A feeling of great sadness has settled over our family as it transpires that the body found yesterday was that of a teenage boy known to a number of my grandchildren.
The death of anyone is a sad thing. But to think that a young boy had reached the point, where he would feel he had no other alternative than to take his own life, is even more so.
My thoughts are with his friends and family.
This explains the helicopter hovering above my house earlier today.
At aged 80 it can be said that Hubert Sumlin has had a good innings. The world of electric blues will miss him.
As a Chicago electric bluesman he has been the one of the creative inspirations for so many musicians including Eric Clapton and Keith Richard. He is best known for being a member of Holing Wolfs band for many years although he also played for Muddy Waters for a while.
Since posting this I have just discovered that Mick Jagger and Keith Richard have “insisted” on covering the costs of Sumlins funeral.
The Stones stars issued statements following Sumlin’s death:
“Warm, humourous and always encouraging, he was a gentleman of the first order,” wrote Richards. “Miss him, yes, but we have his records. All my condolences to his family. One love, Hubert.”
“Hubert was an incisive yet delicate blues player,” Jagger wrote. “He had a really distinctive and original tone and was a wonderful foil for Howlin’ Wolf’s growling vocal style … He was an inspiration to us all.”
I am glad that the police are treating this as attempted murder.
There cannot be anyone, who does not know what the potential outcome is, when a chunk of concrete or bricks, as in this case, are dropped off a bridge into the path of road vehicles travelling at speed.
So, the assumption has to be that the individuals who do this must have one intent and that is the death of one or more motorists.
Even if they don’t die, the victims will suffer horrific injuries.
The police must treat these acts as attempted murder and the courts must come down heavily on those responsible.
BBC News – Attempted murder probe after bricks thrown on to A12.
What a ludicrous situation.
Many people have made more contentious, more distasteful comments on TV and Radio in the past and have received less attention for them.
Clarkson is renowned for his outrageous comments and when viewed rationally his comments, regarding strike participants, are no worse than your average comedians remarks made during almost any show currently being broadcast into our living rooms.
Anybody who believes that he really would have them shot is a total moron.
Given the large number of complaints that have so far been received I can only believe that they are coming from Unison members and that this is an orchestrated action to further publicise the union position and to incite sympathy for the union membership.
The fact that Clarkson has even deigned to apologise I feel is a total over reaction to and insignificant comment.
BBC News – Complaints over Clarkson strike comments reach 21,000.
Well now. At long last some good news and a sensible housing solution. Making use of the wasteland that has blighted the entrance to Portsmouth for so many years.
Proper, right minded, investment in the Portsmouth area.
Lets hope the whingers keep their mouths shut during the pain that is coming once the changes to the M275 start.
£30m Tipner junction given the go-ahead – Transport – The News.
I have family and grandchildren in the area that this pervert lives.
The magistrates ruled the case was so serious it must be heard at the crown court.
And now he is out on bail ?
I trust that there are significant restrictions on him. Too many times the legal authorities take a lenient path and we the public pay the price when it all goes wrong.
Waterlooville man charged over images – East Hampshire – The News.
Every now and again the BBC really rocks.
Yesterday morning while I was working I happened to have BBC Radio 2 playing in the background instead of my usual Radio Paradise. Note, I said” in the back ground”. That was until my ears perked up.
Ken Bruce was playing Argent’s “Hold Your Head Up”. But not just the usual version. Oh no, Ken was playing the album version, complete with extended instrumental break in the middle.
Needless to say I wound the volume up to 11.
So imagine my surprise as I am driving home this morning, having just dropped my wife off at work. Chris Evans was bemoaning the fact that he had suffered a huge dose of show envy.
What was that envy ?
Well, of course, it was the fact that Ken Bruce had played the album version of Hold Your Head Up. So to get over this Mr. Evans decided to play the same track.
So there I was, stuck in my car, parked on my drive, with the volume on my radio turned way up.
Two days on the trot good ol’ Aunty Beeb had hit the gold spot.
What do you think the chances are that they can make it a “hat trick” ?
My wifes younger brother Doug is back in hospital after recently spending time in there fighting off pneumonia.
I hope the authorities come down hard on this foolish child.
Not only has she wasted an enormous amount of police time but one can only guess at the stress that she has caused her friends and family.
She has also caused the whole neighbourhood to be on high alert for no good reason.
Just imagine if the police had actually found someone who matched her description of the alleged attacker. What would that do to him and his life especially if it became known in the greater community that he had become a suspect.
Then there is the disservice that she has done to real victims of such attacks. She has made it more difficult for the police to treat such incidents as credible. Always at the back of their minds, no matter how they try to think otherwise, will be the question of if the attack was real.
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