A Pensioner Writes

Y0u may recall that not long ago I was involved in an exchange with those two grand gentlemen of letters, Wilf Turnbull and Derek Philpott, who write to various pop songsmiths to point out the anomalies in their lyrics. For example…

 

 

 

 

Dear Mr. Costello,

Re: Everyday I Write the Book

I am perplexed my bespectacled friend. Either one is to assume that you pen a tome every twenty-four hours, or you have been working on the same one for some decades now. The former suggests works of dubious quality and the latter a case of writer’s block. Please clarify.

Yours etc.,

 

They’ve now decided to publish all their letters and have set up a webpage to invite crowdfunding of their project. You can read about it and join in here.