No Joe Bloggs, Joe's Jolly Japes and Victorian Madness Lyrics - my literary contribution to the world.

No Joe Bloggs,  Joe's Jolly Japes and Victorian Madness Lyrics, my literary contribution to the world.


You've probably heard about this one before. Every so often I've been boring everybody silly about my books but if you like chuckling, giggling, chortling and entertaining reads and books that make smile and laugh then No Joe Bloggs and Joe's Jolly Japes are the ones for you. America, South America, Australia, Africa, South Africa and Europe. This is the book for you. There's Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Woody Allen, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, George Benson and some of the greatest showbiz voices ever heard.

When I set about the task of writing No Joe Bloggs I had no idea that this labour of love would come to fruition. But I started, continued and persevered knowing fully well that I was onto something here. How many of us are repeatedly told that we've all got a book in us and then found that no matter the encouragement from family and friends it just doesn't seem a good idea? Besides this would involve endless research, loads of characters, a good, absorbing plot, a meaty narrative and memorable dialogue. They say that we're all capable of writing a thriller, a murder, mystery novel or something slushy and romantic.

But that was never the case with me. Privately I wanted to avoid facts, dates, places, historic events, days, months, years or even time frames. Millions of books have been devoted to facts, figures, percentages, birthdays or any significant moments from history. I think it's safe to say that all of the above have been extensively covered from all angles and all perspectives.

No I wanted to write the kind of story that would come from a different direction, a personal journey, my life journey so far and an account of where I was brought up, my family, my friends, the sudden discovery that one day I would be diagnosed with autism, Aspergers Syndrome, a condition that brought to the surface a treasure trove of all my favourite childhood memories. There were vivid descriptions of London, Ilford, Essex where I grew up, hugely descriptive cameos and snapshots of my teenage years, my take on my life as the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, my grandparents, my mum and and a fond if fictitious account of what life might have been like for not only them but their families from the beginning of the 20th century.

In No Joe Bloggs I've been hugely descriptive about everything and all  of my chapters in the book are full of the love of the English language. There is a strong thread of nostalgia, of an affectionate homage to my late and wonderful dad, much reminiscence and reflection, a large helping of lyricism and a moving commentary on the things that mean so much, and continue, to mean to me. I talk about my favourite movies from my teenage years such as Grease and Saturday Night Fever, Radio Caroline, Radio 1 and Radio 2, pen portraits of English football clubs from the 1970s such as Ipswich Town, Wolves, Liverpool, Manchester United, Leeds United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs and more description.

I give what I think is an imaginative tale about my late dad and his travels with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin on their whirlwind tour of the Las Vegas gambling casinos. Now my dad was never a gambler but this is my homage to my wonderful dad. I think he'd have loved my imaginary story about his Las Vegas odyssey because my dad loved the bright lights of London, the multi coloured, dazzling lights of Las Vegas and playing American pool with his heroes.

I also talk about my pop music heroes, the ones who ticked all of my boxes and those who didn't quite achieve legendary status. There's the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, my all time fame favourite the incomparable Stevie Wonder, George Benson, the Electric Light Orchestra, references to the likes of Manfred Mann, famous TV programmes from both America and Britain during the 1960s and 70s, the characters and celebrities who introduced those classic series, the comedians, the showbiz fraternity, the presenters, the controversial figures from history.

So if you fancy a trip down memory lane, a light hearted story from my heart, a soppy, sentimental stroll back to the late 1960s and 70s then No Joe Bloggs is definitely the book for you. No Joe Bloggs by Joe Morris is still available at Amazon, Waterstones online market place and Books-A-Million online.

Now for my latest book Joe's Jolly Japes which is more or less a logical follow on from No Joe Bloggs but with noticeable differences. In Joe's Jolly Japes I give you my humorous slant on the English middle classes, the iconic summer events such as the Chelsea Flower Show, the Henley Regatta, Polo on the playing fields of England and English seaside resorts when winter sets in.

I give my slant on the England football team, its World Cup tragedies and triumphs, the victories and disasters, the managers and players, the entertainers and rebels. There are more sporting pen portraits from my gallery of sports personalities, more descriptions about the funnier side of life, an account of what happened when Billy Ocean and Chrissie Hynde did their utmost to fill in the boring moments at a Hyde Park concert and more singing and dancing descriptions about life and the world according to me. Joe's Jolly Japes is also available at Amazon, Waterstones online market place and Books-A-Million online.

Then again you could also dip into my first book. Now this was my first attempt at writing a book and I have to tell you from the start that it is a book that bears no relation to No Joe Bloggs or Joe's Jolly Japes. In fact when I think back to it now it almost gave me an appetite to write both No Joe Bloggs and Joe's Jolly Japes.

Victorian Madness Lyrics is quite the craziest, most absurd, most outrageously silly book in the world. I feel sure that you may never see a book or read a book so ridiculous and nonsensical. And yet it had me in tears of laughter while I was writing it and have no regrets about its content. It is a book that completely stretches belief with its posh metaphors for ordinary everyday English,, its amazing words and expressive verbs, adverbs and incredible fun with English grammar. But Victorian Madness Lyrics is my book and one I'm immensely proud of.

So here we go. Here's a tantalising glimpse into the world of Victorian Madness Lyrics. It's my grammtical tribute to Britain's finest ska band Madness with Suggs and company. House of Fun is the Establishment of Amusement and Our House is One's Abode. If you like grammar, funny variations on an English theme then Victorian Madness Lyrics will have you howling with laughter, a book that is still available at Feed A Read.com.

That's it my friends. Another promotional advert for my books. I think, that whatever your choice, you'll be amused and entertained by their originality and novelty value. There you have it. Wherever you are in the world No Joe Bloggs, Joe's Jolly Japes and Victorian Madness Lyrics may just be your kind of books. Thanks everybody.