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Posted by BrianH on 10 November 2008 - 10:50pm.
There’s always a few things I don’t want to read in any issue of Word, but in a spirit of open-mindedness, and because it’s this month’s cover feature, I have just forced myself all the way through “What I Did On My High-End Eco-Holiday to the Arctic With Some Right-on Pop Stars”, written by the editor’s mate Robyn’s other half.
Wish I hadn’t bothered.
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Is this a cryptic way of telling us
Jarvis has a beard?
Ha
I read this feature tonight before seeing this and thought it was a bit lame - now I've been enlightened as to why it was in the mag!
It was a bit
...Hello magazine, wasn't it? "Look, here I am on holiday with a load of rilly cool famous people, and they all have sing-songs after lights-out, and Laurie was really cool and she didn't buy the sealskin gloves after all, which was rilly cool, and..."
I haven't read it yet, but...
Jarvis: Can I be on the cover please?
Word: No. You don't have a beard.
Jarvis: If I grow one, can I?
Word: Deal.
NO MORE BEARDS
In fact, no hair at all.
I nominate the man who fell to earth himself...
I take it
Santa will be on the next cover, then?
Beards
It is getting to be a bit of an in-joke isn't it? After Santa, it'll be PJ Harvey with a beard in the January 2009 issue
Confusion will be my epitaph
This issue IS the December issue, and not a sign of Santa. Ok we can wait until the next issue that comes out early December but that's really the January 2009 issue. Still with me?
And as for this month's disc. Shocking. Not even a traditional Yuletide song or message from the editorial staff.
Bloody scrooges.
As any fule kno
the Januaryish is the Christmasish.
Ah...
... so this wasn't the "best of Now Hear This! 2009" cd.
Must be with next month's edition so.
Is it just me?
But there seems to be a big increase in adverts in the mag. I know they are a necessity to pay the bills etc but come on for Gods sake it's getting like Cosmopolitan.
Bring Back Classified Ads
Collection of Steps records for sale. Will exchange for small dog.
Leather trousers, once belonged to George Michael. As good as new.
etc.
As Peter Cook said...
A page into this article I had no idea where the cover story was going but seeing as it was in Word I was confident it would magically coalesce very soon. On reaching the end, though, I pondered only: "And your point is?"
Worse, the front-page tease, "Jarvis in the Arctic", rewards the impulse buyer – who might reasonably expect a couple of handfuls of bon mots by the not inconsiderably witty Mr Cocker – with a solitary quote.
Is this a way to run a f***ing ballroom? Haven't a clue, Pete, but it's not my idea of a f***ing magazine. Pitiful.
Missed Opportunity
When you have a major feature on Prog Rock inside you should have had a photo on the cover of anyone from Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Tull or whoever. Bearded if necessary. It's the law.
That's right. Play safe. Chickens.
I did enjoy the feature in the Arctic though. Made me want to be there.