the inside story of gig

this is the view from the decks
no glamour from here work the lights
just played 2 hours tracks
then introduced the band



group give thumbs up systum goes down
decks sound is lowered
band announced then take stage




















stay up in booth area grab quick drink,
put own Dics/CD into covers.
Then get tracks ready for the band finishing
eocourage people have next dance

windy

l am still feeling the cold
tell me
its not just me
NO

when does summer arrive and when does the wind drop

straight 2U

THE seaside community of Easington Colliery will this weekend unite to mark the 60th anniversary of a pit disaster - one of the blackest days in County Durham's mining history.

It was just before dawn on May 29,1951, that a pit explosion wiped out the lives of 81 men and boys from the village.

Two rescue workers would also die during the harrowing retrieval of the bodies.
"Even today the events of the day are remembered by people - especially the families of the 83 who lost their lives.

"We may not have the colliery any more but we do have the community. The 60th anniversary services allow us all to remember these men."

A service will start at the Community Memorial Garden, on the site of the former colliery, at 11am on Sunday.

The garden will be rededicated by the Bishop of Jarrow The Right Reverend Mark Bryant and an address will be given by Alan Cummings, Easington National Union of Mineworkers Lodge Secretary.

A procession, accompanied by Easington Colliery Band, will then make its way to the Church of Ascension for the Commemoration Service, starting at 11.30am.

After the church service, the congregation will proceed to the Miners' Mass Grave site, in Easington Colliery Cemetery, for a further Memorial Service at 12.45pm. Floral tributes will be laid and another miner's lamp will be unveiled to representing the 60th anniversary. The service will end at 1.15pm followed by refreshments at the Colliery Club.

playlist forming

man down-Rihanna/need a dollar-cloi blacc/Jessi's j-/Elisa Doolittle-pack up/Paloma faith-do you want the truth/dcup no speakdaamericana/lady Gaga born this way/Bruno Marrs hooligan mix grenada4U/Swedish house mafia/remixes INTO Motown

Tracks from Robert plant `Band of Joy, Frankie and the Hunger,(LOCAL GROUP) Beatles, and Stones, with Who, blues also been requested wide and varied selection.
Decided to always open with contempary set moving to more requested plays

Blue Bishops and DJ Kevin Waller will be rounding of the memorial weekend events at the welly, Easington Colliery.

Sunday the 29th of May 2011
1951 Pit Disaster Memorial Event (more info BLOGGED below).

An evening of live music with Blue Bishops' www.bluebishops.co.uk
Biting Rock, Blues and R&B their live appearance on the Paul Jones Show has now been put back to be broadcast on the 6th June 2011,(Radio 2). Some more on the 20th June. Listen in to hear songs from the latest album, In the Red, and a favourite from the ‘deep’ album

The Blue Bishops have recorded  special song about mining disaster
l will be playing very Copacetic mix hope to end the weekend on a high and hopeful sign.
Have not played set at such somber event, but will by the gift of Music
be able 'God willing', to send people home happy.
Need to work on the 'play list' not at present sure what type of audience it will be?

memorial day events

At 4.45am on the 29th May 1951, the night shift at the Colliery were at the end of their shift and the fore shift men were just coming down to start theirs. A spark at the coal face ignited a pocket of gas and the blast lifted coal dust which fuelled and explosion creating a fire ball which smashed and scorched its way through 16,000 yards of underground workings.




events are taking place at the Social Welfare Centre to commemorate the 60th anniversary of this disaster


An exhibition of pictures; memorabilia, news articles covering the past 60 years, with copies of original documents from 1951. The collections are from Beamish Museum, Durham County Records Office




At the Community Memorial Garden (from colliery site) there will be a service held by the Bishop of Jarrow. Thereafter under the miners banners all with march up Seaside Lane to the Church of The Ascenion for the Memorial Service starting at 11.30am. Departing from the Church to congregate at the Miners' Grave for a further service scheduled for 12.45pm and then departing to the Colliery Workmen's Club for refreshments.Keith Pattison's



Photographs from the miners strike in the 1980's

NO REDEMPTION £15

Easington Writers Group

SHRUGGING OF THE WIND £3

FIGHT TO THE FINISH

Gordon Macpherson (1928-1999)

The life, poems and stories of an East Durham Miner

l am about 2 Tell You Who I Am

"Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?"
so asked the book
l am Kevin Waller not the finished article
but OK despite the development needed
hate being unemployed
love music many types
coastal walking
romantic
person of faith
write a blog,have made mistakes,love Malta.
wish l was finical strong enough to fund my own youthwork project
luv meeting people and role of working with other persons

"Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?"

"Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?" by John Powell.

I really love this book, not that expensive,it is one of my favourite books. I recommend a quick read because it will get your heart bringing your soul in touch with your you.The words are powerful, heartful and emotional.It could motivate you to being better person.



I am afraid to tell you who I am, because, if I tell you who I am, you may not like who I am,



a comman mistake made by many teanagers
they feel like no one can like them
yet they often do not relise we already love them just as they are

"Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?"

sweatheart

That`s a question! take a look at where you are now!
ask yourself
in best Dylan voice
what a sweetheart like you
doing in a dump like this

that provokes loads of responses mainly around is where you work classed as dump

l love the scenery of this coastal town but not the environment

the being out on a limb

detached from town and city life

disconnected from mainstream

being North

rural

coastal

beautiful



sleepy withdrawn romantic real sense of community
what a sweetheart like me doing in a dump like this?

The will of God.

SOMETIMES

SOMETIMES IT GOOD TO SHARE AND EXPERIENCE YOUR OWN VULNERABILITY
OTHER TIMES IT JUST NOT ENOUGH TO BE OPEN TO ALL
IT A TYPE OF THERAPY THAT'S A BIT OVER RATED

pace of life

does progress come at a price
better still what price progress

often wonder
as l ponder what next

getting impatient with
pace of life

was it worse yesteryear














was l stronger
or weaker as a person
am l wiser
can l work in the fast pace of life
enjoyed these days
sometimes blustery windy day halts us
or
lack of money
purpose
unknown incident
then crash
life halts

the new macbook air 13 inch

ita small compact light and too expensive for me
the pictures are good
anyway heading home now

instead of being here

this is where l would like to be now
sailing across the med from cercewra to mgrra



l am feeling vulnerable and due to not having a role
the days appear long
that very unusual for me
taking longer walks
lost a bit of direction
this is all level 5
but feel can be honest about this being unemployed
despite what others especially the media project
it not hippy drippy
it serious dispiriting experience

wow l am getting excited Greenbelt stage

Organic Family Hymnal - the ongoing development of the collective reaches the Greenbelt stage, with our audience certain to respond to their fresh, exciting and developing sound, produced from a shifting lineup of around fifteen musicians!

The Lineup for Greenbelt 2011: Dreams Of Home has been announced, with headliners Billy Bragg, Mavis Staples, Idlewild and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly. We can't wait to welcome you to Cheltenham Racecourse for a king-sized portion of music and performing arts, thought-provoking talks and visual arts, space to worship and spiritually refresh, as well as film, comedy, youth, children and all-age activities

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Bus...

Emilio showing his proud Hull city top, how a bus should be driven, All aboard

on the buses

another serious bus crash in Zejtun Malta
a beautiful country blighted by difficult bus and other road issues



Ironically the traffic lights at Tal-Barrani, which is just 30 seconds drive away from where this accident happened, were out of order for most of the time recently. Very dangerous potholes in my view have surfaced months and even years ago,still remain un-repaired.
add to this Careless drivers still do what they want as no action is taken almost everytime an accident occurs.

Bus, 4 cars, crash in Mgarr this time across the water in Gozo



Don't jump to conclusions, this was truly a genuine accident, it seems that the bus developed some engine trouble and thank God truly,that the driver was a very good cause if he didn't turn the bus to the wrong side of the road, thus hitting the wall it would have fallen on the other side and the height there is more than 20 meters.

people are strange

Someone has been trying to connect with me
they unlike others have not been very successful.
Well they make rude and threatening comments.
If l don't reply then and at that time to their Emails/phonecalls,
they are offensive,
dig up past, and remind me of their view on mistakes.
She feels l made......
When l examined the emails -comments
she . . . .it is a female..!
Well don't know if she knows but been sending communication then...answering own communication.
It becomes a dialogue between that person and herself.
In a very famous film someone said

"if he loved you with all his soul for all his life
he could not love you as much as l did for one single day."

That's a true quote, anyway hope to talk to my friend real soon