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School of Silly – Where I Learnt My Skills

I graduated from the SchoolFrom the School of SillyThis is where I learned to rhymeHone my Jack and Jilly Spike duxed the School…… I got Pass Grade 3. Too busy clubbing…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ (Yes) Band Geeks

Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Rules by Don Matthews

Originally posted on Chewers by Masticadores:
Image Source: Snappa (True story – I was a university student. My father a preacher.) I went to university Questioned all the rules Wondered why some followed them Looking like such fools Follow rules by all means Those which do make sense Don’t follow blindly all the sheep Cos…

The WordPress Board of Poetry Have Got Their Knickers in a Knot. Again

The WordPress Board of Poetry haveTheir knickers in a knotThey say I’m lowering standards setBy Shakespeare and his lot Tuff…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Sit Down Perc

Stan and Perc go to the club Perc you’ve seen ’em stacks of timeThere’s more important thingsLike sitting down with mates to drinkAnd having raunchy sings…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Ancient Hands

Ancient hands now holding up(Ancient, weather worn)Desecration yes or no?Yellow bridge new-born…. Actually The bridge loops nearly back around to itself, and has two giant hands, constructed of fibreglass and wire mesh, designed to appear like stone hands that support the structure.…Golden Bridge (Vietnam) Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Wayne Cochran Job

Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc Wayne came to us and wantedA very high coiffureWe sent him off to Stan’s HairdressingSaid OK Wayne , for sure Production Notes Hair by Stan’s Hairdressing to the Stars Wayne was ecstatic Post Production Notes In appreciation for our efforts Wayne gave us a videoContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Wayne Cochran Job”

Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Dick Handler Quartet Job

Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc The Dick Quartet were masochistsWanting to hang on crossWhatever floats your boat we thoughtPerc/me don’t give a toss We just make the cover and take the cash….. Production Notes Hair by Stan’s Hairdressing to the Stars Post Production Notes We suggested Richard might be betterContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Dick Handler Quartet Job”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Dynamite” Scary Pockets Funk Band

Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Guest Poet – Harris Coverley

Interplanetary He preferred brown breadShe preferred white He drove a town carShe rode the bus He heard voicesShe felt noises He wrestled umbrellasShe dated raincoats He whistled in vacuumsShe was silent at the cinema He hated hip hopShe played the staircase He knew he was a foolShe “got” Beckett He drank mouthwashShe gargled with whiskeyContinue reading “Guest Poet – Harris Coverley”