"What are you listening to?" I handed over the headphones. Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here.
"Wow! Is this some sort of Drum n' Base?"
God help me...
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Ben
Lecturing
About Me
- prisonerben
- United Kingdom
- Previously known as "one of Britain's best known prisoners...he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility of the system" The Times, Ben was finally released from prison after 32 years in August 2012. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when he was 14 years old, he renounced violence and fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings. As a result of speaking truth to power, he served far longer than the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to argue that he had "been punished excessively for a crime committed as a child". One of the more intellectual of prisoner-campaigners, Ben chose to educate himself from schoolboy level to having both undergraduate and post graduate degrees. He is currently one of very few prisoners in Britain ever to attempt a Doctorate. Ben's speciality is non-violent action and the Human Needs Theory. Now on Life Licence, He is forging a career as a CJ policy consultant, writer and - as ever - campaigner.
Brilliant post, made me smile.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you Ben.....when you just give up the will to live.....
ReplyDeletedrum n bass chap;-)
ReplyDeletejohnnyh
and I do occasionally hang with the youngsters.
He sounds like a complete idiot. Many if not most young people know a bit about old peoples music, can't believe this guy didn't recognise Pink Floyd as such. Most young people would have. It was probably some weird way of him trying to impress or suck up to you Ben.
ReplyDeleteOLD PEOPLES MUSIC?
ReplyDeleteHow dare you!
Lol ben! Chin up old man! X
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