“ERRATIC SLEEP” – by Des Kelly Another most interesting “Midnight-Post” sent to e’ Lanka via Chris. Lawton O.A.M., forwarded at TWO minutes PAST Midnight, to hereby corresspond with another(used to be, Sri Lankan quote), “The kettle calling the pot black”, because I cannot afford to criticise Chris’s time frame, which I am reading & duly reforwarding to e’ Lanka at the ungodly hour of 2.09 am, the same morning, Sunday 28th August 2022 ...
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Another great “Kelly-Klassic” – “Leona Williams “Yes Ma’am” – By Des Kelly A personal massage in song, to the mother of Merle Haggard from his 2nd wife, many years ago. The true story was that Merle first married Leona Hobbs, had their first family including Marty (named after Marty Robbins), Noel & Dana, & maybe a couple of others. Then, he moved on, to marry Leona Williams, had no children by her, and then went on to marry Bonnie Owen’s, estranged wife of Buck. Merle went on to another brief marriage, before he met his final wife (his 5th),produce his youngest son, Benjamin (Ben) Haggard, before he passed away on his 79th birthday, after becoming one of the most famous Country Icons, on the Planet, pardoned of all previous crimes, by President Nixon, and having some of his recordings chosen by the Astronauts, on their way to the moon, in fact, ...
Aug 28, 2022
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“KURUMBA VIRGIN OIL” – by Des Kelly Sent into public scrutiny, via video, by a good friend from Sri Lanka, Dayal Cooray, is yet another miraculous product that could be obtained from the simple Coconut tree. For those of my readers who are not aware of it (and should be), there is not a shred of any coconut tree that is not usable, ever. From the nuts at the apex, to the surrounding branches & those beautiful green leaves, down to the straight or curved barks,it is one of Mother Nature’s gifts to mankind. Then, coming to the nuts themselves, which provide “husks” that are very handy for domestic use, followed by the solid, hard Coconut shell, also used for various purposes such as large spoons or “Polkatu-handas” as the Sinhalese folk call them. EVERY LITTLE BIT of the Coconut tree is used,and now we have this video telling us ...
Aug 28, 2022
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“THE KISS” – by Des Kelly This story comes originally from Mervyn Dirckze of the mob calling themselves “Burghers, who are mad buggers”, or something to that effect. I have edited the story and written it especially for our e’ Lanka readers who will hopefully enjoy what is a sad, but true tale. This biker, who was riding across a bridge spanning the Mahawali- Ganga, came across a young girl, obviously preparing to jump in, and commit suicide, so he stopped to ask her the reason for her impending jump. She looked at him with sad eyes and told him that she was very unhappy at home, and so decided to end it. The biker, “oh, I’m sorry to hear that, but now, as you are already half naked, why don’t you jump in, I won’t stop you”. The girl, “Yes, I was going to, but just realized that ...
“WHERE TO” ??? – by Des Kelly It seems that Joe Paiva wants to get us all ‘down to basics’, thereby forwarding this video-message from this dapper gentleman and his good looking woman partner who, strange as it seems, does not say a word. Another new ‘platform’ coming from grandfather clocks around the world, that very simply go “Tic-Toc” (abbreviated American version of what should read Tick-Tock)in English. ...
A KELLY-KLASSIC – Felix Bernard – Winter Wonderland (Piano) – By Desmond Kelly. Now, with winter 2022 almost over (but not quite), I have picked out this beautiful song, written by a Jewish Musician Felix Bernard and played/published on 27 Dec 2012, already scoring around 21, 000 views, by an exceptionally good Pianist by the remarkable name of Waldtuefel78, who looks more like a “hippy-bikie” than a Pianist, in my own opinion, but in fact, plays better than most Pianists I’ve seen. He has recorded dozens of songs, happily played on You-Tube. to whom a huge vote of thanks is due, for everything they bring us. Please listen and enjoy this superb song & then more of Waldtuefel78, to make you feel great. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’ Lanka. ...
Aug 25, 2022
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“ORATORY AT IT’S BEST” – by Des Kelly An absolutely superb picture of a President of America that no-one should ever forget, one, who in my own opinion was, in all aspects, the BEST PRESIDENT under the flag emblazoned with Stars & Stripes, who could go ANYWHERE and hold his audiences in the palm of his hand, just as he had done in India. The late ‘Indian Icons’ mentioned here, would be smiling in their graves, to hear ORATORY AT IT’S BEST, as my personally preferred title suggests. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’ Lanka. ...
Aug 19, 2022
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“MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS” – by Des Kelly Bambalapitiya Flats by Kevin Clogstoun The building seen in the background of this video wasn’t in existence when I left Ceylon to make a new home in Melbourne, but the memories mentioned are the fact that this particular building and the Bambalapitiya flats was built upon what was once a Seminary garden, right next to the spacious home of Judge St.Clair Swan who was blessed with a total of six or seven beautiful daughters and just one son, David who, in turn was one of my first good friends at St.Peter’s College, where we both attended, to ‘play the fool’, rather than to ever ‘go to School’,as the case may be. More memories spring to mind, as I remember, with some sadness, that while I have completely lost track of David Swan since arriving in Australia, I do recall that he ...
Aug 19, 2022
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“KEEP GOING” by Edgar A. Guest – by Des Kelly Once in a while, I turn my thoughts from Music to Poetry, because, after all, poetry, and/or lyrics are what makes a good song GREAT. This said, once in a while (again), some superb poetry appears out of nowhere, it seems, that I wish to share with our thousands of avid e’Lanka readers. As I have quoted many times, Positivity is infinitely better than Negativity, and THIS superb poem ought to make every reader stop & think about it, KEEP GOING, as a matter of fact. Please do read it, and if it helps even one reader. I feel that it would be well worthwhile. Here we go then :- “When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, and the road you’re trudging, seems all up-hill, when the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you want to ...
“It’s A Cowboy Lovin’ Night – Heidi Hauge” – by Des Kelly I first heard theTanya Tucker version of this song and found myself wanting to hear it over and over again. No-one else seemed to have recorded it, until I recently heard the version recorded by the so-called Scandinavian Queen of Country Music, Heidi Hauge,and found myself falling in love again, both, with her, and her style of singing (with superb Couhtry style backing as well). Heidi Hauge has recorded dozens of songs, and for Country Music Lovers, her Scandinavian accent is like no other. I cannot think of ANY Sri Lankan, musically motivated guy or gal, that wouldn’t love this song, so here she is, ladies & gentlemen,my latest Country Music Love, Heidi Hauge telling us that it really is A COWBOY LOVIN NIGHT. I love her, and so will you. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
