers End

Well today marks the end of the summer for me and the start of a new year at work and the coming of the colder months. It has to be one of the best summer’s weather wise that can remember in years. It has been warm and sunny.

In other ways it hasn’t been so good. Despite sending a letter with dates to see little Lucy, just after the start of the school holidays nothing was forthcoming. I heard nothing back and to say this disappointed me was an understatement. Haven’t got a clue if I will ever see her again, given what has happened over the summer.

Anyway I hope all of you had a happier summer than me, family wise, and you managed to enjoy the sunny days with fun, love and giggles