The
Bath BurpFeb 2012 MUSIC * POETRY * ART Issue 9
Free Valentine’s Card
inside!
THE LOVE ISSUE
Editorial
The teacher talked, the children listened
and most of all the young Harris listened.
“Nelson, leader of the Royal Navy, one of
England’s most inspiring personalities,
died 1805. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister
of England, led British troops and Britain to
victory, died 1965. Charles Dickens, writer
of some of the greatest novels of all time,
defender of the poor and chronicler of the
age. Died 1870”.
And later that day, young Harris was quizzed,
“what would you like to be when you’re
older”, the answer most obvious was, “dead
Miss”.
David Selby
Wind pisser
Special thanks to Bloomfield Computing & Studios Ltd
for burning this month’s CD.
Front cover image by the wonderful Bob Shaw:
mattbobshaw.deviantart.com/gallery. Visit him,
he’d visit you.
ON THIS MONTH’S CD
1. My Island, by The Daturas. This is a
seriously catchy track. Saw them down at
Moles recently. Great gig.
www.facebook.com/TheDaturas
2. In The Land Of Milk And Honey, by Dakhla.
Did a fantastic set at The Bell.
dakhla.bandcamp.com
3. In Dependence (ft. Tom Burton and Aaron
Scott) by Laura Doggett.
soundcloud.com/laura-doggett
4. Everything Passes By, by The Low Flames.
Written by Ollie Smith and Adam Smith.(We met
the lovely Ollie at a songwriting session in
Box in Decemeber).
5. Too Late, by Hannah Collins, from her
album Different Light.
Hannahcollinsmusic.com
6. All The Colours Of The Painbow, by David
Beige. dexterselboy.yolasite.com/david-
beige.php
If you would like to submit a poem, song or story please
send an email to: [email protected] We are happy
to come and record gigs in Bath too.
www.thebathburp.co.uk
Trina Warmanwww.saatchionline.com/trina
Art Reborn
In the epic financial
downfall
of late 2012
in an act
to conserve resources
the Terrible decision was
made
for the axing of
the BBC’s most relevant
and demographically
representative show
Eastenders.
Tears cascaded into streams
into rivers
into an ocean of regret
and many financiers were
driven
to take their own lives.
I,
in my infinite servitude to
mankind
took the decision to
(completely of charity)
fill the artistic void
felt by the masses.
Every night at 8pm
for one full hour
and for countless hours in
omnibus on Sundays
live
infront of millions of
viewers
would stand completely
bereft of clothes
and punch myself in the
dick
while crying.
For many years this sated
the Entertainment needs
of the masses
until 2017
when Terry Lewis
and income tax inspector
from Halifax
broke into the studio
and screamed
“This Isn’t Art”
to which I replied
“Art Is Dead”
for which I received an
award
for Expression
from Russell Brand
at The Wella Shockwaves
Awards For Something.
dexterselboy
.blogspot.com
Phaedra Vahlos
Ben Please
A selection of lino prints
from the artwork for The
Bookshop Band’s first album.
thebookshopband.co.uk
vimeo.com/thebookshopband
twitter.com/thebookshopband
Tsukiji Fish Market
It is early morning - still
a smooth metro ride complete
eased into
an older part of the city
where the fish finish their way
Stall after sea-soaked stall
a tide of noise navigated
- the cutting of band saws
call and response - then
water sends scales and slime
to the flowing gutters
these ever-wet workers
washed up at the end of their day
The last few forgotten fish
gaping where they have been cut
so precisely
then - a bucket of fish heads
and its attendant flies
The low halls - black charactered banners
a kingdom of ice - reverence
It is the size of the fish that surprises
here gaping jaws
a trawl mouth that once scooped all
In the busy nearby street
customers quietly queue -
the sashimi restaurant minutes from the knife
eager for the fish carved with orishi hocho
A line of bright upright flags
flap overhead
the queue shuffles forward
The cold march wind
turns the coat collars up
wraps scarves close
The market fades back into grey
the noise has gone
little left of the bright blood
the scales of un-named fish
a single eye gleams on the floor
It is still early in the day
we walk back to the metro
where the train whispers in
to the station above the harbour.
Richard Selby
www.richardselby.co.uk
Jo Pearce
OK, so we’re thinking
about having a
page of adverts for
exhibitions, gigs
and unusual local
companies. Get in touch
if you’d like to list
something.
For example, go to see
Beth Porter & The
Availables at The
Lovelounge (@ The
Bell), Sunday 26th
Feb, 8pm.£4
www.bathburpdirect.co.uk
Dear _
_______________ (enter loved
ones name. This may also be
yourself).
Wishing you a
very lovely
Valentines Day
and what not.
I love you
Kiss
Kiss
Kiss
Noo
key sometime?
(please delete as app
ropriate)
(Space for your own mess
age here.
Say something sexy, a poem maybe? Or
perhaps draw a prett
y litt
le picture.
People like pictures.)
From
_________________ (generall
y
don’t enter your name here, or do).
cut along here
fold here
Att
ention
card
receiver
/
sender.
Depending on how succ
ess
ful Valentines
Day i
s f
or y
ou, y
ou m
ay a
lso b
e i
nterested
in s
ome o
f t
hese l
ovely s
ingles f
rom T
he
Bath Burp editorial team.
Dave Selby. Carpenter, poet,
songwriter and hub-of-the-
comm
unity barman.
Poo
r, but ironicall
y also the
highest earner of the bunch.
Ben Please. BAFTA award
winn
ing, Cambridge top
graduate, all
singing (no
dancing). Curr
ently lives
with his mum.
Lewis. He has already built a
website for you.
Heidi Lee
-Sperr
ing. This
kitt
en is taken. Get your
mitt
ens off
! She bites!
Bob Shaw. This boy is taken
too
! Loo
ks like it’s one of the
others then. Oh well
.
If you dont get any valentines
cards, or you’d like an extra one,
please cut out where indicated,
fold along the dott
ed line and
place on your mantlepiece.
Or why not give this card to a
loved one. Just fill
in their name
in the space provided over page.
Either way, if you do, probably
best scribb
le out these words so
no one knows where you got the
card from.
www.thebathburp.co.uk
cut along here
fold here
The B
ath B
urp’s
Acm
e DIY
Valen
tine C
ard Kit
(free with
this m
onth
s issue)