Here are 2 poems I just found on my H drive. I wrote these at a John Hegley gig at his instigation. He was unimpressed: the first received the one-word review "Bitter". The other he ignored entirely. From this modest start an industry is born.
JS BACH never visited Luton
Neither, coincidentally, did FRANZ SCHUBERT
I think that's reflected
In their music.
From Round Green to High Town
Is a Bit of a Walk.
One of the many people who never attempted it
was George Frederick Handel.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Are you not familiar with "Death and the Maiden"?
You are correct about JS Bach, he never got further than Watford, although CPE Back was a big fan of Luton Town FC and dedicated a Cello Concerto to Sid Owen.
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