http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:31:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was clearing out the loft the other week and stumbled upon some old vinyl from my childhood, which included my small, but perfectly formed, collection of Pinky & Perky albums. Looking through the track listings I discovered that, as well as committing to vinyl such heavyweight numbers as ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/08/29/the-songs-of-the-beatles-the-voices-of-pinky-perky-a-match-made-in-hog-heaven/ Of all the misconceptions that have come to my attention since I first wrote the Good Book, this one is the most ridiculous and - unlike the misconception that the Beatles’ music changed the face of popular music - impossible to prove or disprove either way. That said, by employing ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/07/31/mop-top-misconception-no-1-the-beatles%e2%80%99-music-changed-the-world/ After several polite verbal attempts at rousing Gail, Jane decided to enhance her wake up call technique with a boisterous banging campaign, which Gail eventually acknowledged by wrenching the door open and hurling a stiletto shoe at Jane, missing her head by millimetres. As Gail was fumbling around for more ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/05/30/sneathers-part-two/ When ‘having the talk’ with certain Fab Four fans you’ll often find that, within seconds of demolishing their delusions concerning the Beatles abilities as musicians and songwriters, they will suddenly - in a last ditch attempt to save face - hit you with the ‘Lennon was a living God’ card.  ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/04/19/getting-to-grips-with-lennons-mbe-ping-pong/ Gail Synott staggered through the front doors of the False Tan Tavern and flung herself into the bleak Sneath night with all the poise and finesse of an Easy Jet baggage handler. The moment the fresh air hit her Gail began to feel faint and steadied herself against the ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/03/26/sneathers-part-one/ If you are to have any success writing the perfect English folk song in this day and age, your song will need to be directed at a specific target audience - which we refer to in the trade as the bushy beards, beer bellies and bad breath brigade. These are ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/02/19/how-to-write-the-perfect-english-folk-song/       Returning to the office this week, Charlotte discovered - whilst checking the freespeechbooks.com web stats - that not only had we received a lot of traffic over the holiday period from a U.S.  music industry web site called The Velvet Rope, but also, a disproportionate amount of book orders ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2007/01/12/fab-four-fundamentalism-in-full-flow/ Please answer either Yes or No to each of the ten questions below. The correct answers are printed at the bottom of the page. 1) - These days you will often hear bands such as Oasis, Coldplay and Keane bleat on about how the Beatles’ have been a massive influence on ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2006/12/21/the-beatles-christmas-quiz-2006/      ‘It’s like a school of thought for me’       (Dominic Monaghan discussing his belief in the Beatles’ ‘teachings’)       ‘One and one is two’       (An example of the Beatles’ ‘teachings’) Unaccustomed as I am to watching movies about midgets squabbling over jewellery (in fact given the choice of watching Lord of The ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2006/12/03/help-to-cure-dominic-monaghan%e2%80%99s-fab-four-fixation/ Here’s an interesting fact for you concerning a member of that honest, selfless, forward-thinking gang they call the New Labour Government, which, particularly if you’re a British taxpayer, you may find mildly amusing (in an ironic sort of way.)  In the summer of 1999, against the wishes of people who paid ... http://freespeechbooks.com/weblog/2006/11/14/gordon-browns-big-gold-giveaway/