Love To My Mother

A mother’s love gets a lot of hype in our society. The balance is wrong I think. In as much as the nurturing love of a mother is important to a baby’s healthy upbringing, my reading on the situation was that it required both the father and the mother. Neglecting one and heightening the role […]

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My Friend, Jesus

Songs say so much. But first, back to television. The BBC broadcast a BAFTA tribute to comedian Ronnie Barker some six years ago and in the run-up to the seasonal period where people would mention the Two Ronnies, they showed the tribute again. Hopefully you know how these deals go on. Lots of showbiz types […]

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A Tribute To A Wonderful Princess

I am surrounded by amazing people. Just when I get all introspective and think that I’m going through this life thing on my own, God reminds me of some crucial people in my circle of influence without whom I wouldn’t even be in the privileged position of being able to mope around being all introspective. […]

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CD Songs: Donnie Sings Stevie

I could have put this in The Other Place, but when you add a number of factors it fits this place better.  Stevie is a much admired contributor to the music scene over the last 40 plus years – almost the entire lifetime of Donnie himself.  So it’s fitting that the brother who is not […]

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