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

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Bring it on Home’ Blues Caravan

Don MatthewsAugust 2022

Off Boating

Got a bit of problemWas taking boat for spinSomehow didn’t get thereIn lake did not get in…. | See my problem?…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Thongs

Bought me some thongsSimple and plainDouble for eatingIn/out of rain…. Right one (not shown) has matching knife…… Eat with your feet while knitting – innovative design…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Shop Tantrum

My kid threw a tantrumWouldn’t get upApplied a swift kickNow meek as a pup…. Sorted…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Tired and Exhausted

I’m tired and I’m exhaustedBut no I won’t let goI’ll let life go on round meI’ll hang on won’t let go…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (tasselled wobbegong)

Beware the tasselled wobbegong……

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (air mail)

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Petty

Write something incorporating the word ‘petty’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO PETTY Although a petty poetDon’t titter, laugh at meWhen I’m crowned Poet LaureateI will not let you buy my poems With gold leaf…. That’s shut them up Fan……. DM

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘The Letter’ (Wayne Carson) Joe Cocker, Leon Russell (piano), Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Woodstock 1970)

John Robert “Joe” Cocker OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. This song is about a guy who gets a letter from his former love telling him that she wants him back, and the guy wants to fly out andContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘The Letter’ (Wayne Carson) Joe Cocker, Leon Russell (piano), Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Woodstock 1970)”