you have such a rhythmical way with words, you can make reading about such mundane things as a park bench interesting and lyrical. you have such a way with words.

as i read i found my-self picturing the bench, with brown autumnal leaves swirling about and landing on the grass, a tree in the distance and behind that a cove with white horses racing to the deserted beach.

so not just a poem? a story of the mind.

dda iawn

phill

condor.

i feel totally relaxed now, is that guitar or a keyboard? lovely dreaming music, i could picture a beautiful lady in a bath of goats milk and rose petals, relaxing in candle light. you have a great talent my friend.

bye the bye; i read "azincourt" twice while i was on holiday! i took two other books and read them both too. it took about 4-5 days each. azincourt took me 2 days to read it twice! well done bernard cornwell! 5*

have you thought of putting music to one of his stories? it would be an epic though. epic in terms of writing and recording....just a thought.

i only listened to NASA and Condor, as i have only a little time to do anything as i'm off in the morning, so i'll give a little listen when i get home...inspiration music.

great stuff

phill

hello again kenneth?

i've had a bizzy few weeks and the next few will also be hectic, i've been popping in from time to time when i've had a moment, and when i saw you had posted this song i had to have a listen, and then comment.

sorry to all the other contributors that i haven't had time to comment on, but kenny is a big mate and this is a big song, big big song!

so i'm off to benidorm on wednesday [that's spain] for two weeks, so this will be my last visit till october! it's a hard life...

keep em rollin` kenny da kowboy from kanada

yechid dda

phill

hello people,

this song has now been finished and i've posted it on soundclick, follow the link below, click my name below the photo and you'll find the song there with one or two others.

have fun.

note to S.N.S, dont try too hard, let it come naturally. if you have a few words popping into your head, just write them down. if a tune comes with them try to play it on whatever instrument you play, then post it....you'll get plenty of help here if you ask for it.

phill

hi russ,

i love this....as someone says above, it suits your voice. kinda reminds me of the eagles sound and feel, so it's a guaranteed winner for me.

talk soon buddy?

phill

53? a mere child!

would babara be the little lady perchance?

nice one robert, wish her a happy birthday from me, and give her a big kiss

phill

Hiyah  and thanks,

Daddy,

Glad you like it, you were in the back of my mind as I wrote this. COOL IT BABY!

Hi KajiMa,

No problemo amigo, if you want to cover it I would be over joyed, I'd love to hear the result though. Songs are meant to be played and shared, and there's no buzz like what you get hearing someone else singing your words.

Hey Kenny,

Always great to hear from you, I thought I had posted "Princess" I shall check and if I haven't I shall rectify the situation ASAP.
"Fading Away" is an old song, at least 30 years old and it's about a young lady I knew just after I got divorced, but before I met Ann. It's funny how relationships just sort of fade out like a pop song?

Hi Ark,

Thank you for the kind words. "Princess" is a bit of a fantasy thing. I think about certain people when I write, and I know Lena is into this type of thing, and she was on my mind when I was writing. Hope she's doing OK.

Phill

hi trevor,

i took this as a coming of age story, but i can see the religious aspect of it.

nice heart-felt words, is this a big ballad? no time now to check out your web...work to do

phill

hi toney,

i appreciate your pique, and i know i am guilty of using this "catch phrase" my self quite a lot.
the reason for this is that i feel i have made a lot of friends here on chordie, and so i dont use the phrase when i dont actually feel friends with someone. i hope you understand this?

i agree with most of the others you mention, some are words that have been corrupted to make a "slang" metaphor. this usually stems from people just being too lazy to speak properly, and others then copying as if it's a new trend, which is one of my "pet hates"

so in future, i'll try and limit my expression of friendship to the bare minimum.

phill

I have found over the last few years the NHS has become a lesser reflection of what it was. Consecutive Conservative governments have tried their hardest to rid itself of this money pit, and even the Labour government has tried cutting back, preferring to spend our taxes on saving banks and funding unwinable wars.

here's an example;

you phone up your local GP surgery to ask for an appointment, they tell you that all the appointments for today have been filled, so you say OK, can I make one for tomorrow, they say phone back in the morning about 8.30....
so you phone back at 8.30, but you cant get through!!! so you keep trying. then at 9.00, you get an answer and they say....you guessed it, sorry all today's appointments have gone....

You eventually get to see your doctor, he says what's wrong, and you say nothing, I've recovered now waiting for an appointment!   You get the idea?

My wife suffered with abdominal problem's for about 6 months and lost half her body weight before the surgeons  decided that there was something wrong. They eventually removed half her bowel and a lump the size of a tennis ball. She's good now, put the weight back on and Ill be eternally grateful to the surgeon.

It's not the fault of the medical staff, as they are as good if not better than medics anywhere in the world, it's just that because it's free, people will abuse the system. People from abroad come and use the service we have paid for all our lives, for free! And yes, you can jump the queue by going private, which is what our government would like, which means you pay twice!

Phill