July 22, 2020

 

1       BARRY JOHN

2       PHILIPPE SAINT – ANDRE

3       ALESSANDRO ZANNI

4       KURTLEY BEALE

5       TIM HORAN

6       OWEN FARRELL

7       YANNICK JAUZION

8       CLIFF MORGAN

9       JEAN – PIERRE RIVES

10     JONNY WILKINSON

11     MARO ITOJE

12     MARTIN JOHNSON

13     HENRY TUILAGI

14     BILL BEAUMONT

15     SHANNON FRIZELL

16     BRODIE RETALLICK

17     MAKO VUNIPOLA

18     GARETH EDWARDS

19     WILL CARLING

20     RORY UNDERWOOD

21     RICHIE McCAW

22     CLIVE WOODWARD

23     MICHAEL HOOPER

24     STUART HOGG

25     SAM WHITELOCK

26     JAMES HASKELL

27     FABIEN PELOUS

28     GAVIN HASTINGS

29     SAM WARBURTON

30     JOHNY MAY

31     DEVON TONE

32     BILLY VUNIPOLA

33     WILL GENIA

34     IAN McLAUCHLAN

35     EDDIE JONES

36     CONOR MURRAY

37     WILLIE JOHN McBRIDE

38     JONAH LOMU

39     MANUEL CONTEPOMI

40     GEORGE FORD

41     COLIN MEADS

42     BRIAN O’DRISCOLL

43     PHILLIPE SELLA

44     DANN DEVILLIERS

45     LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO

46     KYLE SINCKLER

47     J P R WILLIAMS

48     JONATHAN SEXTON

49     PHIL BENNETT

50     RAPHAEL IBANEZ

51     BEAUDEN BARRETT

52     DYLAN HARTLEY

53     TADHG FURLONG

54     SCOTT HASTING

55     NEIL BACK

56     THIERRY DUSAUTOIR

57     GEORGE GREGAN

58     ALUN WYN JONES

59     SONNY BILL WILLIAMS

60     TONY UNDERWOOD

61     JASON ROBINSON

62     ANITELEA TUILAGI

63     KIERAN READ

64     DAVID POCOCK

65     TOM CURRY

66     MATT GITEAU

67     SERGIO PARISSE

68     DAN CARTER

69     JEREMY GUSCOTT

70     MICHAEL LYNAGH

71     JONATHAN DAVIES

72     MATT DAWSON

73     DAVID CAMPESE

74     SERGE BETSEN

75     LEIGH HALFPENNY

76     CONRAD SMITH

77     DANNY CARE

78     STIRLING MORTLOCK

79     VICTOR MATFIELD

80     BEN YOUNGS

81     SHANE WILLIAMS

82     ADAM ASHLEY – COOPER

83     MANU TUILAGI

84     MARCO BORTOLAMI

85     MIKE FORD

86     VINCENT CLERC

87     JAMES RYAN

88     DANNY CIPRIANI

89     SERGE BLANCO

90     RICHIE MO’UGA

91     NICK FARR – JONES

92     ROB ANDREW

83     ALESANA TUILAGI

94     JAMIE GEORGE

95     GETHIN JENKINS

96     ANDY HADEN

97     COURTNEY LAWES

98     DIEGO DOMINGUEZ

99     ROCKY ELSOM

100   IGNACIO CORLETO 

 

Many Thanks for visiting my website    Regards Harriet

 

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July 13, 2020

 

 

 

‘She’s gone to Curlybobs for a blow-up’

Grandad said, when I rang today.

So I said that I’d call her back later.

Well, really – what more could I say?

 

 

 

 

 

In 05, ‘Nine Million Bicycles’, was a Top 5,

for Katie Melua, on Dramatico.

And in 08, ‘Nine In The Afternoon’, on Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen,

made No.13, for Panic! At The Disco.

 

In 74, ‘977’, reached No.66,

for The Pretenders, on Wea.

And in 80, ‘9 To 5’, on EMI, for Sheena Easton,

a gold-selling US.No.1 & UK.Top 3.

 

In 88, Londonbeat, on AnXious,

made No.19, with ‘9 A.M. (The Comfort Zone)’.

And in 01, ’19-2000′, reached No.6,

for Gorillaz, on Parlophone.

 

In 97  ‘Nine Ways’, on ffrr,

took JDS to No.47.

And in 99, ‘1999’, on Positiva

saw Binary Finary peak at No.11.

 

In 60, ‘Nine Times Out Of Ten’, on Columbia,

took Cliff Richard & The Shadows to No.3.

And in 04, ’99 Problems’/’Dirt On Your Shoulder’,

on Roc-A-Fella, peaked at No.12, for Jay-Z.

 

In 84, ’99 Red Balloons’, a gold-seller, on Epic,

for Nena, arrived at the No.1 door.

And in 07, ‘1973’, on Atlantic,

gave James Blunt, a Top 4.

 

In 83, ‘1999’, on Warner Brothers,

made the Top 2 for Prince & The Revolution.

And in 85, ’19’, on Chrysalis,

gave Paul Hardcastle a gold-selling No.1.

 

In 67, Keith, on Mercury,

made No.24 with ‘98.6’.

And in 92, ‘99.9o F’, on A & M,

for Suzanne Vega, peaked at No.46.

 

In 85, ‘N-N-Nineteen Not Out’, on Oval,

took The Commentators to No.13.

And in 90, ’96 Tears’, on Epic,

for The Stranglers. made No.17.

 

In 95, ‘Nineteen 63’, on London,

saw New Order, at No.21.

And in 96, ‘1979’, on Virgin, rose to No.16,

for The Smashing Pumpkins, now this mix is done.

 

 

 

 

Some may think her a silly fool,

but she gave as good as she got.

His aggression she took as an outlet,

when with others, he was losing the plot.

 

She soaked up all his frustration,

as his world began to crash.

Standing steadfast by his side,

as his empire turned to ash.

 

In times of unbearable agony,

when life was full of despair.

She took the flack, and bathed his wounds,

and saw him through the nightmare.

 

What else can one do when a loved one,

without warning falls by the way.

Somehow an inner strength kicks in,

and the level – headed one saves the day.

 

Tied together in what one signs up to –

a partnership, a union – call it what you may.

With patience and trust and understanding,

tomorrow will be a brighter day.

 

and if love be the basis of everything,

sometimes, better to stay than just walk away. 

 

July 12, 2020

 

 

 

In 64,’Hold Me’, on Decca

gave P J Proby a Top 3.

And in 02, 3SL rose to No.16,

on Epic with ‘Touch Me, Tease me’.

 

In 77, ‘Too Hot To Handle’/’Slip Your Disc To This.’

gave Heatwave, a No.15 on GTO.

And in 97, Grace, peaked at No.38

with ‘Hand In Hand’, on Perfecto.

 

In 84, ‘Touch By Touch’, on Capitol,

for Diana Ross climbed to No.47.

And in 94, ‘Hold Me  Thrill Me  Kiss me’,

on Epic, gave Gloria Estefan a No.11.

 

In 89, ‘Hand On Your Heart’, on PWL,

gave Kylie Minogue, a gold-selling No.1 entry.

And in 95, ‘Holding On To You’, on Columbia,

for Terence Trent D’arby, made the Top 20.

 

In 73, ‘Feel The Need In Me’, on Janus,

gave The Detroit Emeralds a No.4.

And in 91, ‘Touch Me (All Night Long)’,

for Cathy Dennis, a Top 5, on Polydor.

 

In 96, ‘Take Me To Heaven’, on Systematic,

reached No.15, for Baby D.

And in 07, Robyn peaked at No.17,

on Konichiwa, with ‘Handle Me’.

 

In 94, ‘Feel What You Want’, on Champion,

gave  Kristine W, a No.33.

And in 01, ‘Feel So Good’, on Virgin,

made the Top 5, for Melanie B.

 

In 78, ‘A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass’, on Casino Classics,

made the Top 60, for The Ron Grainer Orchestra.

And in 99, ‘A Touch Of Love’, on Wea,

reached No.24, for Cleopatra.

 

In 89, Rick Astley, made the Top 10,

with ‘Hold Me In Your Arms’, on RCA.

And in 08, ‘Touch My Body’, on Def Jam,

gave Mariah Carey, a US.No1 & UK.Top 5 play.

 

In 69, Tom Jones, made No.9,

on Decca, with ‘Love Me Tonight’.

And in 95, East 17, peaked at No.12,

on London, with ‘Hold My Body Tight’.

 

In 73, ‘Touch Me In The Morning’, on Tamla Motown,

gave Diana Ross, a US.No1 & UK.No.9 score.

And in 83, ‘Hold Me Now’, on Arista,

gave The Thompson Twins, a gold-selling Top 4.

 

In 05, ‘Hold You Down’, on Epic,

for Jennifer Lopez featuring Fat Joe, made No.6.

And also in 05, ‘Feel The Vibe (Til The Morning Comes)’,

at No.16, on Data, for Axwell, ends this list.

 

 

July 6, 2020

 

 

 

 

1       JUDD TRUMP

2       TONY DRAGO

3       BILL WERBENIUK

4       STEVE DAVIS

5       NIGEL BOND

6       DING JUNHUI

7       RAY REARDON

8       JIM WYCH

9       GRAEME DOTT

10     JIM MEADOWCROFT

11     ALEX HIGGINS

12     CLIVE EVERTON

13     IAN ANDERSON

14     JOHN HIGGINS

15     KIRK STEVENS

16     CLIFF THORBURN

17     MICHAEL HOLT

18     PERRIE MANS

19     DENNIS TAYLOR

20     JAMES WATTANA

21     ALEX BORG

22     PATSY FAGAN

23     JOHN SPENCER

24     BARRY HAWKINS

25     DOUG MOUNTJOY

26     FRED DAVIS

27     PAUL HUNTER

28     JOHN PARROT

29     ALLISON FISHER

30     EDDIE CHARLTON

31     RONNIE O’SULLIVAN

32     KYREN WILSON

33     MATTHEW STEVENS

34     JIMMY WHITE

35     MARK WILLIAMS

36     TERRY GRIFFITHS

37     VERA SELBY

38     ALI CARTER

39     PETER EBDON

40     REX WILLIAMS

41     GRAHAM MILES

42     NEIL ROBERTSON

43     MARK SELBY

44     SHAUN MURPHY

45     JOHN PULMAN

46     WILLIE THORNE

47     KEN DOHERTY

48     STEPHEN HENDRY

49     YAN BINGTAO

50     JOHN VIRGO

 

RIP    Willie Thorne  1954 – 2020

 

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June 2020

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July 5, 2020

 

Could viewers to my website please be aware that the

newer posts – older posts signs are back to front?

Please press ‘newer posts’ to see my previous work.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Kind Regards

Harriet Blackbury

 

July 4, 2020

 

 

1      B  STARTER  GOES    NR     6  8

2      I YELP   HE SO DO     6  5

3      F DO SIGH FOR J     4  7

4      I TEST FORM R     3  7

5      MY OWN ROAR     4  5

6      AGAIN  R ROVER     5  6

7      O C  BET MIDDLE BERRY     5  11

8      HIGH BRAN USE     5  6

9      ID   MARK BAY     4  5

10    IT  MOTOR CAB     5  5

11     I MAKE CHANNEL  I     7  6

12     I BE HAPPY CALLER     7  7

13     O  JILL’    J  ON ONE     5  1  5

14     U C MANUAL  I  C     4  6

15     CHART BELIEF   NR     5  8

16     ANY INK  REV     5  4

17     I B GARDEN W LAND     6  7

18     QUOTE MALLY     3  7

19     FRENCH JAM  O NO     4  8

20     EAT MY EDAM   NR     6  5

21     M  JQ  IN MY UNI     5  5

22     E  GB    Y GB  P     1  1  5

23     I WHALE   CS  RAN     7  4

24     C  CAME RINGING     6  6

25     HE THINKING   TREAT     9  6

26     ID   CHICKENS OF L     4  9

27     SL  HERO KATY   NR     5  7

28     L CAT  ON LORRY     4  7

29     I  A  JEM ROOM E     5  5

30     AH  LILLIES  R  CH     7  5

31     LED ON UP   AT  WN     4  7

32     CHARTER LOGO    NR     5  8

33     VICK   DISCO MAD     5  7

34     AAA  IN TENDER  Z     6  6

35     LYTHAM ONION T     4  8

36     NO NICER FOAL  L     6  6

37     I C U BEST   NR     3  6

38     H REACH FRIDAY     7  5

39     VET ROB   DID RAP      5  7

40     HELP CAME BY A LIP     7  7

41     B B TOPS  AD     3  5

42     I AM HOT SLICES   TRUE     3  7  6

43     ADDING EVA     5  4

44     O  I  SEE SCRABBLE  Y     6  8

45     R  WE SO FEEL A CHILL      7  8

46     THANK ANY NAG     5  6

47     PLOUGH MARE     4  6

48     STOKE V TINT     5  5

49     A SEVEN OR A  JW     5  6

50     Y GALLEY WAKE     3  8

51     CD  CAN JOIN LAND  MR     6  6  3

52     SCHOOL HILL NY     5  7

53     I TIME APP   NR     6  4

54     JOIN THIS RANGER AS C     7  10

55     ITEM B     STAYER     3  8

56     LINK A NAG     4  4

57     I MOJO ERA  ME     5  5

58     M O QUADRANT M     3  8

59     I WATCH REASON     6  6

60     Y HELLO DOLY     5  5

61     OH  HOT OVEN    JUNE SONG  H     3  7  8

62     GRIN  D    I C SHORTCAKE     7  9

63     HOP ON RR JET     4  6

64     I ALL AS WHAM GIG     7  6

65     C  HIM CANNON  K     4  7

66     H LET BERT PACK     5  7

67     C HOB READY     NR     5  6

68     W LEASE YARD  W     6 1 4

69     EARL H  BY ENTRY     5  7

70     E DRAW ELK     2  6

71     Y DEPEND  AND Y  K     5  7

72     VIEW HELD AS  Y     5  6

73     CHARM BELL OR A CAKE     7  9

74     GLAD R FRIEND     4  7

75     O HE DERBY   ME HAD NR     5  2  8

76     DOING TOTE ROLL     6  7

77     Y HIP   I L RIB   PK     6  5

78     RHYL  B  RAILS     5  5

79     I  P  I  PAVED     5  4

80     VJ  LINES J     1 1 6

81     L I WILL   N   U SMILE     6  7

82     E RIDE NAG’  SON     5 1 5

83     LAYS JOB CARD     5  6

84     O – A GENTLE WIND VISITS     5  7  6 

85     Y HORSE N NECK  IN D     5  9

86     WE B ON  N SEA     4  5

87     L  ZI ZI    DO ACT    NR     5  7

88     E DRAWING    NR     6  4

89     U  THE MISS     3  5

90     I  C  MR N  CHEER LION     6  8

91     GO GREET  MO     3  6

92     HELLO SAMMY  AT B

93     DO MARK  B TRACKS     4  9

94     SING NH   ALL COME     5  8

95     C HOLLINS  AND  Y D     5  8

96     O I    E SO SURE BRAND     5  3  6

97     LOU     D PEND     2  6

98     I ENTER A TASK     5  6

99     ENGINE RODS HOP   JO     9  6

100   O  Y  GUARD  WHO     3  7

101    O B LIME SHAKER  L     4  9

102    U C LAND USER IS LL     7  7

103    B  IT     GO BY LAND     4  7

104    O RIDE   SHOW LOVER     6  8

 

The answers will appear on my website –

blackbury-poems.com

on 4th August 2020

 

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July 2020

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June 29, 2020

 

 

 

 

1       ROGER FEDERER

2       PETE SAMPRAS

3       GABRIELA SABATINI

4       PAM SHRIVER

5       MARK COX

6       BILLIE JEAN KING

7       ILIE NASTASE

8       GASTON GAUDIO

9       ANDY MURRAY

10     LINDSAY DAVENPORT

11     MATS WILANDER

12     FRED PERRY

13     EVONNE GOOLAGONG CAWLEY

14     ROSCOE TANNER

15     MARGARET COURT

16     DENIS SHAPOVALOV

17     SUE BARKER

18     JENNIFER CAPRIATI

19     TONY ROCHE

20     VENUS WILLIAMS

21     MAUREEN CONNOLLY

22     ROD LAVER

23     MARAT SAFIN

24     JAMIE MURRAY

25     ANDREY RUBLEV

26     VITAS GERULAITIS

27     JOHN LLOYD

28     ANDREW CASTLE

29     BETTY STOVE

30     ROSEMARY CASALS

31     LLEYTON HEWITT

32     JO DURIE

33     ANDRE AGASSI

34     SIMONA HALEP

35     PAT CASH

36     ARTHUR ASHE

37     CHRISTINE TRUEMAN

38     TIM HENMAN

39     HANA MANDLIKOVA

40     DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN

41     ROGER TAYLOR

42     NOVAK DJOKOVIC

43     ANNABEL CROFT

44     BORIS BECKER

45     MONICA SELES

46     WENDY TURNBULL

47     WOJCIECH FIBAK

48     SOFIA KENIN

49     BJORN BORG

50     SVETIANA KUZNETSOVA

51     ALEXANDER ZVEREV

52     JIMMY CONNORS

53     LUKASZ KUBOT

54     HEATHER WATSON

55     DANIIL MEDVEDEV

56     MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

57     GREG RUSEDSKI

58     KIM CLIJSTERS

59     TOM OKKER

60     CHRIS EVERT LLOYD

61     YEVGENY KAFELNIKOV

62     SORANA CIRSTEA

63     MILOS RAONIC

64     ANDY RODDICK

65     AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA

66     ANNA KOURNIKOVA

67     IVAN LENDL

68     KIMIKO  DATE – KRUMM

69     HORIA TECAU

70     MARIA SHARAPOVA 

71     JUSTINE HENIN

72     JOHN McENROE

73     SIMONA HALEP

74     ANGELIQUE KERBER

75     DANIEL NESTOR

76     STEFANOS TSITSIPAS

77     TRACY AUSTIN

78     GAEL MONFILS

79     RAFAEL NADAL

80     ELENA BALTACHA

81     ROBERTO BAUTISTA AGUT

82     SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA

83     STAN SMITH

84     VIRGINIA WADE

85     STAN WAWRINKA

86     MARTINA HINGIS

87     DOMINIC THIEM

88     KAREN KHACHANOV

89     MATTEO BERRETTINI

90     SERENA WILLIAMS

91     DAVID GOFFIN

92     STEFAN EDBERG

93     FABIO FOGNINI

94     FELIX AUGER – ALIASSIME

95     PANCHO GONZALES

96     ANDREY RUBLEV

97     ELENA DEMENTIEVA

98     VASEK POSPISIL

99     STEFFI GRAF

100   EUGENIE BOUCARD 

 

Q.     Did you spot my mistakes?

A.      No.34 & No.73 are the same person,

          and No.25 & No.96 are also the same person.

 

Many Thanks for visiting my website    Regards  Harriet

 

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June 2020

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June 19, 2020

 

 

 

 

1      ROSS FISHER

2      PADRAIG HARRINGTON

3      HENRIK STENSON

4      SERGIO GARCIA

5      JUSTIN ROSE

6      GARY PLAYER

7      COLIN MONTGOMERIE

8      ZACH JOHNSON

9      BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU

10    ERNIE ELS

11    PETER ALLISS

12    HOWARD CLARK

13    ARNOLD PALMER

14    LEE WESTWOOD

15    JUSTIN THOMAS

16    DARREN CLARKE

17    SHANE LOWRY

18    BEN CRENSHAW

19    IAN POULTER

20    BRANDEN GRACE

21    TONY JACKLIN

22    RONAN RAFFETY

23    BEN CURTIS

24    BROOKS KOEPKA

25    MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ

26    JESPER PARNEVIK

27    NICK PRICE

28    PHIL MICKELSON

29    SANDY LYLE

30    JUSTIN HARDING

31    BOBBY LOCKE

32    CHRISTY O’CONNOR SNR

33    JOHN DALY

34    VIJAY SINGH

35    HENRY COTTON

36    LUKE DONALD

37    SEVE BALLESTEROS

38    TOM LEWIS

39    PAUL LAWRIE

40    MARK CALCAVECCHIA

41    TODD HAMILTON

42    FRED COUPLES

43    BUBBA WATSON

44    TOM WATSON

45    IAN BAKER-FINCH

46    FRED DALY

47    TOM WEISKOPF

48    BERNHARD LANGER

49    TIGER WOODS

50    GAVIN MOYNIHAN

51    LAURA DAVIES

52    IAN WOOSNAM

53    TOMMY FLEETWOOD

54    JACK NICKLAUS

55    MATT KUCHAR

56    FRANCESCO MOLINARI

57    SHANE LOWRY

58    PAUL CASEY

59    LEE TREVINO

60    DYLAN FRITTELLI

61    JIMMY DEMARET

62    RORY Mc ILROY

63    JIM FURYK

64    LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN

65    DUSTIN JOHNSON

66    GREG NORMAN

67    RETIEF GOOSEN

68    SAM SNEAD

69    JORDAN SPIETH

70    WEBB SIMPSON

71    JUSTIN LEONARD

72    CHARL SCHWARTZEL

73    NICK FALDO

74    DES SMITH

75    BEN HOGAN

76    ERIK VAN ROOYEN

77    MATTHEW FITZPATRICK

78    JOOST LUITEN

79    BROOKE HENDERSON

80    TREVOR IMMELMAN

81    JASON DAY

82    STEVE STRICKER

83    DAI REES

84    DAAN HUIZING

85    KAREN STUPPLES

86    FULTON ALLEM

87    HANNAH GREEN

88    TACO REMKES

89    CHRISTY O’CONNOR JNR

90    MIKE WEIR

91    PETER OOSTERHUIS

92    MARK JAMES

93    CAMERON SMITH

94    DAVID FROST

95    MAARTEN LAFEBER

96    EAMONN DARCY

97    ADAM SCOTT

98    COREY CONNERS

99    DARREN FICHARDT

100  ROLF MUNTZ

 

 

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