MAL POPE

A week spent with Saints David, Peter and Paul. It seems we will do everything to mark this time of year but not actually talk about the central issue that one day we will be gone

Swansea city centre is going through lots of changes. Swansea Minster, or St Mary’s has always had a role to play never more so than now. This month the whole world comes to Our Town.

‘Not every lion that chases an antelope catches an antelope,
but you can guarantee every lion that catches an antelope was chasing an antelope.’

Sometimes people who read musical notation can make those of us who don’t feel a little inadequate. It’s as if we are not proper musicians after all. John Davies was a master craftsman. He could sight read anything and everything. He was also just a lovely man. Not only was he understanding he was encouraging and life affirming

There is now a Television Aladdin’s Cave available to search right on your doorstep.

On 911 we were recording an album. We knew that day had changed the world. Every year on the anniversary, wherever we were in the world, we would check in with each other and remember. This year there was no phone call…

We go into tonight’s game against Wrexham with the whole world watching. This is a worldwide sporting event. I’ve had 2 very special rides to the top with Swansea City. It couldn’t happen 3 times in my lifetime…could it?

It won’t be long until we notice the nights drawing in and the shops will be full of tinsel and sleigh bells. Human beings have an extraordinary ability to forget some of the bad bits of the past and only remember the good times. Before long the struggles we faced with extreme heat will start to disappear and what will be left is the warm glowing memory of the summer of 26.

Going to see Welsh National Theatre ‘s production of Our Town starring Michael Sheen left me speechless. It also inspired a new song and a new video ‘OUR TOWN’.

This is our chance for a moment to remember. I expect there will be tears and laughter with everyone being encouraged to come along and sing their hearts out. I hope we do Bonnie proud, that it’s a day for us all to remember being a part of something very special.