The Luckiest Guy Alive

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In 1966, Frane Selak was traveling in a bus that crashed and fell into a river. There were four casualties, but Selak cheated death again. I started out with a book by British poet John Cooper Clarke. I've seen Clarke several times as the Dictionary Corner guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and I always really enjoy him. It took me a while to get one of his books, though, since it seems that his focus is mostly in spoken word performance rather than published work. This turns out to make a lot of sense because his poetry absolutely BEGS to be read aloud. There is something about his word choices and the way he strings them together that I find extremely enticing. Born in Salford 70 years ago, he became interested in poetry at school but it was while working as a lab technician that he got his first break, moving from folk clubs to reading his own compositions in a club owned by the famously recalcitrant Bernard Manning. Sublime. What a new time in recent times to add to his classics. Speaking of which, this is how I felt in 2014 when re-reading John's 10 Years... Three years later, another of Selak's cars caught fire. He lived moments of horror, caught fire, and lost almost all his hair, but again he survived without major injuries.

Said James: “Growing up, I was a big fan of UCLA’s basketball teams, none more so than during the years that Bill Walton was such a dominant player. I continued to follow his career in the NBA and always felt that he’d had great misfortune to suffer countless injuries, and be vilified for it in the press and public. Walton was also criticized for his outspoken political beliefs and alternative lifestyle. So when ESPN approached me about telling his story, I saw it as a great opportunity to dig into his remarkable career and life. Walton is a true original, and proves the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald quote wrong – Bill Walton has had not just a second act in his American life, but maybe a third, and fourth as well.” Frano Selak or Frane Selak (14 June 1929 – 30 November 2016) was a Croatian man who was known for his unverified depictions about frequent brushes with death.If John Cooper Clarke didn’t exist it’s highly unlikely that anyone would have thought to invent him. What impresses me the most about his poetry, and by extension this book, is how artistic his artlessness is. Clarke writes with the same fervour as anyone who loves producing doggerel for the masses, but these works aren't just throwaway poems. He understands and applies the underpinning skills of a great poet. His sprung rhymes cascade down with unrelenting glee, and he can bring his unique poetic voice to themes big and small. "I've Fallen in Love with my Wife' is a most romantic paean to the ordinariness of marital life, whilst 'Bongo's Trousers' is a catchy piece of satirical poetry that definitely deflates the wankery of celebrities who try and lecture people about poverty and social justice. His 'Haiku No.1' should be taught to every student trying to wrap their head around the form and 'Pies' is (like so many of his other works) a masterpiece of technique with a big dash of humour. Though he’s long since got himself clean of harder narcotics he still likes a glass of wine. “I’ve got to go white in the daytime otherwise I’ll fall asleep,” he says. He chooses a Picpoul, in part, I think, because he enjoys what his Mancunian vowels can do with the word. “With whites my feeling is, always look to the cheaper end, there’s no real complexity. It’s just a refreshing drink.” MC: You spoke about pondering the nature of eternity when you are alone on your desert island. What conclusion would you reach?

Mr. Yamaguchi lived to a ripe old age of 93 and died on January 4th, 2010, at his home in Nagasaki. The first time he was on the verge of death was on a cold January day in 1962, when he was traveling by train to Dubrovnik. The train suddenly derailed in a frozen river, killing 17 passengers. He managed to escape with only a broken hand, a few scratches, and bruises. The odds of getting hit by lightning is 1 in 12,000. But for blind and deaf 62-year-old Edwin E. Robinson, those odds rose to 100 percent.When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, sends you a gift - that's something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies - that's something. When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter - that's something. When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed - that's the finest I know. JCC: Yes, I think I did. It’s the last birthday I’ll ever have. You know, I’m not having any more. It’s bad enough being 70. I said this when I was 64 – I’m not gonna tell anybody that I’m 64 because I couldn’t stand a year of people singing the only Beatles song I don’t like. I didn’t like it when I was 18 and I don’t see why I should like it now I’m 64. I think I’m just gonna stay 63. I don’t wear a watch and I never look at a calendar. In the autumn of my years, to be reminded of the passage of time is a terrible thing. Kuroski, John (4 June 2018). "The Seven Unbelievable Survival Stories Of Frane Selak". allthatsinteresting.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021 . Retrieved 30 April 2022. JCC: The worst poet that ever lived apparently? People used to throw dust at him in the street. He was so bad, was he? But I think he invented a new style – he was just ahead of the game. He was the rapper – you know part of the style of rap is to wear out every possible rhyme and I think he invented that.

However, it was the burgeoning punk movement of 1976 that pogoed Cooper Clarke into its centre and helped to define his voice. A year later, Frane Selak was flying from Zagreb to Rijeka, when suddenly a door came off and the teacher flew out of the plane. JCC: Expect more of the same and then some. A few gags, some new poems, but mainly the set list will be the stuff in my recent book. As a "30 for 30" installment, the docuseries is beholden to filling hour-long episodes, so this one gives you everything. James develops an emotional narrative that will be most moving for those who don’t know the full story—like the revelation of how Walton became a sportscaster after decades of hiding from public speaking. But it’s also for those who appreciate gameplay technique, told by its main players recalling some of the biggest days of their lives.After the working men’s clubs the crowds gobbing on him at punk gigs – he supported the Sex Pistols among others – were a doddle. Since then, and after he recovered from heroin addiction in the 1980s, his unmissable solo act has developed a far more conversational tone, full of mordant digression. It is the closest British live entertainment comes these days to the great music hall acts of the past. In 1995, Swedish woman Lena Pahlsson set aside her wedding ring to do some Christmas baking. But when she went to return it to its rightful place on her finger, she discovered it was gone. After years of searching, she and her husband came to the conclusion that the ring was lost forever. That is, until 2012, nearly 16 years later, when Lena found something waiting for her in her garden. In 1995 he was in Zagreb and one day he was hit by a bus, but miraculously survived and was left with only a few injuries.

I also enjoyed “I’ve Fallen in Love with My Wife,” written in 11 stanzas, most ending with the title. It begins,

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Supruga loto milijunaša: 'Svima je pomogao, a umro je razočaran!' ". Story.HR (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2021 . Retrieved 14 November 2021. JCC: Yeah! Be proud of him, he was just ahead of the curve. That poem about the Tay Bridge disaster – heartbreaking.