POST...FINALLY!

I know, I know, I know, its been too long! I haven’t called to check up on you. I haven’t spent quality time with you and you missed me! (Course you did, it’s me!!!)  If you are a radio geek you probably know that those sentences up there are from that Airtel advert. She sounds like a girl who’s cheekily complaining to her boyfriend (all giggles and smiles).  Totally better than the idea of a whinny nagging girlfriend. All you’ll get is the metaphorical rolling of eyes to the back of the head all the way to the neck.  Yeah, I’m conversant with guy code. ;-)

Amy Winehouse died this weekend. Sad. Especially when you drive yourself to your own grave. And at the same time some mad man decides that people no longer deserve to live. How you literally kill children in cold blood and feel nothing but satisfaction is beyond me. I bet hearing him speak in court and listen to his “justifications” and ideology will send chills to many people’s spines. Say a prayer or two for Norway. What’s even worse is how he used the trusting nature of children as his method of gathering as many children as possible round him. (He was dressed as a policeman). The world can harbour scary characters. I think the whole world was so shocked that it was one of Norway’s own that pulled the terror attack, considering the Islamist terrorist record, so he’s been called a madman. Apparently the method to his madness can be found on the internet, if you search diligently enough.

Back to Amy Winehouse, in 2006 when she first came out, everyone was buzzing around with her Smash hit ‘Rehab’ and boy did she live according to the lyrics! Personally I adored her strong sultry voice that used to emanate from the radio, from Rehab, to Back to Black, and I’m no Good. When you finally saw the owner of that voice the first thing you would notice was the anorexic figure inside somewhat loosely fitting clothes. And she never hid her body from the public, you’d watch the video and see her stick-like legs on the bed, her bony arms supporting her and that would always freak me out. However with that voice and amazing talent, the world tends to overlook some things, including her drug and alcohol abuse, which was no secret. Now she’s gone, how? Found dead in her apartment due to suspected alcoholic overindulgence.  As expected, her album is back on the charts and is selling like hot cakes. I know her family really tried to get her to quit and get her on the straight and narrow, and she was in numerous rehabs but I wish the world had just pushed a little bit more to discourage her indulgent ways. Still rest in peace Amy. You shall be missed.