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The song I have sent you this week \u201cThere\u2019s No Santa Claus\u201d\u2026is from the musical I wrote for Radio City in the 80\u2019s. I revolves around a little kid who doesn\u2019t believe in Father Christmas\u2026.he wakes up on Christmas Day and hasn\u2019t got any presents\u2026thus proving his point\u2026he then sings this song which asks some good questions\u2026he eventually finds out how wrong he is\u2026but you\u2019ll have to wait til next week for the next instalment. This was the demo the kid worked from\u2026.the backing is in his key\u2026.that\u2019s my excuse.\n\n I watched One Direction on Jonathan Ross\u2026.I know I am from a different generation but I\u2019m blowed if I can see what they have\u2026.they have sold millions of records so I am obviously wrong\u2026they are so BORING \u2026.For me \u201cbands\u201d have to PLAY\u2026.for example McFly or The Sterophonics etc\u2026.that\u2019s talent\u2026just don\u2019t get these boy/girl bands who are totally dependant on musicians.........and I don\u2019t know whose idea it was to have Piers Morgan on ITV Breakfast television\u2026.it\u2019s like a punishment\u2026.he is unbearable\u2026.I\u2019ve never heard such a false laugh\u2026.sorry\u2026guffaw.\n\n The problem I have with modern music is the production is \u201ccompressed\u201d\u2026and the use of vocoders makes it all sound the same\u2026.come back good old reel to reel all is forgiven\u2026..the days when you had to play all the way through and sing in tune without assistance.\n\n There was a recent discussion on TV regarding the cost of court proceedings\u2026and how those who WIN their case are hit with huge solicitors bills. They had the MP who was recently accused of sexual assault\u2026.got cleared in court and ended up with a \xa3130.000 bill from his barristers........This is the problem with this country\u2026.it\u2019s the greed which goes un-noticed\u2026especially in the legal profession\u2026.how can this sort of fee be justified\u2026the bloke was INNOCENT!!! Now he\u2019s virtually bankrupt...........\nIt\u2019s like these hotels who charge 14000 pounds a NIGHT to rich idiots who don\u2019t know what to do with their money\u2026.pure scavengers\u2026it\u2019s a disgrace\u2026.and the rest of us are asked to send \xa33 to help an underprivileged kiddie.\n\n This week I went to see my old pal Monty Lister who is now in a care home\u2026.on the way I collected another good friend of mine called Cliff Crozier\u2026.who was a headmaster in various schools in my area. He was telling me about his intended trip to Canada and about his recent non-stop activities\u2026including a presentation to him of a telegram from the Queen\u2026.yes Cliff is 100 years old !!...an absolute one-off\u2026he was telling me about the protocol which has to be observed during the presentation\u2026.where \u201cno speeches\u201d should take place etc\u2026however the mayor of Wirral decided he would make the presentation and jumped up and gave a speech\u2026..no comment\u2026..I took a photo of Cliff and put it on my website\u2026check it out \u2026. www.donwoods.co.uk.....He says age is just a number which you simply ignore.\n\n Monty Lister worked on Radio Merseyside,as you know,and was the first person to interview The Beatles\u2026.he became a friend of mine when I used to produce jingles for the station back in the day\u2026he asked me if I would help him out with his Sunday morning programme\u2026.as I was out gigging on the two or three nights before I didn\u2019t really fancy it\u2026but he said it would only be for a few weeks\u2026.5 years later I was still there!!\n\nBut in that time I accompanied him and did the sound on his many travelogues he did for his programme\u2026they included day trips to the likes of Rome,Marakech,Norway,Venice etc etc\u2026.and as Cliff was always there as well we have plenty to talk about on our visits to him.