I have been mourning the loss of several heros, especially John Lennon and Frank Zappa. I wonder what they would say about our current strange time. I have also been thinking about The Fatima Mansions, a band a quarter of a century ahead of its time. I have been listening to the later songs by the vocalist of the band Cathal Coughlan and wonder how he is getting along these days. He is a brave truth teller who can sing, “it’s been awhile since you said heil, you CIA-bred necrophile” (the song Popemobile to Paraguay from the album Lost in the Former West) & other great anti-authoritarian songs. Sadly, the Fatima Mansions is not represented on streaming services...maybe the appropriate stance for a band who would suffer no fools, a stronger-jawed, harder nosed band than the Smiths and its patron saint Morrisey. #cathalcoughlin #thefatimamansions #fatimamansions #johnlennon #lennon #frankzappa #zappa #smiths #morrisey (at Fatima mansions) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8rJeaFdm8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vn2n07tu6ilk