Ten Ways to Infuriate the Masses

I live in England, which, along with Scotland and Wales, is a small island just off the coast of Europe. I'm not entirely sure if anyone is aware but there are many people in England (known as English) who don't like being connected to other cultures, brands, colours, gimmicks, countries, lands, continents or people. 

Please be sure that I am not one of those people.

Maidstone - Kent - Eng  - I have seen a rise in popular thought, and that is people finishing your sentences. What is going on here? I mean how do they know what it is you are trying to or going to say? Here's a trick you can use when face to face with one those quite weird people, tangents. Find a word that does not easily follow the previous word and let the sentence flow from there.  For instance: today I went into town and it was so...
busy (expected)
or,
full of flying fish landing outside M and S.

See what happened? That person would be rendered utterly useless and then would have to listen to every damn word you are going to say. That would make your sentences dangerous.

I believe in the power of poetry; of words and song and lyrics to excite. But you can't just write any old thing, that leads to the dark side. Instead you must remember that you are your brand - think Brian blessed,  Nicolas Cage or Daniel O'Donnell. In short, you become what is expected of you.  You are you and must believe in you to be you and then create the best you.  Your clothes are you; your hair is you; your make-up is you; your words are you; what you put out there is you.

Let's say you want to make an impression in a job interview. Well, first of all you could actually do impressions of famous people, you would instantly stand out. Or you could walk in wearing nothing but a plastic bag for a shirt. Perhaps you would like to entertain the idea that you are qualified, then exaggerate the qualifications a hundred-fold and get that confidence sky high. (Quite why anyone would think they are qualified for anything is questionable, just look at the people in power)

What I am trying and failing to say is YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE; DON'T PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING ELSE.

I hate those critics who say about artists or sportspeople, oh, he's the new Pele, or she's the new Doris Day, or this band are the new Beatles. NO! They are themselves, not anybody else. I know lots of people who like new things as well as going back to older things. It's not a problem. Plenty of room for new people, come on in.

Poetry and Video games are not a mix you would expect to see; like eggs and Marmite I suppose. But wouldn't it be wonderful to see a character in a game spouting some words that hint at poetry? Just imagine teenage boys delighting at Lara Croft stopping in her tracks to recite how she feels the trees are contrasting with the landscape. I know...awesome right?

Video Game music on Scala - yes, you read that right. Scala, which is a really cool new digital station playing classical music have a show where they play music from video games. Now, I haven't heard the music from 80's classics like Donkey Kong or Pac-Man, but I have heard themes from the likes of Uncharted. It's a great idea, and it's a great station as well. You can download the app on your phone. It serves as a reminder that the video game industry is huge and should be taken far more seriously than it is at the moment. It is bigger than Hollywood, and bigger than Brexit. It unites us as a human race in far more ways than any other media. Time to embrace gaming, and Scala are doing just that.

Listen Now at Scala

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Here is a list of books I am currently placing on my radar, which is what I call the table next to my bed:

My Best Friend's Exorcism - https://amzn.to/2JYjm6i - amazing 80's set horror by Grady Hendrix

The Institute - Stephen King at his page-turning best

The Colossus - Sylvia Plath's haunting and beautiful collection of poems

Small Hands - the debut collection of poetry by Mona Arshi

Finally, a word from the poet and literary sensation, author of Man and Superman and Pigmalion, George Bernard Shaw (he preferred Bernard Shaw):
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.