Tuesday September 11th: Gordon may live to regret his pay pledges. The TUC, and by extension, the whole public sector won't take that one lying down. OK - the "conviction" thing was cool. The Thatcher comparison was a little worrying, but we'll let it slide. You might want to think about maybe budging a little on this one? No? Well - you saw what happened when your 'ex-boss' stopped listening. That's all I'm saying...
So, yesterday, I'm flicking through the Evening Standard when I see a story about Blair having his house bomb-proofed, at a cost of £80,000 to the tax payer. And that's on top of the two armed guards, standing watch outside his house. After reading the article, I thought long and hard, and I'm going to write to my MP and request the pennies that get shaved off my wages should go to something worthwhile. Maybe building an orphanage or curing a sick old lady on the NHS or something.
Let's get one thing clear: No-one wants to bomb Blair. He's no longer Prime Minister. Now he's just an average Joe - greying, with a dodgy ticker who gets annoyed like the rest of us when the milkman leaves him the wrong order three days in a row. If he does get bombed, he'll only have himself to blame. All it takes is someone, who has a slightly, bigger chip on their shoulder than me to read that same article and think "Bomb-proof, eh? But just how bomb-proof?" Hey presto, Blair is back on the front page.
To be honest, I didn't know he was back from Sir Cliff's crib and I've been reading the papers everyday. It's not like he inspires swooning rockstar hysteria when he's out and about. He couldn't get taken in to help police with their enquiries in this town anymore.
I've also just watched the interview with Diet Blair. Needless to say he didn't get my message. At one point, he claims that he tried to download all the questions onto his Blackberry. What-ever. It's OK -he already knew in his heart of hearts that I'm right. Basically, the only thing that he seemed really completely sure about, throughout the whole interview was that there wouldn't be car parking charges in supermarkets. The Waitrose Massive can breathe easy.
Charles Spencer handles reviewing duties for The Daily Telgraph for Show #16. While all the other reviewers have been rather free with the plaudits (even Jo Brand who came out of the show still not liking Prince admitted that the experience would stay with her for a while to come), Mr. Spencer raises that same questions that quite a few paying fans on internet forums have asked. Namely - where are the hits? Spencer wasn't satisfied with a couple of bars from 'When Doves Cry', dammit! He wants the whole song. Despite his displeasure - he couldn't help but be awed by everything else about the show: the drummer, The Twinz, Prince's guitar playing; the whole bloody lot.
Maceo Parker has also been booked to play at The Indigo2 in October. Both times I've seen him on this tour he's torn it up. It would be foolish to bet against him doing it again...
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