Shame to lose such a great man, he lived on a bus for large amounts of his working life, made many farewell tours and was still playing more than 100 nights a year in his late 80s. What differentiated him was his ability to make his music swing when he played – with a lotContinue reading “B.B. KIng – RIP”
Category Archives: Heroes
The Monday Morning Quote #299
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are the people who look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.” George Bernard Shaw in Mrs Warren’s Profession
Colin Hall-Dexter, R.I.P.
Colin Hall-Dexter, whose death has just been announced at the age of 84, was one of the finest dentists and teachers I met in my career. Not for his clinical skills which were excellent, not for his qualifications which were BDS, LDSRCS the basic ones needed to practice dentistry and certainly not for seeking highContinue reading “Colin Hall-Dexter, R.I.P.”
The Monday Morning Quote #262
“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.” Gabriel García Márquez B. 6 March 1927 – D. 17 April 2014 RIP
The Monday Morning Quote #256
“The world is a dynamic mess of jiggling things, if you look at it right.” Richard Feynman Such a joy to watch
Bridge2Aid urgently needs your help
A message from Mary Topley CEO Bridge2Aid, please read and then act. Bridge2Aid urgently needs your help Due to circumstances beyond our control, we need to raise at least £50,000 before the end of March 2014. Without these funds our vital work will be under threat. Why do we need such urgent help? InContinue reading “Bridge2Aid urgently needs your help”
Seamus Heaney – RIP
Another man who I greatly admire has passed away at the age of 74. Others can tell his life story better than I can here here & here For a wonderful collection of his poems and great music consider this. Enjoy the words.
Cliff Morgan – RIP
Cliff Morgan has died at the age of 83. His career from Rhondda Valley to Broadcasting House and Television Centre has been fully documented elsewhere but I would like to remember the man who my father spoke about with respect and enthusiasm. As a player he embodied everything that was great in a Welsh outsideContinue reading “Cliff Morgan – RIP”
50 Years ago today “I have a dream”
TODAY MARKS THE 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s most famous and rousing ‘I have a dream’ speech. (From thejournal.ie) Masterfully orated to between 200,000 and 300,000 marchers, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. At just 34 years of age, Luther King inspired generations of Americans toContinue reading “50 Years ago today “I have a dream””
Raise a glass to someone other than St Valentine.
Always make space for heroes in your life. Via “Today in Literature” Sir Alexander Fleming announced his discovery of the mold by-product “penicillin” on this day in 1929. Fleming’s scholarly paper only tentatively suggested that penicillin “may be an efficient antiseptic” against some bacteria — his department head at St. Mary’s Hospital, London even wantedContinue reading “Raise a glass to someone other than St Valentine.”
The Incisal Edge 