Back in the day when I was a teenager....

...let me give you a taste of my obsession.

Pt of 6.

Be well.

You know...those times when you fucked up good & just being in detention & the like did not cut it...they had to send for your folks. When this happened & it did a few times : ) I just hoped it was Mum.

Anyway, the one time that this did happen & had the most impact on me was when I was 15, & it was in career studies...do you have that these days, must do, but probably has a far more up to date name...or the again maybe not.

Just before this class I had just seen a movie that had changed my life completely, The Godfather...it was the 1st time that I had seen it & I had never known any other gangsters than Capone & the old Black & White films...no this was a fucking whole new ball game...this was amazing, this is what I want...this is where the obsession with the mob started.

So into this was I, that on that day in Careers Studies, when I was asked, '& what do you want to do Shariff ?' without hesitation is replied,

'I want to work for the Mafia sir.' The class erupted...well I was kind of the joker in the class & this has become expected of me...so I was not only playing to my fans, I was pretty serious...well as serious as a 15 year old could be.

'No come on now Shariff, seriously what do you see your self doing ?'

'Seriously sir, I see myself working for the Mafia, that is what I want to do.' ( of course at 15, I did not know you had to be Sicillian, or be of Italian Decent : ) )

'Shariff if you keep this up I am sending you to your housemaster.'

'Well sir, I better go then sir as this is what I want to do.'

Mr Smith shouted at me a bit & then sent me to warm my favourite seat outside the housemasters office...& he was none to pleased to see me....Mr Niam almost sighed as he reached for the phone to call the folks, I could already hear my Mum saying, 'What now'

What made me laugh about this all later that night in my private moments, was how my Mum gave my Pops a dusting for letting me watch the Godfather....so Pop's I really have you to thank for this obsession.

Be Well.

Elms Lesters kicked off a Quicksilver sponsored show ART ON FOAM....artists have applied their work to Boards that are on display....

Go check it out, should be very interesting.

Be well.

A laid back FREE festival this Sunday in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington...alright Hackney...does that make the location a little better.

Giles Peterson is on at 1.00pm and then it goes on from there....check it out should be good & there are a host of stalls etc for you to spend you cash on...

Be well.

Well they did it for Snowboarding...why not Skateboarding....

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Yes that is right Ladies...on the way home came across this article that led with a story about a MP3 tool sold at Ann Summers called the iGasm. Plug this baby in & place it in the apropriate position & press play on the MP3. You should feel a vibrating sensation & guess what, if you turn the volume up the vibration gets that little stronger.

There are some other Vibrating items i the article...like some Vibrating Knickers & the like, but the iGasm is the one.

So I hope to see a lot more women screaming with pleasure on the tube in the mornings : )

Be well.

Dave Marshall of Yuhzimi/Milieu & I did a little interview for HS....a few spelling mistakes on my part, or his...not sure...but all good.

Check it out.

Be well.

...& the brother could drink the fucker dry !!!

No not really, my good friend The Former Senator Tangent Phillips has gone & taken that Blogmusik fix to another level.

All I can say is join the heard & delve into the musical madness that lives in the corner of the Senator's Mind.

Enjoy & Be well...I did John Coltrane is on offer today

Yes that is right...BOND INTERNATIONAL have made a T-shirt to celebrate their 20 years on Newburgh Street.

20 Years in this game is a serious achievement & there is not another streetwear store that can lay that claim...I challenge you to find me one & shut me up !!!

But that T-shirt came in Yellow & I had to get one...lucky for me I was served by the one & only KJR...a true Scholar & Gent.

Get down & show your support for the momentous achievement...I for one have already done so & to top we have just cnfmd that we will do a SMUGNIGHT @ BOND on the 20th of July...music, some drinks & some smugs. More info on that to follow, but it should be good !

Be wel one & all...& listen to that Lion Roar !!!