April 28, 2022

 

 

He’s worked his fingers to the bone.

The length and breadth of the country he’s travelled.

He has been pro-active in every way,

as the horrors of the world unravelled.

 

He has overcome illness.

He has dealt with grief.

He has tackled troubles first hand,

and proved himself a worthy chief.

 

He is loving the job,

that he was born to do.

His efforts must be rewarded,

when another term is due.

 

His energy is unfailing.

He keeps us out of the mire.

To make Britain great again,

is his only desire.

 

Who else is there, I ask,

crazy enough to want his position?

Let the lad carry on,

he has shown his contrition.

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

April 22, 2022

 

 

1     SAND MOONS     3  6

2     DR LED AS B     3  5

3     L   I M MERRY  I  J S     5  6

4     I B SHOP LANE     4  6

5     O GENTLE BARRIER  M     6  9

6     MOW MANY TO T L     5  6

7     FAR DRY HAT     5  4

8     VAR  A AVID MOJO  ROCK     7  9

9     WE LIKE SCALE   J     6  6

10    R TRY REAR   H A     5  5

11    OH  M J   ONE IN  CLASH     7  7

12    N SEVEN FAINT     5  6

13    I MR   E IN JOB’     3  6

14    R  GOT HIS CAR     5  5

15    C INNER F V TANK     5  7

16    Y EAST END  A     4  5

17    HPH  MONSOON J T     4  8

18    TALKS ALARM RD     4  8

19    VIKING IN PLOT KEN     5  10

20    FLY B IN TILL     5  5

21    G EARNS JOY     4  5

22    U R ORDERING  E BUS     5  9

23    AN BEST MINT IN JAR     7  8

24    U B Z  R TANK     3  5

25    MAN HAS LIT     4  5

26    J FELT SAFE     4  5

27    ID   WE ASKED  MR     4  7

28    AN GO AT ANY     4  5

29    RE NAME A    ANON     5  6

30    ALARM  B SAID     5  5

31    HEAR HUGO CLIMB     7  6

32    E DO ABLE DEAL     4  7

33    I ICON   CALL CHUM     4  9

34    ID   RANCH RIDER BY L     7  8

35    IAN BE RORY     3  1  5

36    MR L   HIRE ACE  PAL     7  6

37    THERE   SIR VICTOR     6  8

38    RE  INSTALL CO     5  6

39    Y GUARD  N L     4  4

40    MR  CANADIAN LP     3  9

41    BURST IN AS B B     5  6

42    SOLD ANY P PLAN     5  7

43    A NON RAINY U Q     5  6

44    C TREAT   SERVE     5  6

45    OVAL SIZE   V J STAR     9  5

46    I C D SHARP ORDER     5  8

47    OH  U  N ENJOYMENT     4  9

48    C Y HE REVERTS    5  6

49    HAVE I  D MANDED     5  7

50    MUST RECALL BRO     6  7

51    U DO PLAN BALL     4  7

52    Y MR G IS ALL     4  5

53    U R MR   NATHAN     6  4

54    T J  N  MOON SHOT     3  8

55    I HELP  R TURN     4  6

56    I AM  OH SO ABLE     5  6

57    U C   A U ROAD BEND     5  7

58    MY   HE CRY   PRE PUSH     5  9

59    LO  KEY  TO TOWN     4  7

60    I C RAIN ON SHARD     3  10

61    I BIKE IN A DAY     3  8

62    R U NATHAN  R  M     6  4

63    OATS AN BARLEY  H     7  6

64    RE HARDY SUN    5  5

65    Y HONEY LATTE     4  7

66    C  E WANDER BOY     6  5

67    HANDY NOD    SIR  J R  ACE     6  10

68    VIVA   C MY ADD     5  5

69    LOOK B B STAR   I SAW KIZ        7  10

70    MEET TO B TRENDY     5  8

71    L   I IN BRICK LANE     5  8

72    AN NOT ON AS B J     5  6

73    OH   I B ON RORY     3  7

74    E S  HAS MAIL     6  3

75    MET ART LAMP     4  6

76    SHAPE  KIWI  AP     5  6

77    DICE HAM SNACK     4  8

78    DO HARK   I C U   HARK     6  7

79    C  AS FRIEND     2  7

80    ID   HELLO MY ACE     7  5

81    N  NL  NEW COLLAR   SO  IN     7  9

82     ART  CHUM  R  PAL     6  5

83    O  ME  K C   LEARN  Y     4  7

84    A  E  EX   Y CALL     4  5

85    C  M  B SOLO  AS ME     3  8

86    KE  KE  AN  A J     4  4

87    BERRY MOTEL     4  6

88    DO ANY SKILL EVEN     4  5 – 5

89    I ALL   I ROCK THEM     5  8

90    J  TOO    REALLY     4  6

91    R   NINE ART BOOKS     7  6

 

The  answers will appear on my website

blackbury-poems.com

on 22th May 2022

(usual copyright rules apply)

Thank you for visiting my website.  Regards Harriet 

 

 

 

April 8, 2022

 

 

In 60, ‘Wild One’, rose to No.7,

followed at No.22, with Volare.

Also in 60, ‘Swinging School’ made No.44,

and then reaching No.12, came ‘Sway’.

 

In 61, ‘Good Time Baby’, peaked at No.42,

And in 62, ‘Teach Me To Twist’, rose to No. 45

for Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell,

and was his last hit on Columbia to arrive.

 

Next in 62, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’

was a Top 40, now on Cameo Parkway.

And in 63, ‘Forget Him’, peaked at No.13,

also on Cameo Parkway, being his last hit in the UK.

 

Thank you for the fab music

R I P  Bobby Rydell   1942 – 2022

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

 

1     DION DUBLN

2     KAI McKENZIE – LYLE

3     ADAM CUNNINGTON

4     LUKE BERRY

5     DIMITAR MITOV

6     TOM BONNER

7     JUBRIL OKEDINA

8     RYAN DONALDSON

9     STEVE CLARIDGE

10   HARVEY KNIBBS

11    BARRY CORR

12    JOE IRONSIDE

13    CHRIS DUNN

14    SAM SMITH

15    PAUL CARDEN

16    GEORGE WILLIAMS

17    LIAM BENNETT

18    JEVANI BROWN

19    ADAM MAY

20    TOM CHAMPION

21    JAKE DOYLE – HAYE

22    DAVID AMOO

23    LLOYD JONES

24    MITCH AUSTIN

25    PAUL DIGBY

26    DANNY CROW

27    SAM BEASANT

28    WES HOOLAHAN

29    JORDAN CHIEDOZIE

30    ALAN BILEY

31    PHIL BOLLAND

32    SHILOW TRACEY

33    BLAIR ADAMS

34    MICKEY DEMETRIOU

35    ISSAGA DIALLO

36    JENSEN WEIR

37    JAMES AKINTUNDE

38    KWESI APPIAH

39    JAMES BROPHY

40    RYAN BIRD

41    LIAM O’NEIL

42    MARK BEESLEY

43    JOHN RUDDY

44    LUKE CHADWICK

45    STEVEN DRENCH

46    TOM DALLISON

47    JACK IREDALE

48    JACOB BLYTH

49    HARRY DARLING

50    JAKE CARROLL

51    DAVE KITSON

52    STUART BIMSON

53    JACK LANKESTER

54    DANIEL CARR

55    WILL MANNION

56    MARK CONVERY

57    DOMINIC BALL

58    WES ATKINSON

59    HARRISON DUNK

60    CONOR MASTERSON

61    KAI YEARN

62    JAMES DUNNE

63    LIAM DAISH

64    BEN WORMAN

65    SIMON AINGE

66    LEON DAVIES

67    MATTHEW BARNES – HOMER

68    LORENT TOLAJ

69    SAM SHERRING

70    NATHAN ARNOLD

 

compiled by Harriet Blackbury

March 2022

(usual copyright rules apply)

Thank you for visiting my website  Regards Harriet