But Edmondson’s stay with the band was short-lived, because Ali made a comeback and shortly after that, Willie Woo decided to leave the band and he was replaced by Paul Reynold’s thus creating Flock of Seagull’s classic line-up. They eventually added Willie Woo on guitar and when the Score brother’s had a misunderstanding, they brought in Mark Edmondson to replace Ali on drums. The initial line-up of the band was Mike on keyboards and lead vocals, Frank Maudsley on bass, and Ali Score on drums. Started by Mike Score in 1980 in Liverpool, Flock of Seagulls got its name from The Strangler’s song “Toiler in the Sea” and from a book by Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In 1983, the band won a Grammy for their instrumental single entitled “D.N.A”. This famous line up was completed by Francis Lee “Frank” Maudsley who played the bass, and Paul Reynold’s who played the guitar.įlock of Seagulls had several international hit singles like “I Ran (So Far Away)”, “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”, and “The More You Live, the More You Love. Bush was elected president again and started my new job. A month into my new job now I still feel a bit of terror that comes from walking into the unknown, but I’m happy to say that is has lessened nearly as much as Trump’s popularity has.Originally formed in 1980, Flock of Seagulls is an iconic English new wave band that was led by vocalist and keyboardist Michael “Mike” Score and his brother Alister “Ali” James Score as the drummer. With the vacation over, I officially parted ways with my last company, felt a terror that I hadn’t felt since hearing that George W. Or maybe it was his ghost the 3 for 1 absinthe drinks made it difficult to tell at that time.Īll in all, it was a great trip and one that we are sure to remember until next Tuesday. Yes former Mayor of the District of Columbia, Marion Barry, was there. Drinking whatever concoction was currently being sold “3 for the price of 1” on Bourbon St and then attempting to remember our kids names.Attempting to remember what we used to do when we didn’t have kids and, failing to remember that far back, resorted to aimlessly staring at the hotel walls.Randomly yelling at strangers kids to settle down and stop fighting.We, of course, love our kids but, as this was our first trip without the kids in 5 years, we enjoyed our time alone and the freedom to do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted, including, but not limited to: For a portion of our stay in New Orleans we were a 1/2 block away from Bourbon Street which provided an endless array of people to talk to, make fun of and be solicited by for a variety of services. A testament to how good the food in New Orleans is the fact that my wife continued to eat at a restaurant despite the fact that the only other customers were cockroaches. The food in New Orleans lived up to its reputation as some of the best in the country. This is exactly how I remember Bourbon St looking The highlights of the trip were as follows: It was a great trip and a nice way to celebrate our upcoming 15th anniversary. In between leaving and starting a new job, my wife and I had the pleasure of visiting the great city of New Orleans, or as the locals call it, “The City That, Despite it’s Horrific August Humidity, is Still Way Cooler Than Donald Trump”. I can think of no better way to say farewell and thank you to them than to write a haiku: I have some good friends there and I miss working with them.
While my decision to leave a company that I had been with for a good amount of time wasn’t as difficult as dealing with the stench that is Donald Trump, it still wasn’t easy. I blame this on Donald “I’ve worn the same dead cat on my head for 30 years and you wonder why I smell this way?” Trump as well. So I gave my notice, reveled in the fact that I was now officially retired and then promptly accepted another job when I realized that it’s even more exhausting to hide from bill collectors than it is to get a job and just pay them. I had a severe case of the Mondays everyday. I was burnt out and, to be honest, I just didn’t want to work anymore. After working for the same company for approximately 623 1/2 years I decided to declare my independence from them and work in general. Either way, the theme of writing about independence was fitting for what followed over the next two months. I don’t recall what it was about but I’m sure it was funny. The last post I wrote was on Independence Day. I apologize to my Mom in advance for what follows… I can’t think of any other reason for it.Īt any rate, this post will serve to catch you up on my life over the last two months as well as being a platform to make jokes about Donald Trump.
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