“MUSHROOMS” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Mushrooms have been used for thousands of years, both as a food, and for medicinal purposes.They are often classified as a vegetable or a herb, but they are actually “fungi”. While there are about 14000 mushroom species, only about 3000 are edible, about 700 have known medicinal properties & fewer than 1% are recognized as poisonous. ...
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“WE’RE ALL HERE” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ There is always “a first” for everything & this is a “first” for me. A “Country Song” sung by Doug Supernaw(naw, I don’t think that is his real name), however, he is a great “Country-Vocalist”& written by many, including Allen Huff, Kenny King, Justin White the IV(if you don’t mind)& Don Crider, is a song, simply about “drunks”. I have known quite a few myself & was.one, during my Royal Ceylon Navy days, as well. Talk about life, here is a song I wish I had written myself. Good listening & on “You-Tube” for all eLanka readers. “WELL, IT’S GOOD TO HAVE OLE BOB BACK FOR A WHILE, WE THOUGHT HE’D FOUND HIS MIND BUT ALL HE FOUND WAS HEARTACHE OUTSIDE THESE WALLS FROM FRIENDLY CONSOLATION TO TOTAL HUMILIATION HE AIN’T FIT FOR THE REAL WORLD, NO, NOT AT ALL ...
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Jul 17, 2017
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“THE HONEYMOON IS OVER” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ An Australian “Pop-Group” with the name titled:- “Cruel Sea” recorded a song composed in ’93, named “The Honeymoon is over” After nearly 25 years, the honeymoon IS over for this song, even though it was the “featured tune” as the soundtrack for the film of the same name.”Cruel Sea”. This “pop-song” lyrically determined that this guy was going to have a “tattoo” of another girl etched on his body, among other things, because the honeymoon was over, as far as he was concerned, anyway. It is still on “You-Tube, not my kind of music, but the “Honeymoon” I am writing about has just “hit” the six month mark, and is almost “over” right now. The President of the United States of America has now been in that exalted “office” for just about six months and his “approval rating” is ...
Read More →PRECIOUS MEMORIES by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Something very different, something astounding, something that had me completely gob-smacked & I’ve been around for eighty three years. When we say the name Jerry Lee Lewis one immediately thinks about “rock n roll”, a mad wild-haired pianist with a reputation to match. Born in 1935, the good old days, “the killer”, as he was called, started “entertaining” at a very young age, went through the usual “sex, drugs & rock n roll” period but out-lived dozens of the “Stars” who surfaced in the same era. Jerry is still living in Memphis Tennessee, still very much in charge of his faculties & the reason why I think HE was the “Star of Stars”, is because he does everything he does, with a “finnesse” that is his and his alone. “Rock n roll”, “Gospel”, “Blues”, you name it, Jerry Lee Lewis does ...
Jul 17, 2017
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“SINGLISH” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ The newest? , “Singlish” word/s to come to my notice recently has been “Cuchi-Cuchi” & “Kichi-Kichi” Let us get to the first one first, which is the best way to start, anyway. The first “Singlish-Classic” is, or should be, “Kuchu-Kuchu” & we have to add three simple English letters to that, to combine the phrase “kuchu-kuchu fie”(all 3 words must be pronounced rapidly,(like this), “kuchukuchufie”, in a sibilant whisper preferably, for example “don’t kuchu-kuchu-fie in the corner”, meaning, in the “Kelly” form of poetry (the very best) ,including the second cute word “Kichi-Kichi”, into the bargain, like so :-Another Kelly original. “Don’t kuchukuchufie therein, kichikichi my chin.” Sorry, fakirs, I feel reasonably sure that you were expecting something else, as the title of my new song but I had to keep it short & to the point. Below, is the chorus of ...
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Jul 16, 2017
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“HUMPTY-DUMPTY” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ “Humpty -Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall We sit on this “fence”, anyone can, whether Republic or Elizabethan” So, our Prime Minister, Mr.Turnbull has met H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth for the very first time & has declared himself both “Elizabethan” & Republican. A typical “Politician”, I “dips me lid” to our Prime Minister who has said the correct thing, at the correct time. Speaking for myself, which I always do, I have always been a “Royalist”, have followed British History & been thoroughly fascinated by all the “true-stories” featuring especially the Kings & Queens of England. King Richard (the lion-hearted), for instance, left his own Country to go “fighting wars” all over the place, which led to “Robin Hood”(mythical outlaw),living in Sherwood Forest (which still exists) in merry England. Errol Flynn, whose favourite quote was “in like Flynn”, whatever ...
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“SRI-LANKANS”, ALL.(GOD SAVE THE QUEEN) By Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ “Sri Lankans, all, having a “ball”, Most are short, but some are tall, A few are rich, but many are poor, But all are Lankan, that’s for sure. The “count” was on, in the “census” that “crashed”, The “Sinhalese” top-scored, “Burghers” abashed, The “Tamils” were there, somewhere in-between, Sri Lankans, all, God save the Queen.” As per usual, to coin a phrase, a general census was carried out in Australia in the year of 2016. General Censuses (hope I got that plural right)! Anyway, it could have been “Censui”, who cares? . As far as Lankans are concerned, “knowing people only know, we are who, are”!. Before, I go any further (with the broken-English), let me “invite” Sri-Lankans, all, to simply “print in” the name eLanka on your latest “technical-device”, and join “our mob” on a “Website” that ...
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Jul 11, 2017
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“TSUNAMIS” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ A truly dreaded word, especially for the poorer human beings living at waters’edge on the fringes of Islands large & small, “Tsunamis'”, dreaded by ALL. It is certainly not pleasant to begin a new day with an “article” such as this, especially after I have just finished one on “Bali-Belly”after being absolutely horrified of “watching” what goes on, on one of God’s most beautiful “Holiday Islands” For those of you who have not been able to read what I have written, please make the effort to switch on to eLanka, the website for “Lankans” everywhere & if some of you good folk do not have command of the English language, please have one of your younger Kin to “translate” for you. Generally speaking, this genre of “migrants” do have a very good understanding of what, in my opinion, is STILL the most important, ...
Read More →“STORIES IN COUNTRY MUSIC”(PAPER ROSIE) by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Still another favorite Country “Artiste” of mine. Rates with icons such as George Jones, Merle Haggard & Vince Gill. His name? , Gene Watson. In the particular genre of Country Music that I love, this guy sings every song, straight from the heart. Around a couple of hundred songs recorded & available on “You Tube”, listen to this one alone, dear readers of eLanka, and I’m betting that you will be “hooked”. Here is my latest “Story in Song” written by Dallas Harms, with the lyrics © Unidisc Music. Another absolutely beautiful “Country Song” presented as ONLY Gene Watson can. Let’s bring back “real music” folks. “MUSIC WITH MEANING” “PAPER ROSIE” THE SUN GOES DOWN, ON CALVIN COUNTY NEON LIGHTS, FROM AN OLD BEER SIGN SHOWN THRU THE WINDOW, OUT ON THE SIDEWALK AS I WALKED, TO PASS ...
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“THE SPORTS’ BOARD” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ I have never heard of anything SO RIDICULOUS in my entire life. The “top” cricketers of Australia “going on strike”, “top” A.F.L. football teams partaking of illicit drugs, PRESCRIBED by doctors, so-called “top” tennis players, swearing at referees, bawling out insults at lowly ball-boys, busting expensive tennis racquets whenever they LOSE a match, or being “BORED” on a tennis court while playing in a tournament famous around the World. I have never heard of anything SO RIDICULOUS EITHER, when a former World Champion Boxer is beaten “on points” by an unanimous decision, when his young Australian opponent was teetering on the edge of a “knockout” in an earlier “round” & was the ONE who was MOST SURPRISED by his own “Win”. ...
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