“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.” – Paulo Coelho
Quote of the day …
“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.”
Paulo Coelho
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Cheers
Don Charisma
One Night In Heaven – M People
On my playlist … fact – only music concert I ever went to was M People in Cardiff … My friend one tickets on the radio, and I provided the transport. I didn’t know I liked them until listening to them live, Heather Small is an amazing vocalist, so I was blown away by her “charisma”.
“One Night in Heaven” is the sixth overall single from British band M People and the first single from their second album Elegant Slumming (1993). Written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard. Produced by M People. It was released on 14 June 1993. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. In Iceland, “One Night in Heaven” reached number five.
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
“The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” – Stephen Richards
Quote of the day …
“The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.”
Stephen Richards
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Cheers
Don Charisma
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“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” – Les Brown
Quote of the day …
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a
positive impact.”
Les Brown
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Hard To Handle – Otis Redding / The Commitments
Otis or The Commitments ?
“Hard to Handle” is a 1968 song written by American soul star Otis Redding along with Al Bell and Allen Jones. Originally recorded by Redding, it was released in 1968 as the B-side to “Amen” (shortly after the singer’s sudden death in 1967). The song also appears on the 1968 album The Immortal Otis Redding. Redding’s version reached #38 on the Billboard R&B charts and #51 on the pop charts.
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
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Post Your Toilet Roll Humour Here
Seems there’s been a run on toilet paper owing to panic buying. I found a couple of amusing comments on Styx’s latest YouTube video, so to get you started :
Toilet paper manufacturing is on a roll.
The situation with the toilet rolls is starting to unravel.
“So you prepped?” “Yeah 60 packets of toilet paper” “Good lad”
This virus is great news for the New York Times. When the toilet paper runs out, people will start buying newspapers again.
I had 46 years-worth of toilet paper. Unfortunately, the rats in my basement chewed it up and made a massive nest.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Nightshift – The Commodores
A reader of the blog reminded me of this song – Another oldie but classic. Motown, aka these days, Universal Music
“Nightshift” is a 1985 song by the Commodores and the title track from their eleventh album of the same name. The song was written by lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde, as a loving tribute to soul/R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, both of whom died in 1984. The song was released as the album’s first single on January 31, 1985 by Motown Records in the United States.
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar
Quote of the day …
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
Zig Ziglar
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Easy – The Commodores
Another oldie but classic. Motown, aka these days, Universal Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSVMDmzCcA
“Easy” is a song by Commodores for the Motown label, from their fifth studio album, Commodores. Group member Lionel Richie wrote “Easy” with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, “Just to Be Close to You”, which spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
Empty Pasta Shelves – Tesco Watford, UK – Rude And Aggressive Manager
Tesco, Watford, UK – Pasta shelves are completely empty. It was a similar sight in the tinned food aisle, and some of the others. The in-store pharmacy had completely sold out of paracetamol.
The store manager (the guy in the blue shirt in the photo) was quite rude and aggressive towards me for taking the photo, which has never happened before to me in the UK. I ceased and desisted for a quiet life. Not quite sure why he would be annoyed at me taking a photo of empty shelves, maybe he didn’t buy any for himself and now there’s none left ? Or could just be he’s an asshole. My guess is the asshole theory.
The checkout guy was a complete contrast, we had a chat about wearing masks and beards etc. I guess he was bored and having a chat with someone beats scanning items and collecting money, all day, over and over again, just to fill the pockets of his globalist overlords, so they can afford their Krug, Foie gras and Caviar.
Anyway, enough of saying what I actually think, here’s the photo :
Taken about at 15:30, 13-Mar-2020 UK time.
Cheers
Don Charisma
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“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson
Quote of the day …
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
Willie Nelson
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Cheers
Don Charisma
Lifted – Lighthouse Family
One of my favourite “soothing” tunes …
“Lifted” is a song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the lead single on May 1995 and reached the top 70 in the United Kingdom. In February 1996 the song was re-released, reaching a new peak of number four in the United Kingdom and reaching the top 40 in Austria, Iceland and Ireland, as well as on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller
Quote of the day …
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”
Helen Keller
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Don Charisma
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“It always seems impossible until it is done.” – Nelson Mandela
Quote of the day …
“It always seems impossible until it is done.”
Nelson Mandela
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Don Charisma
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“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” – Les Brown
Quote of the day …
“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.”
Les Brown
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Don Charisma
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Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino
Another oldie but classic, by Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. – His most famous song
“Blueberry Hill” is a popular song published in 1940 best remembered for its 1950s rock and roll version by Fats Domino. The music was written by Vincent Rose, the lyrics by Larry Stock and Al Lewis.
Source – Wikipedia
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Don Charisma
Blue Monday – Fats Domino
Another oldie but classic, by Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. .
Two versions, second is live – a good live performance.
“Blue Monday” is a song originally, written by Dave Bartholomew, first recorded in 1953 by Smiley Lewis and issued as a single, in January 1954, on Imperial Records (catalog # 5268). The single, with a slow-rocking beat, features an instrumental electric guitar solo by Lewis.
It was later popularized in a recording by Fats Domino in 1956, also on Imperial (catalog # 5417), on which the songwriting credit was shared between him and Bartholomew. Most later versions have credited Bartholomew and Domino as co-writers. The baritone saxophone solo is by Herbert Hardesty.
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
Vitamin D And Immunity – Dr John Campbell
This is general information vitamin D and immunity, from about 4 hours ago @ 9-Mar-2020 18:31 UK time.
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
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“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
Quote of the day …
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
A.A. Milne
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Cheers
Don Charisma
Sticky post
“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.” – Bonnie Blair
Quote of the day …
“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve
done before.”
Bonnie Blair
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley And The Wailers
Classic Bob Marley. Couldn’t decide which version I prefer, so I posted both (second one is 12″ extended about 12 minutes). …. But, on balance I prefer the second version.
“No Woman, No Cry” is a reggae song by Bob Marley and the Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 from the studio album Natty Dread. This studio version used a drum machine. The live version from the 1975 album Live! was released as a single and is the best known version; it was included on the greatest hits compilation Legend, and was recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in London on July 17, 1975 as part of his Natty Dread Tour.
Source – Wikipedia
Photo Courtesy CC2.0 – Eddie Mallin
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Cheers
Don Charisma
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Sex Machine 12″ – James Brown
Or more correctly – “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine”. Another oldie but classic. Video has been cleverly cut to match the audio, props to the video maker !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UzZUfFUnxY
“Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” is a song recorded by James Brown with Bobby Byrd on backing vocals. Released as a two-part single in 1970, it was a no. 2 R&B hit and reached no. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Source – Wikipedia
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Cheers
Don Charisma
“No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers.” – Wolfgang Riebe
Quote of the day …
“No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers.”
Wolfgang Riebe
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Don Charisma
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Infections – Dr John Campbell
This is general information about infections, from about 1 hours ago @ 7-Mar-2020 16:58 UK time.
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone – The Temptations
Another oldie but classic. I think it’s an official release by Motown aka Universal Music
“Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” is a song performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth. It was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971, and released as a single in May 1972. It peaked at number 63 on the Pop Charts and number 24 on the R&B Charts. The song was included on the Undisputed Truth’s album Law of the Land (1973).
Later that year, Whitfield, who also produced the song, took “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and remade it as a 12-minute record for the Temptations, which was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973. While the original Undisputed Truth version of the song has been largely forgotten, the Temptations’ version of the song has been an enduring and influential soul classic. It was ranked number 169 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, one of the group’s three songs on the list. In retrospect, the Temptations’ Otis Williams considers “Papa” to be the last real classic the group recorded (it would be the Temptations’ last number one hit and would win them their second and final Grammy Award in a competitive category).
Source – Wikipedia
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Don Charisma
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“You always pass failure on the way to success.” – Mickey Rooney
Quote of the day …
“You always pass failure on the way to success.”
Mickey Rooney
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Don Charisma
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“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.” – Dr. Seuss
Quote of the day …
“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”
– Dr. Seuss
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Green Onions – Booker T. And The M.G.’s
Another oldie but classic. It’s a live version, but a really nice live version, with video of band playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjgjoSsOvi4
“Green Onions” is an instrumental composition recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.’s. Described as “one of the most popular instrumental rock and soul songs ever”.
Twenty Five Miles – Edwin Starr
Absolutely one of my favourite tunes of all time, in my top 5. Another oldie but classic.
I couldn’t decide which video had the best audio quality, but I think the second one – let me know in the comments which you prefer.
“Twenty-Five Miles” is a song written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr for Starr’s second album, 25 Miles (1969)
German Flag Added To My Sidebar
I’m proud of my own flag – I assume others are too.
I’ve added the German flag to my sidebar, as many German people visit my blog (almost 27000 views)
Welcome and hello to all my German readers, best wishes to you all. Thankyou for reading and visiting my blog.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Another oldie but classic’ie, and one of my favourites. From an era where people were actually creative, and actually made really good music. Rather than bland reboots, rehashes, remixes and remakes (sorry, rant over).
This was the best video I could find, video and audio wise.
“Dancing in the Street” is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter. (Wikipedia)
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South African Flag Added To My Sidebar
I’m proud of my own flag – I assume others are too.
A kind commenter reminded me the South African flag is missing from my sidebar, as I have nearly 9000 page views from South Africans.
You should definitely visit her site, there’s some beautiful photography – a gem amongst blogs :
Kavitha @ Sunshiny SA Site – Kavita Ramlal, Proudly South African – https://sunshinysasite.wordpress.com/about-kavita/
Lastly – welcome and hello to all my South African readers, best wishes to you all. Thankyou for reading and visiting my blog.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Coronavirus Update: Jordan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Latvia, Morocco, Tunisia, 91,000 Total
This update from Styx from about 10 hours ago @ 3-Mar-2020 18:12 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2so7bFNStos
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
Philippine And Indian Flags Added To My Sidebar
I’m proud of my own flag – I assume others are too.
In my stats I noticed I get a lot of views (14422 page views) from people in the Philippines, so I’ve added Philippine flag to my sidebar
And my Indian readers are even more prolific (27198 page views) so I’ve added the Indian flag too.
So welcome and hello to all my Filipino and Indian readers, best wishes to you all. Thankyou for reading and visiting my blog.
Cheers
Don Charisma
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Let It Be – The Beatles (Remastered 2009)
In the theme of my previous post – One of my favourite Beatles songs.
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Nietzsche – “Without music, life would be a mistake.”
I have found music, blog-wise, quite polarizing, because people like what they like. Which is fine.
Plus I’m an absolute novice in creating music !
Anyway – I like this quote, so sharing for you.
‘What trifles constitute happiness! The sound of a bagpipe. Without music life would be a mistake. The German imagines even God as a songster.’
OR Sometimes expressed simply as:
‘Without music, life would be a mistake.’
– F. Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer)
I’m not widely read on Nietzsche, so don’t know if these quotes are correct (exactly), please feel free to correct me in the comments if you’re better read than I.
Cheers
Don Charisma
(Nietzsche photo is public domain – more than 100 years old)
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Coronavirus Update: China 80,000 Cases, Indonesia, Dominican and Czech Republics, Armenia
This update from Styx from about 6 hours ago @ 2-Mar-2020 19:02 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4MNZmEo2eQ
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
Viktor Frankl – “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
Thanks to Anna for sharing this quote. I think it’s worth passing on :
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
From Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
Courtesy, Anna – https://avoicereclaimed.com/bio/
(Photo courtesy – Prof. Dr. Franz Vesely, Viktor-Frankl-Archiv)
Cheers
Don Charisma
Coronavirus Update: Qatar, Ecuador, Luxembourg, Ireland, Kirkland Lifecare Outbreak
This update from Styx from about 6 hours ago @ 1-Mar-2020 19:12 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhcTgXxtpRg
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
Coronavirus Update: 85,000 Cases, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Amsterdam Cases, Stocks
This update from Styx from about 6 hours ago @ 29-Feb-2020 18:14 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ivmjblutc
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
Don Charisma 