“Balance is a myth. There are only trade-offs.”
💬 Scott Galloway
Is Gallagher’s lastest post - written in his usual ‘dulcet’ tone - much ado about nothing?
You have to read it to understand why I am so pleased with myself.
Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’
Because of course, he can - and - of course, he does.
I like ‘accused of … to save his skin’ - I mean what would the alternative reasoning be?
It’s not well known but ‘The Last Fish’ has a lot of the great Marillion 🎶 songs all of course featuring their lead singer ‘Fish’.
30th in the series of [#MBMay](https://john.philpin.com/categories/mbmay/)
Photo; Album Cover
Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.
Context
I have just learned that I have been using 😭 and 😂 interchangeably … but the 😭 is really mean to be ‘sad’ and I have been using it as for example ‘10*😂’ … gawd.
What’s a boy to do?
🎶 A ‘Read (actually - ‘Listen to’) it Later app for Music
I am a big music person but not sure I need this.
What am I missing?
I was never a big fan of 🎶 The White Stripes - but I definitely am a fan of the legacy that Jack White is trying to leave.
29th in the series of [#MBMay](https://john.philpin.com/categories/mbmay/)
Photo; Album Cover
Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.
If you get some time to watch Black Crab … take it.
Don’t watch Black Crab.
Now you have 2 hours to use for whatever you want.
Whatever you do … it will be definitely be better than watching Black Crab.
Hard to let this 🎶 series go by without a Fairport Convention entry.
28th in the series of [#MBMay](https://john.philpin.com/categories/mbmay/)
Photo; Book Cover
Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.
Is ‘Day 28’ the final day of the #MBMay challenge? If not I wonder what the last words are?
Lots of 🎶 songs have ‘write’ in the title but few have ‘written. ‘Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You’ by Stevie Nicks is one.
27th in the series of [#MBMay](https://john.philpin.com/categories/mbmay/)
Photo; Album Cover
Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.
Texas school shooter had no known mental-health issues.
It’s the gun lobby that has mental issues.
That’s where we should be looking.
No point in writing more - and it’s not only me … Stonekettle Station’s Jim Wright thinks the same - he just listed all his previous ‘Gun Posts’.
Seriously?
The Radio 6 schedule is important to artists, venues and fans to understand when and where 🎶music is played.
26th in the series of #MBMay
Photo; Radio 6 Schedule
Caveat: NONE of the photos in this series are mine, but when I know who to credit, I do.
Now there’s a collection of quotes I hadn’t come across before.
Numbers 297, 298 and 444 leapt out on me as I did a rapid scroll.
📚 If you are in The Reader’s Republic - keep a look out for the invite to the next meeting and a short email taking you to the notes from the day - with links to the recording and the list of books - with links - we talked about.