MARIJUANA’S CURATIVE POWERS: By Joe Van Langenberg Marijuana, otherwise known as ganja & weed in colloquial terminology, has been more often than not, demonized & deemed socially unacceptable. But now, medical research has proved beyond any shadow of a doubt, that this substance long regarded as a social stigma, does factually have curative powers. Even sceptics are said to have had a change of heart. Medicinal marijuana has been legalised for ailments vis-a-vis epilepsy, cardiac problems & even cancer. ...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Wishing you Dear Eric Clapton, many happy returns of today (April 06) – By Joe Van Langenberg Wishing you Dear Eric Clapton, many happy returns of today (April 06)& beyond. Millions of your dedicated fans including yours truly, take this opportunity in letting you know, how much you have been & continue to be admired, appreciated & loved, firstly for the contribution you keep on making to the music industry & the joy you usher into the lives of all whom you have inspired & keep on inspiring over the decades. Despite the many personal demons you have grappled with & slain, not to mention the personal tragedies which dogged you over the years; heartaches which would have made lesser mortals resign to their fate, you picked up the pieces & triumphed over adversity. That is the stuff champs are made of. May we take this ...
Apr 7, 2020
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NOAH’S INDOMITABLE SPIRIT: By Joe Van Langenberg Photo Source:NewsWeek Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the, if not the greatest French emperor who ever lived. He was also the one who so famously said thus: ”The word impossible can be found only in the dictionary of fools”. Napoleon’s inspirational quote has proved to be spot-on; as evidenced in the case of 07-year-old Noah Wall; a boy who made his initial foray into the world, with only two percent of his brain intact. The rest of his grey matter was obliterated, as a consequence of his head filling up with excessive fluid, leaving his head swollen & his life hanging precariously in the balance. Noah’s grief-stricken mother Shelley was repeatedly cautioned to terminate her son’s pregnancy in 2012, given the disconcerting fact, that Noah’s head had been expanding to dangerous proportions. Nonetheless, she hoped for a favourable upshot, while simultaneously bracing herself ...
Apr 4, 2020
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: BY Joe Van Langenberg Given that COVID-19 has snuffed out thousands of lives in many countries, while continuing to exert its lethal toll on many more; we need to turn the searchlight inwards in a bid to reconcile differences with others; from whom we have been estranged. It matters not, with whom the buck stops. And it serves no useful purpose, by engaging in acrimonious recriminations, or provocative, condescending verbal mud-slinging, for cheap, sadistic point-scoring, aimed at delivering the sucker punch, or in some instances the king-hit. In the immortal words of the philosophical Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam) “we are living on this planet for just awhile, so let’s stop fighting, frothing, cussing & be good to one another, before the oxygen runs out”. ...
Mar 31, 2020
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STORM IN A TEACUP? – By Joe Van Langenberg The “F” word though defined as ‘taboo’ in the English dictionary, was found acceptable by a judge many moons ago, when highly-acclaimed author D.H. Lawrence, who used the word frequently in his controversial novel “Lady Chatterley’s lover; was found guilty of corrupting public morals. Mr Lawrence’s defence counsel, successfully made the pertinent point, in drawing attention to the fact, that using the “F” word was of no consequence, given that the natural act of copulation is acceptable. In this permissive day & age, the “F” word has become part & parcel of the vernacular; with mostly everyone, regardless of their social standing, dropping the bomb willy-nilly. ...
REMEMBERING JACK JERSEY: By Joe Van Langenberg Sri Lanka owes a debt of gratitude to balladier Jack Jersey, for having placed our tear-drop island nation on the world’s music map. The ruggedly-handsome singer, who won the hearts & minds of all Sri Lankans; not to mention their ungrudging admiration, when he waxed lyrical about the country’s natural scenic beauty, the camaraderie & bonhomie of our people; in addition to the historical splendour of Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa & salubrious settings of Adams Peak, in his song “Sri Lanka you are my Shangri-La”, lost his battle with terminal cancer on May 16th, 1997. ...
Mar 29, 2020
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KENNY’S FINAL EXIT: By Joe Van Langenberg With the passing of country colossus Kenny Rogers at the age of 81, the Galaxy has once again, as many times before, lost one of its most dazzling stars, while the industry has lost one of its most gifted & versatile entertainers. The bearded silver-haired singer, who held sway for decades on end, dominated the music charts worldwide, with hits vis-a-vis “The Gambler”, “Coward of the County” & “Lucille” among many others. His smooth-as-silk cover version of Bob Segar’s original “We’ve got tonight”, which he collaborated with Sheena Easton, became one of his signature songs. ...
Mar 23, 2020
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OLIVIA’S INSPIRATIONAL COURAGE – BY Joe Van Langenberg Australia’s sweetheart Olivia Newton John, despite being aware that she is fighting the greatest battle of her life, remains steadfastly philosophical in the midst of mounting adversity. Her courage has been inspirational in its true essence. Diagnosed with cancer initially in 1992, the accomplished singer famous for such chart-topping hits vis-a-vis “Let me be there”, ” Hopelessly devoted to you”, “Xanadu”, “Let’s get physical”, & “I honestly love you”, to name just five, among a host of others; has in an exclusive televised interview with Australia’s “Sunday night” said that she has been coping with the insidious disease since 2017, which has been the third time the cancer had returned & not the second time as previously disclosed. Notwithstanding the fact that Olivia who is living on borrowed time, given that the cancer which has now made inroads into her spine from ...
Mar 21, 2020
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THE SHEER MAGIC OF KAFRINJA MUSIC: – By Joe Van Langenberg Listening to the recent video clip of the vivacious Mariezelle Gunatilleke (posted on facebook) extolling the virtues of “Kandy Lamisse”, brought back nostalgic memories of the distant & not-too-distant past. This was a song (bearing the same title) she released, while navigating unchartered waters during the late 60’s, 70’s, or thereabouts. And by Golly, hasn’t she cut the mustard over the decades, with impeccable finesse? “Kandy Lamisse” has become her piece de resistance; her magnum opus, if you like. The said song is a delicious mishmash of Kafrinja & Baila; which brings me to the subject under reference. According to reliable sources, dyed-in-the-wool music lovers & students of music, Kafrinja which was said to have had its roots initially entrenched in Afro rock; but over time traversed a different trajectory, was given a renewed lease on life, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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GIFT TO HUMANITY: – By Joe Van Langenberg By virtue of the fact that International Day for Women falls today, it is only fitting to extol the virtues of one of God’s greatest gifts, if not the greatest gift to man in particular & to humanity in general. In medieval times, women were more often than not, regarded as second-class citizens, who were expected to serve their husbands hand & foot.Those times have since been buried in the limbo of forgotten things, with the skeletons not only biting the dust, but literally turning to dust in their entirety. We now live in different times, when past injustices towards the fairer sex, have since been chalked up to experiments gone horribly wrong. And we also live in an era, when women can exercise their rights; including the freedom of expression & movement, without let or hindrance. To get down ...
Mar 11, 2020
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