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Waiting... In vain

 

I'm here for one last time...





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Waiting in Vain  -  A Short Video 








More Video Poems





My first poetry collection, 2013









Oh my God, its so dangerous out there

 

It's dangerous out there, in the First World Zone.






Living the dangerous life

 

Look,

I’m no pussy

But I will admit

I got scared

I’m an honest type

You see,

I do catch trains

At night

On my own

I do drive a car

On freeways

In busy periods

I do own a laptop

I do heat a wheat bag

On occasion, for my back

I own a heater

Gas and electric

I live in a house

Which could be invaded

And probably catch fire.

 

I eat things I probably shouldn’t

I occasionally eat at restaurants

And frequent

Local fruit markets

I drink too much

I spend time under the Australian sun

And walk on (potentially cracked) pavements

I catch Sydney taxis

Buses

And shopping mall escalators

I spend too much time

On the internet

And doing a thousand other things

I apparently shouldn’t

Though I suspect

My only real mistake

Is watching the TV News.



C. 2013


More Poetry

Days in Love - my latest video



My very talented friend, Dominic Kirwan has a new book of poetry out entitled, Spreading the Bad Word.
His work is phenomenal. Without bias, the best Australian poet I've ever encountered. Bold is an understatement. He's one of a kind.

"Dominic Kirwan’s latest collection of poetry, Spreading the Bad Word, is jaw-droppingly delicious. Let Kirwan introduce you to his unique world that is intimate, appalling, and delectable all at the same time.’ "


Check it out HERE















Days in love - A video

 

Days in Love

An original video


AI generated image, just for this post.


Watch HERE

or on laptop below



Video made in 2022, shared 2024.


More Videos



A romance of a very different kind.



Available at 
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Stay strong or fake it. Tomorrow is another day. We push on.



Want to BEE special? Here's how! Species Fluid!

Once upon a time people fought to be gay, lesbian, bi or transgender. Pioneers, who had to go through a lot of shit to be accepted. Legends.


But a new generation came along and being accepted wasn't enough. So they made up terms such as Non-Binary and Gender Fluid and CIS people and Pansexual and Sapiosexual and whatever they could think of to make them unique. How bold.

Now, a new generation is in the wings. How can they stand out from the 'old labels' crowd?


From the insecure, talentless attention seekers who created Gender Fluid comes the new sensation;  Species Fluid
For a new generation of entitled wankers.


Woke up human today. 

Wake up zebra tomorrow! 

Be a horse on Fridays! 

Whatever the fuck you want on Sundays!

No longer any need to hate Mondays!
You won't have to go to work. As a pet, you can be pampered instead!





Become your favourite African animal on weekends! I don't give a monkeys... because I am one! You can't call me a snake because guess what? Hey hey that's right! I'm as slippery as an eel, coz I'm one of those too! 


Hey mum! It's meeee! I'm Spesh!



Feel Special. Be unique! 

Stand out from the robots in the crowd! 


Because achieving something noteworthy takes too long! And let's face it, takes too much effort. You want to be special now! You're above all the plebs. No one can tell YOU what to do! No siree. Not this little white duck. Quack quack! Shake your tail feathers baby! Watch your animal magnetism at work. 







People, those mass of bores, will marvel at how amazing you really are! You've always known it. Now they can too. 


Species Fluid. 
The next natural step in the evolution of attention seekers. 

Hear me Roar! Grrrrrrrr


Hey brother, it's just me! Ah shit, these claws. Sorry bruz!



More Satire

Peace 
Anthony -  Fridays
Antoine - Saturdays
Tony - Sundays
Toni - Mondays
Antonio - Tuesdays
Antoinette - Wednesdays
Karen - Thursdays



Narcissists and numbskulls


Hi,

Hope you're doing well.

See if you can relate to this little ditty.





Narcissists and numbskulls

 

Allow them time

They will reveal themselves.

 

Sit back

They will provide the rope

And promptly hang themselves

For all to see.

 

All that is required

And it’s a must

Is for spectators

To call them out on it.

 

Character assassination

From within

Deserves applause

And the surety

That the dead wasn’t rise

Again.

 

The first time around

Was bad enough.

 


 

20.2.23            7.30 pm


Love to hear your thoughts on this one.

On a personal note, my girlfriend just moved in. Sooner than planned due to external circumstances but we'll make the most of it. We're a good team so fingers crossed it all goes as well as it has so far.

Have a good week. 

Peace

Anthony


A.J. Langford Books





Online interactions. Good or bad?



Hi,

Funny how times change.

I made this video in 2022. Written in 2020. I seem to care a lot less about it now. I think I'm just disengaging with the world in general. Perhaps because of the dismissive online world. The lack of interest in my work. Ideologies and politics at play. Like you, how I feel about things changes per week. Per day. 



The Good and the Bad





Watch HERE


Overall, I was once a believer. No longer. I've lost faith. (Perhaps off topic from the video but not the above words).

Actually, I've lost nothing. I've learn't things. I'm no longer a dreamer hoping for fantasy. My feelings are based on the simple reality of the past two decades. That's a realist. 

My lack of self confidence (brought on mostly by a working class/country upbringing) plays a strong part. I've seen what a confident middle class person is capable of. One of my teenage best friends was such. I saw how he was. And how I was not. A few years later, at 22, he dragged me overseas when I was terrified at the idea. I stayed two and a half years. I travelled. I learnt. I grew. I owe him a lot. 

And yet I still struggle in my own skin. It's back to childhood folks. As cliche as that is. It's the ultimate truism.

Peace and happiness to you. Cling to whatever you can.



A.J. Langford Books










More of my Videos





Old bands with Brand New Songs! January 2024

 

New Songs from the Old Skool


From the rock/pop sensibilities of the 1960's to 90's grunge, the old skool rockers just won't die. And we're better off for it. They're still making great music.

Here's a few. Bound to be plenty more. If you know of others, let me know. 



Rolling Stones - Mess it Up





James - Is this Love?





Charlatans - Just as long as you stick by me





Green Day - Bobby Sox






Kim Gordon - Bye Bye





The Jesus and Mary Chain - Jamcod





Ash - Oslo (This one is a few months old but was one of my favourite tracks of 2023 so including it).






Ed Harcourt - Deathless





Ride - Peace Sign





J. Mascis - Right Behind You





Kylie Minogue - Hold on to now





The Libertines - Shiver







The Beatles - Now and Then





Kula Shaker - Indian Record Player





Wilco - Meant to be


I love listening to new music. Last year I listened to approx. 4000 songs. Admittedly, the vast majority were shit but here are some very good ones.

Best Songs of 2023 Playlist




My most viewed YouTube Playlist is this one. 1.6 million views.


80's Hits - Overlooked/Forgotten


The period in which you came of age, ie a teenager into young adulthood is the one you most relate to in terms of music and it's the same for me. Every decade has something to offer but I would argue that the 60's through to 80's was when everything was created. Since then there's been a lot of going over the same territory. 

Yet, I have always listened to new music and will continue to do so.

What period do you relate to? Who are your favourite artists? Love to hear your thoughts.


Peace

Anthony



The Eighth Wonder of the World - Amazing

 

 Eighth Wonder of the World

There are a few considered for the title.
Three are listed here. They are constructions rather than natural wonders.

Pre-1900 creations





Part Six


Church of Saint George, Lalibela


The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.


Church of St. George, rock-hewn in the shape of a cross

Sailko - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89991617


The Church of Saint George was carved downwards from a type of volcanic tuff. This is the sole architectural material that was used in the structure. It has been dated to the late 12th or early 13th century AD. It is among the best known and last built of the eleven churches in the Lalibela area, and has been referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

Lalibela, King of Ethiopia, sought to recreate Jerusalem, and structured the churches' landscape and religious sites in such a way as to achieve such a feat.


From above. Bete Giyorgis (Church of St. George) from above, one of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela


On first approach the site appears wholly inaccessible, with sheer drops on every side and no access bridge. It is accessed via a very narrow man-made canyon, spiralling downwards, which changes to a tunnel close to the church, to further conceal its presence.





Royal Palace of Amsterdam


The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam or Paleis op de Dam) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which are at the disposal of the monarch by Act of Parliament.




The palace was built as a city hall during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. The building became the royal palace of King Louis Napoleon and later of the Dutch Royal House.



Superchilum - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72314780


The structure was built as the Town Hall of the City of Amsterdam "facing the landing wharfs along Damrak, which at that time would have been busy with ships". The town hall was opened on 29 July 1655 by Cornelis de Graeff, the mayor of Amsterdam.  

The main architect was Jacob van Campen, who took control of the construction project in 1648. It was built on 13,659 wooden piles.



The Central Hall




Polhem dry dock


Polhem dry dock, is situated in the World heritage Ã–rlogsstaden Karlskrona, was built in 1717–1724 and was the first dry dock in Sweden. It is cut out in the cliff on Lindholmen island and catered for shipping including the largest warships of its day.


While dry docks in other countries where let dry by the tidal water going out, in this dock water pumps are used, as the Baltic Sea doesn't have any significant tide. The dry dock was built by 600 men and was an international sensation for its advanced design.


Boatbuilder - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11109009


The drydock has its name from Christopher Polhem, who constructed it. It is described as the Eighth Wonder of the World by the Karlskrona shipyard history association. The water pumps were created by the shipbuilding master Charles Sheldon, they were of a kind already used in Swedish mines. Before converting to steam power in the 19th century around 100 men were required to power the pumps



More in this Series HERE



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