Summary: Glastonbury has had blanket coverage on television....and for once wellington boots were not required and everyone had a good time once they had recovered from the price of the tickets....Stormzy went down well for some strange reason...apparently the MUSIC festival is now the place to air your political views....this sort of rubbish should be performed in a cellar somewhere and leave the big venues to musicians....but this is only the opinion of a senior citizen who is thankful to have enjoyed decent music over the years....I'm all for music "moving on" but let's keep it real..... Still on the music front I know quite a few people who went to the Westlife concert in Liverpool... and quite rightly enjoyed it....HOWEVER if you wanted a T Shirt you would have to fork out 35 quid....then we have the ticket price on top.....you would think the organisers would have a bit more respect for the fans instead of ripping them off....or is that O.K.?....to me "boybands" like Westlife and Boyzone are simply doing what any four lads who can sing can do....they pick good songs and cover them....they are not "bands"......Queen and The Police for example were BANDS....who play and write their own original stuff...that's the difference....but if you can get away with sitting in a row and getting up for the chorus good luck to you. Speaking of rip offs I watched an article on the cost of sending your young pride and joy to the end of term prom....again it's a case of greed capitalising on emotions....like weddings and funerals .....the price of hiring a place to have your wedding reception is ridiculous but sadly people pay it....pure unnecessary greed.....but there was a young lady on who hires out dresses etc at a sensible price for school proms and takes them back next day...and she is doing well....best of luck to her. On the sporting front we have Wimbledon gracing our TV screens.....I always think it's a sign of the passing of mid summer but I give the odd game a watch....and the Yanks are trying to promote baseball in this country with a match between two top teams....can't see it....it's "rounders" as far as I'm concerned and we have to put up with cricket which is bad enough....they keep trying it with American Football which goes nowhere...so best of luck with that one you guys. It was nice to see Paul Gambaccini attempting to change the law on naming people who are suspected of sex offences before they are actually tried....it happened to him in the past and of course Cliff Richard....both of whom were found to be innocent....I applaud him but I think he has a job on with the gutter press in this country..."innocent until found guilty"...don't make me laugh....it's only news if the media can wreck lives.....and they seem to get away with it. The song this week is one I wrote for a DVD I produced of the Tall Ships when they visited Liverpool....they come each year and it is a wonderful spectacle....they dock in Liverpool and Birkenhead before continuing on their round the world adventure....the highlight is the parade of sail as they all sail down The Mersey watched by thousands of onlookers as they go on their way....the song is played as all the different crafts are filmed......so here it is "You Can Leave The Mersey"
