Cygnet Committee (lyric). Album: David Bowie, 1969.

There was a sale at HMV last week. I bought four CD's for £20.00. They were discounting music from the past so it was an opportunity to catch up on turning my LP's into CD's. It took a long time to choose my four and to be honest the CD's I chose were not the most important ones on my catch up list.

They were Joni Mitchel's Hissing of Summer Lawns - I should have bought For the Roses is a better album, less polished, folk, raw and more personal. But still HoSL is one of my favourites.

Secondly Crosby, Stills and Nash and their Crosby Stills and Nash album - I would have preferred to have bought Deja Vu with Neil Young - CSNY but they did not have that one on offer. However it did inspire me to buy Deja Vu on Amazon. That should be here tomorrow. There are some good songs on CSN, Judy Blue Eyes and Wooden Ships to name two.

Thirdly I bought Miles Davis's The Birth of the Cool. I have a tape of it somewhere. I don't know this at all but I've enjoyed A Kind of Blue, Milestones, In a Silent Way and Sketches of Spain - so we will see.

Finally Space Oddity by David Bowie. I was hoping for The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust but it was no where to be found. I already have a few on CD collected over the summer, Low, Hunky Dory, The Man Who Sold The World, The Best of David Bowie, Heroes. I can wait for Ziggy, Young Americans, Aladdin Sane - but not too long I hope. Anyway I remember what hooked me in to Bowie back in1971. And that was words. The earlier the album the richer the lyrics. Space Oddity has some strong lyrics - Unwashed..., The Wild Eye Boy From Free Cloud, Memory of a Free Festival and of course Cygnet committee. Here are the lyrics for your pleasure. Cygnet Committee (lyric). Album: David Bowie, 1969.

I've been writing. Three poems slipped out over three or four days - almost whole in the first drafts. I've been tinkering with them a little - but not there yet.

Katy is selling booklets and I've been distributing them to people. It is quite awkward really, especially in church. Some people I want to give booklets to and it feels odd that some will buy from Katy and others will receive gifts from me. Ummmm!

I've still got some to post - Pam and Simon in France, Neil and Lesley - Birmingham/Canada, Steve and Tammie - Portland US. I've got to get my act together.

See you. Driving tomorrow!!