“So she slammed the tailgate, but unfortunately that thrust the canoe forwards through the windscreen…”
It is a shame about Narcoleptic Dave’s car. The occasional incident like that makes me miss writing JonnyB’s diary. Fortunately, this sort of thing is quite rare in the village these days: a few years on and we are all quite sensible. We didn’t even manage the village outing to…
La Veuve Vengeresse
Frédéric Debreu continues to develop a life of his own. The latest twist comes from France; a contact from French musician Michel Ameline, with his version of Debreu’s riotous ‘La Veuve Vengeresse’ (‘The Vengeful Widow’). M. Ameline (I shall call him that, as it sounds exceptionally French, and I don’t…
The Frederic Debreu video commercial
(Don’t forget to turn up your speakers) Credits The film was made by Claire at Interesting Digital. We work on projects together occasionally; some fun, some serious. (Readers from the old days may remember some Post Office-saving action…) The original graphics – taken from the book cover and insert –…
In which my songwriting career is unexpectedly revived
If you read my first book, you’ll know that I once tried to be a songwriter. I was a teenager at the time, and I wasn’t very good at it. I could blame the fact that I was growing up in very un-angry, un-rockandroll surroundings; or the fact that I…