In
times when I need cheering up, or to take a few moments to enjoy a
clever sentence or two I reach for some Douglas
Adams.
As a Christian Minister there is never a Bible
far away and I’ll probably get in trouble with the Hezbollah wing
of the Church of England for not mentioning this first. Illywhacker
by Peter
Carey
was enjoyable and still entertains me nearly twenty years after I
first read it. It is a narrative told by a 139 year old liar called
Herbert who uses a giant pet-shop as a metaphor for the growth of
Australia.
I
have read so many bad books. I try not to finish them but usually
plough on. Dan
Brown’s, Angels and Demons
was particularly awful. There is no reason to read more than one Dan
Brown
book. I have read two.
My
best/worst evening out
West
Bromwich Albion
have given me some particularly horrific evenings out over the years
so I now confine my live football watching to lower league.
I normally find something good in any evening out. In May 1972 I saw
The
Faces, at the height of their powers, in a field in Lincolnshire, top of a
remarkable festival bill. It was my 17th
birthday. That was good. Mrs WWA may now sue.
My
best/worst CD/record
Whilst
all this depends on mood I come back again and again to the eponymous
debut album of a band called Sunshine.
Nobody else I have ever met has heard of them. Currently I play Radiohead a
lot. Drummer
Man
by Tonight
is my favourite single of all time. My family gave me a Des
O’Connor album
as a joke once. I didn’t listen to it so can’t tell you if it was
as bad as Limp
Bizkit’s, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot-dog Flavoured Water.
It would have to go some.
My
best/worst holiday
Two
weeks in Canterbury and Hastings in about 1990 with 10 and 8 year old
sons when it rained every day. Every day. Any holiday now is my best
one, most recently 14 days in Gozo last June. Don’t discover
Gozo. Leave it unspoiled for me and Mrs WWA.
My
best/worst job
I’ve
never had a job I hated apart from going to school, which I loathed.
Tasks yes. Jobs no. I hate DIY and will pay ridiculous sums of money
to avoid it. I love so much which I can gratefully call work –
listening to people, entertaining, writing, making music, preaching.
What you got?
Anyone else want to join in this exercise?
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