Friday, 18 September 2026

BONUS CONTENT.......It's all the rage within the publishing world!

This is just a little extra blog update or BONUS CONTENT. It's the sort of addition that if you've bought a physical book, by that i mean pages and a cover not a book that works out at the gym, then goes to a coffee shop without showering and sits next to Mrs. P. and I stinking the place out, yeah you know who your are you filthy, dirty, stinky men and women, showers in gyms these days compared to back in the day when i used to go are luxury, really don't get the thought process, aren't you ashamed of yourselves? I bet you wouldn't go the gym then go straight out on a date or a family gathering would you?  

Sorry, went off on a rant there, where was i.....ah yes....you purchase a paperback book then if you purchase the audiobook there is BONUS CONTENT at the end which is usually about 10 ~ 15 mins long and adds nothing to the book you've already bought and read but you've just paid another £12 for the audiobook, RIP OFF! Maybe it's one of these idiot influencers that charge you for BONUS CONTENT only to find out it's them pouting in the bathroom mirror or flexing a muscle on the high street while people look on and think to themselves "What a T**T".

Any whoooooo this is free BONUS CONTENT. Basically it's just chit chat blabbering crap that hasn't fitted in with other blog updates.

It's August and your walking around Morrisons, summers just finished and we're going in to autumn and there on a wall is.....what do you think? BLOODY CHRISTMAS DISPLAY! IT'S FEKING AUGUST! 4 Whole months before Christmas and we're already being hounded to buy Quality Streets, Christmas puddings and mince pies. Considering Christmas Day is a day to celebrate someone there is no physical proof ever existed only a story book it's a bit ridiculous. What next? I know, what about a day for the birth of Cat in the Hat, Spot the Dog or The very hungry caterpillar, they all have books written about them so they must also exist as real entities even though we have no physical proof they are real, GOOD GRIEF! 

I do not have a problem with people believing in something and having a belief in a higher being, that's fine...I believe in the Happy Tequila Pixie BUT who actually wrote "The Bible"? Here's some facts for you.

1/ The bible was written by at least 40 different people over 1500 years, that's an author every 37 1/2 years (I can't even wait 1 year for a second season of something on Netflix as I've forgotten the first season within 12 months let alone 37 1/2 years).

2/ Noah was born 1055 years after creation.

3/ Moses was born around 1393 after creation

3/ Jesus was born around 4000 years after creation (Talk about God waiting until he was ready to have a child, 4000 YEARS!).

Now then this is the interesting part. Noah built an Ark to take every animal.....in the world, 2 of each, BLOODY HELL THAT'S IMPRESSIVE! He was born 2945 years before Jesus. Moses brought down the ten commandments and parted the Red Sea, he was born after Noah and before Jesus, WOW, HE'S THE GUY FOR ME! Roll on to around 4000 years after creation and Jesus is born, he healed people (Doctor), he exorcised people (Priest), he turned water into wine (Vintner), he resurrected people from the dead (most probably not dead just unconscious), he walked on water (so did Dynamo the Magician). Just look at that list. So how does someone who does pretty much normal every day deeds and don't forget is the son of almighty God get a following that we celebrate their birth at Christmas and Noah and Moses who knock spots of Jesus's parlour tricks get absolute zip nada celebrations? So not fair, they are bad asses compared to Jesus.

Morrisons display, please wait till at least mid October next time, I BEG YOU!


Talking of influencers, they are nothing new, they've been around since 1893. Yes folks. Basically influencers are snake oil salesman. I shall explain. A snake oil salesman was someone who tricks you in to believing that what they are selling is amazing, brilliant, they also use it all the time then get you to part with your money to buy the product and it's useless tat and before you know it they've skipped town. Influencers are the same. They get paid by companies to market the products they display. They don't use or believe in the product (like a snake oil salesman) they gather people around to watch (like a snake oil salesman) they give you the sales pitch (like a snake oil salesman), then they give you the purchase details (like a snake oil salesman) then when you get the product you can't complain to the influencers that it's rubbish (like a snake oil salesman). See snake oil salesman and influencers are one in the same, people hanging on their ever word, the mugs will take in the crap their marketing and go off and buy it. Interesting fact, the first known snake oil salesman was Clark Stanley. At the Chicago world fair he cut open a snake, cooked it and used the fat to make a miracle medicine. They later found out the medicine wasn't a miracle cure after all, there's a surprise. Sounds a bit like Temu's business model, sell you something then when you receive it it's cheap tat and nothing like the item picture. 

This is how my mind works, these thoughts just pop in to my empty head from nowhere, Why, i really don't know.

Music. As you know Sian and I love music, we love going to concerts and i love doing music blog updates for you, so this music update is about songs that sound better live than the studio recorded version.

We'll start with Metallica I think. Now I have to say all of their songs sound better live than studio versions, the studio versions don't convey that raw energy and power, the studio version takes quite allot away from the song. So I'm not going to play you the usual Metallica song, I'm going to share with you my favourite song.

Memory Remains:~


Now this one I have tried to sing on karaoke, luckily it was in the booth Sian and I hired so no ones ears were bleeding, it's such a difficult song to sing BUT the arrangement of the live version is so much better and when it comes on on my playlist it pumps me up and gives me a bit more energy when I'm working or out on one of my long walks while people watch me skipping down the road and waving my hands about (no not a like a little girl, more like I'm on stage). We've been very lucky to see Imagine Dragons live 4 times (Cardiff, Milan, Paris & London) they just get better each time.

Whatever it takes:~


For my third selection it's one of the last concerts we went to, Florence & the Machine. Her voice sounds amazing on the studio version but live it's just something to behold. Flawless, loud, strong, controlled and no reverb or auto tuner. It's just stunning and Florence comes over as so nice and a bit mystical. For Florence's song just to show how good her live performance is I've chosen a stripped back version from The Royal Albert Hall.

You got the love:~


This one she didn't sing at the concert but i love it.


Now better live versions wouldn't be without a Depeche Mode song and this is just awesome and live all the hairs stand up on my arms, legs and neck, wouldn't be on my head would it as hardly any there. To have 200,000 fans at the concert in Mexico City last year in the palm of your hands and watching every single one of them joining Dave with the ceremonial arm waving, we've experienced it and I've never felt or experienced anything like it in any other concert, just WOW! We've seen Depeche Mode live 3 times (Birmingham, Paris and Dublin).


Couldn't finish this section without of course.....Foo Fighters, Just F**KING Awesome. So much better than the studio version and this version I'm playing for you is from Taylor "F**KING" Hawkins tribute concert (that we were at) with Taylors son Shane on the drums. It was raw emotion on the stage that night playing through the song "My Hero". We've seen Shane live with his dads band Chevy Metal and he said during a Q & A he uses the drums to release his anger over his fathers death and god he does just that and with amazing talent, power and precision. We've seen the Foo Fighters 3 times (London, Cardiff and Milan).

My Hero:~


And finally, this picture for some unknown reason came up on my news Google news feed on my phone........


Is Google news feed taking the piss? Yes that is me in May 1995, Jesus, a poor mans Francis Rossi 😂


So there's your BONUS CONTENT, It just keeps the blog ticking over and being as the views are rising every month i need to keep on top of it but it will be a while before the next update as Mrs. P. and I got things coming up over the next few months so I'll leave you with that for now.

Until the next update......

Serve All, Love All, Peace All, Kevlar, Mrs.P. & Squidly Out!

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