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Over the last two/three? weeks I have watched Glastonbury and the Baz Lurman film Elvis. I was and remain no fan of Elvis nor many of the bands from the 60s and 70s - can't stand Cohen., Tom Jones isn't for me and I liked the Stones not Beatles. I like Springstein (Independence Day touched a raw nerve and has an amazing Saxaphone break) and My home town is acutely observed, really like Joni Mitchell and much of Dylan. This is worth a read IMHO - the historian in me wanting to put things in context. Am I reading too much into things to see Trump and u-know-what through that prism? MHT lyrics
 
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Lovely Herb Robert, smashing
 
Thank you @ianpspurs - two sourdough artisan loaves (1 whole meal, 1 whole meal and beetroot) now sliced and in the freezer. One large scotch egg, two packs of kimchi and two lumps of unpasturised sheeps cheese. Got to love Mama Cass. Garden currently getting a good drenching.
 
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alf_Josiah said:
As one Dr said to me many years ago if I were to die I would save the NHS a fortune. I just laughed. Fortunately he has long retired. I do miss him, we had some great battles.
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My kind a doctor...

Performs acts of a god, but remembers we're all mere humans, doing our best under some enormous pressures.

A little light loosening of the pressure valves, helping us move forward & lightening the load slightly when times get tough.
 
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Stones, Springsteen, Joni Mitchell and Dylan - yes and I am with you on the Beatles. One or two gems but the rest, no thanks. Travelling Wilburys would have been great long term. Now you have me going. John Coltrain, Andres Segovia, Ravi and now Anushka Shankar. Mum sang in folk clubs so lots of visitors in the house as we grew up; mum is still great palls with Peggy Seeger, sad about her lovely daughter Kirsty McCall. John Baldry - very funny guy but far too tall for low beamed rooms. Dad once played concertina at The Troubador when Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick came in and announce that “this is Bob from America and he is going to sing some songs”.
 
Nice music link, thank you for pointing that out.

I think it's just what so many previous civilisations called
"Listening to the elders"

A lifetime of experience doesn't make us right, but it does deserve to be heard as advice not an instruction.

Well that's how I feel now.

When I think back to my early days , dad's voice was guidance AND came with intonations of instructions.

When I got older that
(his intentions or my perception of it ? )
Changed into advice honestly given, to be used or not, from a perspective of the road ahead of me, from one who passed by that way many years ago.

A trait I now try to follow with my younger brethren.

It may not be right for them, but the attempt to offer my experiences & what guidance I can, leaves me with the feeling I shared my love for them in as many ways as possible.

Picking from it what they can, is my present to them for a future,
One where I won't be there to be able to offer possibly better ways of achieving the same results.
 
Kirsty MacColl was a pupil at my first school and Roy Hodgson was a supply English teacher. Your childhood with all those musical influences must have been wonderful. Bob from America and he is going to sing some songs- priceless. Good purchases at the market enjoy. Wot, no aspirational chicken?
 
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Very similar (ish) to my own historical events from my younger days.
Being from my area, the clamour for anything from the fab four (five plus epstein) was made hysteria unrestrained. Everyone around had a story of one's relationship to their cousins friend, doctor's dentist or goldfish, parrot who was in their social circle, I know someone who went to church with one of them etc!
But I wasn't swayed, due to my own taste of tunes, I discovered young, the best of the late fifties rhythm and blues. Soul was my saviour from British attempts of replicating the sound including the Beatles and many, many more. Indeed, who had heard of Jackie Wilson?
The new lables, stax, chess, capitol, and of course Motown. Not any of my school class had heard of them! Not even, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, and the Tamla greats.
My hero for his contribution to the music scene was William Smokey Robinson. An unbelievable talent for singing, writing lyrics, music, production and promotion of some memorable young talent! And what songs, production they were. Dylan described him of the Twentieth century best poet and lyric writer. My own Lamont D. Is in honour of one of Motowns legendary songwriters.
My misspent youth was attending anything like discos, concerts, or on a night out. I have been to many nights of soul, northern soul, motown, funk, disco and the like. If you haven't been Top Ranking. I sympathise! Or an all nighter!
I dislike commercial made up music to suit popular culture. Such as britpop, heavy metal, country and especially western. Folk is not my cuppa, but some modern variations are acceptable and my playlist is massive, with over 7000 tunes. There is so much talent but are ruined by modern greed of music companies.

My home town has had its superstars in the past, but it does seem you have to be in the capital or introduced to some music mogul to get heard!
 
I coached football for over twenty years, and I still pass on my learning to my own and others! It is a trait, I can't stop or refrain from. You do get a kick (Sorry) from seeing youngsters mature in their sport.
I had many who guided my path. And I do believe that was the reason for my longevity in coaching kids the beautiful game.
Unfortunately in so many different aspects of modern life, we are losing so many skills, because of modern technology and working practices lost to other parts of the world.
 
Good for you @Lamont D. I have to give a big thank you to the coaches who help my grandson and the boys and girls in this town improve their cricket. They patiently give many hours and have done so for many years, very successfully. The first Xi here play in the East Anglian Premier league with several players coming through the system they run. Punching well above their weight for the size of the town.
 
The bigger monitor was brilliant when I did my Zoom class when I got back home from classes in Norwich. I could see class members much more clearly on the bigger screen.

What was very spooky was that a class member couldn't get her new tablet camera to focus on her mat. Luckily I noticed that her tablet camera was actually following her around and focussing on her movements so I got her to lie on her mat and it focussed perfectly on her on her mat.

So whatever she did - standing, lying on her mat or moving around - the camera followed her. It was so weird as she didn't know that it would do that. I had never seen that happen before either.

I do like your supervisor's words of wisdom.
 
I can't say I'm a music afficonado but I do like what I like, and a young daughter very keen on music & Alexa offering up a world full of music, I like to think I stay reasonably current.

Quite like how the Young uns at work seem shocked I know songs they know .lol

It's always seemed to me, many of my favourites songs are indicative of a time in my life

A moment where the lyrics (or even just the beat ..vangelis, anyone ? )
Reached into me in & touched a certain moment or feeling .

The very magic of music I'd say.

Anyway I started a post, as for me music has been & is the soundtrack to many of our lives.

Type 2 - What's the current soundtrack to you life ?

Hi all. Since coming on here my mood has lightened tremendously, thanks to the good advice and camaraderie shown by so many. But we all have bad days and one of the things that helps me over those humps in life has been music. Now way am i connoisseur, but i do like music, of many different...
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Just hearing a familiar song and I'm back there, feeling the emotions so far back down stream, where I can review sensibly & sieve them out for what they were

Moments in my Lifes stream and/or points of learning where I
Maybe chose a different path.

All enjoyable & all touching me in some personal way

Long may it ever be so.
 
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7 am. Been up since 4.15 - that's because it was after midnight before I went to bed and because I tossed and turned from about 3 am onwards, hoping to find a position I could stay in for more than a few minutes. Anyway, BG at 4.20 was 8.9. Not too bad, for me. Up now to 10.4 means I'll have to think about insulin and breakfast soon.

Have to do some baking today so I'd better get a move on. Must have another cup of tea first though.
 
My Dad fancied himself as a Bing Crosby - actually sounded much like him - so I was brought up on songs from the 40's and 50's plus quite a few from the old music hall days. However, in my teens it was trad jazz for me. I guess my musical taste could be called eclectic ranging from Wagner to the Pogues. Generally songs have to have an interesting message or some really good harmonies. Em is trying to educate me in more modern "music" but so far, no good. She also has an eclectic range covering Country, Folk, Pop, Fifties, Thirties, 18th Cent and so on. Neil tends to stick to things like Bach - he enjoys the complications and plays a wide range of instruments - like his Dad.
 
Fbg 6.7

Thunder and lightning. Rain of biblical proportions yesterday. Thought my bungalow was going to float down the hill.

All paths clean now, car washed, windows washed, veggie garden watered. Tomatoes coming along nicely...

Creative is a kaleidoscope of a teasel outside my bedroom door.

Air is nice and fresh today.

Time for my early morning nap.

A cuppa first.


 
Good morning everyone on a nice cool start here in the dark and dangerous north. Stevie Nicks stopped play on the shed revamp but between downpours the repairs were carried out. Hopefully today we can get the sanding done and some paint applied. Other jobs completed in a frisson were watering the gardens, washing the cars and cleaning the windows and the patio. Also, we got complimentary showers. It was like scene from Blade Runner. Mrs Miggins wanted it to be The Big Sleep so that she could be Lauren Bacall. Art bit - another starter for ten. Hope your day is a good one. My koffy is ready.


 
Morning all from a much fresher L.A. where we seem to have missed all the rain, thunder and lightning although we had a series of little dribbles. @gennepher thanks for the teasel kaleidoscope and I'm glad your bungalow survived the deluge (Arthur Marwick book about impact of WWW1) @dunelm thanks for sharing the starter for 10 and I hope #shedgate is completed today. We acquired and made one of these yesterday.



@Annb hug for the early waking and I hope the baking goes well but doesn't overtire you. Enjoy your day but perhaps not if you are an Aussie cricketer, fan or journo. A day for #seriousball.
 
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