3 things .....

This from my lovely online pal Ryan @ http://aguyinlove.blogspot.com

Name 3 Great women singers -

Nina Simone

Annie Lennox

Dusty Springfield

Name 3 great male singers -

Billy Mackenzie

David Bowie

Neil Young

Name 3 Tv shows you watch -

Never mind the Buzzcocks

Newsnight

Little Britain

Name your 3 favourite movies -

Network

The Anniversary

The Pianist

Name 3 favourite books -

The Glamour chase (the maverick life of Billy Mackenzie) - Tom Doyle

The curious incident of the dog in the night time - Mark Haddon

The buddha of suburbia - Hanif Kureishi

Name 3 things you do not like about yourself -

My disbelief in myself

My inability to not feel sad when alone

My arse

Name 3 things you like about yourself -

My compassion

My love of music

My ability to manage in a crisis

Name 3 things that make you happy -

Good friends company

New experiences & new places

Love

Name 3 things that make you sad -

Greed and arrogance

Loneliness

when people exhibit coldness & a lack of compassion for others

Name 3 people alive or dead that you think were of importance to America -

Martin Luther King

Michael Moore

F.D.R

and in equal measure...

Name 3 people alive or dead who you think were/are of importance to the UK -

Tony Benn

Oliver Cromwell

Isambard Brunel

S xx

For Mike...

`Old Habits Die Hard`

Mick Jagger & Dave Stewart

I thought I shook myself free
You see I bounce back quicker than most
But i'm half delirious, Is too mysterious
You walk through my walls like a ghost
And I take everyday at a time
I'm as proud as a Lion in his Lair
Now there's no denying it, a note to crying it
Your all tangled up in my head

Old habits die hard
Old soldiers just fade away
Old habits die hard
Harder than November rain
Old habits die hard
Old soldiers just fade away
Old habits die hard
Hard enough to feel the pain

We haven't spoken in months
You see i've been counting the days
I dream of such humanities, such insanities
I'm lost like a kid and i'm late
But i've never taken your coats
Haven't no block on my phone
I act like an addict, i just got to have it
I can never just leave it alone

Old habits die hard
Old soldiers just fade away
Old habits die hard
Harder than November rain
Old habits die hard
Old soldiers just fade away
Old habits die hard
Hard enough to feel the pain

And I can't give you up
Can't leave you alone
And its so hard, so hard
And hard enough to feel the pain

Old habits die hard
Old soldiers just fade away
Old habits die hard
Harder than November rain
Old habits die hard
Old soldiers just fade away
Old habits die hard
Hard enough to feel the pain...

Mike loved this song, i think it was probaly his favourite. A couple of months back we sat together in his room one night (admittedly rather inebriated!) and listened to it over and over and we both cried, laughed and hugged. So now it has a special resonance for me...

S x