“I have a harmonium and it’s going to explode in two minutes”
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan
In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career:
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0381jzt
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Replying to
If a lion attacks
Stoop swiftly
Pick up two medium sized rock stones
And insert them deftly up his nostrils…
—Ivor Cutler, “Jungle Tip: Lion”
A poem / useful advice from LIFE IN A SCOTCH SITTING ROOM, vol. II (Methuen, 1984)
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