Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Me I was spoilt, as a child, the baby of the family I usually got what I wanted (within limits). Nothing big and nothing too unrealistic, as we didn’t have that much money, small things, lots of small things. I was born withContinue reading “It’s All About ….. Me”
Author Archives: Riff
The Rich Get Richer – The Rest Can Just Fuckoff?
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. The Pandemic – Fourteen months on Living within an ultimate deadline? Possibilities. Necessities. Practicalities. Realities. I have left my house only a handful of times in more than a year. I am now (at least) a year behind in my plans of ‘thingsContinue reading “The Rich Get Richer – The Rest Can Just Fuckoff?”
Carol
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. My Sister Carol. My big Sis. Carol put up with me. She tolerated me. She had no choice. My older sister, 4 years older, for much of the time, Carol had to fulfill many roles including looking after me.Continue reading “Carol”
Growing Up. Happy. Sad (Part 2)
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Sad When things were ‘bad’ at home my sister Carol and I would be farmed out to stay with relatives. As Carol grew older she remained at home, staying with friends and I would go alone. Not every weekendContinue reading “Growing Up. Happy. Sad (Part 2)”
We Are What We Eat?
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Food I love it. A good meal, bottle of wine, home cooked or restaurant, here or abroad, old tastes, new tastes, I don’t care, I love food. This was not always the case. It wasn’t until I met Gail and we beganContinue reading “We Are What We Eat?”
Death In My Life
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. A word in bold signifies the theme or topic for the latest blog. The themes (words) are in no particular order or priority other than they start with life and end with death. PAIN, in capitals, has a specialContinue reading “Death In My Life”
Growing Up. Happy. Sad (Part 1)
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Love I have been thinking about if I grew up happy (or not)? Now that I know I am going to die the thing I desire most is … To die feeling loved & to be remembered (fondly). TheContinue reading “Growing Up. Happy. Sad (Part 1)”
Earliest Childhood Memories
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Me.Glasses.Me I have worn glasses from an early age (3-4), I believe they are a defining characteristic of my personality, my identity. Who I am. For over 50 plus years I have embraced and nurtured my relationship with spectaclesContinue reading “Earliest Childhood Memories”
Trying To Make Sense Of It All
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Early Memories When looking back on the past it is often difficult to distinguish between memories of actual events and occurrences or recollections of others accounts of those events. I certainly have memories of good and bad events inContinue reading “Trying To Make Sense Of It All”
John
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Professionally 1973-1999 – Musician… ask me who I am, I would reply – ‘I am ‘Johnny Riff’ – Riff to my friends, I play in a band’. A performer, an artist (recording), a writer (songs, music), an engineer (music,Continue reading “John”
Dying to Live 