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Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Brazen

Write something incorporating the word ‘brazen’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO BRAZEN Wings of goldBrazen clawsHellbent purposeTusks of boars DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (street gang)

Real members of the Peaky Blinders street gang based in Birmingham, England that was active in the late 1800s to 1910s. As we have seen happen in the impoverished inner-city area of the U.S., extreme economic hardship in urban settings can lead to street gangs. Such was the case in Birmingham, England in the 1880s.Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (street gang)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Happy Radio’ Edwin Starr (2003)

Disco song “Happy Radio” performed in Stuttgart in 2003. This track reached No. 9 in the UK but failed to as well on the US Billboard chart only reaching No. 78. This Stuttgart performance was Edwin Starr’s final concert before his death later that year. On April 2nd 2003 Edwin Starr sadly passed away fromContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Happy Radio’ Edwin Starr (2003)”

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (waterspout)

Gigantic waterspout heading towards Tampa, Florida, 2013 Check out this massive waterspout swirling towards Tampa, Florida back in 2013! While it may look kind of cool, waterspouts are basically water-tornados, and while they are often weaker than land-based tornados, they are still terrifying. Thankfully, the spouts don’t usually last too long (five or ten minutes)Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (waterspout)”

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Both

Write something incorporating the word ‘both’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO BOTH Both said back is thob FanThob (yep) yo ho hoHappy New Year everyoneThought you’d like to know Happy New Year and a thob to you Fan…… DM

Sailing

I’m gonna go out sailingOn the local lakeTake my boat out for the dayWhole day of it make Don MatthewsDecember 2022

A Challenge for you Architect

A challenge for you architectThis might cause some painThe largest hotel in the worldCan you rise to challenge? Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Just Because I Like It

Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio -The Kool and the Gang Job

Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his able assistant Perc Singer Kool he wasSinging bare and liveAt the famous Sex Machine(Dingy dirty dive) Production Notes We thought the girls (aka the Gang) hanging on Kool inthis fashion would help boost sales. Post Production Notes Kool apologised for not sending a copy of the recordbutContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio -The Kool and the Gang Job”

FCS Daily Music Video – Jam Session Rolling Stones (1972)

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones,Continue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – Jam Session Rolling Stones (1972)”