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Saturday, 28 September 2013
THE WEEK THAT'S PAST: I promised new music from Mike Davis
Well, I always keep my promises. Or at least try to. Last weekend he was here for three days from Friday, and we did a lot of recording. No less than five new songs have resulted, and you can hear them HERE.
I am lucky enough to have achieved most of my ambitions in life, but the one ambition that I have yet to achieve is to make Mike Davis a star! I have a sneaking suspicion that as we get half way through the second decade of the 21st Century, that his and my stars are finally right!
Well, I always keep my promises. Or at least try to. Last weekend he was here for three days from Friday, and we did a lot of recording. No less than five new songs have resulted, and you can hear them HERE.
Mike Davis is one of British music's best kept secrets. Why he isn't a star I have no idea, and when you hear his music you are bound to agree with me! I have worked in what Berry Gordy once described as the "industry of human happiness" on and off throughout my adult life. Thirty years ago, when I was trying to be the Brian Epstein of South Devon, I picked up a hitchhiker called Mike Davis travelling through Starcross. In all my years in the business he is still the most talented singer/songwriter that I have ever met!
I am lucky enough to have achieved most of my ambitions in life, but the one ambition that I have yet to achieve is to make Mike Davis a star! I have a sneaking suspicion that as we get half way through the second decade of the 21st Century, that his and my stars are finally right!
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KENT BIG CAT RESEARCH
More sightings across the south-east
Over the last few weeks there have been numerous reports from across Kent, Sussex and Surrey, with a recent report of a big, black cat at Surrey made by a witness who was lucky enough to have two sightings of possibly the same creature. For more info on the Surrey 'puma' sightings etc go to the sister site of this one by clicking HERE There have also been reports recently of a black leopard prowling Hildenborough. The witness in question had seen the cat on 21st September 2013 at approximately 10:30 am, this being the witnesses second sighting - her first being in July of 2013 in the same field.read more
Friday, 27 September 2013
shark link to big c
sharks blood could fight breast cancer.the predators carry unique protein IgNAR which halts big c cell growth. 2 molecoles-HER2 and HER3- are found on cancer cells and when joined together they signal to those cells to grow and spread IgNAR antibodies are small enough to bind to the molecules and stop the signal.source-study leader dr.helen dooley-aberdeen university.fron the paper the sun dated friday 26th september 2013
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
army dogs do not retire just shoot dead
I stood by you, I was at your side in the riots, I smelt out the bombs and walked through mines, I stood by you when you felt alone and away from home, dragged people from wrecks, give a lick and wag, I stood by you at the parade, standing strong and full of pride at the end of service what was my reward a nice garden, somewhere warm, no the army shoot me DEAD. Stand up against the killing of army dogs. So far 288 dogs have been killed, so save them; stand up and be counted; do something today. Don't just sit on your bum.
HOW I WAS NEARLY RICHARD BURTON FOR THE DAY WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL.
When I was in secondary school I was asked by my teacher to take part in a play. The play was about Cleopatra and as my name is Mark Antony I was to be the lead and kiss a girl. At this thought I rebelled and ran away. Neither the school nor my mum were happy with this. By the way, my mum fancied Richard Burton in the film Cleopatra so that's how I was named Mark Antony. I hated my middle name for some time but I am all right with it now as at least it makes me known apart from the Ghostman Raines bit, which I became after my diabetic coma in another ghostman blog.
VEIL OR NOT? IS IT RIGHT? IS IT FREEDOM?
The veil worn by women is not right in the world we live in but the same was said about wearing the cross, as concern about religious beliefs and the so-called PC brigade not wanting people to be upset. I believe everyone has a right as long as their wish to do it for themselves.
BADGER SAVE US NOW
Black and white rebel against the injustice of killing us by shot or gas. Unlike Syria we will not get goverment people checking on us. Man brought me to the land centuries ago but I bet you would not do this to them. Please support the Save The Badger Facebook page and watch the Simon Jester video.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
WHY I CHOSE TO BE A CARE WORKER BY EX-ESSEX WEIRDO
Well, it started when I chose to do voluntary work. I was sent by the agency to help out down the nook in Westward Ho! The home was for challenging behaviour and adults with learning difficulties. Whilst I was there I learnt how to deal with people by treating them how I wished to be treated. After some time helping out the then manager asked if I would like to try out a job at Woodtown House. Woodtown House is for mental health. I went for an interview and was offered a job. At Woodtown I got my NVQ2 in mental health and special needs. I enjoyed my time there. I worked on and off for 10 years, day and night care assistant and at a later date I went to work down the nook, which i really enjoyed. I even got to be deputy manager for a year, and only left due to the closure of the home, which upset me at the time.
Sunday, 22 September 2013
88 police dogs killed-carla story
carla was an ex police dog we had for a couple of years from the rspca.she was a the normal colouring of a german shephard brown and black ,easy going,loyal,friendly.she was never any real trouble but i have 2 funny stories.1 when my wife dad was alive he went to go into the house we lived in bradworhy to use the oilet ,we told im she may not let you out,anyway we had to get him as carla was stood by the door not letting him pass.2 when we lived in torrington we use to walk carla miles one day shane my step-son was down the bottm of the field when i said to carla go fetcth ,she sprinted to the bottomof the field and puuled him down and just lay against him with her legs crossed i was laughed alot.so pleas stand up for ex-police dogs like carla and adopt one or make a stand against the killing of these dogs
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Looking for Bigfoot? New Map Shows Where to Search
Joshua Stevens, a doctoral candidate at Pennsylvania State University, used data compiled by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), which tries to document "the presence of an animal, probably a primate, that exists today in very low population densities," according to the group's website.
Stevens converted the BFRO data and, using geographic-information software, plotted 3,313 data points showing where people have claimed to see Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Yeti, Skookum or dozens of other names). [Rumor or Reality: Tales of 10 Creatures of Cryptozoology]read more
Attenborough: 'the Yeti may be real'
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough has stated that he believes the Yeti may be a real creature.
Speaking at a showcase for upcoming UKTV programmes, the 87-year-old expressed an interest in the legend of the abominable snowman and stated that he believed such a creature could potentially exist in the wilds of the Himalayas.
"I believe the Abominable Snowman may be real. I think there may be something in that," he said. "There are footprints that stretch for hundreds of miles and we know that in the 1930's a German fossil was found with these huge molars that were four or five times the size of human molars. They had to be the molars of a large ape, one that was huge, about 10 or 12 feet tall. It was immense."
Attenborough also went on to provide his views on how a creature like the Yeti may have survived for so long without being officially discovered and recognized by science.
"If you have walked the Himalayas there are these immense rhododrendron forests that go on for hundreds of square miles which could hold the Yeti," he said. "If there are some still alive and you walked near their habitat you can bet that these creatures may be aware of you, but you wouldn’t be aware of them."
Speaking at a showcase for upcoming UKTV programmes, the 87-year-old expressed an interest in the legend of the abominable snowman and stated that he believed such a creature could potentially exist in the wilds of the Himalayas.
"I believe the Abominable Snowman may be real. I think there may be something in that," he said. "There are footprints that stretch for hundreds of miles and we know that in the 1930's a German fossil was found with these huge molars that were four or five times the size of human molars. They had to be the molars of a large ape, one that was huge, about 10 or 12 feet tall. It was immense."
Attenborough also went on to provide his views on how a creature like the Yeti may have survived for so long without being officially discovered and recognized by science.
"If you have walked the Himalayas there are these immense rhododrendron forests that go on for hundreds of square miles which could hold the Yeti," he said. "If there are some still alive and you walked near their habitat you can bet that these creatures may be aware of you, but you wouldn’t be aware of them."
Three Mysterious Creature Encounters Reported From Pennsylvania
Three very interesting encounters with some very unusual creatures have come to my attention recently from Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has a long history of not only observations of Bigfoot, but also of many other mysterious beasts as well. Year after year members of the public reluctantly come forward to report their encounters with strange creatures that aren’t supposed to exist. The following is a summary of some of the recent cases that I have been investigating.
November 20, 2011
The Creature of Mud Creek RoadTroy, Pennsylvania
On April 11, 2012, I received a call from the man who, along with his girlfriend, had a frightening encounter with a strange creature on November 20, 2011, outside of Troy in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The fellow told me that what they saw “scared the hell out of us”. I was able to interview the woman involved on April 26, 2012. After conducting extensive interviews with the driver and his girlfriend I learned the following details.read more
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