You Can Lull The Paying

Somebody With Debbie Reynolds' Features Doesn't Get Cast As The Wicked Witch.

And It's A Human Need To Be Told Stories. The More We're Governed By Idiots And Have No Control Over Our Destinies, The More We Need To Tell Stories To Each Other About Who We Are, Why We Are, Where We Come From, And What Might Be Possible.

I Was A Student In London In The '70s, So Cbgb Really Wasn't On My Radar At All. Obviously, I Was Aware Of The Emergence Of The Police In England And As An Art Student, I Was Very Aware Of David Byrne, But I Suppose My Musical Taste At That Time Certainly Didn't Stretch Towards The Dead Boys Or The Ramones.

There's, Like, Marks Next To An Actor's Name Or Something, And Boy Does That Go Up And Down! Somewhere In There, Which Always Causes My Mate Miss Ruby Wax Great Hilarity, I Was Offered A Biopic Of Frank Sinatra. Even I Knew That Was A Bad Idea! They'll Throw Anything At You At Certain Times. So, You Know, To Thine Own Self Be True.

The Point About A Great Story Is That It's Got A Beginning, A Middle And End.