Here’s the latest email sent to subscribers of the DE mailing list. <\/p>\n
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Dear Creature<\/p>\n
At the moment, when people come up to me and ask “what do you do?”, I splutter and worry. I feel I’ve done next to nothing in the last year but loaf around, drink, consume, skulk in Highgate, wait for public transport, sit on public transport, moan, worry, and generally get upset.<\/p>\n
Then I remember. There ARE a few things to mention where I’ve vaguely left my mark.<\/p>\n
1) UK TV APPEARANCE – IMAGINE<\/strong> 2) BOOK – THE DECADENT HANDBOOK<\/strong> ‘The book is an antidote to bland modernity\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6includes contributions from contemporary libertines such as Dickon Edwards (pictured left with pet lobster), to the godfathers of decadence – The Earl of Rochester. J.K.Huysmans and Oscar Wilde. Five stars.’ ‘\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6’El Hombre Indelible’ by Dickon Edwards has a wonky charm of its own….’ Scarlet’s Well are a fantastic baroque-pop band fronted by Bid, formerly of The Monochrome Set. I can heartily recommend all the Scarlet’s Well albums; they’re little treasures of secret joy. On their latest release, “Black Tulip Wings”, I’ve written the lyrics to a Gilbert & Sullivan-esque song called “Narcissus In The Maze”. Hearing a musical hero such as Bid sing my lyrics is a complete dream come true.<\/p>\n
\nTonight, Tuesday Dec 5th, BBC1, 10.35pm. “Imagine”.
\nThe producer assures me that I AM appearing on this BBC documentary about blogging, talking about being an online diarist for nine years and counting, and how anyone else who has a blog started after 1997 is frankly copying my idea.<\/p>\n
\nOut now in bookshops. Edited by Rowan Pelling. Published by the 20-year old independent Dedalus Books<\/a>. It’s a white gift-book style hardback with an Aubrey Beardsley woman on the front, plus a shiny gold spine. I’ve contributed an account of my trip to Tangier with Shane MacGowan, plus a set-list from my club night Beautiful & Damned, plus a photo of me with Anne Pigalle, walking a lobster. It’s \u00a315 RRP, but I’m told you can order a discounted copy for \u00a313.50 including p&p by phoning 0845 458 9910 and asking for ‘The Dickon Edwards Offer.’ Or buy it at Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n
\n– The Leeds Guide Book of the Fortnight<\/p>\n
\n– The Daily Telegraph.
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\n3) MONTHLY CLUB – THE BEAUTIFUL & DAMNED – CHRISTMAS EDITION<\/strong>
\nDate: Thursday 21st December. Times: 9pm to 12.30am. Venue: The Boogaloo, London N6.
\n‘Unmissable!’ – Time Out.
\n‘A divine London night out’ – The Penny Magazine.
\nThis month’s club will include a few of the classier and less painful Christmas songs by the likes of Ms Garland, Mr Sinatra, Ms Day, the Cocteau Twins, Big Star, and the Carpenters.
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\n4) MUSIC ON CD:<\/strong>
\nSCARLET’S WELL – BLACK TULIP WINGS (Siesta Records)
\nBuy online<\/a>. <\/p>\n