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Catalogue
Last Gasp Cafe 28
Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave.Red Bus and Long Black Jar. Chords on Red Bus have a structure! Recorded on the Wetlands.

Last Gasp Cafe 27
Two songs performed and composed by Peter Cleave.You're Free, Red Bus. Recorded

on the Wetlands.
Last Gasp Cafe 26
Two songs composed by Peter Cleave. We got lucky, Idol. Recorded on the Wetlands.

Last Gasp Cafe 25
Two songs composed by Peter Cleave. Red Bus, Lady so Far. Recorded on the Wetlands.

Last Gasp Cafe 24
Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave. Idol and You're Free. Recorded at the Stomach, Palmerston North

Last Gasp Cafe 23
Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave. Long Black Jar, You're Free. Recorded at the Stomach, Palmerston North




Composed by Peter Cleave. Bass by Leo Cleave. Guitar and vocal by Peter Cleave. For Paula Miranda for her role as Mia Hill in Perfect Stranger

Sweet Killer Love

Sweet Killer Love

Come from the stars above

You smile

The devil is in your detail

The devil is in your detail
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You walk into the market

Hand up on your hip

You look

The price is way too high

The price is way too high

Sweet Killer Love

Sweet Killer Love

Come from the stars above

You smile

The devil is in your detail

The devil is in your detail

You touch the base of your neck

You set your shades down on your nose

You look again

Who are you waiting for?
Who are you waiting for?

Sweet Killer Love

Sweet Killer Love

Come from the stars above

You smile

The devil is in your detail
The devil is in your detail

Moving right along now
Looking down the line

Who will take you home?

Who will take you home?

Sweet Killer Love

Come from the stars above

You smile

The devil is in your detail

The devil is in your detail


puff 532 Last Gasp Cafe 22

Concert for gold diggers, claim jumpers, future super stars, foxes and trout. 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave Concert for gold diggers, claim jumpers, future super stars, foxes and trout. 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Johnny Rockaway and Red Bus

Johnny Rockaway
For Johnny Rockaway
The gangsters came to play
To throw a rose
into the grave
of Johnny Rockaway
Brando on the screen
so high on his machine
waves a hand to all the fans
along the way

Wear your hair up high
Turn your collar to the sky
No surrender
No sweet goodbye

(guitar break)

For Johnny Rockaway
The gypsies came to pray
to light a bonfire
at midnight
for Johnny Rockaway
Bardot on a motorbike
The chrome so bright
so lost, so lost
in her shades

Wear your hair up high
Turn your collar to the sky
No surrender
No sweet goodbye

Johnny Rockaway
loved Jimmy Dean
the Dodge, the De Soto and the Galaxy
Go Johnny Go ,
Go, Go said Chuck,
the American King,
Johnny Rockaway





Red Bus
On the Red Bus
nothing seems to matter much
say what you like or what you don't
the bus runs on

she was a claim jumping, gold digging future super star
I sold cars on Saturdays

we met on the Red Bus
where nothing seems to matter much
say what you like or what you don't
the bus runs on
and on

she was a city girl and a foxy trout who left nothing out
I was a valley boy

we talked on the Red Bus
about anything that came to us
about life after life after life
and the bus ran on



trout 女子高生 red bus marlon brando bridgette bardot chuck berry gypsies cars gangsters

puff 531 Last Gasp Cafe 21 女子高生

Concert for the Batcave 女子高生Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Broken Road and We got lucky



Robin catwoman 女子高生 broken road ring moon cat cream bubbles bath
We got Lucky

It was all over before it had begun
it was good night nurse on the midnight shift
it was red, red wine, blue bubbles in the bath

we got lucky
there was a ring around the moon
we got lucky
and we slept till noon
gave cream to the cat
and that my friends was that

It had just begun when she said she'd won
so it was lights for the tree and wood for the fire
candles, blue bubbles in the bath

we got lucky
there was a ring around the moon
we got lucky
and we slept till noon
gave cream to the cat
and that my friends was that



puff 530 Last Gasp Cafe 20 女子高生

Concert for the Black Hawk 女子高生Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Johnny Rockaway and We got Lucky.



black hawk 女子高生 cat cream bath bubble red wine marlon brando gypsies gangsters pray hair high collar sky

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Concert for Spiderman 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Long Black Jar and Johnny Rockaway



Spiderman 女子高生 long black jar picture wall hall no surrender sweet goodbye

Long Black Jar

Saw your picture on the wall
thought I heard you in the hall
put flowers in a long black jar

Now I'm playing such a sad guitar
and I'm wondering where we are
o darling talk to me

talk to me about the way things used to be
don't talk about setting me free

Thought I heard you in the driveway
Thought I felt you behind me
but there's only one person here
puff 514 Last Gasp Cafe 18
Two songs in new keys. Another concert for Mary J Blige. Long Black Jar and Idol. Both songs written and composed by Peter Cleave




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Idol
It was just a wish
From high on a wish list
but it had to be you
cos you are so fine

And the idol smiles
there is a door in the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall

Latrice and Labelle
are lost in LA
But they find a sign
meant for you and me

And the idol smiles
look out the window in the wall
The traffic stops
the rain begins to fall

Way on down the hall
Uncle Phil is asleep
You whisper to me
about Dragon Ball Zee

And the Idol smiles
it is written on the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall

puff 470 Last Gasp Cafe 17
On the deck...Idol and Broken Road for the Goo Goo Dolls...concert by Peter Cleave

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女子高生
Idol
It was just a wish
From high on a wish list
but it had to be you
cos you are so fine

And the idol smiles
there is a door in the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall

Latrice and Labelle
are lost in LA
But they find a sign
meant for you and me

And the idol smiles
look out the window in the wall
The traffic stops
the rain begins to fall

Way on down the hall
Uncle Phil is asleep
You whisper to me
about Dragon Ball Zee

And the Idol smiles
it is written on the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall

Last Gasp Cafe 16 Two songs for Green Day



Last Gasp Cafe 15 女子高生
Concert for Donnie Darko. Long Black Jar and You're Free composed and performed by Peter Cleave
long black jar you're free ana carolina reston green day

puff 291 Last Gasp Cafe 12 Will there be Fox in the Metaverse


Will there be Cher in the Metaverse? Roaches? Peter?

puff 290 Last Gasp Cafe 11 Two songs for the Astrochick



Puff 285 Last Gasp Cafe 10- Upstairs Studio Concert
Long Black Jar
Colin


Last Gasp Cafe 9
A concert for the Metaverse



puff 281 Last Gasp Cafe 8 A two song concert for Tyra Banks


puff 265 Last Gasp Cafe 5
A concert for Mary J Blige by Peter Cleave featuring songs dedicated to Ana Carolina Reston and Daniela Cicarelli


puff 261 Last Gasp Cafe No 3 For Peter Wheeler
Featuring Colin, To see you is to love you, Nadine...




Connecting Citizens Who Care

"Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access 999AM" Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz

21 24th May 2007

This Week: 1. Tight eight lock the doors: 2. The rich, the poor, and the shameful: 3. Council hoodwinks community groups: 4. Youth One Stop Shop sends a message: 5. My God says:

1. The Performance and Review committee members are mostly members of the tight eight except for the Mayor and Cr. Pat Kelly. On Monday at Cr. Gordon Cruden’s code of conduct hearing Cr. Wall, Pope & Jefferies united to block other attending councillors from voting and therefor gained control over the committee. Joined by Cr. Naylor they then used their combined power to ensure the public could not remain. Councillor’s Wall, Pope, Jefferies and now Naylor revealed their true colours by this manipulation and unusual move. Cr. Gordon Cruden after saying publicly in the Standard ‘that he was happy to be heard in public’ said nothing. His silence was as loud as a Boom-Boom box being played at a teenage party. This meant that Naylor, Wall, Pope and Jefferies had no faith in those councillors who did attend hoping to play a part. The councillors denied the right vote were Cr. Ian Cruden, Ann Podd, Lew Findlay and Phil Etheridge. These councillors had they been allowed to vote along with the Chairperson out numbered the tight eight.

Chris Teo-Sherrell argued that since both he and Gordon Cruden were happy to have the hearing heard in public then those councillors able to vote should vote accordingly. Alas Gordon stayed silent [for once]. I doubt if his mates will even give him a wrap over the hand with a wet bus ticket. The guilt or innocence of Gordon Cruden may never be known…so you the public like Chris are effectively muzzled yet again. Thank God its election year!

2. The Red Cross regards poverty in New Zealand so seriously that it is about to 'start serving up breakfast to the country's growing underclass' according to news reports. The charity says that it is 'interesting' - which is perhaps a euphemism for 'shameful' - that an 'agency, well known for its work in grief and poverty-stricken regions such as Darfur, had identified a need within NZ. It says a programme is urgently needed in the 270-decile 1 schools because 10% of children are arriving to school hungry. Meanwhile Labour has announced that 'it is prepared to work with South Island high country leaseholders who find new rents too high', because these (rather wealthy?) farmers are suddenly finding that their leases are being subjected to market rates after 11 years without adjustment. Labour has indicated their willingness to step in and provide subsidies in the form of lower rents. Yet Labour's traditional and (taken for granted?) constituency [low-income earners] are struggling to keep up with rising prices. According to the article Families stretched as bills keep coming, which says 'Massive price jumps in household essentials, with some basics up 34 per cent, are forcing middle-income Kiwi families on to the breadline - and have swallowed up the extra funds from the Government's Working for Families scheme.' One agency says they have seen a 210% increase in families needing help. This means that community organisations, which serve the area of youth and Maori, are being put under pressure to continue their little or no cost programmes. Canceling council grants places groups such as these in jeopardy. Even greater are the long term effects as communities attempt to repair the damage done by such negative actions. These outcomes are the result of national government and local government short sightedness and the blame can be clearly and correctly put at their doors.

In the NZ Heralds’: Plight of most vulnerable unchanged by tax credits St John and Poletti state that that the tax system has worked against the poor. Due to the Government failing to adjust the thresholds: ‘The lowest tax threshold of 15 per cent for incomes up to $9500 has not been unadjusted since 1988, and now should be $18,000’. All this shows that Labour’s left sounding and highly trumpeted schemes are simply not working.

3. Council hoodwinks the community: I’ve been informed that council staff approached many community groups late last year and early this year suggesting and encouraging them to apply for grants. It is said that over forty or more groups or organisations applied and that a large number of these new applicants received no grant [21]. It is believed that many got their hopes up only to be rejected. None were told that the money actually available was less than before or that they would be entering into a contestable process that was untried. The word contestable is a misnomer, of course funding is contestable in one sense, but when groups who have successfully received grants based on past performance are cut off without reason or warning the grant system becomes a tool of compliance or even blackmail. That word may be strong but it is realistic to those involved. After receiving a grant for sixteen years it naturally becomes an expectation.

Council failed to carry out any social impact report on the outcomes of removing funding from those groups that had a long-term agreement with council. Two or three years ago the CEO [Paul Wylie] restructured the Community Development arm of council in a attempt to reduce costs. He put the One Hundred thousand dollars saved up for grabs to calm down the opposition. Later when some, but not all, gave in, a new policy was introduced and its effect is now being seen. It is little use for Cr. Hornblow to blow his horn in the local paper about how much council is doing for youth in the city. His rose coloured glasses version that council loves youth is nothing more that PR dribble.

This city had a real and long-term problem with Glue Sniffing and it called on a group to help and yet now that very same group that came to their aid have had their funding slashed this proves where the insincerity of some. All this goodwill built up over many years of hard grind has been blown away. Council should in my view remove a large hunk of the ‘Vision Manawatu’ [one and a half million dollars] funding so that a ‘citizen’s’ rather than a ‘business’ alone ‘Vision’ can continue. It is people that make this city what it is! Not concrete Squares and new council reception areas or companies that exploit cheap overseas labour, youth wages and our environment.

Stop telling the people what they need and listen to what the people say. The big difference is the use of the words ‘Need and Want’ The last time the citizens were asked by the PN Residents Association they gave clear and concise answers, A second Bridge, Clean Water, Fair Rates, safe roads, footpaths and a transparent community development plan. A Square Make over was the last thing on their mind, yet that’s what they got! All twenty five million dollars worth and now they’ve got a thirteen Million dollar Esplanade Phoenix Rebirthing Project dreamed up by a departing CEO and rubbish bags at a dollar plus each! I realise fully about capital expenditure and operating expenses and that capital expenditure is paid for by loans, but I also understand that if you don’t need to borrow you don’t have to pay interest out of operating expenses. While the council in Saturdays Manawatu Standard attempted to fudge this, as an excuse for cutting funding it simply won’t wash. Mudding the river doesn’t remove the pollution and make it disappear, it just delays the problem for another day. When will council simply admit it made a huge mistake and fix the problem. The Square, Dittmer Drive, Elmira Ave, The Closing of Milson Line, Community grants what’s next?

4. On Tuesday at 5.30pm over sixty individuals came to hear the plight that the YOSS now faces because of the recommendation from the depleted and almost nonexistent community development section of the PNCC. Two Councillors [Cr. Kelly & Naylor] bothered to turn up along with the Mayor. Most sat rapt as the structure, organisation and operation were explained. It was for many a shock to learn the size and importance of its work. The Mayor reported that she will fight to get their funding restored. Cr. Naylor said, even after listening to various speakers explain how interconnected the various groups in the city are, and that if you take from one you overload another, he [Naylor] supported the Mayor regarding the YOSS and the HWC but only for those two groups. Where were those Councillors who voted for reducing the grants? Cr. Pope, Gordon Cruden, Hornblow, Dennison, Wall, Broad, Craig and Jefferies. I don’t know for sure but these councillors should get off their backside and go and see the work being done by YOSS, HWC and the Te Whare Akonga Open Learning Centre [TWAOLC]. All these groups need a solid base to operate from. To suggest that these group don’t work their butts off raising funds, look at the figures, the YOSS grant from council is only 17% of its total funding. Jono Naylor when he addressed the crowd in his best possible I wannabe mayoral voice sat on the fence by denying the value of groups like TWAOLC and the Street Van Service. The city police youth officer pointed out how valuable the services provided by all the groups that support youth was and is. Other speakers discussed how shallow the council decision was. The YOSS team listened politely to all suggestions. They were most successful at informing those present of both the circumstances caused by council and of their need to secure long term base funding. I thank Jane Derbyshire and Trissel Mayor and all the team for a wonderful presentation. I think I’m speaking for all those who attended when I state, ‘we value your work and we now understand fully your plight. The elder community united and saved their parking and I believe Youth and a caring community can unite to ensure your work continues.

My God was so moved by the YOSS presentation [she was sitting in the back row] that she ordered me to get off my backside and learn more about the youth of this wonderful city of ours.

‘He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata! What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, people, people!

Peter J Wheeler

Wheeler@inspire.net.nz

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