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Don sent the following... There has been a lot of moaning about the National Anthem being sung by the England football team….it has been said that it is only a song aimed at the Queen and not England, Personally I couldn’t care less…I think the song is so bland and boring it’s time for a new one.It’s supposed to be a NATIONAL anthem but only England seem to sing it…the Welsh and the Scots sing their own tunes…..definitely time to have a nice lively anthem…Don's available for the job….
The UK Education Minister, Mr Gove, is taking a bit of stick since he came out with the idea of scrubbing certain GCSE’s … regarding them as a waste of time and of no value…for example media studies and manufacturing studies and drama…etc…I must admit I have to agree with him…it’s all very well having “qualifications” but if they are of no use in the real world what is the point?...he is also in the limelight regarding extreme religious factions taking over schools…I think this is hyped up by the media…I can’t see it being a problem that can’t be solved.
This is classic….it has been announced by our wonderful weather people in the met office that there will be very serious constant flooding in 2100 …. They can’t predict ONE DAY ahead correctly so I don’t think we need to worry too much….mind you I wont need to worry at all…..and on the subject of the media…it’s time they stopped catering for the minority….how many of us in this country are interested in goings on in China and hours spent on American prisoners being swapped for terrorists …and Italian economy…etc…WE DON’T CARE…tell us what’s going on HERE!!!....the BBC News is so BORING and depressing because they seem to think they appeal to the more “intelligent”…they DON’T…they are BORING…hence I’ve switched to ITV where you get a bit of variety in the news.
The TV has been giving a bit of publicity to our historic ferry boats….the IRIS and the Daffodil played a major part in the first world war by getting troops to Zebrugge against the might of the German navy…they came back full of bullet holes…repaired and put back into service…gaining the word “Royal” in front of their names…great stuff…also a collection of Dakota planes have made a flight across the channel in memory of their part in the second world war…and I had the privilege of having a flight on one several years ago with Monty Lister…and I have the certificate to prove it…wasn’t too comfortable.
I’d like to tell you the story behind Track 1 of my Doowop Days album……”Love At First Sight”….the album took me 6 months to complete and can be obtained from my website......www.donwoods.co.uk