robbie canale - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a writer, a fighter, a prancer, and chancer, I've been here, been there, tried not to care, and cared too much. I've worked, I've played, ran through the rain, soaked up suns rays, I've traveled the globe, and settled down, smiled my smile, drowned in my frown, I've loved, and lost, cheated myself, always lost. I've smiled, and cried, stood up for my rights, taught never to hide. Music for souls, football for goals, reading & writing, keep emotions controlled. Smoked a fag, drunk too many pints, intoxiacted with friends, on weekend nights. I'm happy, I'm sad, sometimes good, others bad. A sister, and friendships, one night stands, and relationships. Experienced highs, got over the lows, this thing we call life, it's on with the show...

My Interests

the usual stuff: football, music, literature, film, fashion

I'd like to meet:

love & happiness

Music:

kings of leon, two gallants, ryan adams, bloc party, kate rusby, nick drake, primal scream, the hours, beck, cat power, the bees, devandra banhart, prince, elliott smith, doves, kings of convenience, dan sartain, razorlight, air, royksopp, cajun dance party, vetiver (thanks jon!), fionn regan, the fratellis, powderfinger, xavier rudd, bernard fanning, james taylor, willy mason, bat for lashes, the clash, johnny cash, get cape wear cape fly, kenny rogers, the organ, cat stevens, the concretes, the caesers, jamie t, sufjan stevens, josh rouse, joanna newsom, graham coxon, jurassic 5, aim, lemonjelly, joni mitchell, shout out louds the list could go on and on and on and on and...

Movies:

amelie, goodbye lenin!, old school, live and become, three kings, crash, x-men, the big lebowski, napoleon dynamite, master & commander, sideways, spellbound, black hawk down, stand by me, dumb & dumber, million dollar baby, mystic river, 21 grams, the chorus, the woodsman, dead poets society, kenny, the king...

Television:

not a big fan of the small screen - apart from shameless, the simpsons, the mighty boosh and of course, match of the day!

Books:

bonjour tristesse (franciose sagan), catcher in the rye (jd salinger), the old man and the sea (hemingway), the outsider (albert camus), down and out in paris and london (orwell), on the road (jack kerouac), the rum diary (hunter s. thompson), life of pi (yann martel), twelve (nick mcdonnell), the wasp factory (iain banks), the dice man(luke rhinehart), travels with my aunt (graham greene, the kite runner (khaled hosseini)

Heroes:

mum, dad, sister; chris waddle; axel rose, paul hunter, lifeboat crews, jean-dominque bauby

My Blog

pining for home

You can carry me up to LondonPlace me in front of the sprawling massesGive me Soho, Camden, PortobelloStill I’ll return to escape from the madness You can find me by the Eiffel TowerFill me wit...
Posted by robbie canale on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:27:00 PST

to you, mother

to you, motheri owe it all, i owe everythingyou brought me into this worldyour one and only sonthe first born of an adoring two to you, mothermy guiding light of lifemy beauty, my joya ceaseless pilla...
Posted by robbie canale on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:26:00 PST

television remote

Television remote, oh where do you hide? The last time I looked You were sat by my side Neat and safe, on the sofa you sat Now you've disappeared How odd is that! For I have not touched you Left you a...
Posted by robbie canale on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:07:00 PST

morning call

waking upon a new days dawnyour bright blue eyes flickerwith early morning lifeshimmering as shards of first lightwhisper through the blinds.your delicate skin pressed against minemy tender arms cradl...
Posted by robbie canale on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:49:00 PST

oh heath

oh Heath why did you leave us?do you think we shall ever know?why it was you departed so soonno longer a main part in the show when i see you were born, 1979the same year my dear mother bore mes...
Posted by robbie canale on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:24:00 PST

pillow

Sat there smooth and silky Lying lonely at the head of the bed No tired head placed upon its frame Nor tired eyes resting aches and pains In the deepest throes of night The lonely, solitary pillow Wi...
Posted by robbie canale on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:50:00 PST

canterbury tales

did i hear you right with your canterbury talessharia law you sawforgive me my english ignorancebut is this no longer our england?your england?my england?i am englishi am proudnot a facist nor a racis...
Posted by robbie canale on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:08:00 PST

jobless...again!

So here I stand once again Looking solemn, down at my feet Wondering where to go from here Trying to make ends meet Is there light to be seen in the future Lost in the tunnel of gloom Light plea...
Posted by robbie canale on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:58:00 PST

pain & glory

Come suffer my pain share in my glory we shall wander together to make our own story Bask in the highs as the days they unfold suffer the lows learn to let go Stroll hand in hand along beaches and se...
Posted by robbie canale on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:41:00 PST

simmering kiss

One simmering, lingering, delightful kiss Upon cold winters frost bitten pavement Soft lips meeting in anxious unity Arms entwined in nervous excitement Icy winds unable to remove said tender kiss Ti...
Posted by robbie canale on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:34:00 PST