And so today, watching the team, Southwick Rangers, and supporting them and organising and helping and changing tactics, with the artist Paul Fullylove, Dan was back and on the bench (of course, he's been in Africa). And he saved two certain goals, one with his head at the back post the other with, hmm, now close your eyes because every footballer knows how this goes. It was a corner, the ball comes over, gets knocked back but the guys on the post daren't move - and he didn't - so when the ball was cracked back at pace to the near post, than man on the line gets his body in the way - that's his job. Hmm, well body is an exaggeration, I think the word is goolies. He was a man, he manned up, stood his ground, cleared it off the line, 'Well done Dan Melrose...' came a call from Gavin, the centre forward...' Dan cleared the ball, jogged on and we lived on; in the cup we we are in, a 0-0 draw is actually a result. But for me, today, this wee man (in the picture ands going to his first football match at Brighton and Hove Albion) is a big man. Taller than me by a good 5 inches and I love him to bits. Me, I haven't changed much from this picture, Dan has - handsome boy. And this track is Ry Cooder and 'Brother is Gone,' the mandolin at the start is an east meets west thing but its from the Election Special album which everyone should listen to... and if Dan ever reads this post he will recognise the sound because I play my mandolin a lot - oh, and I can play this.
