In floods of tears.....

Beautiful song, AP.

The over-production on her voice was heavily criticised when she first starting making a name for herself. But it works. It creates a new, unique instrument which is pleasing to listen to.

Book Of Days (either version) has always been my favourite.

Don't really know why I denied myself the pleasure for so long!

Got some catching up to do, so will put one in the car.

The answer to that is very simple AP.

There's no right and wrong when it comes to grief. The emotional recovery period is different for everyone. The passage of time is the only healer and only you know when the time is right to let go of something or to reinstate something.

For example, parting with the personal belongings of a loved one who has died is one of the hardest things in the world to do, as I'm sure you found out.
The advice is always just to do it when you feel ready.

Thanks momm.....very kind and sympathetic words from you.

I've only got 3 photos of my dad, which was all I ever had. He died in 1977, but I still have a tie I got him for that Xmas, his army demob papers, and an old Eastman Kodak camera. I have no ides why, but even after 37 years, I still can't throw them away.

enya lives as a near hermit in a castle nowadays what a lost to music

That's a nice post momm and very succinct.

I wear my Dad's watch, it's only a cheap old Rotary but I'll never wear another one. When I misplace it I get a panic attack and don't stop looking til I find it. It took me a year to visit his grave after the burial as I just couldn't face going to the cemetery. I have a few bits and bobs of his around the house and old photos and so on that I'll never get rid of.

Didn't know that tips. Isn't it strange that so many hugely talented people go over the top?

Another one was "Cat Stevens" who was lost to us for years. Just last year I got his first album, since he was lost to religion.

Now known as Yusaf Islam.....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9cNzhy6TEw

At least he is still with us!

I love Cat Stevens. His music is amazing, and he seems a great guy.

Josey Wales had Cat Stevens on a CD in the car on the way to Cheltenham races one morning. In a 50 minute drive I only knew one song. Not my type of music at all.

Aunty Post....sort of know how you're feeling...lost a very precious brother-in-law a few years back at a young age. He was an extra on horseback in the film ' Gladiator' ....will never forget him. Played at his funeral........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcMwW6aGS8k

slippy , understand about the watch thing ...my dad who died in his early sixties introduced me to cufflinks . sometimes when  i put some through a shirt i always remember him saying how smart they looked . it is those little things really .

Gosh dewey, what a beautiful piece of music.

Don't know where I've been to never hear it, and I'd be surprised if you can listen to that with a dry eye!

The Gladiator track is often mistakenly believed to be sung by Enya.

This is who sang it.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard

I'd brush up on Cat, taxi. You're missing out.

This should resonate with you.

Cat Stevens -Father and Son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdMPuMeTxzY

'Moonshadow' I liked.

Nothing else.

A verse of 'Father & Son' was used in the BBC comedy 'Just Good Friends' where Vince told Penny it was poetry that he wrote.

5 minutes later it came on the radio.

Wide World, which you'll know was written my him, although the one we're more familiar with was the big hit by Jimmy Cliff circa '70.

ha ha, I remember that from Just Good Friends.

Smartly dressed bookies right hand man who drove a Jaguar, knew a few 'ne'er do wells', had the gift of the gab, got the chance to shag loads of birds, but only really wanted one.

Where do they get these stupid ideas for comedies?

lol, me too but without the Jag.I was well pally with the guy at Windsors in the early 70s. Used to give me any old price as long as it had been chalked on the board at some stage, in exchange for a pint.

but only really wanted one.  Discount that. I wanted them all.

I layed one once in the early days in one of our shops, in a 4 horse crappy race at Lingfield. Lester was on it. I was convinced it couldn't win, but money poured on it at the course, it was backed from 7/4 second favourite to 4/6 favourite, and I carried on laying it at 5/4 against.

It pissed home when the original favourite 'went lame' 2 furlongs out, when they were clear of the other two. 

They knew, the bastards.

Do you remember the old CSF charts. They were brilliant for clued up punters. Completely out of line with the true odds. Available for a good while before they cottoned on.

Genuine example. 3 horse race. Pendil, Charles Dickens and Amarind. 2/13 6/1 and 25/1

CSF paid about £1-90 for Pendil to beat Charles Dickens and something like a 16/1 Pendil to beat the outsider. Fun and profitable while it lasted. Can't remember if it was just the independents.

kenny, I have all of his stuff, originally on 8 track and cassette, but now all on CD.

What's CD I here people cry!

or even "hear"

just tried to google that race and came up with a post of mine.

kenny mann • February 24, 2013 1:24 AM GMT
I remember Pendil in a 3 horse race with Charles Dickens and Amarind. Odds were 2/13 6/1 and 25/1. Straight forecast (from the chart) paid 10/11 for Pendil to beat Charles and 25/1 for Pendil to beat Amarind.

They changed them not long after.

Love all his stuff..."Bitterblue" but hard to pick a favourite.

He's wonderful AP.

kenny mann    13 Aug 14 16:11 
Do you remember the old CSF charts. They were brilliant for clued up punters. Completely out of line with the true odds. Available for a good while before they cottoned on.

I most certainly do. We had a miniature one in the shops as well as one on the wall.

I used to keep the miniature one in my pocket when I was betting at West Ham dogs.

I was over West Ham the night of the very last Cesarewitch.

A regular racegoer, a postman named Harry, was just about the only person cheering as the first two crossed the line. They led all the way as there was plenty of barging in behind them. He only ever backed the two rags in every race on the tote, and had a reversed forecast the same two, all small stakes. Never had a win bet with a bookie in all the years I knew him, he was out just for fun.

Iirc they were Whisper Billy and Sir Joe, at 50s and 33s, from traps 1 and 2. The odds-on favourite, Dolores Rocket (6) was badly hampered and the 2nd favourite, Seamans Star (4) got the same rough ride.

Harry the postman had traps 1&2 in reversed forecast doubles, and two had already come in. The tote forecast paid something like £18 and Harry was over the moon. I calculated what he had to come and offered him an amount for his ticket, plus a 'bit on top' should any more come in with 2 or 3 races left.

I can't remember how much he took now, but I well robbed him

The chart forecast was £83-30p (I recall that okay) and one more 1&2 came in on the last race. I had 6 doubles.

AP

apologies for kidnapping your thread.

Very nice too! I thought you'd remember them and I also thought you'd have a good story to go with it.

No probs, that's the way all good threads go in the end!

We're free and easy on here (well some of us are).

AP

apologies for kidnapping your thread.

Yes, sorry abouth that AP. Enya is very good.

Now, where were we?

Just about to get another G&T I think!

Just have to be thankful not to be sabotaged  by (the well meaning, perhaps) Do Wah Diddy!

Orinoco Flow must be one of the most irritating songs ever made