Curious Creatures

Wayne Hussey Pt. 1: Mr Pussy and the Murdered Melon mystery?

37 min • 13 juli 2023

Budgie plays his Big Bass Harp

The Cult and Subbuteo keep everyone Sharp

Introducing a Liverpool theme

You’ll Never Walk Alone, now choose your team!

 

Lol delivered Newspapers for 25 Bob

Delivering milk was Wayne’s other Job

The Beeb Top 40 on Sundays recorded

5 Pounds a week a new album afforded 


David K Jones had a Brian Connolly haircut

Young Budgie’s Skinhead made the Headmaster Tut!

Banshees and Cure played soccer together 

The Cure played the crew but it made Heavy weather!

Wayne played for Charity and Drew with the Frankies 

Nasher the Smasher drew Coronation Street hankies!


Wayne and Budgie played in a band 

It lasted two days and then they were canned

Wayne with Pete Burns in Dead or Alive

Built like a builder - Pete tolerated no Jive


‘Gimme Dat Harp Boy’


Budgie blows the Whistle Test intro

Wayne and Lol speechless, ‘He plays like a Pro!’

Lol first met Wayne in the 80’s euphoria 

saw the Mission play a blinder at London’s Astoria 

And on into the sunrise of a new friendship’s Gloria!


Whispering Bob Harris and Annie Nightingale hosting 

Morning already? Imaginary boys toasting 

Sugarcubes’ Einar and Bob had a Ruckus?

The Zillow in Germany was it playful then serious?

Wayne once lived in the Columbia Hotel

Budgie stayed at One Queensway for a similar spell


Wayne’s Solo book tour - music and reading 

Lol toured Chuck Berry style with local Cure-heads leading

Chile, and Peru where the Cure’s pick-up glistens 

Pornography is one of Wayne’s favourite listens


Albie Singer was Wayne’s hotel pseudonym 

Budgie was Chad Valley and Lol, Mr Lazlo 

When Wayne asked reception, Hey what room am I in?

The room for Mr Pussy must be Wayne’s alter-Ego

Turned out Mr Pussy was the room Johnny Lydon was in!


‘Delusions of Grandeur’

 

Lol spends 4 months at the Beverly Hills 4 Seasons 

Wayne drives around strange places on tour in New Zealand 

Onwards to Moscow or was it Rio or Bangkok? 

Lol used a matchbox to find his hotel 

Budgie did too but which matchbox is it?

It’s Spinal Tap again! 


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Respect: Captain Beefheart - (Don Van Vliet: January 15, 1941 - December 17, 2010)

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