Nothing quite like it - the ineffable joy of saying, "I told you so." When, faced with the prospect of an election, 'Hash' Brown folded whilst holding 3 aces it began the disintegration of his regime. However, as I said at the time, it wasn't just the fact of his surrender, but the manner of it that would double his troubles. If you remember, he decided to announce his ignominious retreat, the biggest political story in years, to just one journo', Andrew Marr of the 'Baghdad Broadcasting Company'. At a stroke (where have I heard that expression before?) he made instant enemies-for-life of a dozen or more print and broadcasting editors. That 'disgraceful' bean-spiller, Guido Fawkes, tells us all of a dispute between Andrew Marr and the Sky News-room in which Marr claims that an exceedingly rude, not to say downright obscene, cartoon is pinned up for all to see and laugh at.
These editors now have all the time in the world, well, another two years, anyway, to utterly demolish 'ur wee Gordie', and they will, oh yes, they certainly will. By the way, can you hear it? No, honestly, it's there if you turn the radio down and listen very, very carefully; away in the distance - a ghastly cackle of pure, unadulterated, malicious joy emanating from 'Tony' Blair's new office!
Just enjoy the piano on this, David.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gmu-pM4zXU&feature=related
Posted by: dearieme | Saturday, 24 November 2007 at 18:59
Fantastic! And Mugsy Spanier - I cannot believe how many years it has been since I have even heard his name mentioned, let alone hear him play. And what a terrific slow, lazy, swinging rhythm.
By the way, who was the pianist? Any idea?
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 25 November 2007 at 17:27
Joe Bushkin
Posted by: dearieme | Sunday, 25 November 2007 at 23:05
Thanks, 'DM', a new name to me but I've just Googled him and he has quite a pedigree.
"During one concert, Judy Garland introduced Bushkin as “a musician’s musician, but he plays awfully pretty for the people,”
Also,
"Bushkin performed and recorded with such jazz and big band greats as Fats Waller, Eddie Condon and Billie Holiday. As a member of the Tommy Dorsey band, he co-wrote the hit “Oh! Look at Me Now” with John DeVries. The song launched the career of a young Frank Sinatra, the band’s vocalist."
Not the least of his achievements, he joined up in 1942 and rose to the rank of Master Sergeant.
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 26 November 2007 at 09:37
It must have ben a bit of a bugger being pianist for Fats Waller. A bit like being odious, ingratiating turd for T Blair.
Posted by: dearieme | Monday, 26 November 2007 at 10:35
As always, 'DM', you put it beautifully and exactly!
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 26 November 2007 at 10:56