The Brilliant Corners - Big Hip (Single)

Happy Fathers Day!

A worthwhile day of celebration of fatherhood and male parenting and honourable commemoration of our forefathers or meaningless, religion tainted, commercialized, empty just-another-day?

Today was a good day anyway; I took my daughter to her riding lesson and swimming later. (She did all her homework yesterday so was reaping the benefits) I played her at draughts (W:1 L:1) and read her a story at bedtime.

I helped my wife with her work when she needed a bit of strength - carrying, lifting, putting together type stuff. I made her lunch and flask so she wouldn't go hungry/thirsty while working.

And I made tea for all three of us which was thoroughly enjoyed.

Later I spoke to my Dad on the 'phone to wish him a Happy Fathers Day seeing as I had forgotten his card. Sent him an e-mail voucher to make up for it - managed to use the word 'nonetheless' in my message. Strangely, what with it being a special day for us fathers and all, I didn't feel any closer to him, we didn't discuss any parenting tips and we didn't start reminiscing about our fatherly ancestors. He was still just my (religion-tainted) Dad.

Sounds like a typical father's day to me. It being 'Fathers Day' made absolutely no bloody difference whatsoever.


Here's an early release from perennial Highlander favourites, The Brilliant Corners. Far more swampadelic than their later stuff, this is still good shit.

The Brilliant Corners - Big Hip (Single) (SS20 Records SS22 1984)

1. Big Hip
2. Tangled Up In Blue

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