I have to admit, I heard some sad news, yesterday.
Wilko Johnson* — founder member of Dr Feelgood, and influential guitarist — died on Monday.
The man was someone I’d seen playing at the Essex Arms, many times, when I worked there.
Wilko could be … awkward, sometimes.
But could pack the place.
And play like nothing else I’d ever seen, and was the guitarist who went on to inspire lord knows how many musicians.
Especially the punks of the 1970s.
I can appreciate that: I could never watch him play, without thinking “Well, I could do that.”
Strange? Yes.
Inspiring?
Definitely!
~≈®≈~
On a personal note?
I didn’t got shopping, yesterday: I’m going to do that, today.
I did manage to pay off my bills, though.
Usually?
I pay a lot of them by swipe card: it means I don’t go accidentally overdrawn, and get a penalty charge.
The downside? Is that I end up visiting three different shops: as each shop’s PayPoint terminal does different things.
One shop does TV licenses, but not the cost of living vouchers: another doesn’t take the license fee, but will take pre-payment keys, and the vouchers.
And, in the case of my local post office?
They can take rent, and council tax, bills: and mobile phone top ups.
But their long out-of-order terminal hasn’t accepted gas and electric pre-payment keys.
Since last December.
Yesterday, though?
I walked into the Post Office to pay my rent, and phone bills … and asked about gas and electricity.
And was incredibly pleased when I found out the terminal had been repaired: and I could pay, there and then.
I’m a happy bunny: who hasn’t had to tramp all over the high street!
To be frank, I know the Triffids themselves are — arguably — ropey.
But I personally think this version’s on a par, if not better, than the 2009 version: that took a few liberties with the text I felt were unjustifiable.
