Book Sales. And Other Stuff.

Added on 30 July 2010

July's book sales figures are in. They're double the amount of June's sales, but June's sales were pish. So does that just make this month's sales twice as pish? Or half as pish? Whatever it is, there's no escaping the fact that double not-very-much, is still not-very-much. The school holidays are ...

Moving On

Added on 13 July 2010

The Urban World Cup Batcave Death Poet is dead. Back in the real world, the world that exists beyond the World Cup, life goes on in its usual manner. The school holidays have begun. On the plus side, school rugby training starts again seven weeks tomorrow, and that doesn't seem so far away now. The...

Vincerò

Added on 12 July 2010

In the end, they came not to play football But to kick people in the chest The Dutch Capable of driving the most Elegant sports car Turned up to play In a bulldozer They blame the referee Not me Or Alan Hansen The Spanish For their part Do not need much of an invitation To fall over With face co...

Jacob's Snake

Added on 09 July 2010

Those people The ones who flew the flags from their cars What are they doing now That the tournament grinds to a halt The interest of the world flagging The World Cup books in WH Smith Now sell for 99p They were always shit You see And are still selling for 98p More than they're worth The Walkers ...

Neverending Story

Added on 08 July 2010

It seems As it enters its 300th day That the World Cup Has been going on for A very, very, very, very Very, very, very, very Very, very long time now Was there a time before The World Cup? And now it comes to The Netherlands and Spain Who last met In the Eighty Years War With the Netherlands Gaini...