Quote of the day …
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
A.A. Milne
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
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Quote of the day …
“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve
done before.”
Bonnie Blair
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Cheers
Don Charisma
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
Enjoy !
Cheers
Don Charisma
Continue reading “No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley And The Wailers”
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
Enjoy !
Cheers
Don Charisma
Quote of the day …
“No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers.”
Wolfgang Riebe
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Continue reading ““No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers.” – Wolfgang Riebe”
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.
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
Enjoy !
Cheers
Don Charisma
Continue reading “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone – The Temptations”
Quote of the day …
“You always pass failure on the way to success.”
Mickey Rooney
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Continue reading ““You always pass failure on the way to success.” – Mickey Rooney”
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
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”.
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)
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
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)
Continue reading “Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas”
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
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.
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
Continue reading “Philippine And Indian Flags Added To My Sidebar”
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)
Continue reading “Nietzsche – “Without music, life would be a mistake.””
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.
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
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.
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.
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 14 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
This update from about 5 hours ago @ 28-Feb-2020 17:09 UK time.
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 13 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
Continue reading “Things Ain’t Right by “Spider” John Koerner”
This update from about 6 hours ago @ 27-Feb-2020 16:53 UK time.
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
I’ve been doing my best to pass on useful information regarding Coronavirus, as it’s the right thing to do (especially as fakestream media et al continues to lie). Also the situation is now obviously a pandemic, and a very serious situation.
I will try and keep up updates as and when I have time, but I do have a busy period ahead, that may prevent me from posting and answering comments etc, for a few weeks.
I have already shared many links for information sources, you can view all my Coronavirus posts here :
https://doncharisma.org/tag/coronavirus/
Thank you for following my blog, all the likes and comments – appreciated.
(Hopefully I’ll get back to more creative stuff later in the year.)
Hope you and your loved ones are safe.
Cheers
Don Charisma
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 12 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
This update from about 4 hours ago @ 26-Feb-2020 14:32 UK time.
(Dr John Campbell has also been making reports regularly, check out his earlier videos on Coronavirus)
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
Continue reading “Coronavirus – “Contagion more rapid than we thought” – Dr John Campbell”
This update from about 1 hours ago @ 26-Feb-2020 14:08 UK time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN-McfkTAL8
Hope you are safe, and stays that way.
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 11 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
Continue reading “Baby, Don’t Come Back by “Spider” John Koerner”
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 10 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
Continue reading “I Want To Do Something by “Spider” John Koerner”
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 9 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 8 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 7 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
Continue reading “Ramblin’ & Tumblin’ by “Spider” John Koerner”
Been browsing some of my fellow blogger’s blogs today, and I came across this quote. I think it’s worth passing on :
‘The one who answered himself the question: “Why live?” – Will be able to bear almost any answer to the question: “How to live?”‘
OR Sometimes expressed simply as:
‘He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.’
F. Nietzsche
I’m not widely read on Nietzsche, so don’t know “the most correct” of these quotes (suspect the first version), but the meaning is about the same.
Cheers
Don Charisma
Continue reading “Nietzsche – “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.””
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 6 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
(Experimental)
After some hours of trying to make a still photo slideshow with ffmpeg, I gave up. Some of the features are missing on the Windows version, would probably have been easier using Linux.
So I used the inbuilt video editor in Windows 10 to take a bunch of still photos, add music courtesy Steppenwolf. Then finally added my watermark of DonCharisma.org with ffmpeg.
So, long story short – it’s some photos I took, with music 🙂 Experimenting with a different format for presenting my photos – rather than a long page of photos.
Continue reading “Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf (+Photos !)”
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 5 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 4 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
1965 acoustic folk, one man and a guitar “blues” – I’m sharing the whole album, song everyday until the end of the ablum.
Genre – Folk/Blues/Acoustic
Track 3 – From the album “Spider Blues” by “‘Spider’ John Koerner”, with “Tony Glover” on harmonica
Don Charisma 