Get Back Jo Jo

This afternoon I took the train into Glasgow city centre, the crowds are no yet up to the Christmas levels where I feel claustrophobic and panicky.

At the lower end of Buchanan Street by Fraser’s there was a band playing a decent cover of The Beatles “Get Back” and there were two drum groups competing for peoples change further up the street.

In the middle of the pedestrian area there was a row of stalls, it started with some people selling a “guaranteed” smoking cessation method. Next up were the Communist not sure which particular branch, then Human Rights for Palestine and then the Socialist Workers, from past experience I remembered not to try and pay for a copy of the Socialist Worker newspaper with a gold Amex Card, they just don’t see the funny side of it. Next were the Anarchists, it is the first time I remember seeing an Anarchist stall and I was a regular attender at the Meadows Festival in Edinburgh in the 70′s & 80′s. Finally in the row was an advert for the Citizens Theatre Christmas show, Wizard of Oz, which made the whole row seem slightly surreal.

It is becoming more obvious that my inner eccentricities are starting to leak out into the real world. First, hats. In the summer I bought a Panama style hat for sitting out on holiday after this I bought a hat for winter running, known by some as my ~epic~ hat. Only last week I bought another, a beanie style thermal hat. However today I spotted a black Fedora style hat in Fraser’s and if there hadn’t been staff arranging the display I would have tried it on, the need to keep money for Christmas would have probably have prevented me from buying it but in the future who knows.

My next lurch into eccentricity is that I think I am looking for a bag, a manbag I need something to carry my notepads, pens etc. At the moment I use a series of tatty plastic carrier bags. I am beginning to think I may be beyond help.

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