March 26, 2016

 

 

Oh Daisy, Daisy,

Daisy true.

My constant companion,

how I loved you.

 

And still do now

although you’re gone.

Oh Daisy, Daisy;

my sun that shone.

 

Oh Daisy, Daisy,

always on my mind.

Two decades of trust,

and love combined.

 

From a tiny kitten

into a cat you grew.

I knew the meaning

of your every mew.

 

Oh Daisy, Daisy,

today my heart aches.

No familiar routine,

as daylight breaks.

 

Your spirit always here;

your presence lingers on.

Of all the animals I’ve loved,

Daisy – you were number one.

 

 ( A poem for Jean)

 

Written by Harriet Blackbury.

September 2015

 

 

March 25, 2016

 

 

And rich green pastures seen all around,

thankfully, by climate change unaffected.

And Easter goslings on view leaving the nest –

the cutest one with a white vest detected.

 

And around the corner, the same black lab,

still sat on his trampoline, smelling the air;

a bit of a celebrity, though quite unaware.

His bold head thrown back, without a care!

 

And young lambs happily gambolling

beneath the Cotswold Hills,

and the Racing fraternity still talking,

of this years Festival thrills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What better gift to leave behind

than a thought that brings a smile to mind.

Each one different, and personal too,

meant for every individual, that you once knew.

 

What better gift when all is said

than a thought that brings a shake of the head,

followed by a chuckle, as friends recall

times well spent, when you had a ball.

 

What better fortune could you bestow,

than the part of you, you let folks know.

A world of wealth, each friendship worth,

such satisfaction when you leave this earth.

 

 

 

 

So much sense from Mother’s tongue;

how right she was all along.

Too late, alas to tell her so,

her wisdom melted with the snow.

 

So much love in Mother’s eyes;

such loyalty without compromise.

Too late alas to say, I love you too.

Not enough to wonder if she knew.

 

So much laughter in Mother’s voice;

when tears subsided, little choice.

Too late alas to understand,

the task of being my right hand.

 

So much care in Mother’s actions;

time for herself – just minute fractions.

Too late, alas to thank her now!

She was my rock, to her I bow. 

 

 

 

 

March 22, 2016

 

This Show will be repeated over Easter week also

( Wednesday 30th March 2016)

 

Tonys Time Machine

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

11am – 1pm  live.

This Week Tony’s Special Guests

are

Charly …. Singer, Guitartist and Music Instructor

and

Josh …. a member of the Breakthrough Rock Band .. Brilliant.

both from Creative Support.

Tony will be reading

‘For The Love Of The Game’

written by

Harriet Blackbury

which can be found on 

Blackbury-poems.com

 

Enjoy Listening. 

 

 

 

 

 

March 16, 2016

 

 

Tune in to

Tonys Time Machine

every Wednesday  11am – 1pm

Tony’s Guest  today (16th March 2016)

will be

Leigh Fielding –

an ex DJ who is a lover of Soul and Funk.

 

Leigh will be chatting to Tony about

The Mental Capacity Act.

and also reading

‘For The Love Of The Game’

written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

Enjoy another fast moving,

simply groovin Show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 14, 2016

 

 

‘The Games People Play’ saw Joe South,

riding high at No.6  in 69.

And more recently ‘Pokerface’ by Lady Gaga

ensured her second No.1 slot of 2009.

 

(Take a look at me now) sang Phil Collins –

another hit heartfelt and true.

No wonder ‘Against all odds’  in 84,

galloped up to No.2.

 

‘(Win Place Or Show) She’s A Winner’,

by The Intruders, came in 74,

reaching to 14 in the Charts –

This Top 20 hit, a sound each-way score.

 

In 80, ‘Games Without Frontiers’

saw Peter Gabriel at No. 4.

In 90, ‘The Joker’ by The Steve Miller Band,

a No.1,  fans couldn’t ignore.

 

In 79, showing his hand at No.11,

Dave Edmunds with ‘Queen of Hearts’.

And Bob Seger’s ‘Still The Same’ also a runner,

from Hollywood Nights, in the LP charts.

 

‘How Long Has This Been Going on?’ –

a 74 hit by Ace, asked questions of she.

Before ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ by Ace Of Base

followed their ‘All That She Wants’,  in 93.

 

In 75, ‘Gambling Bar Room Blues’ in the Top 40,

for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

And in 2000, Mariah Carey featuring Westlife

at No.1 with ‘Against All Odds’, played their hand.

 

In 57 The Crickets made No.3 with ‘Oh Boy’,

after No.1 with ‘That’ll Be The Day’.

And ‘Maybe Baby’ followed in 58,

rising to No.4, after a 10 week chart stay.

 

‘Crazy Horses’ a hot race, by The Osmonds

found them as high as No.2 in 72,

and in the Top 40 in 2005 –

Fatboy Slim with ‘The Joker’, on view.

 

In 07 Rain didn’t stop play for Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ –

( featuring Jay Z),  making it to No.1.

Long after Suzi Quatro in 78,

came ‘Stumblin In’ after saying ‘The Race Is On’.

 

In 85, with ‘The Road To Nowhere’

were Talking Heads with a good drive up to No.6.

‘Dog Days Are Over’ and ‘Rabbit Heart (Raise it up)

in 2010, by Florence + The Machine, in this final mix.

 

Game on – What’s the chance of a number one?

(Something every artist aims for).

An outside bet as much hope as a favourite odds-on –

Strum that guitar and rock on, evermore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 9, 2016

 

On Tonys Time Machine –

Wednesday  9th March 2016

‘This week in Rock History.’

and

Tony’s Guest will be

Joshua and Luke

from Creative Support.

 

Luke will be reading

‘For The Love Of Romance’

written by Poet

Harriet Blackbury.

 

March 2, 2016

 

Tonys Time Machine

Wednesday 2nd March 2016

11 am – 1pm

Enjoy Tony’s Spring Programme

Great music and lively chat.

Tony will be reading

For The Love Of Flowers

by

Harriet Blackbury.

Spring has sprung – The Daffies are out.

Yippee.  

Enjoy.

 

February 28, 2016

 

 

Reaching No.14 in 80 Whitney Houston,

gave us a hit easy to recall.

Her wonderful song of past love –

‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All’.

 

Randy Crawford of Crusaders fame

sang of unforgettable love too.

When ‘One Day I’ll Fly Away’, also in 80,

flew up to Number 2.

 

A singer to melt our hearts,

Adele came back with a glow.

Her instant No.1 of 2016 breaking records,

with the very first note of ‘Hello’.

 

Another love song to hit the top spot,

in 90 came from Sinead O’Connor.

With ‘Nothing Compares To You’,

she deserved all the praise put upon her.

 

‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ in 77,

one of many songs about love gone wrong,

and another No.1 from Abba,

with meaning, powerful and strong.

 

Roxy Music at No.2 in 75

proved that ‘Love Is The Drug’, so fine,

and they weren’t out of reach or out of touch,

by making No2 with ‘Dance Away’ in 79.

 

This next moving love song showed,

when it came to passion, who was the boss.

Reaching No.9 in 73 was

‘Touch Me In The Morning’ by Diana Ross.

 

This heartfelt song of 96

from Celine Dion, showing us how,

love lingers on, long after it’s over,

with ‘It’s All Coming Back To Me Now’.

 

No wonder this No.1 of 04,

saw many download repeats.

So current and refreshing was,

‘Dry Your Eyes’ by The Streets.

 

‘Stay Together’ in 94,

at No. 3 in the charts displayed.

This group with a loyal following

of course, could only be Suede.

 

‘I Wanna Stay With You’ sang Gallagher & Lyle,

and ‘Breakaway’ too in 76,

and also in this year their ‘Heart On My Sleeve’

winds up Part One of this loved-up mix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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