Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
To the tune of Happy Christmas War Is Over...... With apologies to John Lennon:- So this is ChristmasAnd what have you doneA year dodging COVIDAnd not reading The SunAnd so this is ChristmasI hope you have funEven Boris and DonaldDespite being incredibly dumb A very merry ChristmasAnd a happy New YearLet's hope it's a good... Continue Reading →
In The Beatles song 'The Ballad of John & Yoko', John Lennon penned the words "Peter Brown called to say you can make it ok. You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain." I thought of this lyric on Friday when someone also named Peter Brown called me on my landline. Unlike the late Liverpudlian, though, his motives weren't to plan my itinerary;... Continue Reading →
The late Beatle, John Lennon would have been 75 years old today. Coincidentally, it is also his son Sean’s birthday. The child he had with his second wife Yoko Ono is 40 years old today. Sean’s birth in 1975 was the catalyst for Lennon to hang up his guitar, the signature round glasses and retire... Continue Reading →