I don’t want a Hermes tie or a Paul Smith suit
I just want a decent pair of Wellington boots
So that through the deepest mud I can easily trudge
Ones that sit secure on my feet, so they never budge
If your boot comes off in a boggy patch of ground
And with sock exposed you’re hopelessly hopping around
Until you tumble helplessly into the miry clay
By ill-fitting wellies you’ve been terribly betrayed
In my deepest depression I can be consoled
Remembering my memory foam insoles
I have gumboot protection, comfortable and neat
They never slip or slide from off my athlete’s feet
But to make them perfect and provide warmth and control
I’ve inserted viscolastic foam insoles
I have slip-on Skechers trainers
For summer nights indoors
But when the clocks go back
I need to lay some rubber on the floor
For dancing on the carpet tiles to some rock’n’roll
Moving just like Jagger in my soul-healing insoles
That cosy tender feeling
That sense of coming home
In the warm embrace of memory foam
In my deepest depression I can be consoled
Remembering my memory foam insoles
Niche guitar chat…
In case anyone’s interested, I was playing my second-last guitar in, a Silvertone 604E/AVS, part of a range designed in the USA, made in Indonesia and patterned on the old Chicago-made Harmony/Stella/Regal/Airline acoustics which at one time I collected assiduously. I still have a mutant hybrid of a Harmony Sovereign neck attached to a Regal body. I have another Indonesian Silvertone (a 600) currently in Glasgow.
The 604E is a parlour-sized guitar with the looks of the Gretsch Jim Dandy, but with a 14-fret neck. It has a Fishman Clearwave 60 pickup/preamp and I got this one in somewhat battered used condition from a charity shop. Though it’s been set up carefully with great intonation and action.
These modern Silvertones are rare in Europe and were, when available new, very cheap, despite being incredibly well made, with solid Engelmann spruce tops, and both playing and sounding superb.
I’m currently trying to find a Silvertone 630, the Sovereign, but no luck. And they’re no longer inexpensive either new in the States or second-hand here.
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