To continue Tres's Royal lyrics theme:
I was walking down the street at sunrise one morning
In London, England
And there was a very large Rolls Royce Limousine
Pulling slowly along the street
And in that Rolls Royce was the Queen of England
Looking tired, just got back from a party
And the Queen leaned out and she said, 'Aren't you B.B. King?'
She said, 'Oh B.B., sometimes it's so hard to pull things together
Could you tell me what you think I ought to do?' And I said
'You better not look down if you want to keep on flying
Put the hammer down keep it full speed ahead
Better not look back or you might just wind up crying
You can keep it moving if you don't look down'
This won't be happening in London this morning. Not because BB's not in town but because Her Majesty left Buck House for some peace and quiet in the country before the party began last night. Apparently, the Throne Room was turned into a disco, complete with glitter ball and Prince Harrry ordered a survivors breakfast at 6.00am this morning with bacon sandwiches. I wonder what happend to my invitation? Lost in the post, I expect.
Yesterday's ceremony and pageant is what the Brits do best. It was a wonderful event and the music was beautiful. Great relief that it all went off so well. I hope those who watched it enjoyed it. As for me, there's only just so many times I want to see that kiss (well, one of them, anyway)! Every news bulletin is definitely overkill.
Looking forward to doing it all again next year for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Phil
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56