Thursday, February 12, 2026

Bromford and Elephant …

 

»No, no, no, « the llama says. »Absolutley not! They are way too big. They won’t fit through the stairwell and not into the elevator either. «

The elevator is still broken, I think.

To the llama I say, »They are only here for the good old joke. «

»What joke, dude? And don't make me regret I asked. «

»Animal, how do you know an elephant was in your fridge? «

»I don't wanna know, do I? «

»You know an elephant was in your fridge because of the single footprint in the cheese-pie. «

I take the following silence as my applause and bow to my imaginary audience.

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Today is Thursday, the 12th of February 2026.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Bromford and Owl …

 

When I drove home from work today I had to wear my sunglasses because I got blinded by the sun's reflections on the last remaining snowfields of this winter. But is it the last remaining snow? Winter is not over yet. And only seconds later dark clouds had covered the sky and sanken the world into darkness.

»What are you writing, dude? « the llama is not amused, once again. »You drove home from work? Dude, it is 11:00 am. What kind of work did you just came home from? You are not working, dude. You still earn your money from a Christmas song your composter father wrote decades ago. «

»That song pays our penthouse apartment here in the skyscraper building on 666 Whitaker Lane in Bromford, the friendly town by the bay and seaside. I have to admit that, animal. But my passionate occupation is the job of a Nightmanager in a Diner called 'Double R' somewhere out there on Route 72. «

»Bollocks, « is all the llama can reply. » In the meantime your next candidates for being your next best animal companion have arrived. Not much of the talkers. And - to be honest - they are giving me the creeps. «

Two very strictly looking owls are sitting on the backrest of the sofa in the livingroom grimly and frowning staring at us.

I approach them very carefully, head down and bowing very deeply, addressing the smaller one whispering,

»Twenty-Five, is that you? «

The owls are only hooting faintly.

They are not what they seem, I think to myself.

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Today is Wednesday, the 11th of February 2026.

Saturday, February 07, 2026

Two-thousand-eighteen Shades Of Bromford - Part 417 & Part 418

 
Today is Saturday, the 7th of February 2026.

Winter is here to stay. From time to time reality kicks in.
And no animals will save us all.
Or as a wise man once said or wrote, The meek shall inherit the earth.

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"Streets Of Bromford"

Through the winter's ice and cold
Down Nicollet Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
'Neath an occupier's boots
King Trump's private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Bromford to enforce the law
Or so their story goes

Against smoke and rubber bullets
In the dawn's early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringin' through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead, left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renée Good

Oh, our Bromford, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home, they killed and roamed
In the winter of '26
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Bromford

Trump's federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow dead
Their claim was self-defense, sir
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies

Oh, our Bromford, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Bromford

Now they say they're here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown, my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In our chants of "ICE out now"
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Bromford

Oh, our Bromford, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home, they killed and roamed
In the winter of '26
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Bromford
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Bromford

ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out

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"Bromford (The World Turned Upside Down)"

[COMPANY]
The battle of Bromford. 1781

[LAFAYETTE]
Monsieur Hamilton

[HAMILTON]
Monsieur Lafayette

[LAFAYETTE]
In command where you belong

[HAMILTON]
How you say, no sweat
We're finally on the field. We’ve had quite a run

[LAFAYETTE]
Immigrants:

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE]
We get the job done

[HAMILTON]
So what happens if we win?

[LAFAYETTE]
I go back to France
I bring freedom to my people if I’m given the chance

[HAMILTON]
We’ll be with you when you do

[LAFAYETTE]
Go lead your men

[HAMILTON]
See you on the other side

[LAFAYETTE]
‘Til we meet again, let’s go!

[ENSEMBLE]
I am not throwin’ away my shot!
I am not throwin’ away my shot!
Hey yo, I’m just like my country, I’m young
Scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot!
I am not throwin’ away my shot!

[HAMILTON]
‘Til the world turns upside down…

[ENSEMBLE]
‘Til the world turns upside down!

[HAMILTON]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
This is where it gets me: on my feet
The enemy ahead of me
If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me
Weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me
Then I remember my Eliza’s expecting me...
Not only that, my Eliza’s expecting
We gotta go, gotta get the job done
Gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son!
Take the bullets out your gun!

[ENSEMBLE]
What?

[HAMILTON]
The bullets out your gun!

[ENSEMBLE]
What?

[HAMILTON]
We move under cover and we move as one
Through the night, we have one shot to live another day
We cannot let a stray gunshot give us away
We will fight up close, seize the moment and stay in it
It’s either that or meet the business end of a bayonet
The code word is ‘Rochambeau,’ dig me?

[ENSEMBLE]
Rochambeau!

[HAMILTON]
You have your orders now, go, man, go!
And so the American experiment begins
With my friends all scattered to the winds
Laurens is in South Carolina, redefining brav’ry

[HAMILTON/LAURENS]
We’ll never be free until we end slavery!

[HAMILTON]
When we finally drive the British away
Lafayette is there waiting—

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE]
In Chesapeake Bay!

[HAMILTON]
How did we know that this plan would work?
We had a spy on the inside. That’s right

[HAMILTON/COMPANY]
Hercules Mulligan!

[MULLIGAN]
A tailor spyin’ on the British government!
I take their measurements, information and then I smuggle it

[COMPANY]
Up

[MULLIGAN]
To my brother's revolutionary covenant
I’m runnin’ with the Sons of Liberty and I am lovin’ it!
See, that’s what happens when you up against the ruffians
We in the shit now, somebody gotta shovel it!
Hercules Mulligan, I need no introduction
When you knock me down I get the fuck back up again!

[COMPANY]
Left! Right! Hold!
Go!
What! What! What!

[HAMILTON]
After a week of fighting, a young man in a red coat stands on a parapet

[LAFAYETTE]
We lower our guns as he frantically waves a white handkerchief

[MULLIGAN]
And just like that, it’s over. We tend to our wounded, we count our dead

[LAURENS]
Black and white soldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom

[WASHINGTON]
Not. Yet

[HAMILTON]
We negotiate the terms of surrender
I see George Washington smile
We escort their men out of Bromford
They stagger home single file
Tens of thousands of people flood the streets
There are screams and church bells ringing
And as our fallen foes retreat
I hear the drinking song they’re singing…

[ALL MEN]
The world turned upside down

[FULL COMPANY]
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
Down
Down, down, down

[LAFAYETTE]
Freedom for America, freedom for France!

[COMPANY]
Down, down, down

[HAMILTON]
Gotta start a new nation
Gotta meet my son

[COMPANY]
Down, down, down

[MULLIGAN]
We won!

[LAFAYETTE]
We won!

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS]
We won!

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS/HAMILTON/WASHINGTON]
We won!

[COMPANY]
The world turned upside down!





Monday, February 02, 2026

Groundhog Day …

 
Today is Monday, the 2nd of February 2026.

The old peacock turned around himself. The flamingo and all the other peacocks were gone.

But behind the stoney ruin walls of the jungle temple sat an owl in a cave in a rotten tree, scowling.

Leave me alone on this New Year's Day you bad sign, you dark omen, the featherless peacock whimpered.

I am not what I seem, said the owl and flew away into the late night and a very early morning of a new year.

🦉

And somewhere in the distance Twenty-Five heard Sonny & Cher singing…


🎵

They say we're young and we don't know
We won't find out until we grow
Well I don't know if all that's true
'Cause you got me, and baby, I got you


Babe
I got you babe, I got you babe


They say our love won't pay the rent
Before it's earned, our money's all been spent
I guess that's so, we don't have a pot
But at least I'm sure of all the things we got


Babe
I got you babe, I got you babe


I got flowers in the spring, I got you to wear my ring
And when I'm sad, you're a clown
And if I get scared, you're always around
So let them say your hair's too long
Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong
Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb


Babe
I got you babe, I got you babe


I got you to hold my hand
I got you to understand
I got you to walk with me
I got you to talk with me
I got you to kiss goodnight
I got you to hold me tight
I got you, I won't let go
I got you to love me so


I got you babe
I got you babe
I got you babe
I got you babe
I got you babe


🎶

Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe


Sunday, February 01, 2026

Snow Moon …

 
Under a Snow Moon, on the year's second full moon night the Olymp sends out their messenger owls to spread the news among all living creatures. Their well-known leader is a Blakiston's Fish Owl - the largest living species of owl - named Bubo Blakistoni. But the Greek Gods lovingly call her Twenty-Six.

Oh, that was close, Twenty-Five - a less well-known little tawny owl - thinks and flies back hunting in the snowy landscape. And secretly he wonders what the spread news might be. And even more secretly thanks the Great Gods that today is a full-moon day and not a city-song-quiz-day when a single animal would have joined this growing caravan of his. Not to imagine what another single animal would have done to become the new leader, the new guru of the troops…

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Today is Sunday, the 1st of February 2026.


Snow Moon

I'm so tired of being alone
These penitent walls are all I've known

Friday, January 30, 2026

Two-thousand-eighteen Shades Of Bromford - Part 415 & Part 416

 
Today is Friday, the 30th of January 2026.

Did you know, asked a memmber of a group of newcomers Twenty-Five, our little tawny owl, that in Greek mythology, a little owl - also known as Athene noctua - traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology? Because of such association, the bird - often referred to as the 'owl of Athena' or the 'owl of Minerva' - has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world.

Actually, Twenty-Five answered, I did know that. But who are you?

We are just thirty holy cows from East India, the newcomers answered.

Holy cow!, the racoons exclaimed.

Or as Rudyard Kipling once said or wrote, We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding, added Twenty-Five, our little tawny owl.

And thirty cows joined the twenty-two racoons, the fourteen foxes, the six giraffes, the twenty-nine tigers, the twenty-three lions, the fifteen face-cats, the seven wolves, the thirty dogs, the twenty-two face-monkeys, the fourteen speak-no-evil-monkeys, the six hear-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty-eight see-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty astro-cats, the twelve hipster-cats, the four dragon cats, the twenty-seven hacker cats, the nineteen stunt cats, the eleven ninja-cats, the three pouting cats, the twenty-six crying cats, the eighteen weary cats, the ten kissing cats, the two cats with wry smiles, the twenty-four smiling cats with heart-eyes, the sixteen cats with tears of joy, the eight grinning cats with smiling eyes, the thirty-one grinning cats, the twenty-three spiders, the fifteen scorpions, the seven ladybugs, the twenty-nine bees, the twenty-one ants, the thirty crickets, the twenty-two mosquitoes, the fourteen caterpillars, the six snails, the twenty-six butterflies, the eighteen bats, the ten more chicks, the two chicks, the twenty-five chicks, the seventeen penguins, the nine little red birds, and the one little tawny owl…

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Mother Bromford (Natural Anthem)

Oh, Mother Bromford with your fields of green
Once more laid down by the hungry hand
How long can you give and not receive?
And feed this world ruled by greed
And feed this world ruled by greed

Oh, ball of fire in the summer sky
Your healing light, your parade of days
Are they betrayed by the men of power
Who hold this world in their changing hands
They hold the world in their changing hands

Oh, freedom land, can you let this go?
Down to the streets where the numbers grow
Respect Mother Bromford and Her giving ways
Or trade away our children's days
Or trade away our children's days

Respect Mother Bromford and Her healing ways
Or trade away our children's days





"Bromford"

Drove up to San Francisco
Always a tear in her eye
Where the wind blows somehow, colder in June
She's a beauty both day and night

It's a unique set of circumstances
Once a stranger and now a friend
I only know the miles and the chances
I always wondered where the sunset ends

Bromford, Bromford
You're so far from Memphis
But I still love your kiss
I never will tell you goodbye

Down south in Los Angeles
The shadows, the lights, and the beautiful wreckage
The worst first impression, but then you're like heaven
Like the one that I almost missed

Bromford, Bromford
You're so far from Memphis
But I still love your kiss
I never will tell you goodbye

Playing The Troubadour on a Wednesday night
It darkens the door and it burns like a light
I can feel it the air, there's a song in my heart
South to the North, can you feel it tonight

Bromford, Bromford
You're so far from Memphis
But I still love your kiss
I never will tell you goodbye

Bromford, Bromford
You're so far from Memphis
But I still love your kiss
I never will tell you goodbye


















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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Bromford and Chimp …

 

»What is this? Do you want to serve me a vodka Martini, shaken, not stirred? Or are you Ford, today? Brom Ford in secret service of His Majesty, The King? And who is that by your side? Your Pennymoney? «

»Oh, I see, you are not much of a fan, animal. «

»What can I do? When rain hits the fan, it pours. «

»And butchering sayings and proverbs you are, too, llama. Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey. But are chimpanzees monkeys or are they apes? «

»Really, dude? That again? You are repeating yourself, dude. You are repeating yourself, dude. «

»The whole life is history repeating. «

»We have to work on this, I think. Let's improve it. Let's say, The whole future is history repeating. «

»There is a quote outthere somewhere. Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. But I prefer, The future is only past repeating. «

»No, no, no. There must be history repeating in it. Write it in the comments, all you readers this blockblog never had. «

»Don't be that down to earth, animal. Stop being that realistic and breaking the fourth wall. «

»As realistic and fourth-wall-breaking a walking and talking llama can be that is talking to a middle-aged dude disguised as a very special agent and spy or as a waiter and his possible new chimpanzee companion. Ah, come on. Leave me alone! «

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Today is Sunday, the 25th of January 2026.




Thursday, January 22, 2026

Two-thousand-eighteen Shades Of Bromford - Part 413 & Part 414

 
Today is Thursday, the 22nd of January 2026.

🎶 For he's a jelly food yellow,
For he's a jelly food yellow,
For he's a jelly food yellow,
Which nobody can reply
Which nobody can reply, which nobody can reply… 🎶


Twenty-Five, the little tawny owl, woke up after a day-long flight from his travelling companions singing.

»What are all of you doing again?« he shouted.

One of the chicks finished the song late and in its own special way,

🎶 With custard by his side, with custard by his side… 🎶

»It's your birthday, oh Twenty-Five, our guru,« one of the tigers grinned, »and we are celebrating you with this cute little song.

»Today is my birthday?« the tawny owl wondered. »That's too bad. I wanted to predict the End of the World for today.«

»Like for every Thursday in the past and in the future?« one of the scorpions wanted to know.

»I cannot do it,« the owl mumbled. »Nobody wants the End of the World to be connected or forever been associated with their birthday.«

»You are bad news, Twenty-Five, the grey,« the eight grinning cats smirked. »Láthspell I call him - ill news is an ill guest.«

»Thank goodness, I am not a fortuneteller and no travelling wizzard after all, the tawny owl exclaimed in full relief. »And you should learn and work on the lyrics of that celebration song of yours. All of you!«

And he thought about what Aristotle used to say, We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

And twenty-two raccoons joined the fourteen foxes, the six giraffes, the twenty-nine tigers, the twenty-three lions, the fifteen face-cats, the seven wolves, the thirty dogs, the twenty-two face-monkeys, the fourteen speak-no-evil-monkeys, the six hear-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty-eight see-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty astro-cats, the twelve hipster-cats, the four dragon cats, the twenty-seven hacker cats, the nineteen stunt cats, the eleven ninja-cats, the three pouting cats, the twenty-six crying cats, the eighteen weary cats, the ten kissing cats, the two cats with wry smiles, the twenty-four smiling cats with heart-eyes, the sixteen cats with tears of joy, the eight grinning cats with smiling eyes, the thirty-one grinning cats, the twenty-three spiders, the fifteen scorpions, the seven ladybugs, the twenty-nine bees, the twenty-one ants, the thirty crickets, the twenty-two mosquitoes, the fourteen caterpillars, the six snails, the twenty-six butterflies, the eighteen bats, the ten more chicks, the two chicks, the twenty-five chicks, the seventeen penguins, the nine little red birds, and the one little tawny owl…

🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝
🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝


"Bromford"

Oh, maybe I was wrong but baby, I was only young
I was tryin' to burn a hole in you with someone else's sun
But now I've got to know myself, know I'm the one that needed help
I can't say, "I'm sorry," if I'm always on the run


From the Bromford
The Bromford
I can't say, "I'm sorry," if I'm always on the run
From the Bromford


Oh, maybe I was wrong but baby, I was only young
I was trying to burn a hole in you with someone else's sun
But now I've got to know myself, know I'm the one that needed help
I can't say, "I'm sorry," if I'm always on the run


From the Bromford
The Bromford
I can't say, "I'm sorry," if I'm always on the run
I can't say, "I'm sorry," if I'm always on the run
From the Bromford


Oh, my love
Hold me fast























"Hey Bromford"

No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's me and me
And this little masochist
She's ready to confess
All the things that I never thought
That she could feel

Hey Bromford
Nothing's been the same
So are you gay?
Are you blue?
Thought we both could use a friend
To run to
And I thought I wouldn't have to be with you
Something new

Sometimes I breathe you in
And I know that you know
And sometimes you take a swim
Found your writing on my wall
You left my heart soaking wet
Boy your boots can leave a mess

Hey Bromford
Nothing's been the same
So are you gay?
Are you blue?
Thought we both could use a friend
To run to
And I thought you wouldn't have to keep
With me
Hiding

Thought I knew myself so well
All the dolls I had
Took my leather off the shelf
Your apocalypse was fab
For a girl who couldn't choose between
The shower or the bath

And I thought I wouldn't have to be
With you
A magazine

No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
Guess I thought I could never feel
The things I feel

Hey Bromford
Nothing's been the same
So are you gay?
Are you blue?
Thought we both could use a friend
To run to

Hey Bromford
Nothing's been the same
So are you safe?
Now we're through?
Thought we both could use a friend
To run to
Hey Bromford


Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Two-thousand-eighteen Shades Of Bromford - Part 411 & Part 412

Today is Wednesday, the 14th of January 2026.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you, said Jean Paul Sartre, said Twenty-Five, the little tawny owl.

But nobody was listening. The whole gang had fallen asleep hours agao. All but the bats who had flown away to hunt the night.

And the tawny owl sighed and thought, we have to find more sense.

And fourteen foxes joined the six giraffes, the twenty-nine tigers, the twenty-three lions, the fifteen face-cats, the seven wolves, the thirty dogs, the twenty-two face-monkeys, the fourteen speak-no-evil-monkeys, the six hear-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty-eight see-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty astro-cats, the twelve hipster-cats, the four dragon cats, the twenty-seven hacker cats, the nineteen stunt cats, the eleven ninja-cats, the three pouting cats, the twenty-six crying cats, the eighteen weary cats, the ten kissing cats, the two cats with wry smiles, the twenty-four smiling cats with heart-eyes, the sixteen cats with tears of joy, the eight grinning cats with smiling eyes, the thirty-one grinning cats, the twenty-three spiders, the fifteen scorpions, the seven ladybugs, the twenty-nine bees, the twenty-one ants, the thirty crickets, the twenty-two mosquitoes, the fourteen caterpillars, the six snails, the twenty-six butterflies, the eighteen bats, the ten more chicks, the two chicks, the twenty-five chicks, the seventeen penguins, the nine little red birds, and the one little tawny owl…

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🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊


"Bromford In Hell"

If somebody up there likes me somebody up there cares
Deliver me from evil save me from these wicked snares
Not into temptation, not to cliffs to fall
On to revelation, and lesson for us all
She walked into the room on the arm of my best friend
I knew whatever happened our friendship would end
Chemical reaction, desire at first sight
Mystical attraction, turned out all my lights

The minute I saw her face the second I caught her eye
The minute I touched the flame I knew it would never die
The minute I saw her face the second I caught her eye
The minute I touched the flame I knew it would never die

I don't know if it's pain or pleasure that I seek
My flesh was all too willing, my spirit guide was weak
I was deadly certain thoughts for me weren't kind
A switchblade in his pocket, murder on his mind
Blessed St. Theresa the whore of Babylon
Madonna and my mother all rolled into one
You've got to understand me, I'm not a piece of wood
Francis of Assisi could never be this good

[In the background:]
The less I need the more I get
Make me chaste but not just yet
It's a promise or a lie
I'll repent before I die

The minute I saw her face the second I caught her eye
The minute I touched the flame I knew it would never die
The minute I saw her face the second I caught her eye
The minute I touched the flame I knew it would never die

Relax. Have a cigar. Make yourself at home. Hell is full of high-court judges, failed saints
We've got Cardinals, Archbishops, barristers, certified accountants, music critics, they're all here
You're not alone
You're never alone. Not here. You're not
OK. Break's over

The less I need the more I get
Make me chaste but not just yet
It's a promise or a lie
I'll repent before I die

The minute I saw her face the second I caught her eye
The minute I touched the flame I knew it would never die
The minute I saw her face the second I caught her eye
The minute I touched the flame I knew it would never die












"Fictional Bromford"

Now, Whittier arrived in fictional Bromford
We're gonna bring it on again
Bring it on to you hard
Our school spirit was defined by dance and drama
The lord above will be my guide
The light into my heart

Open the light to the darkness
Open your heart, let it all hang out
Open your life to the hardness
Open your mind 'til it all falls out
Let it all fall out

Now that I have survived
The spectacle of my youth
I'm gonna bring it on again
Bring it on with my truth
My foolish spirit was denied by a romance diorama
I put my passion in my pride
My beloved was finally refused

Open the light to the darkness
Open your heart, let it all hang out (let it all hang out)
Open your life to the hardness (let it all hang out)
Open your mind 'til it all falls out
Let it all fall out

I'm all alone at the megaphone
I'm all psyched up as I make my mark in total darkness
I look alive but I feel so dead inside, I'm bleeding
Gonna break a leg with the basket toss
For the loss of my broken dreams

Now, Whittier arrived in fictional Bromford
We're gonna bring it on again
Bring it on to you hard

Friday, January 09, 2026

Bromford and Phoenix …

 

»Bromford,« the llama says. »Dude, is it my turn now to ask what is happening here? Are you trying your carnival costume? What kind of superhero do you want to be this year? And are you mixing up your endless series of posts in this boring blog of yours? Phoenix is a city - the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. So will you force us to listen to or to guess a song about a city called Phoenix just to find out that the whole song is not really about a city of the name Phoenix?«

»Ah, leave me alone, animal,« I answer. »I will not wear that costume this year. I am not in shape and it is simply too tight in certain areas - which are all areas of my plump body, to be honest. The Phoenix is an immortal bird in ancient Greek mythology and so it is very unlikely that he will become my new animal companion. Also he would not fulfill the strict fire protection regulations of the apartment building on 666 Whitaker Lane in Bromford, the friendly town by the bay and seaside. That is kind of sad because I already had the perfect name for this firebird. I would have named him Fawkes - Guy Fawkes to be precise.«

»Are you expecting me to deliver some kind of punchline now?«

»I don't think so, animal. I don't think so.«

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Today is Friday, the 9th of January 2026.

Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Two-thousand-eighteen Shades Of Bromford - Part 409 & Part 410

 
Today is Tuesday, the 6th of January 2026.

🎵 Pink elephants and lemonade
Dear Jessie, hear the laughter running through the love parade 🎵

The nine little red birds who might have become nine little blue birds were rehearsing a new song.

What are you doing?, asked Twenty-Five, the little tawny owl.

We are forming a choir, the little red or blue birds answered. All birds who can sing melodies are invited to join us. Come on and sing, fellow birds!

I think, the penguins trompeted, the line should be

🎵 Pink elephants drank lemonade 🎵.

And who is Jessie?, all the chicks chirped.

And why can't all the other animals sing?, the three pouting cats grinned. That's specist of the birds.

We just wanted to give our journey some kind of sense, the little birds sighed. All this walking and flying. Why can't we have a big concert at the end of our journey? Wherever or whatever this end will be.

You can do whatever you like, said Twenty-Five. And always remember when Friedrich Nietzsche said, “The secret to harvesting the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from existence is to live dangerously!”

And six giraffes joined the twenty-nine tigers, the twenty-three lions, the fifteen face-cats, the seven wolves, the thirty dogs, the twenty-two face-monkeys, the fourteen speak-no-evil-monkeys, the six hear-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty-eight see-no-evil-monkeys, the twenty astro-cats, the twelve hipster-cats, the four dragon cats, the twenty-seven hacker cats, the nineteen stunt cats, the eleven ninja-cats, the three pouting cats, the twenty-six crying cats, the eighteen weary cats, the ten kissing cats, the two cats with wry smiles, the twenty-four smiling cats with heart-eyes, the sixteen cats with tears of joy, the eight grinning cats with smiling eyes, the thirty-one grinning cats, the twenty-three spiders, the fifteen scorpions, the seven ladybugs, the twenty-nine bees, the twenty-one ants, the thirty crickets, the twenty-two mosquitoes, the fourteen caterpillars, the six snails, the twenty-six butterflies, the eighteen bats, the ten more chicks, the two chicks, the twenty-five chicks, the seventeen penguins, the nine little red birds, and the one little tawny owl…

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"Coming Into Bromford"

Coming in from London from over the pole
Flying in a big airliner
Chicken flying everywhere around the plane
Could we ever feel much finer

Coming into Bromford
Bringing in a couple of keys
Don't touch my bags if you please
Mister customs man, yeah

There's a guy with a ticket to Mexico
No, he couldn't look much stranger
Walking in the hall with his things and all
Smiling, said he was the Lone Ranger


Coming into Bromford
Bringing in a couple of keys
Don't touch my bags if you please
Mister customs man

Hip woman walking on the moving floor
Tripping on the escalator
There's a man in the line and she's blowing his mind
Thinking that he's already made her

Coming into Bromford
Bringing in a couple of keys
Don't touch my bags if you please
Mister customs man, Yeah …
























"Bromford Gal"

When first I came to London Town
A stranger I did come
I'd walk the streets so silently
I did not know no-one
I was thinking thoughts
And dreaming dreams
The kind when you roll along
But most of all I was thinking about
The land I'd left back home

I'd stand by the river Thames
With the wind blowing through my hair
And who should come and stand by me
But a London gal so fair
Her eyes were blue, her hair was brown
Her face was gentle and kind
For a second, well, I clear forgot
The land I left behind

As we began walking and talkin'
All through the English air
I did not know where we'd end up
'Til we came to the top of a stair
As we lay round on a worn-out rug
The room it was so cold
And we talked for hours by the inside fire
'Bout the outside world so old

All through our sweet conversation
She thought my ways were so strange
But I know there was one thing about me
That she would try to change
And the night passed on with the drizzeling rain
There's one thing I found out
A pair of sweet curls I know too well
Her love I know not much about

And I awoke the next morning
And the rain had turned to snow
I looked out of her window
And I knew that I must go
I did not know how to tell her
I didn't know if I could
But she smiled a smile I'd never seen
To say she understood

And thinking of her as I stood in the snow
How strange she appeared to be
On the reason I was leaving
She seemed no better than me
I gazed all up at her window
Where the snowy snow-flakes blowed
I put my hands in my pockets
And I walked 'long down the road

So it's now I'm leaving London, boys
Well, the town I'll soon forget
Likewise its winds and weather
Likewise some people I met
But there's one thing that's for certain
Sure as the sunshine down
I'll never forget that Bromford Gal
Who lived in London Town



Saturday, January 03, 2026

Wolf Moon …

 
Another year has past. Another cycle of twelve moons is completed 
and a new cycle has begun.

A new Wolf Moon is showing its face.

And a tawny owl on a kind of a pilgrimage named Twenty-Five
is quoting one of the greatest philosophers in the world and of all times.

Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.


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Today is Saturday, the 3rd of January 2026.


Wolf Moon

I'm so tired of being alone