dykevanian:Captain Sensible’s favourite things, which haven’t really changed in the last 30 years. H

dykevanian:Captain Sensible’s favourite things, which haven’t really changed in the last 30 years. He still loves rabbits, trains and soft pop music.Wow the text is tiny and blurry!“Captain Sensible’s bedroom represents a sort of psychedelic tip. Warmed by an antique paraffin heater, papered with fairy tale animals smiling down at a collection of toy bunnies perched above a synthesizer … this is the world of Captain Sensible. Debbi Voller went to learn about the paraphernalia he hoards in his croydon home where he still lives with his parents and pets.Favourite Food: “I’m vegetarian and people always go 'OOOH! But you have to eat all that bland food, it’s all lentils!’ Well I had lentils last night and they were absolutely immaculate, cos I’ve got some bloody good cookbooks and a pressure cooker that makes casseroles in ten minutes!”Favourite Drink: “I love beer. Young’s is the best beer in London. I tried to buy shares but they’re a limited company or something. I’ve just been out and brought home a load of the cheapest lager I could find, and it’ll do alright, won’t it? I mean, sod it!”Favourite Music: “Imagination, The Anti Nowhere League and The Stranglers - anyone who goes away from the general trend of things. Like one moment every record company has to sign a punk band, the next it’s a Duran Duran or a Boy George. I like groups who go away from that trend.“Imagination are probably more outrageous offstage than onstage: always singing and camping it up, and good bloody luck to them!“At the moment I’m listening to The Monkees. The Cowsils - very peace and love American group from the 60s - The Seeds and The Left Bank - pure pop with lots of cellos.“Here, have a listen (puts a record on). These are all really rare records, this one’s worth a fortune (takes it off and scratches it) but I don’t really take good care of them. “And of course I love Pink Floyd. Syd Barrett is the guvnor of all time.”Favourite Animals: “I like all animals. I’ve got a cat called Cat and a rabbit called Rabbit 2 - Rabbit 1′s buried at the bottom of our garden. I particularly like rabbits because they’re fairly easy to handle in a home situation. I like rhinoceroses as well, but it wouldn’t be conducive to good relations with the neighbours to keep one. The rabbit would take two days to dig under the fence, if he’s going to escape, but the rhino would just cave the fence open and steam right through it, wouldn’t he?“I like to keep a rabbit because they’re one of the most abused animals. Humans shove shampoos and cosmetics in their eyes because they can’t cry and that makes them ideal. Thousands die every day in laboratories - it’s obscene. So I try to give my rabbit a nice life. He’s out all day running round in the garden eating the lawn. It’s just my way of saying “I’m very sorry animals”. “I did a speech for the Anti Seal Cull Rally and I said, “The human race isn’t doing that well lately, but the seals have got it right.While we’re poised to blow our world to smithereens they’re lounging about on the beach, and the only time they ever move from sunning themselves is to get something to eat or have sex. The seals have got their priorities right and a dolphin should be running this world.”Favourite Fire: “Paraffin fires are great because they’re very cheap to run and very warm, and this one’s really ancient - you can’t buy them like this now. Rabbit 2 likes to stretch out in front of it. He’s got his priorities right!”Favourite Sport: “Cricket because it’s an absolutely lunatic game. You can be worrying about the state of the nation, which I do … this country is being guided in several wrong directions … and you get out in the Oval, sit in the sun, forget everything and read about bowling figures.“You can even have a couple of hours’ nap and it doesn’t mater, when you wake up nothing’s happened! You can go ‘ZZZZzzzzz … Oh! What happened? Oh! Where am I? Oh! Is the beer tent really still open? Oh alright I’ll have a pint … .“Favourite transport: “I love railways stations. I love rambling along disused ones and I know it’s illegal but I like walking along railway tunnels. It’s dangerous but they’ve got little alcoves at the side and the most exciting thing is when the train zooms through and you”Well dammit, does anyone have the rest of this article? -- source link

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