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Joe Denby's avatar

Hi Abi,

I'm currently on Track 7 or 8 of Hot Banana, And Death Shall Have No Dominion.

I also remember you mentioning the poem a month or so ago.

Today I was listening to a podcast on literature and Dylan Thomas came up.

Did you know he died in the Chelsea Hotel in New York? His last words were β€œI just drank 17 straight whiskeys, that must be a record.”

Fuckin legend! πŸ˜‚

Abi Roberts's avatar

That was one of the toughest tracks for me to write. I kept putting it off and then splurged a big, angry fuck you to the medical establishment, whilst still expressing my love for Terry. A tricky balance.

Love Dylan Thomas. I think we would definitely have got on! 😁In my view, he is unsurpassed in the lyrical majesty of his writing. That poem is a masterpiece.

Joe Denby's avatar

Yes, I can imagine πŸ˜”

All I can say is that you've done him proud. X

On the poem, have you ever heard Richard Burton reading it?

Eddy's avatar

Did Jeffrey peel the banana?

Catherine Franklin's avatar

I won't be reading any dystopian novels.We've heard enough about them!I'm finishing off The Diary of Anais Nin 1931 to 1934, then on to Hot BananaπŸ˜ƒ

Abi Roberts's avatar

Probably wise in our case! I can definitely recommend Hot Banana πŸ˜‚

Brian W.'s avatar

The few who decide the fate of the many are incapable of leaving well alone. All of these, so called, thinkers should keep their thoughts to themselves, or within the walls of whatever university they, invariably, attend. Meddling in the lives of people who actually contribute to society, in a practical way, only serves to satiate their hubristic natures.