After A Night In The Cells

Outside of Gillbridge Police Station

Sunderland

Early Morning

2011 09 11

So what’s your name?

<> Nicola

That’s a nice name

Are you not cold in that skimpy outfit?

<> A bit

Can I offer you my jacket?

<> It’s all right

No, no I insist

You woman

Walking around town on cold nights a few garments short of your birthday suite as if nothing is the bother

Yet get you home and you all start to shiver while pulling garments up around your neck and saying, would you put the fire on

<> Ha, ha, ha

What you hanging about for

<> My partner is in the cells

Do you love him?

<> Yes

That’s good

Restores my faith in humanity to know there are people who still know love

So many young people these days say they don’t believe in it

But it is real

A manifestation of the Good Lord himself

<> Are you a Christian?

I love the Lord

<> Are you in love?

Not at the moment

Though I have had my moments

I have been blessed with love

I have had feelings of love for a lot of woman

But I have only been in love four times

It’s the greatest feeling in the world

But

To be heartbroken is total shit

And I have been heartbroken with each of those four women

I was blessed to meet each of them

But I’ll take the pain

To have the gain

Once again

<> Are you Geordie Gardiner?

The same

<> And do you party around the pubs?

Sort of

Have you heard?

<> Most people have

Have they?

Have you heard good or bad reports?

<> Good

They say you are funny

Do they

My aim

To spread a little happiness in Sunderland

Like Ken Dodd would sing

Happiness, happiness

The greatest thing I possess

I thank the Lord that I have been blessed

With all my share of happiness

But as the Scouse lads I served with in the army would say

He is not singing happiness

He is singing ha penis, ha penis

The greatest thing I possess

I thank the Lord that I have been blessed

With all my share of ha penis

<> Ha, ha, ha

What other songs do you sing?

Well I do not have a good singing voice

But as the grunts in the American Marines might sing

You’re just too good to be true

Can’t take my eyes off you

You’d be like heaven to touch

I want hold you so much

At long last love has arrived

And I thank God I am alive

You’re just too good to be true

Can’t take eyes off you

<> Ah that was so nice

Who sang that?

The great Andy Williams

What is your name again?

<> Why?

Might put this little chance meeting on my Blog

<> Nicola

OK check it out

And well you might have a few fond memories of this evening

<>

Andy is cool

Check it out

PS

If you’re out there Nicola send a photograph for the Blog