Curious Creatures

What Letters have we got today? asks Lol with Soto Voice 
One from his brother with praise for Cured and parental tales of choice

Budgie became a member of many clubs, to get letters in the post, 
TV21 was always best with Gerry Anderson as host

Eugene Huffman loves the Podcast – he was always a Banshees Boy. 
But the Creatures’ Anima Animus has become his overwhelming Joy. 

The Banshees had a nucleus of Budgie, Sev and Sioux.
The Creatures merged electric with brass and woodwind too

Leonard Eto and Budgie recorded drums in a studio extraneous.
Hai! is solid evidence that the best stuff is spontaneous. 

Anima Animas began to feel like Banshees and Creatures combined 
Between France and New York City is where the two sounds realigned

The Relief of just being the Drummer, not having to manage the Band, 
Made Music an Adventure of Love once more – Beauty from a grain of sand 

Lol and Budgie feel Relations Manifesting! 
Concentric Circles and Chemistry make Life more Interesting! 

Josephina - Jo, wants to know more, 
about teens that love The Banshees and The Cure.

Will S thought it would be weird and disturbed, 
if as teens we liked music that our parents preferred!

What relevance transforming from Teen to Maturity?
Is the language of Music still a Universal surety?

Modern Art began in 1912 - Marcel Duchamp playing chess.
How old was William Shakespeare - did he ever wear a dress?

Budgie ‘has a thing’ for Shawn the Sheep and Selling England by The Pound 
Lol ‘still digs’ The Lamb Lies Down and its Magical Mystical Punky Sound!

Keith from the Void asks about the ring of the Ludwig steel Black Beauty snare 
With longer sticks and a bigger kit would Andy Partridge even care?

Budgie met Phil Collins in a BBC TOTP Bathroom. 
Are we Surprised? Not really!

Decorum Came Later 

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The Menu:

Hors d’Ouvre:
Maestro Chef - John McGeoch
Great Guitarist’s Sleight of Hand Baffles Copyists!
Soup and Champers - The Ultimate Hangover Cure (see also Haggis etc)
Roadside Snack - Currywurst and Scotch Eggs!
Lol in Graceland - Everything is Elvis Crazy ‘cept the Kitchen aka The Church  

Entrée:
Graceland is Small - The Plane Lisa Marie is Small - Was Elvis Myopic?  
One Pre-Show Drink - Could a Great Gig Make!  
Robert Smith - Does His Onstage Drinks Routine Reveal an OCD?

Dessert:
Lol Wonders if His Laundry is Done - Investigating Sylvia Plath’s College.  
MGT Recalls Nottingham Rock City - Budgie Recalls the Angels’ Harley Davidsons.  
Pearl gets support with a Fever of 105F.  

Aperitif:
Is Beer Bad for Singers?  
The Secret Screen and Bucket? No, it’s not a Pub.  
Budgie recalls Rick Wakeman’s Curry in a Hurry and Siouxsie in his Bass Drum – Nice  
MGT remembers The Mission’s behind the Amps Bucket Routine.  

Digestif:
Pregnant Pause - The name of MGTs next band.  
Budgie - Back on The Road Again.  
Andy’s London Guitar Store.  
Bob and The Woolworth pick-ups  

Do a Runner:
Nah? Really?  
Punk or Wot? 

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Miles wanted to be a trucker, zooming around the world.
Budgie and Lol always Up front with the bus driver. Miles was a drummer!
All drummers are friends and everyone that works on Curious Creatures is a drummer
Mark Gemini Thwaite aka MGT jams with Tricky and The Creatures and also played with Lol and The Curse for charity
Miles three favorite drummers Lol, Budgie and Pete de Freitas !
Miles stopped playing drums like Budgie and Lol - too exhausting !
Steve and his blog likes the violin  Miles says F*&K every sentence
Pop bullshit and fisticuffs.
Calvin and Budgie bashing the beats. Grey hair! Lol says we won’t tour in Steve City
Lol loved Pistols TV show Malcolm McLaren was spot on.
Band security tales: Nigel Welsh, bare knuckle boxer, kept the band apart
MGT, Tricky and “Uncle Tony” British gangsters from the East End. Gentle German Micheal for the Cure
Motörhead lovely to to the Cure at the Reading Festival "here you go lads have some vodka!"
Hey, didn’t your bass player torch Sarah ?
Lol has writerly admiration for Miles and his 100,000 words
Miles inhabits the words right back in the day.  Budgie  & Lol can relate .
Absolutely Cathartic. Helps Miles go to a better space. Martin,  Rob and Miles The kids that had each others backs, back in the day.
You run so fast at the the start you need to explain it all  to yourself 
The primary purpose is taking care of each other a little more experience of life would be good thing 
Lol was on the fast road to nowhere. So he got off the train.
The Covid bench-MGT played for two!! Milos last record?
Budgie would be minted with Spellbound ! Get the vinyl soundtrack for Stranger Things!
Did you play Bomber ?

The Ace Of Spades:
Dedicated to Lemmy
24 December 1945 - 28 December 2015

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1st - a story about a teacher.

2nd - a magic ephemeral feeling.  

3rd - Music be the thread that weaves through time.

4th - There Was No Question - But We Found One  

5th - Lol, Robert and Micky D., loved their English teacher.

6th - Budgie performed Kes for the English class  

7th - Favourite Pub? The George for Lol - The War Room in ‘Ye Cracke’ for Budgie.

8th - Japanese Whispers - The Upstairs Room is Lol’s favourite, those beautiful London dawn mists.

9th - The gatefold poster of Lol and Robert - What’s not to Love?

10th - See Lol’s LGTB Costume in the Hall of Fame Museum. Lol’s Magician dress from The Walk?

11th - Tinderbox: London to Berlin. Favourite beat? ‘Land’s End’ - 50 ways to Kill your Lover?

12th - Surreal? Yes! Hindsight? Wonderful! Blessed to Here Where Truth is Stranger than Fiction.   

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Dedicated to: Pete Shelley (17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018)
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)

The Curated '90s gave way to a Rebirth of Internet Rock ‘n Roll - Myspace and Tumblr. 
Is Indie Sleaze a way of being performance-based with serious Gusto!?

T.V.O.D.
Live Energy. DIY bands. Punk Revisited. 
When an Online blog with Trashy Aesthetics were Off the wall.

M.I.A.
Olivia's mum and Budgie come from Liverpool!
Olivia Comes of Age in Toronto 2000 when Pot Heads Rule! 
Olivia’s Progress - University, Running a Radio show, Into Band Culture. 
A Pandemic Playlist. And VOILA! The Idea for Indie Sleaze – Magically appears and No Pot!
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, on the TV and on the radio, Justice is Huge.
First it was Landfill, then Euro-Trash, then Indie sleaze. 
Music, Fashion, and Culture – What more could you Want?

L.A.M.F.
Uber Sleaze FB Group. Sounds like 1970 - 1980’s NYC that Budgie and Lol Loved.
An Archive and Influence Source for Now Bands. 
A Vibrant Internet Community following where Brit-Pop DIY ethics Led - Just like Punk!!
Indie Sleaze, the New Punk Thrift, Stop of cool! Creativity without Restriction Rules! 

G.L.O.R.I.A.
Smashing The Glass ceiling for Female artists. 
When Karen O said ‘No’ to things she didn't feel comfortable with, it propelled her forward positively. Music is still the Lingua Franca between us all.

Another Music in a Different Kitchen!

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What Shall We Do with A Drunken Sailor? – (Make them Clean the Carpets!)
It was 20 years ago today! Seven Year Itch at Coachella 2002.

Q.) Where did we leave our Hearts & Where do the Flowers Grow so Very High?
A.) San Francisco – Fave Venues - The Warfield and The I-Beam 
Lol and Budgie wannabe Steve McQueen in What Film? 
The American Dream is our future and Billy idol uses Lol’s Optometrist  
The state of California is Budgie’s favourite venue!?! 
but who said, ‘California is not a Place, it’s a State of Mind.’? 

Hong Kong Garden – Big Toe Boots for Budgie – for Bamboo Climbing and Drumming!
Lol wears them for Taiko in LA. But did he Play in Hong Kong?
Budgie and Kirk Douglas Dine together at the Holiday Inn Hong Kong.

Do The Cure and The Banshees Smell Like Teen Spirit? 
“Cor Baby, That’s Really Free!” says John Otway & Wild Willy Barret
‘Hey Man, they’re really digging this stuff!’ says Budgie 
Music is Universal and Communicates!

Elliot Ness and The Untouchables - an old recording to steal some magic from.
Raising an older brother’s records - time waits for no man  
My dad and Grandad love your music!
Who are Budgie and Lol? 
The Police & The Banshees’ Surrey Sound Studios is now a Cricket shop! 
Is Budgie’s proudest recording moment, playing bass on The Slap of Leather on Willow or Tenant on Kaleidoscope? 
On which ‘Short’ titled recording did The Cure swap instruments? 

Where is Lol’s fave Recording Location in the South of France, Mirador, Mordor or Miraval? 
Blissful solitude until who, Sailed his yacht into Nice harbour? 
Who is the ‘Tiny’ link between, The Pope, The Cure in Orange and a Theatre in Nice! 
Lol Pirated which Captain’s boat and went for a Sail on the High Seas?
Captain Sensible, Captain Marvel, or Captain Bill?
Lol landed in Antibes and Simon Le Bon piped him aboard! 
Budgie Sings which Sea Shanty? (The Clue is in the Title) 

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THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS – (How Not To Be Alone)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam - Morrisey - Dot Hacker and Pluralone

Does Josh Leave LA or Tour with Sparks? - Is This Town Not Big Enough?
Josh as Young and Lucky, Shy but Open to Saying, Yes – I Can!
The Perils of Looping, Feeding the Squirrels and Answering the Telephone.
Is Josh Living Life in Reverse?
Josh and Budgie just wanted to say Hi to their Heroes / Josh Stays True to His Inner Child
Lol had a Hand in Josh’s Hall of Fame Induction
Josh Reveals His Potential as Kitchen Mouse Stalker!
He asks Himself, ‘Who Are You?’ / Should Josh disconnect his Phone?
Josh says, ‘Have Belief in One’s Own Perception of The World - It’s A Life Worth Living.’
Will He Return for a Cup of Tea?
Josh says, ‘I’ll Be Back’

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Josh Klinghoffer
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BEING RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! – (What it was like, what happened and what it’s like now.)
Budgie discovered the Chill Out Zone with Ben Juno Reactor.
Lol discovered his Brave New World post Cure.
How our Rolls have Changed. 

We simply have to have all the GEAR!! 
Football – Squash – Motorcycles or Bowling – We Have to have the Correct Shoes!
Lol went Skiing, (Skiing not Surfing) Budgie played Golf.

Drumming is like riding a bicycle once you learn you never forget. 
Life Changed and Drums came to The Rescue.
Lol went back on the road with his book Cured – Just like the Old days.
Hung out with Run DMC in New Orleans. 

We meet Again – 30 Years Later to make Music.
“The Power of Love” thank you Holly Johnson.
We must love ourselves to receive love. 
What about our old Dysfunctional Families  – The Cure and The Banshees.
Are we Historical or Histrionic?

Together we have made Beautiful Music – Sweet, Sweet Music
Budgie is writing a Memoir and touring Europe with Hercules and Love Affair.
Lol has a new Book and together – We plan to Tour and have Lots of FUN! 

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Budgie: 
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