horses of the invisible

horsemouth is hiding out at his folks in the countryside and dreaming (as he often does) about playing music.

meanwhile it is a blue sky day (if autumnal) and he’s up and about early trying to see if he can dodge registering for i-player and so listen to news briefing (he ended up listening to yesterdays using the podcast facility).

to keep pete (the bassist) happy he’s learning moon over bourbon street by er... sting (jesus) - there’s an uptempo band version, there’s a slowed down acoustic guitar version - horsemouth’s is a bit in the middle at the moment - still it’s nice to be using some of that jazz chording. he’s brought the palma c-103n back and will probably leave it here to give him something to practice on when he’s here - under horsemouth’s fingers the tune is turning into autumn leaves.

having failed at that it’s the grauniad - almost instantly he’s reading about house price affordability which while it may have fallen 50% in h~~~~~~ (together with haringey, westminster, southwark, waltham forest) has actually improved in much of the north. (horsemouth isn’t clear if this allows for cost of living increases due to inflation, or mortgage companies willingness to grant mortgages etc. or indeed availability of properties on the market).

of course inflation (plus pay freeze) is a real terms pay cut - a newly qualified nurse faces a real-terms pay cut of £412 this year under the public sector pay cap with inflation at around 3%, while newly qualified teachers face a £435 shortfall - and then there’s rent rises (in social housing tied to CPI - the consumer price index measure of inflation).

horsemouth opines that it is unlike the garbage crusher in the first star wars movie - the walls are not moving in but the ceiling is coming down and the floor is coming up (the true meaning of the squeezed middle).




there were lots of deaths in devices like this in dr. phibes rises again! - successor to the abominable dr. phibes in the limited field of art deco horror movies - phibes is back from the dead (as is his delightful assistant vulnavia) and is on his way to egypt to see about eternal life for himself and his wife (oh and vulnavia you can come along too...)

saturday he returns to attend a garden party. horsemouth is watching an episode of rivals to sherlock holmes featuring carnacki the ghost detective in particular the episode horse of the invisible - featuring michelle dotrice and donald pleasence.





monday horsemouth wandered into the centre (of the seaside towns) but didn’t make it to any bookshops - he then went round to pete’s to practice for the phoenix party (you may well be witnessing electric horsemouth - he’s fed up with the constant faffing about with acoustic guitars) - they found themselves playing the theme to get carter (horsemouth trying a little interpolation from shhh by miles davis). the get carter theme music is a particular favourite of his because it involved both tabla and double bass.