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Eric

My name is Eric and I amInto mass destructionNothing sacred nothing safeInto mass destruction…. Don MatthewsMarch 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts – (David Bowie)

Davy Jones, who took on the name David Bowie, outside BBC television studio, after performing with his band 7 March 1965

Online Lessons

I love my online lessonsI do learn such a lotSitting with my my friends in classGiving what I’ve got…. I do love my online lessons…… Don MatthewsMarch 2022

Darynda Jones

“Life isn’t a fairytale.If you lose a shoe at midnight you’re drunk” Darynda JonesUS author

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘They Call Me the Breeze’ Eric Clapton and JJ Cale

John Weldon “J. J.” Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and sound engineer. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been widely acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as “one of the most important artists in the history of rock”. HeContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘They Call Me the Breeze’ Eric Clapton and JJ Cale”

Americanisms are Creeping into my Language and I don’t Like It

They’re biscuits not cookies Icing not frosting They’re rolls, they’re not buns It’s a boot not a trunk We say finished not done It’s a toilet not bathroom They’re bush fires not wild fires We spend dollars not bucks DM

Bathing in the Waters

Bathing in the watersWashing sins awayQuiet and secludedNice protected bay…. The annual Bathing in the Waters Festival was unexpectedly interrupted todayA sign from God? Don MatthewsMarch 2022

Waterfront Development Site

I put down depositOn our dream blockJust taken my dearestTo have a quick look…. I love it dear. We can watch the ducks go by…… Don MatthewsMarch 2022

Stan Solves a Gate Problem

I specialize installing gatesKeeping people outThe owner wanted one for thatKeeping people out…. Problem boss?…… Don MatthewsMarch 2022