Jane Foster Page 1 Jane is an intelligent and wonderfully funny writer who's contributions to thisisUll.com include interviews, reviews humour and many poems. Janes contributions are listed below.. Page 1, Page 2.

Poetry - Thoroughly Lagered-Up Charlie By Jane Foster and Michelle Dee

	I'm thoroughly lagered-up Charlie I'm having such a ball I've got 15 toilets But I piss against the wall I'm thoroughly lagered-up Charlie I eat out of a box Read more...

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Poetry - Snowball By Jane Foster

	One winter's night, we found a snowball Nestling in someone's front garden. A foot high it was. We decided To steal it, and began to push. It didn't occur to us that it would gather snow, And grow, and prove insurmountable. Read more...

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Poetry - A Popular Theme By Jane Foster

	For Michael Cassar 1979 - 2000 A popular theme - the good die young, With lips unparted, praise unsung, The ode, the book, the song, the rhyme, The tale of the young man cut down in his prime, The turn of the screw, the whizz of the wheel, The young man dead on a fiver deal. Read more...

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Articles - Ladies and Gentlemen, the Freakshow is Over...For Now By Jane Foster

So, we finally have the official verdict on Michael Jackson - ill, but innocent; nuts, but not guilty; freaky, but to him and his equally barmy fans, free. Frankly I could never see what all the fuss was about. Surely anyone who has had to endure his tedious dance routine (consisting of squeals of Ow! Ee-hee! whilst grabbing his genitals) should be glad that at last he's moved on to fondling someone else's? Read more...

Going Down - Hull Mela Festival Sunday 31st July 2005 by Jane Foster
	This year saw Hull's first ever Mela festival held at Pearson Park. A Mela is a traditional festival which originates from India. A welcome event (especially as there was no Grassroots festival this year), it brought together and celebrated the diverse communities of Hull. It was a successful day, well attended and enjoyed by both the public and the performers. Read more...

Going Down - Ella Street Festival Saturday 9th July 2005 by Jane Foster
	As a resident of Ella Street I was pleased as punch to hear that this year we would be holding our very own festival, open to everyone. A group of residents had got together and organised this - well done to them all. About a week ago the banner and bright bunting went up, and the street held its breath waiting for this very special event... Read more...

People - Introducing The Kipper Kids by Jane Foster
	The Kipper Kids are a performance art duo consisting of Brian Routh and Martin V. Haselberg. Brian now lives in Hull and Martin is married to Bette Midler. The two met while at England's experimental, avant-garde East 15th School. Taking their name from a fellow student nicknamed Kipper Face, the duo started performing their 'scatological slapstick' Read more...

People - Short Back and Sides - The Life and Times of Walter Oglesby, Gentlemen's Hairdresser By Jane Foster
	Walter Oglesby is a local character with a rich stock of experiences and memories. Now 82, Walter only retired from his trade as a barber six years ago. During his time he worked for 40 years on Hull's docks, being not only a hairdresser to the local docker population, but a friend and confidante too. When the docker's trade started to wane, he began collecting their tools of the trade and exhibiting them Read more...

People - An Interview with Jim Eldon - Local Enigma By Jane Foster
	Jim Eldon is a musician living in East Hull who, I'm told, doesn't normally do interviews .... so a rare request it was that was received by thisisUll.com, from Andy his agent, for someone to do the deed. This email was passed on to me, as Jim is a singer Read more...

Interviews - What is Lakh Kushia?
	By Jane Lakh Kushia is an exciting new shop selling all things Eastern.. Situated on Newland Avenue on the corner of Marshall Street where the carpet shop used to be ... it really is ' the unique Eastern -Western experience'. Lakh Kushia means 'million happinesses' in Punjabi. Read more...

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Reviews, Films - Ae Fond Kiss by Ken Loach Reviewed By Jane Foster
	I've been a Ken Loach fan ever since I saw Kes. I tend to think of that film now as the million-times-better precursor to Billy Elliott ( I couldn't be doing with that schmaltzy effort). Loach is the king of social realism that hits you where it hurts, and yet leaves you with a lingering sense of having Read more...

Poetry - Goodbye to the Loaded Generation By Jane Foster

	It was all fun and FHM, All alcopops and Spice, The era when your gran Thought Robbie Williams was nice. We raised the union flag again Read more...

Poetry - The Joy of Filth and Squalor By Space Tart

	They say that cleaning's the new rock 'n' roll, You can scrub your way into a man's soul. How clean is your house? How neat is your garden? Do dusters and Marigolds give you a hard on? But rock 'n' roll's filthy, not shiny and neat Read more...

People - An Interview With Local Writer Ian Newton By Jane Foster
	Ian Newton, aka Ahmed Debani, is a local writer known for his exposure of John Prescott in his book Dustbingate, which caused a scandal a few years back. Ian is also the author of two other books with a local theme - Pizza Wars, about corruption in the takeaway industry, and The Night Shift, a comedy written in the form of a sitcom about the antics of a group of local Read more...

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Poetry - My Love-Hate Relationship with the White Working Class By Jane Foster

	I get chatting to an old bloke on the street, Real friendly, salt of the earth, definitely. And he puts his hand on my cheek And although it's not PC I giggle a bit, 'cos I know instinctively Read more...

Food and Drink - Food Glorious Food By Michelle Dee and Jane Foster
	This Saturday I will be mostly eating orange and whisky marmalade, spicy potato wedges and ginger sponge pudding, washed down with Elderberry wine. The 12TH of February saw the arrival of over fifty purveyors of fine food and drinks to the Vulcan Arena in Hull. Many of the long Read more...

Poetry - Bollywood in Half a Minute By Jane Foster

	Two people meet and fall in love But they can't be together, Because of religion, or caste or something So they go behind a tree Sing a song about it Dance in a cornfield for a bit Read more...

Poetry - Bridge It, Jones By Jane Foster

	The archetypal Bridget Jones Wants less flesh around her bones To look like all the movie clones, That's our Bridget Jones. And every bar where'er you roam Has turned into a Bridget zone Read more...

Opinions - thisisUll.com Needs More Female Writers! By Jane Foster
	This is something that I couldn't fail to notice, being a regular contributor, and featured writer who also happens to be a woman. Yes, whilst exploring this beloved and ever more exciting website recently, it couldn't escape my attention that there are no less that twenty featured writers Read more...

Poetry - Elizabeth Bennett at the Curry House By Jane Foster

	All day before she prepared the white dress, Not knowing how it would end up a mess.. She fastened her bonnet and powdered her face And set off for the joy that was Ray's Place. She took to her seat, tried hard to be modest Read more...

Columns - Something Hot in a Cold Country - Part 2 By Jane Foster
	In my role at thisisUll.com I seem to have taken it upon myself to be the reporter, nay, the spread-the-worder - of all things multicultural in the tiny crack of the universe that is 'ull. In using the word crack please Read more...

Poetry - Rag and Bone Men By Jane Foster

	Whilst languishing in bed this morning I heard the sound of men in the distance.. The ones from days long past, with carts and horses, Rusting spare parts, weathered necks, And that old familiar drone: Any Rag? Bone? Read more...

Articles - "More Memories of Dylan" By Jane

I remember clearly the first time I ever listened to the great Bob, however I cannot recall when exactly I decided that I liked him.. Having just left home on impulse at the tender age of 18, straight from a council estate to the Avenues in a vain attempt to 'better' myself, I ended up in a somewhat squalid (ie typical) bedsit on Park Grove. Owned by a somewhat dodgy (ie typical) landlord called Mr Leak ( cos all his roofs did just that). Read more...

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Opinions - The End of Solidarity? By Jane Foster
	Recent experiences have spurred me on to write this little piece. In the space of a year or so I've gone from being a community-loving socialist to something resembling an individualist...well in some ways anyhow. I'll start from the beginning. Having been brought up on an estate with definite community Read more...

Music Reviews - Wednesday 18th April 07 - The American Four Tops Motown Show At The Crown, Holderness Road, Hull By Jane Foster Photographs By Mo
	Get Ready , cos here they come...The American Four Tops Motown Show at The Crown pub, Holderness Road. A perfect night for my first visit to The Crown (Witham being as far as I'd previously ventured East for a night out). I soon found that it exceeded my expectations. The Crown is a large capacity venue built in the 1920s, Read more...

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Music Reviews - HarriWatts Band Comin' Out Party At The Lamp Wednesday 4th August By Jane Foster
	This is the first time I've really seen the Harri Watts band properly. I did in theory see them at the Lamp once before, at the Cracktown Christmas Carol last year. But that was after several flagons of fine ale and much good cheer, with a bit of rubber chicken abuse thrown in. A perfect night in my book, Read more...

Music Reviews - Sons of the Desert at the Nagshead Friday 30th July By Jane Foster
	Sons of the Desert are a 9-piece soul covers band who have been dishing out their fine meaty goods to the people of 'ull for roundabout a decade..give or take a few changes in their line-up over the years. Last time I saw them was last Christmas at the selfsame pub, and I thought they were rather grand then, so I Read more...

Music News - Music Exchange By Jane Foster
	Music Exchange if you're unlucky enough not to know already, is a monthly acoustic music night held at the Tamworth Suite, Dorchester Hotel, Beverley Road. Launched and also hosted by the talented and affable HarriWatts Band, it features a wide range of acts from the acoustic genre. Too often I find this type of live music gets pushed aside Read more...

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News, Media - Friday 27th April 07 - Protesters Rally To Save Hull Screen By Jane Foster
	Around 50 - 60 protesters turned up at Hull Screen last Friday to protest against the proposals to reduce the screenings to a 3 day week. Many suspect these proposals are the start of plans to close down Hull Screen altogether. Already it has been moved to the University of Lincoln's George Street campus which is far from ideal, and which I understand has not Read more...

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Going Down - Grounation Hull Jazz Festival 31st July By Jane Foster
	Grounation were the first and the final act to go on today, and they didn't disappoint. They're a jazz-funk-hip-hop outfit consisting of mainly Hull born musicians. Apparently they got together specifically for this year's Jazz festival, but they intend to carry on as a band, they told me. They've got a good combination Read more...

Columns - Something Hot in a Cold Country - Part 1 By Jane Foster
	Well several hot spicy items have caught my attention these last few weeks. First of all I hear that the great Imran Khan has divorced his wife Jemima. Well let's face it, a name like Jemima is unforgivable at the best of times...to me it will always be associated with a rather passive, second rate Read more...

Reviews, Theatre - The Blockheads New Writing Festival Hull Truck Thursday June 24th Review by Jane Foster.
	Special Guest Reviewers Bernard Manning - Hilarious original Northern comedian Tony Blair - The Prime Minister, not Lionel's brother you prancing thespians you Thora Hird - Thoroughly nice old lady who's drop scones are the envy of, well.. other old ladies An idealistic young teacher ( Kelly Hardy ) tries to Read more...

Going Down - Review - Bhangra Bollywood night at Stratten Hall 17th April 04 By Jane Foster
	This night was organised by Mrs Kamlesh Singh, from the Lakh Kushia shop on Newland Avenue. Lakh Kushia specialises in all things Eastern, and was set up to attract people from all sections of the local community. This was the second of these nights to take place - the first one being a Read more...

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Reviews, Theatre - The Blockheads New Writing Festival Hull Truck June 23rd Review by Jane Foster.
	Special Guest Reviewers Michael Jackson - D-List celebrity with a confusing skin disorder. Snoop Doggy Dogg - A gentleman entertainer who likes the ladies. Barry White - A gentleman entertainer who lurves the ladies. An art student recruits a fellow scholar to find out all about her life..and then paint her in her absence Read more...