Cigarettes, whisky and all that jazz

I met Alan Plater last night. Plater is one of our most successful film and TV screenwriters. His credits include Z Cars, Softly Softly, The Beiderbecke Tapes, A Very British Coup, Fortunes of War and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells.  We met at Boisdale in Belgravia where the Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band - who performed at The Free Society's launch party last year - were recording the last of 17 tracks for an exclusive Boisdale/Forest CD to be called Don't Do That!. Tracks include 'Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette',  'Cigarettes and Silhouettes', 'Cigarettes, Whisky and Wild Wild Women' and 'The Last Smoker'. 

First track on the album is a new song, 'I'm Going Outside', with lyrics by - Alan Plater. In Orkney recently, he and his wife Shirley Rubinstein - both heavy smokers - found themselves out in the cold every time they wanted to light up. "I'm 71, it's minus four degrees, and I'm going outside!" He laughs at the absurdity of it all but has strong words for the government's anti-smoking crusade which he describes as "hypocritical", "puritannical" and "sanctimonious". Don't Do That! featuring 'I'm Going Outside' will be released in May. Watch this space.

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[idlex]

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I hear the jackboot is coming down that road again,
I hear the jackboot is coming down that road again,
To take away my liberty, ‘cause they know what’s good for me,
And tread on the names of those that fought the jackboot.

http://www.eamonnmallon.co.uk/main.htm

[amandah]

This is a real nanny state. What ever happened to good proper venilation. Cars and trucks produce more much than a ciggie does. For heavans sake live and let live dear Government. !!

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