Weekend Update

Hello all avid Blog readers and how are we this fine evening?

It has come to my attention that I didn't really post a message this weekend, so as I know you're all terribly interested, I thought I'd get you up to date.

Saturday 8th January-
The only thing of interest that happened this day was that my sister held a concert. It was an effort to raise money for her gap year as she is traveling to India to teach homeless and impoverished children art, music, sport, English and things like that. Obviously now, with the terrible Tsunami event she will also be doing a great deal of work to help those families too. We are all really proud of her that she has chosen to combine her gap year traveling with charity and so as I like to support my Sis in all her endeavors I trundled along to the local Baptist Church, which they'd rented for the night, and was treated to some wonderfull music. My father, a multi-instrumentalist and conductor of the Alton town Orchestra, brought along his orchestra pals and did a few numbers and my sis and her friend, May, performed many vocal numbers and classical pieces. My Sis plays Piano and saxophone as well and impressed me with some very difficult performances even for the grade 8 level which she is at. So WELL DONE Sis - she raised well over 200 pounds.

Sunday 9th January -
Inspired by the previous night but also as I hadn't recorded anything for a week or so, I sat down and wrote and recorded a song of my own composing called 'What you're looking for' and a version of the old gospel number 'Down by the Riverside'. Having flexed my musical muscle I then spent the rest of the day relaxing the other muscles I have and sat down to watch 'The Life Aquatic' which I recommend to ANYONE and EVERYONE.

Monday 10th January -
I was back at work today and it was casual dress for charity day, so I dutifully put some money in the bucket and slobbed round the office in my baggy cords and blue shirt. I am now at home relaxing and shall remain that way till I decide to make myself some dinner.
All the best to you and yours and until next time....
adios

What You're Looking For

by Jon Cross

May was the month

that she went away

the clouds had opened up

and the birds wouldn't sing

there was no light

no calm after the storm

and the telephone

lost its ring

He traveled to Indiana

to get himself some peace

and to

lay low for awhile

She left by boat

and traveled East

watching the mainland

get smaller by the mile

It's difficult to think

how many moments that you blink

and you miss what it was

you've been looking for

and I know it's hard to see

all the sky and all the sea

but you'll take it in

when you find what it was

you've been looking for.

He tried to find his way

while working in a cafe

that was out on

route 409

he had a room

out the back

and he said

it suited him just fine

The manager had said

make it your own

so he hung pictures

and painted on the wall

She never saw him

after that they never wrote

or spoke at all

and it's difficult to think

how many moments that you blink

and miss what it was

you've been looking for

and I know it's hard to see

all the sky and all the sea

but you'll take it in when you find

what it was

you've been looking for

you've been looking for

you've been looking for