tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12849442017088928942024-03-12T21:08:04.469-07:00A Fools ParadiseThe Fools Paradise is the world of Zeek Catweazle.<br><br>Zeek is a singer/songwriter, a musician,<br>an entertainer, an author, a poet,<br>a Philosopher, an actor, a humorist,<br>a compére, a proud Dundonian.<br><br>Zeek best known as the brain behind musical projects: ZEEKtheFREAK and Zeek D'Accoustique.<br><br> He is also writer/editor of the Fools Funnybone and author of the Foddleburg Tales.zeekcatweazlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494832574246176185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284944201708892894.post-21568216584590948792019-03-23T00:17:00.001-07:002019-03-23T00:30:26.030-07:00Brexit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it seems that morons that run the U.K. are going ahead with the plan to exit the E.U., thinking it will make the country safer and better. My thoughts on this are as follows.<br />
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Scotland, the country of my birth, voted to remain. In a democratic union, so as the English wanted us to believe, there would be talks. They ignore the wishes of the Scottish people, we are being told to get back in our box and do what we are told.<br />
The U.K. Government know that without the Oil, the whisky export and all the other Scottish resources England are fucked. Stop believing the crap the English press and especially the bias BBC is spewing about how many billions they donate to Scotland when 5 times that amount goes down to England first from Scotland. Why in the name of Christ do you think they want to keep us. It's not as if they like us. I think it's time we went it alone.<br />
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And what of the people who want out of the E.U., they are believing politicians it will stop those damn immigrants coming and stealing our jobs and our women. My favourite joke about Brexit is, an Englishman being told: Yes Gary with your 1 G. C. E. and 3 teeth, Muhammad from the Middle East, with his doctor's degree is stealing your job, ha ha ha. I read something that shone a light on why the English Government are pushing this through. The E.U. is introducing a new law taxing the rich more and because the English Government is run by the very wealthy they want out .....bingo we have an answer.<br />
I will make the situation even funnier, I know people living in Holland from the U.K. who seriously want Brexit to go ahead. Let that sink in, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out how really stupid that is. Um doh!, living in Europe.<br />
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Now thoughts turn to myself. I am in a bit of a pickle or to put it in layman's terms, I am fucked.<br />
My situation. I lived in Holland for 36 years, but in 2015 decided to follow my dreams and my heart and move to France to be with Sol.<br />
Due to the work situation and wanting to sell my house, because it was a burden on my shoulders. I returned to Holland to sort everything out. The plans were I would stay for a bit and then return to France. The situation is this, due to personal reasons, I am not returning to France at this time, but now with this Brexit crap, my situation is on a knife-edge.<br />
I am still officially written in, in France, hell all my personal belongings are still there, but I think I might have to change that and get myself written in here. I think my only hope at this moment is to apply for a Dutch passport.<br />
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I have no idea where the road is gonna take me. I have always thought that to make my life complete, I said I would end up back in Scotland, but like my brother said.<br />
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I have no idea, but it's time to sit down and set out a plan because time is running out. Time to get control of my situation again. I need to be like Baldric and come up with a cunning plan, otherwise like I said. I m fucked.<br />
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Time to come down to Earth and get back to reality.zeekcatweazlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494832574246176185noreply@blogger.com0Alkmaar, Netherlands52.6323813 4.753375399999981752.5552858 4.5920138999999818 52.7094768 4.9147368999999816tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284944201708892894.post-89117465345146067712018-10-02T23:20:00.000-07:002018-11-01T00:45:57.348-07:00TURNING THE PAGE........<h4>
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Well, I have been back in Holland for working purposes for 9 weeks (except for a week visit back home) and what are my conclusions?<br />
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If I am really honest with myself, I really thought, or hoped, things would be like they were before I went to France, but this is not the case and in fact, things couldn't be further from the truth.<br />
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I have the feeling everyone has changed and their attitudes are distancing them from me, but here is where I am totally wrong. Nobody from that time in my life has changed, in fact, they are exactly as they were back then: the same look at life and humour etc, and don't get me wrong, this is not a bad thing, it can be a good thing, stability, but not for me.<br />
No, my friends, it is me who has changed, I am moving forward, (thanks to my life in France), it is me who is slowly distancing myself from a past life, from a life living off an ego. This is a good thing for me I know, but it is losing me friends from then. This is no-one's fault, it is just life. I have to move forward or I get bored very easily. This was a very hard thing for me to admit to myself, but finally that I can and as I reach my 60th birthday I acknowledge it and hopefully, I can move on and the people who are meant to stay in my life, will move forward with me or at least understand or respect my views.</div>
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Another negative point for myself: living, here again, I feel myself being pulled back to that way or time in my life I was trying to escape, the heavy drinking, the ego trip etc. Now I know some may see this is a negative, narcissistic view of how they live their life, but I honestly do not mean that. I have been there, I have the t-shirt, but I want to move forward, not backwards......<br />
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I honestly loved living here and even when I was chilling in France I was under the illusion that was where I wanted and had to be to move forward, but within a few days of being back, it was evidential to me, I was wrong, I do not feel at home anymore in Alkmaar, of course staying with my brother is a plus point and that helps and seeing family (especially seeing little Vincent for the first time) is most definitely another plus, but it just feels like a working holiday to me.<br />
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My heart belongs in France and of course missing my Aingeal Sol is ripping a hole in my heart and not being able to play with our Bruce is another thing I really miss, but also the way of life in France is better suited to the way I look at life nowadays. I feel the songs I write are much better. This I now admit to myself.<br />
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So this visit to Holland is good for me. It has opened my eyes to things that are a happy memory, but that time has passed and to move forward there they must remain. With the selling of my house in Alkmaar slowly I can close this chapter of my life. I know I will be back in Holland to work or visit, but I think that is all. Luckily with the internet, contact with family and friends with never be far away.<br />
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So again life is like a book, with many chapters, but we just have to learn to close one chapter before we move on to the next one.</div>
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Well, after 2 and a half years, I finally managed to finish the long-awaited <i><b>'Spaced out on Planet Bizarre' </b></i>album and like a good Libra musician there are lots I am unhappy with, but I have finally learned to embrace closure on a project. Unlike the <i><b>'Idiots seeking sanctuary at the Armageddon' </b></i>album, <span style="font-size: 11pt;">which I kept chopping and changing the songs and their place on the album. It got near to obsession trying to finish it until a good friend told me to stop and just bring it out and I did, but like I said this time, although I had a few other tracks I wanted on the album, but for one reason or another, I couldn't finish them.</span><br />
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Well, let me tell you, my dear Hubert. <span style="font-size: 11pt;">There are very major changes in my life on the horizon, but for now, I will keep that news to myself. I love my life and I totally love Sol, but changes need to be made for me to progress as a person and what others think of my life or what I do with it, then that is totally none of my business. I have my opinion of that, but that IS my business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I also have to be honest with myself, I realise people are just not warming up to projects, my music, my novel, my tabloid. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thus I am planning lots of changes in everything I do and the way that I work and my expectations, it is time to get back to doing stuff for me and not so that others like me or my stuff, but ha ha ha I have just realised since this blog is also a project of mine, probably no-one is reading it and so I am talking to my inner self, which is actually very cool.</span></div>
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There is also 'the Fools Funnybone 3' I have some funny stories I have to write. <span style="font-size: 11pt;">I have acoustic songs for the Zeek D'Accoustique album, I want to record this year or next.</span></div>
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Plus, hopefully, we can finally record an album with ZEEKtheFREAK (as a band) and get back to some serious gigs. Although I want to start avoiding the bars and play more venues and festivals, but that is for the future.<br />
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I am proud of everything I do, I love what I do and it does not matter where I do it or with whom, I will continue to do my thing, but now I know for certain, I am gonna do stuff that pleases me and if people come along for the ride, I will embrace your presence, but if you ignore my work or are negative about it, please, there is the door don't let it hit your arse on the way out. I have no time or honestly want nothing to do with negative people....lighten up, respect another's work, ye fannies...LOL</div>
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Do you realise I have been accused once by a so-called friend, you know the <b>'no I won't pay 90 cents for your song, because I saw one gig and I don't like your music'</b> type of friend, that I have no sense of humour. <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Now they are particularly correct, I do not have THEIR sense of humour, but seriously even after 2 Fools Funnybone's...FFS</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">But to anyone bothering to read this, what are you doing you nutter? You do realise people will talk about you and even disown you, run away now while you still have your sanity, Ha ha ha, but I am glad you are about and sharing my dream. </span></div>
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When we, as civilised human beings, characterize our humour, it is that we laugh at things WE feel are funny. Our humour is defined by how we see it, but only through our own eyes, not through the eyes of another. It's all to do with the Theory of relativity, I think they would call it.</div>
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I know, I am no different to the next guy. I know there are different levels (or maybe styles is a better word) of humour. That is fine and normal, but it is when pride enters the scene that things start to get complicated and disrespectful.</div>
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Of course, I admit that with my humour I try to open people's eyes to the funny side of laughing at oneself and yes, I can see that some people might find this provoking, but I think that says more about that person than it does my humour.</div>
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For me, my first impression of a world that would shape my humour was when I was young and the contact I had with my Granny Barrowman. She was a nutcase, but I just loved going to see her. She said the silliest of comments, made up words and did all sorts of zany things, she would, for example, turn her dress back to front and walk into the room backwards, speaking backwards as well. She is totally the funniest person I ever have and probably ever will meet. I think my cousin Marilyn and myself come closest to being like her.</div>
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Then came the TV and influences from such things as the Goons and a tv programme: Do not adjust your sets or Michael Bentine and a bit later with the likes of Monty Python, the Bonzo dog doo dah band or the children's tv programme Tizwas and most certainly my hero Spike Milligan. Throw in some Zappa and you start to understand my sense of humour. Latter-days, I have taken to following Bill Murray and just love his dry humour.</div>
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But back to the real story behind this blog. As most know, I make a fake tabloid called the Fools Funnybone. 4 pages of news, sport, entertainment, lots of Ads etc, all things I think up and write over the course of 4 months. I carry pen an paper everywhere and my mobile for quick ideas.<br />
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I have to be truthful about this view, I know for a fact, that this for many to be true. I have been disappointed by a lot of people, who think they are cool but they are very jealous of my situation. They have become the way their parents and society want them to be and believe me I think that is fine, but if out of jealousy you attack or do not support someone following what they believe in, then you are...and this is just my opinion...a sad bastard. What is wrong with helping someone achieve their dreams, as they at least try to do something with their lives, but just because you wish it was you, you do not help them. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">They are fighting to survive if they don't eat, they die, it is as simple as that, I would love to compare this with society but that was in Neanderthal times today all the aggression, the stress, the fights are about who has the coolest car or biggest TV or most money. We are always rushing here, hurrying there, flying around and are either too busy or too ignorant to notice the beautiful things happening around us.</span><br />
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I said most people, because luckily there are people, whom I know show nothing but respect for others and those people I will always cherish, but unfortunately for most of the narcissistic amongst the people I know, I think it's time to say Au revoir; I think 2018 should be a year of concentrating on the positive things and people in my life. People come and go in your life.<br />
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The people that leave you do so for a reason, so let them go.</h4>
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If you are reading this and it is affecting or annoying you, or you even think, what a lot of rubbish, then I suggest you read it again and maybe then it will dawn on you which road you are on.<br />
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Feel free to leave your comments here below, I welcome your views on this matter.<br />
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