Flash

A Whole Lot Of Nothing

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Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration
to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

Photo Prompt © Lisa Fox

It was 1973. My cousin Drew was spending the summer with us. He was a huge nerd. I liked hard rock music; he liked rocks. I liked getting stoned; he liked collecting stones.

One day Drew burst into my room.

“Kevin! It’s deep purple! Hurry!”

“Deep Purple? Here?”

We raced through the woods; Drew ran up to a tree, grinning an idiot.

“What’s this, Drewfus?” I asked.

“I call it ‘Deep Purple Dogwood’ – my science experiment.”

“So no Ritchie Blackmore, no music, no weed, no nothing?”

Drew stared blankly at me.

“You’re a friggin’ drewfus. Besides, it’s florescent fuchsia. Drewfus!”

NAR©2025
100 Words

This is “Hush” by Deep Purple

10 January 2025

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48 thoughts on “A Whole Lot Of Nothing”

      1. If you watch it on YouTube it tells the story that this was shot for German TV, who wanted the band to be cavemen. It doesn’t say why!

        I still think this was their best version of Joe South’s song. It got to #4 in the US but didn’t make the chart here.

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        1. Interesting, considering I’ve never seen a cavemen depicted as wearing leather coats or Speedos! 😂

          I haven’t seen that much personality from Blackmore since the time Graham Bonnet came out on stage with a short haircut and wearing a gold suit jacket! Boy, was Ritchie PO’d! 🤣

          As much as I love the antics going on here (Jon Lord was hilarious), I don’t really think the sound of the two videos is that different. I will listen side-by-side again.

          Thanks, Clive. This was amazing viewing and gets my vote for “Best Video Ever”! 🌟

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          1. It’s weird, but that’s what makes it such fun. I think the difference is in the voices, and to an extent in the way they built the music up – either way it’s a great track and should have been a hit here first time round, though they did get a minor chart placing with the re-recorded version.

            Glad you enjoyed it – I thought it might enliven your day 🤣

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