I always find myself conflicted at this time of year. In a few days’ time we will have reached the half way point of the year. That’s the glass half full side of my character. Now comes the conflict., on the other hand from now on…it’s all downhill to Christmas!!!
We started filming using a watering can before moving on to the buckets of water. It was only when I looked back at the long shots that I could see the relish on ‘my friend’ Ed Thomas’ face as he drenched me and the howls of laughter from Ian Parsons. With friends like Ed and Ian making videos is easy!!!
Will you still need me, will you still feed me…when I’m 64!
The Power of Yes is a wonderful and frightening thing. No is the easy and safe option but saying yes can take you to some wonderful places all around the world.
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
I’d woken up at around 2am. I reached for my phone, pressed the button and started to drift. I must have been half asleep again when I found myself sitting bolt upright. I thought I had just heard Helena Bonham Carter announce that Agent Garbo’s network of German spies in Britain included an Indian Poet based in Swansea!!!
As with many words context is everything. If I was to say the word ‘Cabaret’, here in South Wales you might get the image of an old Workingman’s Club. ‘Crazy Coqs, Cabaret & Bar’ in the heart of London’s West End is nothing like that.
Someone asked me this week what I did for a living…Ah, I saidm that’s difficult to answer because I have a Portfolio Career.
It was a joy to be part of ‘The Passion’ Revival 2024 and I’m sure there’s plenty more to come from Adrian Snell. Now all I need to do is brush up on my Dutch and I’ll be flying too.
In 2005 a band stepped out at the Welfare Hall in Ystradgynlais to an audience of 45. On Sunday they will walk onstage at the Wales Millennium Centre to a sold out, 1800, capacity audience. So how did it happen?
