Subject: UPCOMING GIGS: Lemmy Hospitalised / Rads Get-together Plan 2 / Weezer & Shamo Gigs …

HOTPRESS EMAIL JULY 2005 from Frank Cronin Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister has been hospitalised in Germany suffering from dehydration and exhaustion. The British rocker known to produce no less than 126 decibels during live shows, has been ordered by doctors to take it easy, forcing Motorhead to cancel a handful of European gigs. “When you’re dealing…

The Engineering of Consent

8< It is clear that a leader in a democracy need not always possess the personal qualities of a Daniel Webster or a Henry Clay. He need not be visible or even audible to his audiences. He may lead indirectly, simply by effectively using today’s means of making contact with the eyes and ears of…

Hospital Radio

This award-winning 1994 six-part series features a young-looking David Tennant as Campbell, a manic-depressive patient in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital, who becomes the hospital radio DJ. It’s lovely, inspired stuff, and really worth a watch. [buzzfeed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYvx9OtXBaE