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February 06 This will Bring back some memoriesThis will bring back some memories and its so true .........Lets go back in time... Before the Internet... Before semi-automatics and joyriders back Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way back........ I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop. Hopscotch. Butterscotch. Skipping. Handstands. Football with an old can. Fingerbob. Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace. Roly Poly. Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka bubble gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune. Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps screwball. Wait...... Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the flicks. Red Hand Gang, Tomorrow People, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who. When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians. Climbing trees. Making igloos out of snow banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around on roundabouts, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing.... remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Choppers and Grifters. Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Vimto and Jubbly lollies Remember when... There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash The only time you wore them at School was for P.E. And they were called gym shoes or if you are older, plimsoles or Daps. You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents. It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends. You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 25p was decent pocket money Curly Wurlys. Space Dust. Toffo's, cola cubes. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When any parent could discipline any kid, or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving pupil at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, gangs etc. Remember when.... Decisions were made by going "Ip, Dip, Dog Sh*t" Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs. And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food group. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true. Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their grown up life... I DOUBLE-DARE YOU !!! We Want England BackGoodbye to my England, So long my old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that's fine But don't say you're English, that's way out of line. The French and the Germans may call themselves such
So may Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch You can say you are Russian or maybe a Dane But don't say you're English ever again. At Broadcasting House the word is taboo
In Brussels it's scrapped, in Parliament too Even schools are affected, staff do as they're told They must not teach children about England of old. Writers like Shakespeare, Milton and Shaw
The pupils don't learn about them anymore How about Agincourt, Hastings , Arnhem or Mons ? When England lost hosts of her very brave sons. We are not Europeans, how can we be?
Europe is miles away over the sea We're the English from England, let's all be proud Stand up and be counted - Shout it out loud ! Let's tell our Government and Brussels too
We're proud of our heritage and the Red, White and Blue Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack Let the world know - WE WANT OUR ENGLAND BACK !!!! If you are English pass it on please February 01 If i knew
So hold your loved ones close today, October 19 Whoo hoo!! New singstar released
Just seems like not that long ago that the singstar ballads was released, but im not complaining, no way.
So for those who like me are avid fans and tina turners in their own right, (lol) here is the track list.
WHOO HOO Im singing gonna make it rain, just singing gonna make it rain, what a glorious feeling im Happy again.. La la la la. Can anyone guess how excited but at the same time how sad i really am?
October 16 Want to be friendsHi all, i have some messages saying that they want to chat or be friends but when i try to see profile or press to chat i cant because they are made private, i would love to chat (hey im a woman lol) but unless you let me answer you, i cant..
Tomorrow is another day, recieved your message today, cant reply though for that reason, so if you staill want to you need to make it so others can get in touch or send msn addy, lol take care all. have fun.
October 15 'Running Free', the new album from UB40's frontman Ali Campbell'Running Free', the new album from UB40's frontman Ali Campbell, is a reggae-soul-pop tour de force. It features The World's Greatest Rhythm Section, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, collaborations with some legendary singers and musicians, several sublime cover versions, and the unique voice and songwriting excellence of Mr Red Red Wine himself.
Talking of 'Red Red Wine', 'Running Free' is the natural successor to UB40’s best-loved album, the appropriately titled 'Labour Of Love', on which Birmingham’s finest covered songs by their musical idols in their own inimitable style. On 'Running Free', Ali goes one better by inviting his musical idols to sing with him. Every track on 'Running Free' has something to offer, whether it’s partnerships with some of music’s all-time greats or collaborations with no less talented though relative newcomers from all areas of the contemporary music scene such as Mick Hucknall, Bitty McLean, Beverley Knight, Lemar and Katie Melua.
And each track, recorded at Jamaica’s Anchor studio and Eden in West London, is filled with melodic delights. There’s the version of Johnny Nash’s 1968 Top 5 hit, 'Hold Me Tight', whose infectious skank has already been wowing audiences across Europe. 'I’ll Be Standing By', a cover of the Al Green song, features guest vocals from Lemar and is another superb example of lilting Lovers Rock, the contrast between the sweet vocals and tuff beats, plus the solid rhythms and crystalline production, making this one of many contenders for single release on 'Running Free'.
The title track, a faster-paced original composition, is a duet with UK soul diva Beverley Knight, and the male/female vocals work superbly well together. There are other boy-girl duets on 'Running Free': 'Cold Around My' Heart is an original tune with a swooping, elegant melody. 'Don’t Try This At Home', another original song, this one featuring Katie Melua, could also easily be lifted off the album for single release, with its infectious rhythm and pretty chord sequence.
Then the men get a chance to shine. On 'Would I Lie To You', Bitty McLean, a former tape op at UB40’s Dep International studios, helps turn the Charles & Eddie song, one of the most-admired latterday soul tunes, into a beautiful slice of lilting reggae. 'Hallelujah Time', the Bob Marley song, is no less than a Motown summit meeting, featuring as it does vocal contributions from Smokey Robinson and awaiting a vocal addition from Stevie Wonder. 'Don’t Go', a version of the Drifters song that he’s always wanted to cover, features Ali solo he even does the basso profundo “don’t go”s! It’s another great party tune.
'I Want One Of Those' is another original composition, and shows Ali soaring gracefully over the melody. There’s a version of Smokey’s 1981 Number 1 smash, 'Being With You', this time with Mick Hucknall on the mic. Brave are the men who tackle Stevie’s vintage 'Village Ghetto Land': step forward, Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Ernest Ranglin and Don Yute, with extra toasting from the studio engineer's kids as Ali’s social conscience shines through. Finally, Ali’s brother Robin joins him for a poignant rendition of the Campbell boys’ childhood favourite, 'Devoted To You' by the Everly Brothers. October 07 To all my friendsCONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1920's, 30's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's ! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.
Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a Bakkie on a warm day was always a special treat. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because......
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and cubby houses and played in river beds with matchbox cars.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on DSTV, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 70 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO
DEAL WITH IT ALL! CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.
And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.
October 04 Today's blog.Well nothing been happening in my life these past few days, as you can see ive just updated with pics or jokes, nothing much to tell.
My good friends mum died 1st october, so really sad. lovely lady too. funeral next friday. i will attend but im afraid of what it might be like..
You see last time i was at the very same crematorium i was putting my dad to rest.. and the time before that i put my mum to rest.
All the old feelings will resurface i know they will, time heals but you never forget.
there has been many times i have wished my mum back, she was my friend, guardian my saviour, My mentor, but thats my mum, ive also wished for my dad back.... you know ive seen him walking round the town center before now????? dunno how but i swear it was him. i had to do a double take one day i was so sure, but it couldnt of been, my dad died, he was cremated, i saw him and kissed his forehead.
Funny how the mind works, maybe its like the sub concious, if you wish hard enough they come true, but kinda only in your thoughts and illucinations.
well will see what friday brings, its not about me its about being there for my good buddy. just letting him know that im there and offer support if he needs it.
Scary though.
Im off up to my 8 year olds school @ 11.30am. its something to do with his work, i think its about he is behind so they will offer support for him. anything that helps im up for it.
Then at 12.15 going to have my hair done. boring day or what. oh forgot to mention been gym this morning it was ok only 3 of us in there so it was quiet. right when i get back from hairdressers it will be quick tidy round go collect kids from school at 3.15, home for 3.40 and sort summat out for tea (how sad is this)
kids will play till their dad gets in, then have tea, play some more ill do spellings with my youngest (almost 7) Then about 7.30 ill take my partner to town as he plays dart for a team, as you my know from previous blog. then ill get back put kids to bed and get wrecked as my mate should be coming up and he is my karaoke partner hehe, sorry. we love it got all the singstars and loads of sunfly stuff, just wish i could turn up the volume and sing my heart out, i could wish i was at wembley ha ha. well thats about it, proberbly wake tomorrow with pounding head ache but saying that i havent suffered with a hangover for ages now so fingeres crossed.
Now that i have bored you with my sad little life, im off. gonna make a coffee and read paper before i have to go up the school. So tc everyone and dont do nothing i wouldnt.................dont leave much....
![]() October 01 selection of jokesHelp I'm stuckA man is driving along the motorway with his wife in the passenger seat. During the drive, the wife gets an idea. She starts taking off her clothing piece by piece and tossing them out the window. The guy is shocked but aroused. She gets her shoes, socks, etc. and chucks them out. Finally, she whips her underwear off and throws it all out onto the motorway. The guy is laughing and leering at her. He looses control of the car in the process and crashes into a barrier at the side. Unfortunately, the air-bag doesn't go off on his side, and he finds himself wedged in under the steering wheel. "Help, go get help......aggghhhh, I'm stuck", he shouts. "But I have no clothes on. What'll I do ?", she screams. "Here", he says wiggling his foot, "Take my shoe and put it over your crotch. It'll have to do, love. Quick, hurry!" She takes the shoe off his foot and places it over her crotch and gets out of the car, limping and shouting for help. After a few hundred yards of yelling and running a trucker notices this naked hysterical woman holding a shoe over her crotch, and pulls over. "What's seems to be the trouble?", he asks. "Help me", she screams, "My husband is stuck". "If he's stuck up that far I'm afraid I can't help you." ..............................
A young woman buys a mirror at an antique shop, and hangs it on her bathroom door. One evening, while getting undressed, she playfully says "Mirror, mirror, on my door, make my bustline forty four". Instantly, there is a brilliant flash of light, and her breasts grow to enormous proportions. Excitedly, she runs to tell her husband what happened, and in minutes they both return. This time the husband crosses his fingers and says "Mirror mirror on the door, make my penis touch the floor!". Again, there's a bright flash...and his legs fall off.
A nun gets into a cab and the driver keeps staring at her through the rear view mirror. "You know, Sister," the cab driver says, "I hope you aren't too offended, but I've always had this fantasy of getting a blowjob from a nun." The nun thinks for a moment and says, "I'm not too offended. I just have two requirements. One, that you be single, and two, that you be Catholic." "Oh yes, Sister, I am single and Catholic," the cab drive replies, so they pull into an alley and the nun proceeds to satisfy the cab driver orally. After they're done, the cab driver begins laughing. "What's so funny?" the nun asks. "Ha ha!" the cab driver annnounces, "I fooled you sister. The truth is I'm really married and I'm Jewish!" "That's okay," the nun replies, "My name is Bob and I'm on my way to a fancy dress party."
A woman posts an ad in the news paper that looks like this... 'Looking for man with these qualifications; won't beat me up; or run away from me and is great in bed.' She got lots of phone calls replying to her ad but met someone perfect at her door one day. The man she met said, "Hi, I'm Bob. I have no arms so I won't beat you up and no legs so I won't run away." So the lady says, "What makes you think you are great in bed?" Bob replies, "I rang the door bell didn't I?"
The new Vicar was up early one Sunday morning, walking around his new parish, after leaving his wife in bed with the Sunday papers, her cup of tea, and a pack of cigarettes. One of the old villagers came up to him and said. "Good morning, Vicar, how be you and the wife?" The Vicar said, "Good morning my man, I am fine, the wife is fine also. I left her in bed smoking." The villager said, "Arr, Vicar, that's the way to fuck 'em!"
ChunksThree men had a very late night drinking Guiness. They left in the early morning hours and each went to their home. The next day, they all met for an early pint, and compared notes about who was drunker the night before. The first guy claims that he was the drunkest, saying, "I drove straight home and walked into the house. As soon as I got through the door, I blew chunks." The second guy said, "You think that was drunk? Hell, I got into my car and wrapped it around the first tree I saw. And I don't even have insurance!" The third guy proclaimed, "Damn, I was the drunkest by far. When I got home, I got into a big fight with my wife, knocked a candle over, and burned the whole house down!" The room was silent for a moment. Then, the first guy spoke out again, "Listen, guys, I don't think you understand... Chunks is my dog."
try this test you will be surprisedTry this test. answer the best you cn, the answers are printed further down the page so be sure not to cheat. just try it out first without cheating and you will be surprised...
FIRST QUESTION: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? Answers below ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Q1: If you answered that by overtaking the second person you were first, you were absolutely wrong. If you overtake the second person and take his place, you are second. Virus warningVirus warningBe careful- these are following in the wake of the 'I Love You' virus and are potentially damaging: The Manchester United virus: The Man United shirt virus: The Schmeichel virus: The David Beckham virus: The Roy Keane virus: The Alex Ferguson virus: The Andy Cole virus: The Massimo Taibi virus: The Ryan Giggs virus: These are less virulent, but still wise to keep an eye on them: The Ian Walker virus: The David Ginola virus: The Stan Collymore virus: The Glenn Hoddle virus: The Tony Adams/Rio Ferdinand virus: The Bradford City virus: VaselineVaselineRoger is buying his cousin's used motorcycle. He says, "My God, it's so shiny! It's like new! What's your secret?" His cousin says, "Well, any time it's about to rain, I coat the chrome with some Vaseline so it won't tarnish. In fact, I won't be needing this any longer, take my pot." Roger and his girlfriend are going to her parents' house for dinner for the first time, so he goes to pick her up on the motorcycle. As she's getting on the bike behind him, she says, "Listen, I have to tell you something. My family's a little strange. You can't talk during dinner. If you talk during dinner, you have to do the dishes. " When they walk into her parents' house, not only in the kitchen, but in the dining room, the living room, on the stairs, the back porch, everywhere, there are piles and piles of dirty dishes. They haven't done the dishes in months. They sit down to eat, and the whole meal, nobody talks. It's the end of the meal, Roger is getting a little horny, and he figures nobody is going to say anything, so he grabs his girlfriend, and pops! her right there on the dining room table. Nobody says nothing. He's still a little horny, and her mother is kind of cute, so he figures, "What the hell?" He throws her mother up on the table and starts to do her. He's just about done with her, when he looks out the window and sees it's starting to rain on his motorcycle. He reaches into his pocket and takes out the tube of Vaseline. Her father jumps up and says, "All right, all right, I'll do the fucking dishes." Whale jokeA male whale and a female whale were swimming off the coast of Japan when they noticed a whaling ship. The male whale recognized it as the same ship that had harpooned his father many years earlier. He said to the female whale, "Lets both swim under the ship and blow out of our air holes at the same time and it should cause the ship to turn over and sink." They tried it and sure enough, the ship turned over and quickly sank. Soon however, the whales realized the sailors had jumped overboard and were swimming to the safety of shore. The male was enraged that they were going to get away and told the female, "Let´s swim after them and gobble them up before they reach the shore." At this point, he realized the female was becoming reluctant to follow him. "Look," she said, "I went along with the blow job, but I absolutely refuse to swallow the seamen." September 30 2nd best chat softwareSeptember 29 Darts Presentation nightWell last night 28th Sept it was my hubbies Darts presentation, it was held over at thurmaston. It was suppose to be a good night but they had a band on called Stayed as quo, kinda take off status quo only they never sang any song i ever heard before. Not saying they was a bad band but just not in my taste, then after that we had a blue comedian, my god he was absolutely fantastic, His Name is Danny blue. imagine chubby Brown and Jim Davidson rolled into one, so bloody funny. Then after that the presentation. there was Peter one Dart Manley there also Paul Hinks was the mc. dont know who these people are but got told summat about on sky sports and darts so whatever. Got drunk quite fast due to the very load band infact so load was the instruments that we couldn't even hear them sing properly. i have a picture of one of the band members, just had to do it as he reminded me so much of the guy in dumb and dumber, clive i think his name in the film but he was so canny i had to take pick. see what you reckon. after dougie (hubby) got his trophy (1st place) we buggered back to Loughborough for one in town,,, One turned into one to many as we didn?t get in till 3.30 in the morning, we just had a brill time. those nights are the best, the ones that are not planned. been fine today no hang over nothing, tired now though so on a Saturday night im going to do the unmentionable and go bed early and chill, never will i do it again, not on a Saturday night.... its just not the done thing to do, but if you partied as hard as i did last night you will be tired too, infact, parties Thursday and Friday so need a break lol just got to give up the Friday nights i think, not that they happen often but when they do they naff up my Saturday nights, not nice at all. Ashley @ football, added new pics tooHi all, just leting you know that ive added another photo album.
This one is my sons football team.
The match was played on 29th september 2007 and they played Loughborough united and my sons team (Anstey town) won 4-0
How cool is that, well proud of the lads i really am.
Ashley (my son) plays in the no. 2 shirt, his mate rob is in the photo's along with pete, they are all very good mats.
Rob is the captain and he is a good captain too, always shouting out at the lads to perform and getting their spirits up. if your reading this Rob, well done mate, truely outstanding performance and im proud of you too.
anyway, enjoy the pics, maybe one day he might play for england who knows what the future holds....
From the right we have, Ashley (my son) then team captain Rob then Pete. unsure about the one at the back, think his name is pep but unsure ![]() September 28 Just another daySo whats been happening with me???
I still havent started smoking again which is brilliant, i tell you what people if i can stop, anyone can, i was on nearly 60 fags a day. from the second i woke to even waking in the night just to light up.... Sad i know.
Friends of mine went to greece for there holiday almost 2 years back so i gave them £300.00 to bring me 5000 fags back.. and they did.
Yep they got smoked. think it was october when i got the cigs, still on them in january when my dad died due to cancer, he went in hospital December and he died in january. that was my turning point, i was smoking more than ever and of course out of habit and availability. but it was then that sealed it. after my dads funeral i knew that after i finished the cigs i would not buy another pack ever again. i still had a fair few hundred left (well i had to finish them didnt i? i bought them
Still to this day i dont smoke, sometimes when im stressed or just peeved or even when im out on the town i crave a fag, but it passes, i dont think the craving will ever pass. it bothers me none though.
It will be 2 whole years soon since i smoked and because i had a brilliant support coach with the resolution crew i still am a non smoker, i have no doubt in my mind that if i didnt have the support worker i would of started smoking again inside six months.
Now my battle is my weight,
I have always been size 12-14 but when i stopped smoking it all hit me, i gained 2 stone and still am over weight, i puff and pant like a 60 a day smoker due to my weight.
Im not hugely over weight but i need to get back to how i was, i hate myself like this but the older you are the harder it becomes to shift it,
Im in a gym now called Gymophobics. i attend their 3 times a week but im not expecting much. im a size 16 now but working on that size 12.
maybe if i gave up the Kebabs from the night out maybe that will help eh? what you think?
Well hell to it, i gave up the fags, i lost both parents, brother is a looooooser with a capital L and hate his guts, i have two naughty children that never listen to me, a wonderfull partner but room for improvement i might add. so hell yeah i will have a kebab, after my night out. if i gave it all up i will have nothing left, so some sins are good surely? oh i dont know, no matter what we do these days we always seem to get doomed for, this is bad for you thats bad for you. well ill decide thank you.
Loving my sister down the road from me, oh memo to me, target sister for anti smoking lol im on a mission. hehe,
Right will write tomoz so you all take care and dont do nothing that you shouldnt........oh heck to it you only live once Just DO IT....X ![]() |
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