innit? The French president had an invisible pie pushed in his face earlier on in the week, when he and his missus were getting off a plane in Vietnam. It looked like some kind of domestic argument. Was Emmanuel flirting with the cabin crew? We need to know. A lip reader at the UK Express has deciphered that Brigitte called him a “loser”. There is a significant age gap of 25 years between the two. Brigitte was a teacher at Emmanuel’s high school in Amiens when they met. He was 15 years old. Emmanuel’s parents didn’t like the idea of them getting together and tried to break up the relationship. After Macron was sent to Paris for his final year of school, he hooked up with Brigitte after graduating, and they eventually got married. He is now 47 and she is 72.
The loving couple in happier times.
This morning I have a truck and two cars cluttering up my driveway. There’s no room for these things. I talked to the repairer and they said they couldn’t do anything until Saturday, but they will fix it, as indeed they should. The fixing part isn’t the most annoying thing. It’s the inconvenience of having to juggle all these cars and trucks around. It’s a pain in the neck I tell ya!
Down on Planet Australia, the government has said hello to the real world. “One of Australia’s biggest fossil fuel developments is set to continue operating for another 45 years after the Albanese government gave preliminary approval for a controversial extension plan for the giant North West Shelf project even as concerns about climate change intensify.”
It means the end of life itself…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
For a start there is no such thing as “Climate Change” so let’s get that out of the way. The real reason is that the North West Shelf as a critical economic driver in the region, employing more than 330 people locally and delivering $40 billion in state and federal royalties over its life. So it’s more about the money then, let’s be honest. Those renewables are not gonna pay for themselves are they? Idiots.
Unfortunately for the planet Fossil Fuels make money
Guitar Legend Rick Derringer has died. I saw him a number of years ago performing down here at the waterfront. I would not have even known about it if my friend Randy Bulpin had not been visiting and suggested that we walk down and watch the show, which was free. I didn’t really have any idea that Rick had been in the McCoys and had played on their hit single “Hang On Sloopy”.
Back then I could have told you who was the bass singer in the Statesmen quartet in the mid sixties (it was Big Chief Wetherington), but the minutia of Rock and Roll history somewhat eluded me. I’m glad I went. Rick was great. There is a youtube video where Rick tells the story of how the Steely Dan song may have been inspired.
Rick had been working with Donald Fagan and some Steely Dan albums, playing guitar and he said one day Fagan handed him a note with his phone number on it to the effect saying “don’t lose it”. The song is not about Rick, but he said that may exchange may have been the spark that created the song. Watch the video, Rick tells the story better than I ever can.
I miss Benny Hill’s cornball antics so much it’s unreal