Che wrote:
quoted 2 lines Now we know where Tom J. gets his song titles...>
> Now we know where Tom J. gets his song titles...
I'm almost 100% positive that this is not the reference. I
believe that the train thief also borrowed the name from Mr. Self.
"The Fat Controller" is one of the protagonists of the excellent
novel "My Idea of Fun" by Will Self. "The Fat Controller" is
basically some sort of demonic being who is very fat, very well
dressed and has an extremely large vocabulary. He teaches the
main character about the finer points of eidesis (an extreme form
of photographic memory) and witchcraft. After listening to the
song, the music sort of fits the character, but needs to be a little
more robust and squelchy, perhaps a little more classy as well.
Although Mr. Broadhurst did have a pretty violent temper...
I would heartily recommend any of Will Self's books over almost any
record I've heard lately (except for maybe "Wave Twisters").
Jonathan