Hi, . As you probably know, the wonderful and unique Etta James has died. . Her funeral was held in Inglewood Cemetery in California, and was well attended by the great and good of the music world. . She died on 20th January, after problems with Leukemia and dementia. She was 73 years of age. [...]
Jan
30
2012
30
2012
Jan
28
2012
28
2012
Who Is The Walrus?
Hey, hey, . So, who remembers the Beatles singing ‘I Am The Walrus.’ . You don’t! …. my dear, you are showing your age! . Well, I do remember it and those wonderful, far-off days of red wine, Mary Quant fashions and the availability of the very first birth control pills. Yeah, the Swinging Sixties!!! [...]
Jan
25
2012
25
2012
Music In The Style Of.
Hey, . Some people just have style. . This is Lukas Kmit playing the violin, in the , which was an orthodox Jewish synagogue in Slovakia…. until he was so rudely interrupted! . . If it was not an arranged happening by the phone company …. then it should have been! You may try [...]
Jan
2
2012
2
2012
Tom Waits Rocks.
Hi, . I felt in a strange mood recently….and went back to an old favourite of mine. There is really no-one else quite like him at all. . So, shall we start with a Christmas card that someone received! . Tom singing…. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis. . . I Hope I Don’t [...]
Jan
1
2012
1
2012
A Little Sly Training.
Hi, . How is life treating you then. . Were you looking forward to Christmas, or were you worrying about all of those extra pounds that you would gain before the festivities are over with. . And have you! Is losing it your New Year Resolution! . Well, you know, your fate and your physique [...]
Dec
21
2011
21
2011
How Did Things Go For Sung-Bong Choi.
Hi People, . Do you remember . He was a homeless young man who had been living alone on the streets since the age of only 5. . Luckily he decided to enter Korea’s Got Talent this year. . I suddenly realised that I had not done a follow-up post for you. So here it [...]
Nov
26
2011
26
2011
Paul Barton Plays With Elephants.
Hi, . Some people go to great lengths to share their music with an . People like Paul Barton. He played for a specially chosen audience in Thailand. . This clip shows him playing Beethoven. . . Yes, his audience were elephants. . The elephant who is standing directly behind the piano, is just about [...]
Nov
23
2011
23
2011
Notorious B.I.G. Stops Baby From Crying.
Hi, . . How soon do we form our tastes! . . Hey baby I know what I like !!! . .
Nov
22
2011
22
2011
Meet Me In Winter. 2.
Hi, . Just a quick catch-up on my about the wonderful idea behind ‘Meet Me In Winter’. . The whole concept has continued spreading to catch the hearts and emotions of many different people all over the UK….fulfilling the original belief of the organisers that ‘together, we can do extraordinary things’. . It was talked [...]
Nov
1
2011
1
2011
More Of The Same Today. Boring!
HI, . And a fine morning to you. . Actually that is not happening here today, as it is not a welcoming sort of morning….in fact it is wet, wet, wet! . There’s a thought. Do you remember that group called Wet, Wet, Wet, which were very very popular some years ago? . I recall [...]
Oct
11
2011
11
2011
Meet Me In Winter. 1.
. Hey, . There are many picturesque and that are examples of the best to be found in Britain. . Places like the lovely small market town in the Cotswolds….enchantingly named Wotton-under-Edge. . . . In this place an idea grew from the thoughts of Katie Elliott….and spread on their website …. meetmeinwinter.org. The result [...]
Oct
1
2011
1
2011
Josh Krajcik. X Factor USA. A Star Is Born!
Hi, . I have been watching Simon Cowell’s new ‘X Factor USA’. . I think that they are going to regret getting rid of because she was good, and far more real, than her replacement Nichole Scherzinger. . Yes, it must have been a bit intimidating for , up against the much more experienced and [...]
Sep
23
2011
23
2011
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Hi to all of you musical folks. . As you know, like all of you I have my favourite songs, and the The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ is one of them. But which version is the best, as so many excellent singers have brought their own style to it over the past [...]
Sep
14
2011
14
2011
NYPD Cops filmed Dirty Dancing. Adult Content.
Good Morning Folks, . So it is Wednesday today and the weekend is quickly approaching….excellent! . You can probably tell that I am a lot warmer and therefore far more cheerful today. . Yesterday our boiler was finally fixed on . A new engineer from the firm who actually made the flighty thing in the [...]
Sep
10
2011
10
2011
A Police Beat.
hey, . Today we can see something a little lighthearted after all of the recent that we all had to suffer through. . The Notting Hill Carnival closely followed on after that and people were very worried about what could happen there. . There was a massive police presence, which was reported to be higher [...]
Sep
9
2011
9
2011
Always On My Mind. Which Version Is The Best.
Hey, . As you know, I have my of favourite songs. Same as you do! . Songs such as Always On My Mind. However, I do spend time wondering which version , by which singer, is the best one….and therefore my actual ‘favourite of favourites’. . So many great singers sing this song, but they [...]
Aug
18
2011
18
2011
From Destruction And Bravery Comes Creativity!
Hello, . I have just one more post from the recent and unbelievable that went on here. . I don’t know if you saw the footage of a very in Hackney who tried to make the rioters see sense and think about what they were doing. . She quite rightly saw the damage that these [...]
Jul
24
2011
24
2011
Saved From Death Row By Singing Happy Birthday!
Hi Peeps, . Happy news today about Patches the terrier, who was due to be put down in a Mildura dog pound in Northern Victoria, . . The 17 year old dog had belonged to an 82 year old from Italy, called Eddie Vassallo, and he and Patches had been together for a very happy [...]
Jul
11
2011
11
2011
Joe McElderry Wins Pop Star To Opera Star.
Hello folks, . I don’t know if you have been following the latest contest in the Popstar To Operastar series. . I enjoyed the last one I watched because it had my old time favourite in it….and he won it too. . My favourite PSTOS song from Darius….just because I can! . . This particular [...]
Jun
25
2011
25
2011
Everyone Was In Tears.
Hi Everyone, . I hope that you are well and that you have enjoyed a good week. . Sometimes I think that we are not grateful enough for if we are lucky, such a food, shelter, safety and love. . This was brought home to me once more when an artist friend of mine, who [...]
Jun
23
2011
23
2011
WOW. Who Would Have Thought It.
. Hey Peeps, . This particular post is one for all of you out there. . You may think that there is nothing really new in the music world, but you would be entirely wrong. How about a cat which plays the piano. . The is called Nora, and she appears to live with someone [...]
Jun
20
2011
20
2011
Staggering Amy Winehouse Jeered At Belgrade Concert. Video.
Hey, . This is actually a very sad post. . Everything is now cancelled after Amy Winehouse’s Belgrade concert. . Reports say that she was slurring and stumbling about on the stage after keeping 20,000 waiting for an hour before she finally made an appearance. Basically it is reported as seeming to be a repeat [...]
Jun
5
2011
5
2011
Jai McDowell Wins Britain’s Got Talent 2011.
Hi, . Just to let you know that this year’s BGT Contest was finally won last night by Jai McDowell, 24. He is a disability support worker who hails from Tarbolton, who was totally overwhelmed by finally reaching first place and winning his £100,ooo prize. . Young Ronan Park, 12, was a close second, with [...]
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
Michael Collings. Next ‘Britains Got Talent’ Winner?’
Hi Folks, . Well now, there is a buzz going around at the moment, thanks to the new 2011 competition of Britain’s Got Talent. . Many people are of the opinion that a new ‘Susan Boyle’ type contestant has already appeared, and could well win it. . This person is a young man from , [...]
Mar
29
2011
29
2011
Lucky Willie Had A Big Fan There.
Hello Peeps, . As you , if you are also a Willie Nelson fan….in my case because of his amazingly harsh version of Always on My Mind*….Willie Nelson was arrested last year because of marijuana offences. , Always On My Mind*. . . He is well known for being in favour of legalising the drug. [...]
Mar
20
2011
20
2011
Susan Boyle And Peter Kay Spoof For Comic Relief 2011
Hey People, . As you already know…everyone is in favour of red noses at the moment. . Do you remember the old hit ‘I Know Him So Well’, recorded by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson in 1985? . Well, it was a good song at the time but now it has been revisited by Susan [...]
Mar
8
2011
8
2011
Jeong-Hyun Lim. CanonRock.
Hello, . Today I want to tell you about a korean schoolboy called Jeong-Hyun Lim. He is something of and a genious of the electric guitar. . I apologise if you already know what I am talking about, but that is quite probable because 85+ million of you have already watched him on UTube. . [...]
Mar
5
2011
5
2011
Lady Gaga Duets with Ten Year Old Maria Aragon In Toronto.
Hi Folks, . I hope that your weekend is beginning well. . I have a heartwarming story for you today. . Last month a 10 year old little girl uploaded a video of herself onto UTube, singing her cover of Lady Gaga’s song entitled ‘Born This Way’. . My goodness, did it catch on….within a [...]
Jan
16
2011
16
2011
Mothers And Sons….And Michael Buble.
Hi, . Just to cheer you up, and give a good start to your , I am going to do this post about a young man called Sam Holyman….and his mother. . This is about a mother who wants to help her son and make him happy. . During a Michael Buble concert in Birmingham [...]
Jan
13
2011
13
2011
Michael Jackson. Involuntary manslaughter.
Hi. . Well it has been dragging on for a long time, but eventually a decision has been reached with regard to the death of Michael Jackson. . If you remember, he died just before his planned concerts, and after his death the film footage shot during the rehearsal period was put together into a [...]
Jan
11
2011
11
2011
Sexual Healing.
Hey, . Does music ‘turn you on’. Does it add to the thrill of love making. Is there a reason why music really does set the scene for successful seduction. . Of course there is. It has now been proved by scientific research carried out by researchers from McGill University in Montreal. It is now [...]
Dec
5
2010
5
2010
Wagner gets It On.
Hey People, . So it is the results of the semi-final tonight. Excellent. . Oh by the way, I have been reading that Wagner is doing very well at the moment. After being out of sight for a few days after leaving the show, he has now surfaced, and is doing performances at various nightclubs. [...]
Nov
30
2010
30
2010
Willie Nelson Rocks.
Hi, . , Willie Nelson singing ‘Always On My Mind’ is one of my favourite somgs. . Willie, who is now 77, is still doing it his way. Last Friday he was arrested yet again, when his tour bus was stopped at a US Border Patrol Checkpoint and officers apparently noticed the smell. He was [...]
Nov
23
2010
23
2010
Revisit Kylie Minogue And Spencer Tunick.
Hello’ . It’s being rubbishy, grey and extremely wet most of the time here now. Not to mention it being cold too! . So, spending a little more time indoors led me to revisit one of Kylie’s videos. It is about five months now since I last saw it so perhaps a trip down memory [...]
Nov
16
2010
16
2010
Iain Glen Rocks.
Hi and a good morning to you, . We are on to now….so the week is moving on. . I hope that yesterday went well for you. I had a good evening last night myself, I really enjoyed it. . As we were not doing anything much we decided to watch a film that I [...]
Nov
15
2010
15
2010
James Blunt Saves The World!
Hey, . Did you know that James Blunt is really Superman. He actually saved the world! . It was reported in The Times, at the weekend, that he used to hold the rank of a Captain in the Lifeguards and told his story of helping to avert an international incident . It appears that in [...]
Oct
28
2010
28
2010
Michael Jackson Has Beaten Elvis.
Hi, . Well, people are always saying that they are worked to death, but how about earning a very cool £174m in just one year, after you are actually dead. . Such is the fascination with Michael Jackson that he earned more money this year than the combined income of Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and Madonna [...]
Oct
25
2010
25
2010
Extra Songs From Matt Cardle.
Hi Peeps, . Well, it seems that everyone is agreeing with of Matt Cardle being the most likely act to win this year’s X Factor competition. . He just keeps turning out excellent original performances every week. . I have been checking up a bit on him and found out that he was with a [...]
Oct
12
2010
12
2010
Psst!…Do You Want To Buy ‘The Mull Of Kintyre’?
Hi, . Just a quick one for you. . Were you a fan of Wings? . Were you one of the thousands of fans who bought one of the 2,000,000 copies of Paul McCartney’s hit song ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ which were sold in the UK. Did the swirling of the bagpipes bring out something mystical [...]
Oct
11
2010
11
2010
From Big H To Russell Watson.
Good Morning, . I hope that you have just enjoyed a good, if not spectacular weekend off work. . As is usual theses days, we have had a very quiet one here, with two small walks, which made a pleasant change. One of the walks took place on Saturday night at about 1am, when everything [...]
Sep
14
2010
14
2010
Seven more, Starting With Akon.
Hi, . Since my last CD and my effusive gratitude upon recieving it, Big H is asking me what other music I really like, so he must be making me another one. Therefore, I have had a think, and here are some of the results. . There is Akon singing Beautiful. . and Lonely. . [...]
Sep
14
2010
14
2010
Poem: Moondreams.
Moondreams. . . The thick black specs Are ‘in’ again And love still hurts But Buddy is forever dead . .
Sep
5
2010
5
2010
Hurts.
Hello again, . I have just been listening to the Manchester duo called Hurts. . It seemed almost familiar to me, with overtones of many of the groups we liked years ago, such as Tears For Fears. They have suddenly shot from obscurity to fame in a relatively short time. See what you think… . [...]
Sep
5
2010
5
2010
Aug
17
2010
17
2010
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. A Hawaiian Legend.
Hi, . Yes, I know, you are feeling really spoiled…. and so you should, being in receipt of four posts today. However, thinking about my favourite music today, brought back to mind this particular singer. He had a very pure sound and brought a totally new feel to the old classic song ‘Over The Rainbow’, [...]
Aug
17
2010
17
2010
Pearl Jam Rocks
Hello Peeps, . God morning, good morning….and GOOD MORNING! . My, I am in an excellent frame of mind today. Yesterday I had some incredibly happy moments….and I was aware of it at the time. . I think that is perhaps an age thing, because you can often look back on things and realize afterwards [...]
Aug
2
2010
2
2010
With Many A Winding Turn.
Hey, . And that brings us back to Monday, which so far is promising to be a quiet day. . It is warm, grey and damp again this morning, and I am suffering. We went for a short and yesterday and it has resulted in us having from some kind of fly, obviously brushing through [...]
Jul
15
2010
15
2010
K.D.Lang Rocks.
Hey, How the hell are you today….well I hope! . Things are OK here, although Big H is still dreadfully depleted energy-wise, so we are not really doing anything very much at all. I am having to make my own amusements at the moment. . There is one good side effect of that, which is [...]
Jun
18
2010
18
2010
I Just Discovered Kevin Skinner
Hey, . Last night was Big H’s night out at his friend’s house to play XBox games. . For some reason I watched the end of an ‘America’s Got Talent’ episode on the television. It showed a country guy called Kevin Skinner waiting for his first audition. He blew me away because he was so [...]
May
23
2010
23
2010
A Tropical Heatwave!
Hi, . Isn’t life great! In the words of the old song …..once delectably sung by the beautiful Marilyn….We’re having A Heatwave, A Tropical Heatwave. . . It is super and unexpected and I am loving it, so long may it last. . Everyone here is more pleasant and happy and they have begun to [...]
