Summary: After slating the X Factor last week I thought I’d have a look at the new series to see if had improved…horrendous…it’s even worse than ever. It’s the arrogance of the judges that gets me…Cheryl Cole and Mel B telling someone they are out of tune….rich coming from two talentless females who have spent their careers MIMING. The programme is a perfect example of the level of intellect of the British viewing public…I salute Cowell on cashing in on this. The news has been heavily covering the case of Ashya King…the little lad who was taken out of a hospital here and taken to Spain because the parents were not happy with the treatment here…because they took their kid without consent the wonderful legal system drags them through the courts and sends them in handcuffs to jail…is it me or is the world losing the plot?...to drag ANYONE through the courts is a dreadful ordeal…let alone innocent parents…at least the Spanish judge saw sense and tossed the case out….the whole thing was a disgrace and I hope the parents get a good solicitor and sue the lot of them !!! The EU strikes again!!....everyone is panic buying vacuum cleaners because the EU will soon be making a law to restrict the power to 900 watts or something….then it will be coffee perculators and microwaves etc…apparently this will save the planet…great stuff…here’s some facts while we are on the subject of the EU Pythagoras’s theorem had 29 words The Lords Prayer has 66 words Archimede’s Principle has 67 words The 10 Commandments has 179 words The Gettysburg address has 286 words The EU regulations on the sale of CABBAGES has…….29,911 words I rest my case They had a programme on Prince Harry at 30……no matter which way you swing with the Royals this lad has it all….what a guy…he does so much for so many charities and makes the rest of the Royals look a bit sad….great programme…I think it will open a lot of eyes…great example to his generation. The song I’ve sent you this week “The Story of Skiffle” is a tribute to where it all began…..it’s a song I wrote for a mate of mine (sadly passed away) round about 2000…..he played it to Chas McDevitt (of Freight Train fame) who suggested he sends it to Finland for the annual Skiffle Convention….which he did and we were invited to perform there….so we threw a skiffle group together and off we went…a great experience.
