SHY YETI'S LAST SHOW OF 2013...

...AND A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY... TO ME!!

Hello beasties,

This week I'm blowing my own trumpet slightly - but then why not! I did just publish a new book AND recently celebrate my 40th birthday. So if I can't get blowing now, then when can I?

A new book, you say? Tell me more... Okay then!! Here's all you need to know!

NOT AS SHY AS I WAS contains over 70 new poems, stories and vignettes by Paul Chandler, a.k.a. Shy Yeti, written between January and September 2012. They include: THE BEAST OF FRIENDS, DRUNK ELK, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, EVIL IVY, MINE OWN MINOTAUR, ONCE I LOST MY HEART TO A CORNISH PASTY, A YETI IN A HAT and many more… NOT AS SHY AS I WAS is 288 pages long and contains photos by Paul Chandler and artwork by Adam M Botsford, Paul Webster and Pete Katsiaounis.            

Paperback: www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/not-as-shy-as-i-was/14135195 £9.99

Hardback: www.lulu.com/shop/paul-chandler/not-as-shy-as-i-was/hardcover/product-21317217.html £15.99

Now it's time to tell you all about last week's show!

EVEN YETI TURN 40

 

POETRY CAFE, FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2013

 

Originally the night was meant to be more of a birthday party for my 40th than a show - but because we ended up with more audience for the poems than people for my party I was very pleased to be able to make it a full-scale show. Sadly John Smallshaw was unable to make the night and another guest, Sally, who performed with us last year was a no-show; however we ended up with two other poets on the night - Liam and Victoria. A nice surprise, indeed!

 

FIRST HALF

 

BEE-SOTTED

NATIONAL TREASURE

SHAVING WEREWOLVES

AUGUSTUS THE TRUSTY GUIDANCE PIG

YOU'LL DO

INFAMY AND CURRANT BUNS

TEN INCHES

MYSTERY HEN

 

(LIAM)

 

PSYCHOSIS GIRL

JEALOUSY DID HIM NO GOOD

FLAUNT TRADITION

WE'RE ALL STARS TODAY

THE SEX LIVES OF (EVIL) WITCHES

I USED TO BE A TEN...

 

 

SECOND HALF

 

AS OLD AS YOU FEEL (40)

BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD

DISCO YETI

HOPELESS ROMANTIC

I SHOULD NEVER

I WILL EAT PIES

LAS VEGAS LIPS

A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

LITTLE PIG

OH, FLORENCE!!

READY-TEDDY-GO

THE SORRY TALE OF FRED THE DINOSAUR

TAKEN

THE TRUE LIGHT

YOUR APRIL FOOL

 

(LIAM)

(VICTORIA)

 

ALTERNATIVE ROCK N ROLL LIFESTYLE

ASK NICELY

A DEVIL WITHOUT HORNS

GRANDPA'S WIG

IF SHAKESPEARE WERE AROUND TODAY

JOHN, I'M ONLY RHYMING

KISS ME QUICK

MY LONG LOST FRIEND

THE TRUE EXTENT OF MY GENIUS

FROM WHERE I STAND

I LOST MY HEART TO A CORNISH PASTY

SOMETHING'S UP WITH ROCKY LOBSTER

NOT AS SHY AS I WAS...

FULL DETAILS

 

FIRST HALF

 

BEE-SOTTED

NATIONAL TREASURE

SHAVING WEREWOLVES

 

The first three pieces of the evening were from the new collection, NOT AS SHY AS I WAS...

 

AUGUSTUS THE TRUSTY GUIDANCE PIG

YOU'LL DO

INFAMY AND CURRANT BUNS

TEN INCHES

MYSTERY HEN

 

These five were all new pieces from the as-yet-untitled 2014 collection, most of them making their debuts...

 

(LIAM)

 

PSYCHOSIS GIRL

JEALOUSY DID HIM NO GOOD

FLAUNT TRADITION

 

These three pieces were from next year's 10th anniversary edition of LOVESONGS FOR THE BITTER AND TWISTED...

 

WE'RE ALL STARS TODAY

THE SEX LIVES OF (EVIL) WITCHES

I USED TO BE A TEN...

 

The final three pieces of the first half were also quite newly written poems that were making their debut, these are due to appear in my 2014 collection... When I came to read WE'RE ALL STARS TODAY I realised that the first two verses were shorter than the third and so have since completed that one! Ooops!

 

 

SECOND HALF

 

The next batch of poems were all from my 2009 compilation, SHY YETI RULES OKAY...

 

AS OLD AS YOU FEEL (40)

originally from GO 4TH AND DIVIDE (2003)

BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD

originally from JUNK/FOOD (2001)

DISCO YETI

originally from RHYMES BEARS STEAL PIES FOR (2007)

HOPELESS ROMANTIC

originally from POETIQUETTE (2005)

I SHOULD NEVER

originally from JUNK/FOOD (2001)

I WILL EAT PIES

originally from RHYMES BEARS STEAL PIES FOR (2007)

LAS VEGAS LIPS

originally from POEMS TO MAKES BEARS GROWL (2006)

A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

originally from ROLLERCOASTER (2002)

LITTLE PIG

originally from SHY YETI'S INCREDIBLE PIE-CRUST COLLECTION (2008)

OH, FLORENCE!!

originally from THIRD TIME LUCKY (2002)

READY-TEDDY-GO

originally from JUNK/FOOD (2001)

THE SORRY TALE OF FRED THE DINOSAUR

originally from JUNK/FOOD (2001)

TAKEN 

originally from THIRD TIME LUCKY (2002)

THE TRUE LIGHT

originally from JUNK/FOOD (2001)

YOUR APRIL FOOL

originally from RHYMES BEARS STEAL PIES FOR (2007)

 

(LIAM)

(VICTORIA)

 

The next nine poems were all from last year's SHY YETI STILL RULES OKAY compilation.

 

ALTERNATIVE ROCK N ROLL LIFESTYLE

originally from FUNERAL FOR A SHOE (2011)

ASK NICELY

originally from DO YETI WEAR PYJAMAS? (2010)

A DEVIL WITHOUT HORNS

originally from THE VAMPIRE COWS OF SCUNTHORPE (2011)

GRANDPA'S WIG

originally from THE VAMPIRE COWS OF SCUNTHORPE (2011)

IF SHAKESPEARE WERE AROUND TODAY

originally from THE VAMPIRE COWS OF SCUNTHORPE (2011)

JOHN, I'M ONLY RHYMING

originally from ARE WE THERE, YETI!? (2013)

KISS ME QUICK

originally from THE SHY LIFE (2009)

MY LONG LOST FRIEND 

originally from ARE WE THERE, YETI!? (2013)

THE TRUE EXTENT OF MY GENIUS

originally from FUNERAL FOR A SHOE (2011)

 

The final four poems of the evening were from the newly released NOT AS SHY AS I WAS... These four have all been read before during previous shows, but they got another airing for my birthday!!

FROM WHERE I STAND

I LOST MY HEART TO A CORNISH PASTY

SOMETHING'S UP WITH ROCKY LOBSTER

NOT AS SHY AS I WAS...

That was it! Thanks to all who came along - especially to Maggie, Harry, Dan, Calum and Glyn - and also to Liam and Victoria for performing at short notice on the night.

There will be more shows in 2014 - to be announced early in the new year.

Next week I'll be sharing some photos and stories with you from my recent trips to Italy and France...

More soon!

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

This Post and All Contents are Copyright Paul Chandler 2013
 

NOT AS SHY AS I WAS... IS OUT!!

...AND HERE IS ALL ABOUT IT!!

Hello beasties!

Sorry for the delay in posting since I returned from my trips. I am happy to be able to confirm that I did film an episode filmed in both Florence and Nice (and surrounding areas) during my time away at the start of November. There are lots of photos to follow - but what with the gig coming up later this week and the new book, I'm saving those for a couple of week's time.

Here's all the information that you need to know...

NOT AS SHY AS I WAS contains over 70 new poems, stories and vignettes by Paul Chandler, a.k.a. Shy Yeti, written between January and September 2012. They include: THE BEAST OF FRIENDS, DRUNK ELK, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, EVIL IVY, MINE OWN MINOTAUR, ONCE I LOST MY HEART TO A CORNISH PASTY, A YETI IN A HAT and many more… NOT AS SHY AS I WAS is 288 pages long and contains photos by Paul Chandler and artwork by Adam M Botsford, Paul Webster and Pete Katsiaounis.            

Paperback: www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/not-as-shy-as-i-was/14135195 £9.99

Hardback: www.lulu.com/shop/paul-chandler/not-as-shy-as-i-was/hardcover/product-21317217.html £15.99

Next week I'll be telling you how this Friday's Poetry Café show went and then during the following week I'll share photos from my recent trips to Florence and Nice..

I finish this piece by including something from the new collection... It's a piece called WE'RE ALL JUST BRAINS and it's one of my favourite ones. Here's a little piece I wrote about how it came to be written and what it's about...

"The first draft of this piece was written in one sitting on my train journey home between Salisbury and Basingstoke in the early evening of Sunday 9^th September 2012 and was typed up the following day. It was on the 10^th that I decided that some of the lines needed to be slightly re-written and I changed a few more when I actually made the changes on the 11^th September 2012. The idea came to me whilst I mused about brains sitting inside people’s heads just looking out, whilst I sat on Salisbury station waiting for my train home to Woking to arrive. I like that it’s a mix of silliness and seriousness; with a nice dash of the surreal too in that it blames our brains for all our faults as if they are just some sort of lazy passenger in the human body. It’s not so far off the mark after all. This was one of the last poems to be added to this collection."

Before I sign off here's a final reminder that you can also acquire t-shirts including the artwork for ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM and THE BEAST OF FRIENDS, which appear on the front and back of the new collection.

Elephant In The Room: http://www.redbubble.com/people/paulwebster/works/10956278-the-elephant-in-the-room

The Beast Of Friends: http://www.redbubble.com/people/paulwebster/works/10611977-the-beast-of-friends
 

That's it for now! More next week! Take care...

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

WE'RE ALL JUST BRAINS...

 

We're all just brains inside a human-shaped receptacle...

We whizz about until we've had enough!

We enjoy fine wines and being quite respectable –

And often picture those we fancy in the buff…

We spend our money on new clothes without confessing…

We’ll pretend we never spent a cent today!

There are so many problems we should be addressing!

But our poor brains prefer to take a holiday…

 

We're all just brains inside a body made for doing things…

Although we're lazy and we much prefer to sleep!

It's in our nature far more often just to ruin things…

We sow our seed, yet act surprised when asked to reap!

We're good at pampering ourselves and being greedy…

We learn new facts, but often just get bored!

With our puppy-eyed expressions – act so needy!

Our poor old brains get very cross if they’re ignored!

 

We're all just brains inside a head that's grumbling!

We should see the good side more; cheer up a bit!

We should speak up for ourselves; instead we're mumbling…

Instead of standing up to fight we simply quit!

We do our hair, get tattoos, do our fingernails…

We try to look our best in case we pull…

We all act like we're the first; like true originals!

Our brain will say what's on its mind, yet just talks bull!

 

We're all just brains inside a body that is failing us…

But we fail our crumbling bodies back in turn!

We do not heed the warning voices that are hailing us…

We go on torturing ourselves, but never learn!

Oh, our bodies sit and wonder what is going on;

As our legs drop off, as organs fail to heal…

Our stupid brains act cowardly instead of being strong…

Then as we die, all they can do is sit and squeal!

WE'RE ALL JUST BRAINS is Copyright Paul Chandler 2013...

HEADING OFF TO FLORENCE AND NICE...

...AND THE NEXT POETRY CAFE SHOW...

Hello beasties,

I'm just back from my trip to Florence, but I'm heading off to Nice tomorrow. It was my birthday whilst I was away, so I didn't film as much as usual - but took a lot of photos and did record some of my poems. More about all that on my return.

Just to remind you that my last show of the year occurs on Friday 29th November at the Poetry Café.

More soon - take care!

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

P.S. Please click on the poster to enlarge the size.

CREEPTASTIC!!!

YETI HALLOWEEN 2013

Hello beasties,

This week is going to be another short post - but I couldn't let Halloween go by without writing something new for that occasion... The poem included at the bottom of this post is called ZOMBIE TAXI-DRIVER and was written between the 18th and the 26th September 2013. I intend to include it in my 2014 collection which I hope you'll be helping me choose a title for sometimes soon. (I have three possibilities!) Eagle-eyed readers will have seen me mention this on my Twitter account at: https://twitter.com/SHYYETI but I'll return to it again after my holiday.

Until then... NOT AS SHY AS I WAS has sped its way to www.lulu.com for an initial print run. I now have copies of this and LOVESONGS FOR THE BITTER AND TWISTED to wave about during my trips. If all goes well then I'll be publishing NOT AS SHY AS I WAS on Monday 18th November 2013 - which is a little less than two weeks before my next Poetry Cafe show - but I will have copies to sell on the night. I just want to make sure that it's as ready as it can be before I release it into the big bad world.

Whilst I'm here there's no harm in reminding you that there are two Halloween videos on my MRSHYYETI account. They were both posted last year and I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people who still haven't had a chance to see them. The episodes are:

SHY YETI'S HAUNTED KITCHEN

http://youtu.be/EKi1SvHV_Rc

SHY YETI'S SPOOKYCREEPY SHOW

http://youtu.be/WLnifWZGqb8

Not to mention the recent Friday The 13th live episode...

THE AUTUMNAL CREEPINESS SHOW

http://youtu.be/We5yzRhVUVo

I hope you'll enjoy watching them! Boost my ratings and inspire me to edit some new ones! I'm not feeling the video love at the moment, I need some more viewers - so get viewing, why don't you? Make an old yeti very happy in the last 10 days of his 30s!

Next week I'll be getting ready for my birthday trip to Florence and the posts for the week or two after will be diaries from both these trips - the other destination being Nice. Hopefully there will be a lot of photos from these little adventures too!

More soon!

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx



ZOMBIE TAXI-DRIVER

Zombie taxi-driver -
He doesn't need to use a map...
His rates are very reasonable -
He never needs to take a nap!
Cos he is dead and that is all -
Some luxuries he doesn't need!
Most food and homework he can skip -
Yet entrail-tea he'll sup with greed!
You'll see him tearing down the streets -
To get commuters to their meetings -
The zombie hunters don't take note...
For they're too busy giving beatings!
There is no time for being caught -
You need some sense, a little cunning!
You cannot keep passengers waiting -
Not when you've got the meter running!


Zombie taxi-driver...
Really knows his way around...
He'll not get lost along the route -
So do not fear you'll not be found!
He ate the brains of all his fares -
Who never paid the fee t'was due!
It helped him gain what's called "the knowledge" -
And soon his wisdom duly grew!
He can transport you cross the town -
With both his eyelids tightly closed!
Although his eyes are long since gone -
And he is almost decomposed...
Those zombie killers he does hate -
But that's when driving can be fun...
That's when he'll offer them the job -
As his next case of hit and run! 
 

Zombie taxi-driver...
Sure, he looks a little pale -
He was crudely crucified...
Upon a rusty nine inch nail!
But as we know he got away -
Now he's a zombie who's forgiving!
And he drives a taxi round -
So he can make an honest living...
So if you need to get about -
Then he will take you for a ride...
But no, he will not eat your brain -
Nor any guts you've tucked inside!
Yes, he may be a shambling corpse -
He might be several decades dead...
But he's the best man that we have -
A one man undead Aye to Zed!

ZOMBIE TAXI-DRIVER is Copyright Paul Chandler 2013 and will be included in my first collection of  2014.

ANOTHER PREVIEW...

BUT not FROM NOT AS SHY AS I WAS...

Hello beasties...

This week I'm keeping it brief as it's my last full week to work on the new book before sending it off to www.lulu.com - but I wanted to post you something! The poem I'm including isn't actually from the new book, but it is very new - in fact I only wrote it last week. It's called YOU'LL DO and it's all about people who settle for second best in relationships. It's kind of a sister poem to one of my older pieces, WE WERE GOING TO BE WED (WHEN WE BOTH HIT 40).

This week I've completed a poem called I USED TO BE A TEN, which is kind of along the same lines as YOU'LL DO. It must be the impending approach to 40!! Not that I take any of this very seriously - both poems are basically very self-mocking and full of humour... I hope!

Next week it's Halloween... I don't have a new film for you this year, but I have set aside a new poem for you about a zombie who drives a taxi! That's pretty much as good as it gets, right!?

More soon,

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

YOU'LL DO...

 

 

I was looking for someone -

With prowess and might...

With a quite winning smile -

And with jeans that were tight!

With a nice singing voice -

And fair sense of direction!

With a rugged demeanor -

And full of massive affection!

Who made me just want to melt -

When they held me so tightly...

In a bedsit in Cheam -

Legs akimbo, twice nightly.

Said I never would settle...

For a romance that's untrue...

But now seems it's better than nowt...

You will do...

Yes, you'll do!

 

I was looking for someone -

Who I never needed to ask ...

Who'd never let me escape -
Who really took me to task!

But instead I met you...

You're not quite such a winner...

No, you need feeding up -

Need to eat you some dinner!

You blow about in the breeze...

You cannot ride on a horse...

So you can't rescue me...

You need a little more sauce...

Said I never would settle...

No, I would rather get rid... 

But now we're going to be wed.

Yes, we've settled.

We did.

I was looking for someone -

With Superstar looks...

With a good sense of humour -

And quite a liking for books...

Oh, I wanted him tall...

Maybe six two or four...

With a good body, naked -

And with riches galore!

Someone there to adore me -

With large muscles, a car...

With a chauffeur and butler -

And a large mini bar...

Said I never would settle...

For routine, a kerfew...

But now I'm beginning to realise...

You will do...

Yes, you'll do!

 

 

I was looking for someone -

Who was quite out my league...
Who could keep surging on -
And wouldn't flag from fatigue!

But instead I met you...

With your wit and your manners...

With your own garden shed -

With a lathe! Your own spanners!

It's not quite how I dreamt -

Things were going to be...

But you help pay the bills -

And you're better looking than me.

Said I never would settle...

For someone boring, yet plucky...

Now I have...

But you'll do...

I think I probably got lucky!

YOU'LL DO will appear in Paul's first collection of 2014. This post is Copyright Paul Chandler 2013.

THE NEW BOOK IS OUT VERY SOON!

...AND HERE'S A PIECE FROM IT...

Hello beasties,

This week will be a quite quick post as I've still got a lot to finish for NOT AS SHY AS I WAS if I want to get it ready for release by the start of November - or end of October if I want to take copies with me overseas. Last week I did promise you a piece from the new collection, however and I intend to keep to my side of the bargain... I'm not sure what your side of the bargain was! Reading it, maybe!?

Next week I'll have a poem to share with you from the new collection...

More soon!

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

PS As far as new material is continued, this very day I completed a new poem called YOU'LL DO, which is sort of a related piece to my old poem WE WERE GOING TO BE WED (WHEN WE BOTH HIT 40...) No prizes for guessing who has a significant birthday coming up, right?

COMING UNRAVELLED

 

It must have taken me almost six weeks to become completely unravelled…

 

But now I’m gone – all gone but for my two eyes – lying loose like old buttons!

I first noticed it the day of the picnic; after which we’d spent the majority of the afternoon on a long country walk picking blackberries. Those brambles must have been the culprits, the foul instigators of my initial damage.

Next morning, as I was showering, I glanced down as I washed and noticed a loose snag of thread that appeared to have broken at some stage. I must have stared at it for several minutes before gingerly taking it between my thumb and forefinger. I pulled, only gently, but there’s no denying that I did give that thread a little tug.

In retrospect, I’m not sure what I expected next – but what did happen was that more thread unravelled. I was horrified – it had never occurred to me that this might be the consequence of my earlier actions. I was so surprised that I simply pushed the errant bobble of wool back on itself rather than attempting to repair it immediately.

 

That was just the beginning, though – all week I was coming across further threads and soon a hole formed. It was like some kind of compulsion – for every broken thread that I uncovered I simply couldn’t leave it alone. Each time I would find myself gently pulling at it; unravelling more of myself on each occasion.

 

Six weeks… Six weeks was all it took and now here I lie; two lonely eyes and a loose pile of what had once been long strands of my own body… I guess I should count myself fortunate – for most people this would have been the end; but I have been given another chance. My mother will be here soon and has promised to knot my old eyes a new body and I shall enjoy watching my development as she does so.

 

“What do you want to look like?” she asked when last I saw her and it was only then that I realised the reality; that I was now presented with a choice.

 

I thought a while and then replied. “Make me the same – yet different…”

 

…And so my own dear mother has promised that she will do just that…

 

Only time will tell what she will make of me… Second time lucky!?!

Thanks to Toby Warburton for the photos and to Adam M Botford from www.adambotsford.com for the artwork. This post is Copyright Paul Chandler 2013

LOOKING AHEAD TO... 2!!

NOT AS SHY AS I WAS - THE PROSE

Hello beasties...

The other week I revealed the titles from my NOT AS SHY AS I WAS collection. Last week we looked at the poems and this week we're going to look, in greater depth, at the prose from the new book...

AUNTIE ASTRID GOES TO GERMANY...

The return of Auntie Astrid - this time advising people in Germany!

AT THE STRIKE OF MIDNIGHT...

Midnight brings with it many things and one of these things is a new beginning...

AUTUMN’S COMING

A close encounter... with autumn.

THE BRIDGE

Something lurks underneath the bridge... This was included in a book for Salisbury Writer's Circle back in the late 1980s when I was still at school.

COMING UNRAVELLED

A short story about a life coming unravelled - quite literally!

CRACKING THE CRACKLESS EGG

This is a story that I wrote back in the early 1990s about a detective called Roland Quaverall. He really does get involved in some very odd adventures.

DANCING KEEPS YOU YOUNG

Sometimes dancing can really tire you out - or mysteriously revive you!

DIFFICULT SECOND ALBUM

Sometimes the follow-up to a success can be hard to surpass... Sometimes it can go with a bang!

A DOLL’S LIFE

Not all dolls live out a happy life - some must go where their owners go - no matter how final.

THE FALL-OUT SHELTER

A group of celebrities are selected to survive alongside MPs after a nuclear war and discover that they really rather like!

GOTH’S DAY OFF

Sometimes even a goth needs a day off from all the doom and gloom!

A HUGE DECISION

A man who has faked his own death has to make a huge decision... whether to return to his old life!

JACK FROST’S CHILLI DIET

Jack Frost discovers that chilli is far from a cold alternative to hot food!

“JIIIIIIIIIIIM!?”

A face from the past causes problems for an assassin on the very day he intends to begin a new life.

A JOB AT THE COUNCIL

Crowd control is a big industry - but achieving it isn't always conventional!

THE LEAK

Sometimes it's very difficult to get a leak fixed - especially if there is something nasty "living" down in the cellar.

A LITTLE COMPANY

Sometimes when you're lonely a trip to the cinema gives you company - even when it's a horror movie!

LOVES A GOOD CURRY

Sometimes the best way to disguise heartbreak is to eat curry; especially if you're a bit of a tough bloke.

MANDATORY TRAINING

Some people hate training... Some people love it so much that they'll do your training for you!

THE MELTING SNOWMAN

Sometimes when a snowman melts something horrible is revealed lurking beneath the snow...

MIST YOU

Within the mist a meeting takes place that brings back many happy memories... from the dead.

MY BAGGAGE AND THE BEAST

It's amazing what some people get away with carrying in their hand luggage when the fly overseas. Amazing and potentially dangerous... and hungry!

A NICE HOT BATH

There's nothing more relaxing that a nice hot bath... But some baths are just TOO hot!

ON THE EDGE

Living life on the edge isn't always what it seems to be!

PATIENCE IS THE KEY

Sometimes patience pays... Sometimes it really doesn't!

QUEEN OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

Sometimes it is possible to bring the past right into the present... with a little preparation.

SAMSON’S UNRULY STREAK

Samson used to be a very mild-mannered kitten... but then things changed.

SHE’S OUR BOSS

Not everyone applauds when their boss leaves the business - sometimes their employees follow them to the ends of the earth...

SPRITELY AND STATUESQUE

This story is about a statue and an unwanted admirer...

VISION

Jeff isn't the biggest fan ever of his wife's paintings - but he finds a new way of appreciating them.

WHAT LIES WITHIN...

When Arthur hears that they are about to blow up the cooling towers he wonders what might lie beneath.

WHEN TODAY’S MODERN ARTISTS ARE NO LONGER MODERN

This piece wonders what the masterpieces of the old school might make of the arrival on the scene of modern art, once it is no longer modern!

 A YOUNG HEAD ON OLD SHOULDERS

When I was young I felt like a old head on young shoulders - now I am nearly 40 I am beginning to feel the reverse!

ZOMBIE FLICKS ARE THE NEW ROM-COM

There seem to be all manner of films involving zombies these days - here are just a few of the more unlikely ones!!

As far as any other news is concerned, I recently performed my poem JUST TO GET MYSELF TO YOU at my friend Harry's Civil Partnership. I have known Harry since my school days and it was a great pleasure to read this (really very appropriate) piece on request whilst wearing my best man hat... Quite literally!

Next week I'll be sharing with you a piece from NOT AS SHY AS I WAS...

More soon!

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

PS Thanks to Toby Warburton for both of the photos used in this post.


This post and its contents are Copyright Paul Chandler 2013.