The best weather we had during our visit to Dorset came on the day of our visit to Lulworth Cove, a stunning horseshoe cove backed by white chalk cliffs. Sitting there on the beach, watching the waves lap on the shore and the pesky seagulls bobbing on the water, we experienced a moment of rare tranquility. (Well, rare for me and Louise.) Next time I'm faced with one of those relaxation exercises involving visualisation, this is the place I will picture.
Just a few minute's drive up the coast (or one heck of a hike if you've brought the right shoes) we found another famous Dorset landmark.
Durdle Door is a naturally formed limestone archway through which the sea crashes daily. I know bugger all about geology, but I do know that Durdle Door was the location for the video shoot of 'Shout' by Tears For Fears. I wore my bright red socks, rolled up above the top of my boots, in tribute to Roland and Curt.
You might also recognise it from the videos to Tears Of The Dragon by Bruce Dickinson and Savior's Day by Cliff Richard. Truly a location frequented by both God and The Antichrist. Louise and I fit in perfectly.
If Star Wars single-handedly killed decent cinema Then MTV single-handedly killed music And the devil has two hands, he uses one to shove all these bands onto the telly, and the other one to stab them in the back
And Coca-Cola owns Christmas these days, I’d start a riot but might miss Eastenders, and that would be too much of a price to pay And everything I love is mass-produced and meant to last a day; my favourite records started life an a glint in some sweat shop owner's eye
Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard. 'Cos hells broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards. And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold. But if you lose, the devil gets your soul.
I really wanted this to be Number One.
Fire on the mountain, run boys, run. The devil's in the house of the risin' sun. Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough. "Granny, does your dog bite?" "No, child, no."
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