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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Black Sabbath

Fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, they were 'The very best heavy' group ever. I remember sitting in a room, lit only by a church tower shaped candle, headphones on, blitzing my ears with the first track on their first album. It was called 'Black Sabbath', and the tracks that followed it were just a huge bonus.

I don't hear so well these days, and I don't doubt that Ozzy and the guys were partly to blame, but it was all worth it.

Sit back and listen..

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Why so many manufactured goods?

Great Britain, the UK, whatever you want to call us is a small island surrounded by even smaller islands. Until the ice receded all of those eons ago, there was no island. The ice cleared late and, when it finally did, left little time for the development of flora and fauna. What wasn't there couldn't get there. Size also determined the amount of collectible raw materials available.

We don't have copious amounts of anything which we can sell in its raw state, but we can buy in raw materials and then make something really useful out of them. This enables us to trade with the rest of the world.

So now you know why this blog features so many manufactured items.

You may well make fun of us, but before you do, consider this.

Our small island, bordered by some of the roughest seas and oceans in the world, commanded an Empire larger and longer lived than any other nation on earth. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain and much of our technology and wares have found their way to many countries across the world. While much junk has been produced by us, there are some outstanding examples of Britishness that command respect from people across seas and oceans, classics of a time gone by.

If we feel the need, we can produce fine products which are head and shoulders above anything else. I will endeavour to show you what we have done and can do