well, 'tis quite a way into this brand new new year, look you see, but many of you will, to be sure, want more of the same as last year. and the years before that. mostly, i suspect, what the more regular sort of readers here would want is further Spiros adventures. let me not be the one to let you down, then.
a bit of a cheat, really, as these were, as point of fact, all escapades from late last year. i have no doubt, however, that they reflect this very year ahead, so here we go.
now then. when you are the greatest legal mind of your generation, which is what Spiros is, generally it is expected that you attend certain events, dinners and what have you. pictured above is a band what was booked specifically to entertain Spiros at such an occasion.
it was, alas, not the case that he found them particularly entertaining. for a start, the band pictured refused to perform an interpretation of Panama. this was a shame and indeed a disappointment, as Spiros has always wondered exactly how the famous guitar off of that song would have sounded when presented through the conduit of the accordion. should you happen to be aware of an accordion based interpretation of Panama, please could you leave the details here and Spiros shall have a look.
what was the actual music and songs what they done like? i am not sure. although i tried to engage in some discourse on the subject all Spiros would say is "none of the songs what they did was Panama". apparently this distracted him from appreciating the moment.
many might see the above sign as a rule or cautionary reminder which should be obeyed. to Spiros, however, it is simply a challenge. he points out that compliance with the law relies on you taking an "every day" interpretation of the wording, rather than an actual, legally sound one. to this end, the "ban" to the letter of the law implies that only pure alcohol is banned on public transport. drinks which happen to contain alcohol, such as beer or rum, are not specifically stated as banned.
to this end, does Spiros take to tasting the ale whilst on the tube or similar? i am not at liberty to say. plenty do, i suppose. i mean, if you put the sauce of your choice in a flask, or mix it within a soft drink or "energy drink" bottle or can, no one is going to know. also, absolutely no one talks to anyone else on the tube, and everyone seems trained to look anywhere but at other people. so how would someone even know?
in any case, there's a widespread expectation that the incumbent Mayor of London is going to rescind or otherwise scrap the law banning alcohol (of any nature) on public transport. he is expected to do this to show how in touch he is with what London wants, and to dismantle the outstanding work done by Boris so his own achievements may look all the smarter in comparison.
yes. Spiros did tell me what exactly the above was, but no i cannot remember. there's an idea that i have about it being some sort of vegetable popular, native to and appreciated in the more eastern areas of Eastern Europe, but that is about it. what i can recall is that he was most pleased by the shape of it. i think he got given one, so to speak, by one of the gentleman he met in a public bathroom facility; one that he formed a short term but mutually beneficial friendship with.
but what of Spiros himself? well, yes, sure, much of his spare time (which is limited) remains spent making such friendships, with every now and then a fight being provoked with a taxi driver about some news story or other. for the most part, though, he is out there, doing his thing for those that can afford his worthwhile but very high fee, resolving matters of importance on national and international scales. and private concerns.
however bad you think the state of the world might be now, know that it would be a damned lot worse if Spiros were not sticking things in certain holes which appear in some walls.
well, anyway, that's that. if fortune smiles upon me perhaps i shall make it to somewhere or other in the world to meet up with Spiros this year. failing that, it will certainly be my delight to convey his adventures - or at least them what can be disclosed - here as we all go on and get on with things.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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