Tunes on Tuesday ~ White Rabbit
I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date
In the 60’s and 70s we English were not listening to Californian music, so I have never heard this track from Jefferson Airplane before. Woodstock passed us by with barely a murmur The reason I’m playing it now is that we English greet or friends with; ‘white rabbits’ on the first of the month, which was yesterday. (Of course there has to be an R in the month.)
Convoluted I know, and on first hearing I’m not certain I like Californian surfer-dude bands anyhow.
But hey, I like Jefferson Starship, so I’m certain that Jefferson Airplane will grow on me, like a weed.
This track probably sounds better if you’re high.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
To we English California is still
Alice through the looking glass
Lent 2021 ~ 17th February to 3rd of April
nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring
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Lent is a time for abstinence, for giving up something that’s important to you. In my case I have given up on something that used to be important, and I will stay away from toxic relationships all through Lent and beyond.
The other two things I am giving up are alcohol and candy. For one thing booze is definitely not good for me, and neither is too much sugar. People who suddenly become sober tend to eat a lot of candy to make up for the sugar they’re not getting in booze. I have been scoffing quite a lot of candy this year.
So the three things I am giving up for Lent, and beyond are:
- Dysfunctional and toxic relationships.
- Alcohol in all its forms. (I have not had an alcoholic drink since Christmas 2020)
- Candy, chocolate, and what we English call sweets.
Instead of all that I am going to work hard at being fitter and healthier.
Please wish me luck.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
women who drink to excess are no longer a part of my life.
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Billy Preston
sometimes, praying is the best thing you can do
Right now, things are petty bad here in England. A prayer can only help.
This is old fashioned soul music.
Words and music by George Harrison.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
lets hope this is the start of a new day
Happy Valentines Day
I hope you all have a wonderful day
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a red rose just for you
Songs on Saturday ~ Harry Connick Jr.
so many want to change the one they first fell for
I’ve been lost, I’ve been alone, I’ve despaired, and I’ve drank. Now I know that there is someone out there for me, I never need to walk alone. I know that when I find her I’ll care for her for who she is, not for who I want her to be.
I never need to walk alone, unless that’s what Fate decrees.
And Fate had better watch out.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
she’s not the one
she never was
Lazy Sunday Music
lazy Sunday afternoon
I’ve got no mind to worry
I close my eyes and drift away
Quite suddenly I’ve some to believe that there are some songs an English Gentleman shouldn’t play of a Sunday afternoon, and some others that perfectly fit the Sabbath. Ergo, this is the first of what is going to be a regular feature on this here blog. Little Star by Madonna. This is for a very close friend.
I don’t expect you to completely agree with me.
But then an Englishman never gives a hoot for another person’s opinions.
These days I’m more Californian, cosmopolitan, transatlantic, edgy, than died-in-the-wool, stuffy, staid English Gentleman
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
and I have no plans to amputate my ear
Songs on Saturday ~ Rain
rain can be peaceful, restful, and spiritual
After the umbrella post this morning I wanted to post something about rain, and Singing In The Rain is just a little cliched. This is different, peaceful, restful, and quite spiritual. I hope you like it as much as I.
You know what, I find this nice for meditation.
Please listen calmly.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
one thing we get in England is rain
Songs on Saturday ~ Umbrella
prayer is asking for rain, and faith is carrying an umbrella
Many thanks to Paula Light for the inspiration for this post. https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/74951/posts/3126787418
Some say that am English Gentleman should always carry a tightly rolled umbrella.
And that sharing an umbrella with the one you love makes the sun shine on the rainiest of days.
All I know is that umbrellas are a damn nuisance on a crowded London street.
Please don’t do the hand jive to this cool song.
BTW I’m too sick to dance to this.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a market’s sunshades on Crete
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Doing It All For My Baby
love is the genesis of genius
OK, so I have a friend. Even a reclusive writer, deep in solitary lockdown, is allowed to have a friend. Especially if she’s very special, attractive, and sexy. All writers need a muse, and maybe poets feel the need for a muse more than most. Anyway, this Huey Lewis And The News tune is for her. She likes ghosts, ghouls, and graveyards.
I like the video, even if it is too long.
Please try to keep moving your feet to the beat.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
it’s not every woman who has had a poetry anthology written for them
Monochrome Monday ~ White Christmas
some say that black Christmases matter too
Excuse my irreverence, but if I can have a black beach here, then I’m pretty certain I can get black snow here too. It’s Bing Crosby, White Christmas, in black and white monochrome.
The song White Christmas has featured in innumerable movies, and over 100 million copies of this simple melody have been sold on various media since its first release in 1942. Bing Crosby and Irving Berlin must have been chuffed to bits.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
that beach is black
it’s made of pulverised coal
