Category: Andrew Ian Dodge

Andrew Ian Dodge keeps us up to date with his charmed life as a wonk.

This week has seen a rather interesting development in my writing career. I have been asked by a UK think-tank to write a 6000+ word piece on the future of the British music scene. What makes me laugh about this is that I was in the think-tank/wonk world in the 90s and never managed to get paid very much. Now I am a scary long-haired leather-clad heavy rock frontman and I will be paid nicely for my piece which will end up in a book from the organisation. The twists and turns of life can be quite amusing at times.

I want to be just like him when I grow old.

Andrew Ian Dodge chants an anthem for your arousal…

Raise your pints to our boys; Raise it high and make some noise; Cheer them on; raise the flag. What am I on about? Well my song-writing partner and I are going to have a crack at writing England’s World Cup anthem. To be sure, with one notable exception of ‘Three Lions’, the songs for England have not exactly been stellar. With lines like : Wave St George; if you love England; England. oh England We’re going east and we’re gonna win the cup; I am sure we are onto a winner. And there is no mention of the var!

Andrew Ian Dodge talks about a recent competition:

A duet celeb competition ends in farce. First of all Sian Reeves can’t sing for toffee (it was painful at times to listen.) On the other hand the couple that didn’t win; Mark and Natasha produced several blistering performances that were tight and spot on. I guess its possible to be just too good. Andy Summers, who was a judge, must be still holding his head in his hands . After the “peoples” result (the judges gave it to the couple who could sing) it’s no wonder the British public chose a white Rapper to sing for GB at Eurovision.

Egad. Not a brit Eminem! Anything but that!

Brokeback Mountain may noit be the best picture, but instead of gay cowboys how about gay footballers? Andrew Ian Dodge is on the case…

The gay row continues in English professional football. An Arsenal player, Ashley Cole, is now sueing the News of the World over the allegations. The funny thing, of course, is that no one was named in the original article. One does have to wonder whether this was a clever idea or not. A smart mobile phone company could rush out a new phone with a really intense vibrate. Call it footballer’s friend or something. We all know that some people want to have anything associated with pro footie. The FA should use this as a marketing tool. Brokeball Pitch anyone?

Because it’s hard out there to be a pimp?

Andrew Ian Dodge thinks about his band Growing Old Disgracefully…

As my band takes its trip from nothing to fame…; there have been some milestones. Our first song together, our first trip to the studio, the completion of our first EP and our first gig. A few days ago we hit another milestone, one that is far more modern. We have gotten word that Apple iTunes has accepted our EP to post on their service. We went the solely digital route for this first EP… CD-Baby only having introduced such an option a month before we sent them our debut. Cry Freedom now on iTunes. A nice phrase that innit?

Andrew Ian Dodge rails on civil servants doing anything but serving the public…

Men & woman rage these days about politicians and how useless they are. This is the wrong target; it should be bureaucrats. For it is they that make life a misery for all. You can’t vote the buggers out either. Now I know American & British civil servants are far less bad than even other Western civil servants but that is no excuse. Give the people what they need; make civil servants do their bleeding job. Get them to work hours that are convenient for their customers, the taxpayers, not themselves. Now that’s a policy in which I can believe!

I figure the solution is to give civil service jobs to immigrants. Then when they reach retirement age, dump them back home. That way you don’t build up patronage or spoils.

Andrew Ian Dodge looks at Abu Hamsa Al-Masri’s kid:

Its seems Dr Hook’s kid, an ex-con, is a bleeding rapper. He’s got “lots of anger”. This hate-filled little oik is “doing it large” all over London and claims to be big in the M.E.. Would it surprise anyone to hear that Hook Jr. is living off the British taxpayers while he sings the praises of those who will kill them? No doubt there are wiggas at his gigs with no clue that he is rapping about his Islamist brothers killing them some day. Its good to see that Hamza Jr is taking up the family business of spreading hate.

Yeah, I’m sure he’ll team up with Houston’s Arabic Assassin.

Andrew Ian Dodge takes a look at a racism-industry?

Is the racism establishment in the UK finally waking up to the true threat of Islamism and the drive to turn the UK into a full Sharia state? Sir Trevor Philips is a leading-light in the so-called “racism industry” in the UK and more often is seen bashing companies for their so-called “institutional racism”. He is a bit like Jesse Jackson in the US; but does not do the Rainbow Coalition shakedown of companies. He actually said “Muslims who want sharia law ‘should leave,'” in the Guardian of all places. Wonder what the right-on types of that paper will think.

Andrew Ian Dodge takes a little advice from Pink Floyd and has a cigar…

Cigars are a wonderful thing. Pure tobacco leaf at its best, hand- rolled on a virgin’s thigh…er rather lovingly dried, cut and rolled by tobacco experts. With cigars, especially maduros which I smoke, are best when smoked infrequently. The pleasure of smoking a cigar is like none other. Its relaxing and therapeutic all in one go. If you’re clever you can even blow smoke rings to keep yourself and others amused. A nice Churchill maduro cigar from Honduras or Nicaragua is about as good as it gets. No, not better than good sex; but damn near close. Cigars are pure pleasure.

Now tell me again, which one’s Pink?

Andrew Ian Dodge turns fro mthe headlines and looks in the mirror for a moment…

Dark eyes; why are they always seen as bad or evil? Why is it a good thing, as in the song for someone to have their brown eyes turn blue? As you can imagine I have dark brown eyes that have been known to change and become darker at times of intense emotion and pleasure. This has been called creepy and even scary by those close to me one time or other. Why I ask? What is wrong with my eyes turning black? Surely if brown eyes turning blue is a good thing then changing another way is good too?

As my grandmother explain to me, dark brown eyes are a sign that you’re full of crap.