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“INSECTS IN MUSIC” – By Des Kelly

"INSECTS IN MUSIC" – By Des Kelly There are billions or trillions of insects around, so what is so special...
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ALPHABETICALLY YOURS” (SERIES) 2.

ALPHABETICALLY YOURS" (SERIES) 2 She was one of the prettiest "song-stars" to ever grace a stage, Linda Ronstadt features in...
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“I’M GLAD FOR YOUR SAKE” (But sorry for mine) – By Des Kelly

"I'M GLAD FOR YOUR SAKE" (But sorry for mine) – By Des Kelly Where would you ever find song-titles like...
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“ALPHABETICALLY YOURS” (Especially for eLanka) – By Des Kelly

"ALPHABETICALLY YOURS" (Especially for eLanka) – By Des Kelly This is a very special "Series" of musical-memories for all eLankan...
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“DEAR JOHN” – By Des Kelly

"DEAR JOHN" - By Des Kelly   Continuing my "Stories- in-Song" (Country-style), this is one that references the past Korean...
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THE WORLD WEEPS” (While Pariahs Prosper) – by Des Kelly

THE WORLD WEEPS" (While Pariahs Prosper) - by Des Kelly Armistice day, 2018. One hundred years since the guns of...
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“HUNG UP”(On you) – By Des Kelly

"HUNG UP"(On you) – By Des Kelly   Don't "hang-up" on me, folks. Not just yet, anyway. Here is a...
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“ANOTHER DAWN” – by Des Kelly

"ANOTHER DAWN" – by Des Kelly   There has to be something about THIS particular name! Talking about "Dawn", the...
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Aiyho, what to do men? – By Des Kelly

“Aiyho, what to do men"? – By Des Kelly Nothing, really. Although this this "exclamation" is most popularly used in...
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“GAMBLING CHAMPIONS” (You bet!!) – By Des Kelly

"GAMBLING CHAMPIONS" (You bet!!) - By Des Kelly Nearly twenty four billion dollars annually (you bet), makes Australians. including, sadly,...
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“HAVE FAITH IN PERCY” – By Des Kelly

"HAVE FAITH IN PERCY" – By Des Kelly "If music be the food of love, play on". What an extraordinarily...
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“HAVE FAITH IN PERCY” – By Des Kelly

"HAVE FAITH IN PERCY" – By Des Kelly "If music be the food of love, play on". What an extraordinarily...
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“OUR SOULS”, IN SRI LANKA” – By Des Kelly

"OUR SOULS", IN SRI LANKA" – By Des Kelly I am sick to death, about it, so I have decided...
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“THE LAST POST” By Des Kelly

"THE LAST POST" By Des Kelly   An extremely interesting "story" regarding the above, came to my attention via Valerie...
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“A ROYAL SALUTE” – By Des Kelly

"A ROYAL SALUTE" - By Des Kelly It wasn't too long ago when Australia was seriously considering the fact of...
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GREAT MESSAGE OF Sri Lanka’s NEW CHIEF JUSTICE – By Des Kelly

GREAT MESSAGE OF Sri Lanka's NEW CHIEF JUSTICE – By Des Kelly   This was a lengthy, but most interesting...
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HAUNTING MEMORIES– By Des Kelly

HAUNTING MEMORIES– By Des Kelly  "The Haunting of Hill-House", a very recent "horror-movie" that is supposed to be so spooky,...
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A LESSON FOR LANKA – By Des Kelly

A LESSON FOR LANKA - By Des Kelly   Photo Source: News.com.au "Breaking News" Ian Kiernan, a famous, former Australian...
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“PUNYA HEENDENIYA (A true legend of Sri Lanka) – By Des Kelly

"PUNYA HEENDENIYA (A true legend of Sri Lanka) – By Des Kelly Dr.Upul Wijayawardhana, first & foremost, let me thank...
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“SRI LANKAN MOON” By Des Kelly

"SRI LANKAN MOON" By Des Kelly This writer has been a long-time admirer of a bunch of guys calling themselves...
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“MURALLY YOUR’S” – By Des Kelly

"MURALLY YOUR'S" – By Des Kelly https://youtu.be/uOAyOqi_KyE Matthew (Matt.)Adnate is the Artist who has just completed what is the tallest...
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THE APEX OF EVEREST – By Des Kelly

THE APEX OF EVEREST - By Des Kelly This is where all high-cost "advertising" should be done. Let us take...
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“VALE RONNIE LEACH” by Des Kelly

"VALE RONNIE LEACH" by Des Kelly Firstly, I echo the sentiments of the sad, but very interesting article in your...
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“FLY BUTTERFLY, FLY” – By Des Kelly

"FLY BUTTERFLY, FLY" - By Des Kelly https://youtu.be/Dgys8h2h3T8 The strangest things do happen in "Show-business". It has been seventy six...
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MARVELLOUS MARIANS by Des Kelly

MARVELLOUS MARIANS by Des Kelly Not too long ago, most Sinhalese Musicians & Bands would "do their thing" sitting and...
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“NEW BALL-GAME” – By Des Kelly

"NEW BALL-GAME" – By Des Kelly    The football is over, done & dusted. West Australians are still celebrating their...
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“THERE, I’VE SAID IT AGAIN” – By Des Kelly

"THERE, I'VE SAID IT AGAIN" – By Des Kelly    The Country that is now Sri Lanka has changed almost...
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“No-one will ever know” – BY Des Kelly

"No-one will ever know" – BY Des Kelly   No-one will ever know(and that's a fact), exactly when the song was...
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“THERE, I’VE SAID IT AGAIN” by Des Kelly

"THERE, I'VE SAID IT AGAIN" by Des Kelly  The Country that is now Sri Lanka has changed almost beyond recognition...
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“GOODBYE RONNIE” By Des Kelly

"GOODBYE RONNIE" By Des Kelly  A favourite singer, stage performer & actor, born in Ceylon on the 19th of October...
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“Connect with 2nd Connection” by Des Kelly

"Connect with 2nd Connection" by Des Kelly  Just received this 1st class video from the superb band  2nd Connection c/w...
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The Ivan Panin Story – By Des Kelly

The Ivan Panin Story – By Des Kelly Ivan Nicolayevich Panin, was born on the 12th of December, 1855, in...
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“GOLDEN MEMORIES” – By Des Kelly

"GOLDEN MEMORIES" – By Des Kelly  Following on, from my story of the "Greatest Guitarists", as I see them, here...
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“THE GREATEST GUITARISTS” – By Des Kelly

"THE GREATEST GUITARISTS" – By Des Kelly   Forget about everything that is "messing-up" the World today. Forget about the melancholic-misery...
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“THE GREATEST GUITARISTS” – By Des Kelly

"THE GREATEST GUITARISTS" – By Des Kelly Forget about everything that is "messing-up" the World today. Forget about the melancholic-misery...
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AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS – By Des Kelly

AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS – By Des Kelly As everyone knows by now, or should know, this writer is...
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“AC/RC” By Des Kelly

"AC/RC" By Des Kelly  Aged Care/Royal Commission", in continuation, as promised, of "AC/DC", my story on one of the loudest...
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LETS PRETEND – By Des Kelly

LETS PRETEND – By Des Kelly "Pretend you're happy when you're blue,        it isn't very hard to...
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“AC/DC” – By Des Kelly

"AC/DC" – By Des Kelly feel sure that most Musicians around the World know about the above "hard-rock" band I...
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“Birds of a feather”, (flock together) – By Des Kelly

"Birds of a feather", (flock together) – By Des Kelly Still another beautiful English phrase. Yes, birds (of the feathered...
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