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Guitar Shop Blues
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2 minutesPart 5 of Rock and Roll is Dead Matty turned off the news report from the Riverside Dome and sat looking at the line of guitars on the wall. This was like a teenage dream come true. First week at the guitar shop. He had…
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Whatever Tomorrow Podcast
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3 minutesEpisode 2: Bus Stop Boogie In this episode of the Whatever Tomorrow podcast I’ve got a new song ‘Shine’ as well as spoken word in ‘Bus Stop Boogie’ and ‘Let It All Be’ *IN THIS EPISODE:* — 00:00 – Intro Music & Welcome 00:54 –…
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Sunday Nights
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1 minuteKettle’s boiling. Wee man just scored the winner, 20-18, in the garden cup. When did he get so good? Running circles ’round the old man. Rainbow flicks and nutmegs. Almost make me wish I’d gone easier on him in those first games. Hear you calling…
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Top Five
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1 minuteI was bored one day. Writing lists:Top 5 songs.Top 5 taxi rides.Top 5 bars.Top 5 boozy nights I can remember… Top 5 places I woke up. At the bar:As the light stole in,Like a thief.Her smiling,We need to get out of here. In her bed:Ayrshire…