For decades the public has viewed paedophiles as the lowest form of humankind. Even the slightest allegation will warrant a public outcry that will hang, draw and quarter the offender be he guilty or innocent.

Jonathan King will not be remembered for discovering Genesis but he is remembered as a "vile pervert" despite the fact that the only 'evidence' came via The Sun newspaper and two devastated victims who waited 35 years before going to Max Clifford for help to rebuild their lives! Most people forget that these 'victims' were over the age of heterosexual consent at the time, but the law in the 70's was unequal.

Indeed, there are few things more sickening than a vile pervert praying on the young and innocent.

Paedo file-downloaders

But there is a new form of scum. A prog paedo file-downloader.

Yep, these are the scum that share progmusic or download it for nothing.

The word ‘filesharer’ doesn’t receive the same public hatred and anger that the word “paedophile” does which is why we have renamed it as a shocktactic designed to save the music.

And there are thousands of prog-paedo file-sharers out there. Whereas a kiddie fiddler uses sweets and a puppy dog to lure a young victim, the Paedofile-sharer uses his own sickening tools in order to commit such a vile act... a computer, a USB cable and an mp3 player. With these simple tools a band’s hard work can be destroyed in a minute, just like the innocence of a child.

What would you do?

If a strange man asks a mother if he can “use her child to satisfy his needs” the mother is rightly shocked and would turn down such a request with horror.

If a strange man asked the same mother if he can “download her Pendragon album for free” then she should be as sickened as if he wanted to take away her baby for some childlove.

The baby in this case is the new Pendragon album which (like a baby) took nine months to make and the parents (Nick Barrett, Clive Nolan, Peter Gee and Scott Higham) need every penny in order for the band to continue. Just like a baby needs money for food, crayons and nappies.

Here is Charlie O’Mara’s Five Point Prog Plan

1. Treat your music as you would treat a child.
2. Never lend an album, you wouldn't lend a child to someone.
3. Always recommend a good album but never allow it to be copied for free.
4. Never steal music or allow it to be stolen. Would you take someone else's baby without paying?
5. If you know someone who is a prog paedofilesharer please contact the police.
6. Buy more Prog. Once a Month!  That is about £120 per year - Bargain!

Together we can Shame these scum who destroy Prog and ensure a progfuture.

If you have a photograph of a scumbag who steals music please sent it to us so we can include them in our prog-paedofilesharer hall of shame.

What Else?

Well, Euro 2008 is well under way, and we here at Silhobbit have been enjoying the matches. Sorry about the lack of updates during this time, but bollox, I likes me football too.

It's been so much more interesting without the insipid English team, and their show-pony wives, disappointing us despite the xenophobic and jingoistic British press trying to convince us all that we are world beaters.

So this year I've been rooting for the Dutch team, but unfortunately, after breezing thru the group stagem they then got turned over by an Arseshavin inspired Russian team on Saturday night.

Well, I'll miss their fans, that's for sure.

Now I'm backing the Spanish to go all the way, for once, after disposing of the dull Italians last night.

Finally

Wouldn’t it be nice if Swedish saunas played the latest progmusic so we could unwind and relax in a sauna with music!

If anyone out there can make this happen then let me know.