Philly Dog Around the World

I'm the originator, the creator, now tell me, ain't that news?

Decided to have an afternoon in the Smoke today. Not too much pollution, just a gentle drizzle, unlike that paragon of clean air, clean speech, antiseptic living, Sing-a-poor.  Ho Ho. Get your face-masks out, kids, they are burning Paradise.

In real terms,whilst I pay homage to NYNY so good they named it New Amsterdam, there is no City in the world like Londinium. Where else can you wander through meandering streets, window-shop, have a business meeting and still get home with change from a fiver?  Oh, blast! Someone nicked my purse.

Anyway, I had a day with people. Marred somewhat by a large bespectacled scouse-sounding bender who bustled me on the Tube. He won't be bending too many others for a few days if he wishes to remain distant from Sir Jeux-Sans-Frontieres. A quick aside, were ALL our 70's televisual heroes behaving badly in the dressing rooms? Sort of shocks, but mainly leaves an acid taste.

Having exhausted myself - and no-one should ever tire of London - I returned to the Levels. A serendipitous choice. The local museum and art gallery have been under a long-term reconditioning programme, opening today, the longest of any this year. I ventured toward the new gallery, and in progress - Pilgrim's probably, this being Bedford -  encountered the Mayor and his minder. Greeting him with due deference I enquired as to the whereabouts of his beard.  Mayor Dave usually sports a full set but it appears he had overdone the electric trimmer that morning, and had tidied himself up. We wandered on to the new wonder where Dave was due to lead a party of school-students around the main sights. Interesting times.

Have to say, for a Liberal, Dave is a good chap. Much better than that Dave who argues with the vertically challenged AK-47 and the twig from Washington. Bedford Dave talks to the common horde - which is surely what a politician should do?  Having hoarded Dave I bustled back to Molly. But he shall see me again in full political mode. Watch this spa.........................ce.

NB: Molly is short-speak for the decidedly easy existence that is eating your Mum's food and sleeping in her spare room. Philip Rose RIP. And 'hoard' and 'horde' are different words. Do keep up, 007.

Losing the plot, I think. Trouble being I am listening to George Clinton and cannot concentrate on much other than the P-Funk.

However, the creator and originator was Jimmy Raye. The Philly Dog was the Mar-Keys but they did not travel the globe.  I have done SingP, US, Russia, France and the world's greatest city in a couple of hundred words. Look out, Daves - I am coming to get you.