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you want a laugh, watch the youtube above with
your sound up and Judy Garland and the Wizard of
Oz will never be the same again.
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Thanks to
Andrew who sent this link to SHAYAN ITALIA who I had
never heard of before and shall now MOST CERTAINLY buy
his CD. He has a wonderful voice and I found this
song really touching and came just at the right time to
send to someone special to tell them how I felt.
Sometimes words are not heard - while in song - words
can reach the heart with a meaning that touches deeply.
Hi John, Thank you so much for that link - Brian
and I have both listened to it and the words are so
beautiful and true, Once again, thank you with all my
heart, Terrry
Dear
John - Thanks for that wonderful link to Shayan Italia.
His voice and words spoke to me at a time when my heart
was open and full of emotions and it helped me touch on
something deep inside. It truly moved me. I shall
buy his CD and listen to it a lot. Thanks. Simon.
   
   
   
Since singer Susan Boyle has been on
TV there's been a marked drop in suicide bombing.
Apparently, a lot of the terrorists didn't realize what a virgin looks like.
Well hang on to your hats guys, take
a look at this one, Susan Boyle make-over... wow...
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Both Mariah and Celine
sing 'Oh Holy Night' - below - see which you prefer
If you come across an artist you
wish to share with us and they have something on youtube, please send us a
link and we can upload it for all to hear and see.
Dear John
I had a psychotic
episode today. Bought the Babs CD and put it on, cursing the price, it went up
by £4 overnight at HMV and I didn't bother to buy it, thinking, oh,
I'll wait for the DVD. First day I saw it I looked at the track listing yawned
blah di blah. Second day in a more forgiving mood I thought oh well the
bitch can rob me a wee bit more.
Then I put it on. And that voice. It is much lower now, it is the voice of an
old lady....but what a voice. The magic is different but magic it still is.
It's more vulnerable and very very moving.
And then I bought the newspaper. She's added a date in Manchester.And then I rang up and spent an obscene amount of money on two seats.
It is on July 10th.
And then I thought who in the world would i most like to take.
And the answer is you.
So can you be my guest the night of Tues Jul 10 in Manchester ?
Dinna fret if you have to be in Hamilton. I doubt I would have trouble
finding a lil cutie to take!!!!
But the gift is here and it comes with much love and warm friendship. It is a
kind of thankyou for you and Hamilton Hall rescuing me in my darkest hour and for all
that you do at HH which inspires so many folk. And because Babs (the
greedy robbing bitch- ha ha ) has been such a big part of our lives.
Richard
Richard paid £520 PER
SEAT and we saw Barbra Streisand at the 02 in London and not in
Manchester and it was superb. The venue - everything - was
superb. BIG THANKYOU to Richard for this amazing
experience and I shall probably bore people until my dying day
that I saw Streisand at the 02.
John Bellamy
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by
Stephen Page
While Angels Dream will take you on an amazing musical journey
that is heartfelt from start to finish.
Choirs, bells, strings, piano and guitars together with gentle drums and
percussion provide the perfect backdrop to the celestial journey to an angelic
paradise: a journey that will leave you feeling relaxed and gently uplifted.
You can buy direct from Stephen's own web site shop
which supplies many more crystals, gems, CD's
and a wealth of interesting objects you can't live without
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STEPHEN PAGE music can be heard at-
by Stephen Page
Dolphin Ascension reflects the plight of mankind and the intrinsic connection we
have with dolphins,
as we journey towards Ascension of the planet.
At last mankind has realized that the hope of bettering ourselves, we need to
learn and be guided by dolphins who have traveled the galaxies in their
unselfish attempt to help enrich our lives and prepare us and our planet, for
the Ascension.
So says the cover of this CD, and whatever you wish to believe, the music played
here is ideal for meditation, healings or even just in the background as
pleasant - gentle music to sooth and de-stress after a long day.
Stephen Page
This is his second CD on this theme
and is as beautiful and relaxing as ever.
I often play this music in the car as it calms me down
as driving can be quite stressful
and I really notice how my mood changes to one of peaceful calm
THE GUIDED MEDITATION SERIES
Volume 1 -
By Stephen Page
This CD is the first in what will become a series of Guided
Meditation CD's that have been planned to be released over the next few months.
Volume 1 features WATER MEDITATION and
EARTH MEDITATION.
Each lasts for about 30 minutes with the original meditation written by John Bel lamy
and the stunning background music has been composed by Stephen Page.
Personally, I love music that - kinda - washes over you and ebbs and flows
throughout your conscious and unconscious mind allowing for a peaceful place to
be found through the music, and that's exactly what I find with this. When
Stephen asked if I would like to write the meditations, I was flattered, and
when I heard the music, I was INDEED flattered, as it's beautiful. I play it all
the time when meditating and especially when I go to bed at night, as it helps
my 'ever busy mind' to relax - chill out and let go of the multitude of thoughts
whirling around inside my head.
I think you'll love it as well.
by Tim Wheater
AMSD-80003 ALMO
Out of nowhere, a few years ago, I was sent a cassette tape as a promotion
for this album, and not having ever been sent one before, I was fascinated. I
put it on and wasn't sure what to expect.
I knew Tim's father many years ago when we shared a home together in Guernsey,
and I remember meeting Tim a few times and hearing all about his studies with
the flute and his father was very proud. When this tape came, I was gob smacked,
as there was a 25 year gap in there and it seems that Tim Wheater has made quite
a name for himself and is very famous, and listening to this album I can
completely see why.
It's stunning
It has everything, which could come over as just being 'too much', but Tim's
masterful approach to building sound and vibration to heights that thrill and
tingle, are breathtaking. I remember buying the album ( as I loved the demo tape
so much) and sitting in the garden with the french doors open while this wave of
music surrounded me as I sat in the sunshine, and it was one of those moments I
will never forget.
Beautiful voices - wondrous harmonies - globally pieces together with a style
that is easy but must have taken the ear and the soul of a true master to pull
of.
Highly recommended
NEW WORLD MUSIC
Once in a while a voice of such quality and beauty rises up that it transcends
all musical styles and cultures. Pia has such a voice. Her gentle, echoing
vocals and the enigmatic arrangements create a warm, heavenly sound.
It is a gorgeous collection of heartfelt songs.
If you like Enya or Clannard you will adore
Pia's
BENEDICTION MOON
I have enjoyed Enya and Clannard for years and heard Pia while shopping in
Glastonbury a couple of years ago, and this was playing in the shop, and I knew
I had to buy it.
The tenderness of the vocals and the musical backing sounds to me like angels
singing,
and it really is lovely.
She has several albums available and personally, this is by far my favorite.
gaymen@btconnect.com
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Detroit and Motown:
"Motown would become the first successful black-owned record company
and eventually the nation's largest black-owned enterprise of any
sort.
"Without Detroit, there could have been no Motown. The company was
an outgrowth of the car industry, specifically of the black
immigration spurred by the industry's swift rise and seemingly
endless demand for labor. Industrial migration swelled the black
population of most northern cities, but none more quickly than
Detroit. Between 1910 and 1930, the number of African Americans
nearly tripled in Philadelphia and New York, and quintupled in
Chicago. But in Detroit it went up by more than twenty times, from
just under 6,000 to over 120,000.
"The main draw was Henry Ford's factory, which, in 1914, put out the
word that it was paying assembly-line workers five dollars a day. In
response, blacks moved from the South to Detroit at the rate of
1,000 per month; by 1922, the figure rose to 3,500 per month. If'
Ford's lines were full, a strong worker could find a job at some
other factory. By 1925, there were three thousand major
manufacturing plants in Detroit; thirty-seven of them were building
cars. At the start of World War II, Detroit became the arsenal of
America's military machine, and the demand for workers soared furth er.
A half million more migrated to Detroit in the wars first two years.
"There was little assimilation of the black families that poured
into Detroit in the early waves of this migration; most of them were
crammed into dilapidated tenements on the city's south side. During
the even larger influx brought on by World War II, things got ugly.
Most of these new migrants were black, as before, but there were
also many Polish immigrants and white Appalachians, all competing
for the same jobs. A quarter of the city's 185 War plants refused to
hire blacks. Many car factories, even after all these years, would
not mix black and white workers on the same assembly line. In 1943,
the NAACP and the United Auto Workers staged an 'equal opportunity'
rally, with over ten thousand black men attending. When, as a
result, three black workers were promoted to skilled slots at a
Packard plant, twenty-six thousand white workers walked out.
"That summer, race riots erupted. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
had to send in six thousand federal troops to quell the violence,
which left thirty-four people dead (twenty-five of them black),
hundreds injured, and $2 million worth of property damage. The city
planners responded with the Detroit Plan, which demolished hundreds
of buildings and displaced thousands of black families, inspiring
the observation that 'urban renewal' was a euphemism for 'Negro
removal.'
"Amid this de facto segregation, the African Americans in Detroit
created their own culture and institutions - and, because of the
decent-paying jobs at Ford and other factories, they had enough
money to sustain the effort.
Fred Kaplan, 1959, Wiley, Copyright 2009 by Fred Kaplan, pp.
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