FINALLY the snow arrived in my neck of the woods! This is the first snow we have had this winter so as you can imagine we all got quite excited!

The photos were taken in my garden this morning. : )

I don’t normally write reviews but this book has had such an effect on me that I wanted to share my thoughts on it.

The first 100 pages are about Slash’s childhood, his upbringing and his family life which ultimately influenced his decision to become a musician but also contributed to his drug taking.

The next 200 pages or so are about Slash’s continuing battle with heroin addiction during Guns n’ Roses early days. There are some particularly harrowing moments including one incident where Slash was hallucinating and was running through a hotel complex naked as he thought demons were chasing him. After several failed attempts Slash finally beat his heroin addiction but unfortunately replaced it with alcohol.

It was lovely to read about how he and Perla met and their children.

Since reading this book I have found myself listening to all of the Guns n’ Roses albums again, watching their videos, looking at the CD covers and finding pictures of Slash as I now know what was going on in their lives at the time that they were recorded/taken.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book even though at times it was quite dark.

9/10

I was just talking to a friend whilst listening to Guns n’ Roses - Estranged and I went all goosebumpy when Slash did his solo as it is such an excellent song. My friend said that that is the sign of good music.

Does anyone have a song or group that they go goosebumpy to when they listen to it/them?

“The news that Prince Harry was serving with the British Army in Afghanistan leaked out much earlier than its intended publication date. The story was broken by an American website, The Drudge Report.” *

“Prince Harry returned to the UK on Saturday after a news leak cut short his front-line deployment. He was 10 weeks into a tour on the front line in Helmand Province.” *

“The leak led to fears he would be targeted by the Taleban and he was returned to the UK after 10 weeks.” *

“For once in his life Harry was able to get on with a job he obviously loves…away from prying eyes - Well the foreign press stuffed that one up.” *

“The head of the editorial team at The Drudge Report should be extradited to face questioning in a UK court. For once the UK media did the right thing and upheld the blackout request, so what was TDR’s excuse?
This is totally unacceptable behaviour by TDR, and they may well find themselves responsible for the deaths of British soldiers serving alongside the Prince. If so, I hope they face legal action brought by the families of the deceased.” *

* Quoted from the BBC Website
* Quoted from the BBC ‘Have your Say’ website

This story has made me really really mad. There was a media blackout so that Prince Harry could serve in the army without putting himself and the people he served with in unneccesary danger. It also gave Harry the opportunity to “be himself” without the media hounding him.
It isn’t just Prince Harry’s life that was put in danger but also the many many people he served with.
Then some idiot decides to break the news blackout and tell the world about it. What was the point? What has he gained? Certainly not popularity. I cannot write on here the full extent of how annoyed I am with this story.