“…till poor Mole at last gave up the struggle, and cried freely and helplessly and openly, now that he knew it was all over and he had lost what he could hardly be said to have found.” The Wind in The Willows

For those of you who are not satisfied with their home or perhaps don’t have one at all, here are some ideas to cheer you up in that strange netherworld between Christmas and New Year.

Mr Creighton is always on the lookout for a new home because his own home is a cold, loveless place. Some might suggest that a cold and loveless person is deserving of a cold and loveless home, and whilst Mr Creighton apparently does not subscribe to this view, he at least demonstrated a modicum of self-awareness when he nominated a ghost-ship as his dream-home:

It’s an old 1950′s cruise liner; the former SS Independence. Look how beautiful the interiors are. Daniel says he would repaint the smokestacks so that no-one thinks a hippie lives there. Sadly it seems likely they will break this beautiful ship up for scrap early next year. There ought to be some sort of law, shoudn’t there?

Another possibility is this splendid tree house. Try to put out of your mind that it is called a “free spirit sphere”.

‘”Please stop, Ratty!’ pleaded the poor Mole, in anguish of heart. ‘You don’t understand! It’s my home, my old home! I’ve just come across the smell of it, and it’s close by here, really quite close. And I must go to it, I must, I must! Oh, come back, Ratty! Please, please come back!’” The Wind in The Willows.

Happy New Year,

KC

Dear Friends,

I have neglected my blog and am now being castigated for it (which is touching).

You see, Ive been busy during the Xmas season for a number of years now, in my other job as a face painting clown at large corporate functions – or even occasionally as Santa (which I avoid wherever possible).

But don’t feel sorry for me. I quite like the work even though I do it largely for the money. It suits me to be in the disguise of a costume and for those of you who might now seek me out, I’m generally a sullen pirate or a sort of faded French homosexual. Occasionally a nervous child will burst into tears at the mere sight of me and the moustache hasn’t helped that at all – but on the other hand I’ve noticed with satisfaction that my queue of children is often longer than that of my colleagues (though they would jealously say it’s because I’m slow)

As a Xmas gift, Mr Creighton and I decided this MP3 of an alternate version of the Doomsday Piano song ‘White Boys Of Rock n Roll’ might be of interest. It is also a gift to ponytailed music shop attendants everywhere for obvious reasons. God Bless us, every one, as Tiny Tim remarks to the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge.

Download “White Boys” alternate version MP3

In other news, we have been invited to perform at the National Folk Festival in Canberra 2008. The Fall & Rise of King Curly is to be released in March with the National tour following through May.

Best regards and Merry Xmas to everyone.

Dear friends,

Despite appearances the offices of King Curly Inc have been buzzing with activity as the bits and pieces required for the new retrospective release are dragged together. We have recorded a live track in the last week to include on the record as an up-to-the-minute display of the band’s prowess. And we have also done a photo shoot so that the album can show you what we look like standing around holding shovels and pitchforks. My favourite and entirely accidental shot is the one of Elmo with an axe walking mournfully past graffiti saying “No One Cares”. You can see a selection of the photos here. All shots are by Tom Jefferson.

Best regards Steve