Worlds fail me, but it's beautiful:



Dunno why but it reminds me of the lovely gryphons-hole (probably the tusk) which reminds me I was at the Victorian Values event at the British Library run by the Ministry of Burlesque and Victorian Values which I think Gryphon would have not only liked but fit right in; I alas didn't go in my top hat but if I had I would've felt underdressed as there was top hats and full Victorian garb galore including a devastatingly beautiful man with a long red muttonchops, top hat and victorian (breasted?) suit. Wow.

Entertainment was pretty good  - brilliant was Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer who I not only spoke to and gabbled at fan-wise who did his 'Chap Hop' medley, 'Timothy' which is a new anthem of mine, and a new Summer of Love medley which bodes well for the new LP, with Orbital, I Like to Move It & Shamen in the banjolele mix! Yes! Also was cool was the Piccadilly Prowler sketch by Toff and Tales, something I think from the music halls that was banned back in the day...and Opium related Britannia sketch/strip that would not look awry at Duckie and Kitty De Winter Fairbotham's attempt to woo a young strapping man reading Gaiety Times on Hampstead Heath was enjoyably and humorously a failure. Someone sung Fagin's song from Oliver! which was cool, and the Ride of the Valkyries tableau which had John in stitches, even if it was too high-brow for the rest of the crowd who didn't get it!

Less great was the MC Desmond O'Connor'whose jokes an singing didn't really gel apart from the strongman act which was merely OK as a backing, and terrible was the female singer Jessie Pie whose cutesy 'English 1920's living room Agatha Christie' type schtick just grated. She went on for ages and ages...others seemed to dig her, but her songs were too twee (think 'English Garden' but without Viv's character/insanity and the good tune) and was going off her pretty looks rather than any singing talent. Ugh. Not impressed.

Generally a success though, and LOVED Mr B. His next album will be great, and he should be a LOT bigger. Even John loved him.

This year's most inadvertently fashion-current parents award goes to...

Dunno if it's because of my rather odd upbringing/parents or what, but this blog is like crack to me: My Parents Were Awesome

I present to you 'A Portrait of a Horse as a Young Man'

( Cut for NSFWness )

I actually really want this but don't have the money for tat. It's either a genius artwork or the wrongest thing ever. Via Regretsy

Woah Bruce looks far better with a long beard:



not so sure about Angelina Jolie though:




via Beard Revue and more at Freaking Newshttp://www.freakingnews.com/Beards-Pictures--1600.asp

This is John's mum, she is 98!