THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER

JC writes…….

I’ve something lined up for tomorrow.  A short and succinct post that I put together last Sunday.  An e-mail from Middle Aged Man, which dropped in on Monday evening, really provides the perfect appetizer, as he reflects on the lyrics of a single released on Factory Records back in 1987.

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Six weeks ago I was feeling positive and upbeat, listening to a man standing in the rain can have that effect-it appears. A chance for a change, a chance for a brighter future where the majority benefited, not a tiny minority.

And for the first week I was engaged and beaming from ear to ear, but then the endless repetition set in. Clearly the PR/marketing profession was having an impact  – if you tell the people the same thing time and time again it has impact and the message is heard ( I have worked in consumer marketing for far too many decades).

I won’t bother repeating  what we have all heard every day for the last few weeks, but we didn’t need 6 weeks of the same with no variation. I am bored with it and just want it to be over.

And then this morning ‘Partyline’ by Stockholm Monsters came on shuffle. And whilst a lot of the lyrics struck home, it was the slow pace and the sheer weariness of the vocals that reflected how I feel.

Still come Thursday ‘things can only get better’

Middle Aged Man