Head Space Daily Words...

I watched a lot of Glastonbury on T.V over the weekend. There is such a variety of music, it is incredible. Not all of it is to my taste but there is plenty for everyone to enjoy. Kate Tempest absolutely blew my mind on Saturday afternoon (see HSD Tune.) The music was more stripped back, allowing her spoken word performance to dominate. Her message is powerful, her performance intense, yet delivered with a smile and a sense of joy. She doesn’t preach but makes you sit up and take notice. She speaks, you listen - no argument. Not to sound too OTT and all highfalutin – which is a word I have never written before and needed to look up in the dictionary, but it’s a good one – but the vibration of her voice makes me think of Martin Luther King’s tone in his I Have A Dream speech, which is possibly the greatest ever series of creatively strung together, message laden words that have ever been uttered by another human being. It is like there is a tremolo built into her voice box which makes the sound flutter and vibrate with a profound depth, kind of hypnotic. What Kate Tempest does is make me believe in humanity again. I saw her at Village Underground last year (HSD Words November 13th 2014) and her words “Battle your greed, cultivate your empathy,” have lived with me. Last night I tweeted that Kate Tempest will one day be Mayor of Lewisham, carried shoulder high down Lewisham High Street, by a joyful crowd chanting Hold Your Own...

She would get my vote anyway.

Life is a patchwork at the moment. Looking for work, not getting work, picking up a days script writing and my youngest son going on a school trip for a week, to a farm in Devon; a life defining moment, that first real sense of freedom and big wide world. I have learnt that I am not qualified to teach, so your kids are safe!! I am keeping on top of washing and ironing chores, whilst continuing to convert my vinyl to MP3. I have rediscovered my collection of 12” singles from the Bottom Line label. Deep house at its best (see HSD tune.) I finished writing a short story that has been lingering in my mind for a while. England ladies football team have shown our overpaid, overhyped, over indulged and unmotivated men’s sides how to do it. Raheem Sterling take note!! A couple of our dearest friends and their kids came by, which is what it’s all about. Watering the back garden on long summer evenings has made me appreciate colour and outdoor space, as well as the sun, clouds and hayfever medication. Now the longest day has passed, we race into the second half of the year and I don’t want to be left behind. A glimmer will come and I’ve got to see it and be ready to pounce!! Check out the tunes...