Ashleylister

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• Spanish Guitar

  The general idea of exotic is white beaches, juicy cocktails, sexy barely dressed men and women, pounding sun on your bare skin, cool sapphire seas like... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tanned Bodies

  Sorry about this, I'm on a bit of a Tom Waits trip at the moment.Song (Music to be a piano, bass, swamp blues played to sound slightly out of tune)Tanned Bodies... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Sonnet for England

  This week on the Dead Good Blog we've been looking at the theme of Shakespeare- the man that coined a thousand phrases and has been hated by struggling... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shakespeare's Casting Couch

  

  by Ashley ListerNow old Shaky Bill Had a very long quillAnd wrote plays filled with kings, queens and knightsBut in those bygone days,To play in his plays,You... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting into the Lingo.

  

  “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”(All’s Well that Ends Well, Act 1 Scene 1)Shakespeare was the original hippy. He created ideals of love and devotion... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• But Thinking Makes It So

  

  Mr. Praline: Now that's what I call a dead parrot.Owner: No, no.....No, 'e's stunned!Mr. Praline: STUNNED?!?Owner: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin'... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Modern Language

  Couple of weeks back at the last BDGPS meeting at the Cafe 5, I delivered a mini lecture about how to Shakespeare more interesting to the youth of today. I... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Old Rivals

  Good afternoon readers. This week on the blog, we've been looking at Cats vs Dogs, a theme so divisive it could rival Margaret Thatcher. Personally, I've only... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fifty Shades of Dog

  

  by Ashley ListerThere are many different kinds of dogs: There are smelly dogs, fat belly dogs; scratchy dogs and snatchy dogs; mad dogs, bad dogs, glad dogs... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Would You Date This Man...

  

  Cat’s. Sodding Cat’s. I really can’t stand the little bleeders. If I was a character in a novel I’d either be evil or killed off really quickly. Or I’d be John... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mass Hysteria!!!

  

  Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical"? Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Cat is a Wanker

  If you go down to the Blue Room enough you’re sure to eventually stumble across a favourite band of mine by the name of Dinosaurs are Shit Dragons. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cats Vs Dogs.

  I’m going to get attacked for this blog *deep breath* Here goes…Cats have fascinated and been worshipped for centuries. They unnerve people. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ladies Or Gentlemen, Dogs Or Cats?

  When it comes to aligning oneself with a team, be it football (I am a Manchester City fan ever since my Father met me Mother), or computers (I think Apple... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Censorship Ding Dong: The Divisive Witch is Dead.

  The BBC looks to defy the national interest again today, insisting it will not be playing the song catapulted up the charts by the death of Margaret Thatcher. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poulton Revisited

  

  by Ashley Lister I enjoy a challenge as much as the next person. However, writing something about vintage Poulton has proved somewhat problematic. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Emily Hall, The Queen of Poulton,

  

  This post is about one of the well known character's of Poulton who passed away last year. Emily Hall, aka "The Queen of Poulton" left us on 14th August 2012,... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ecky Thump

  

  Eigh up. There's nowt quite like a theme to set yer sailin' on them waves o' knowin'. Fer as yer may 'ave spotted, we're harpin' on abaht t'past reet neaw. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's Older Than You Think!

  This may not be news to some (or most) of you readers, but in researching the history of Poulton I found out that in the 1970’s a complete skeleton of a 12,000... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vintage Poulton

  Happy new week everybody.I sure you have heard by now, the Dead Good Poets have been asked to write and perform poetry at this years Poulton Gala.This is quite... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION