Amazing Grace – by Des Kelly You play it anywhere, and most people know this song which is now also considered a hymn, but again, you ask them who wrote this beautiful musical tribute to our Creator, and, without a shadow of a doubt, hardly anyone will know the Composer. Unfortunately, this is true of many of the songs we hear so often, and even listen to, often. Therefore, my thanks go out to Keith Bennett, for his answer via video, with regard to the song that I personally love, and have sung many times, during my career. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
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“A LESSON FOR HUMAN PARENTS” – by Des Kelly MANY YEARS AGO, A LITTLE BOY LOST, WILLIAM TYRRELL.THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR HIS BODY. ALL HOPE IS GONE THAT HE IS STILL ALIVE. SO VERY SAD. MORE RECENTLY, A LITTLE GIRL LOST, HAPPILY FOUND, CLEO SMITH, ABDUCTED BY A NUTCASE WHO HELD HER TRAPPED IN A ROOM, UNTIL POLICE LOCATED HER, AND NOW SHE IS SAFE AND SOUND. THESE ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS, NOT ONLY IN AUSTRALIA, BUT AROUND THE WORLD. HUMAN PARENTS, MOMENTARILY CARELESS ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR OFFSPRING, LIVING TO SOMETIMES TOTALLY REGRET THE RESULT OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE. ONCE AGAIN, MAX GERREYN, E’LANKA CARTOONIST EXTRAORDINAIRE HAS SENT IN A FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW ANIMAL PARENTS LOOK AFTER THEIR YOUNG. A SHINING EXAMPLE, THAT EVERYONE SHOULD ...
Again And Yet Again – Daya Silva This is one of Daya Silva’s English songs which was recorded recently just accompanying his guitar and ‘ BEAT BUDDY’ drum machine. This song was written by Desmond Kelly. Melody by Cameron Colombage. ...
Nov 19, 2021
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“ONCE AGAIN, IN BLACK & WHITE” – by Des Kelly THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN, ARTHUR SPELDEWINDE, FOR THESE VERY INTERESTING NOTATIONS THAT YOU HAVE SENT IN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL E’LANKA READERS. PERHAPS WE HAVE SEEN THEM BEFORE, BUT, BY ALL MEANS, WE SHOULD ENJOY THEM AGAIN. AS I HAVE SAID PREVIOUSLY, IN OUR TECHNICOLOUR WORLD, DOES IT REALLY MATTER, AS TO WHAT COLOUR WE ARE, WHEN BORN !!??. BLACK OR WHITE, BROWN, YELLOW OR BLUE, IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER, COS IT’S ALL UP TO YOU, TO MAKE THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN, A MUCH BETTER PLACE, DOING THE OPPOSITE WOULD MEAN YOU’RE A TOTAL DISGRACE. ...
“PRETTY DUCKLINGS” A STORY THAT SHOULD GIVE EVERYONE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THANK YOU, ELLISTON, FOR SENDING IT IN. WITH ALL THE ANIMAL CRUELTY THAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN NOWADAYS, WE TEND TO FORGET THAT THERE ARE KIND PEOPLE AROUND, TOO. THIS STORY TOUCHED MY HEART, HENCE MY DECISION TO SHARE IT WITH ALL OUR E’LANKA MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD. UNDOUBTEDLY, A TRUE STORY, I AM PROUD TO BRING IT TO ALL OFYOU. INCLUDED ALSO ARE THE PICTURES OF THIS MOMMA DUCK AND HER PRETTY DUCKLINGS. PLEASE READ THIS AND ENJOY THE FACT THAT IF THIS OCCURED IN TEXAS, IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. ALSO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT KINDNESS TO ANIMALS AND BIRDS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS KINDNESS TO HUMANS. AT LEAST HUMANS CAN ALWAYS EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND RETALIATE, IF HURT IN ANY WAY. ANIMALS AND BIRDS ALSO ...
Nov 16, 2021
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TO ALL THE DRUNKS OUT THERE – by Des Kelly Sent out to me by an ex Royal Ceylon Navy friend of mine, reminding me of the good old days when we used to sometimes booze our heads off, when “on liberty”. Drinking was part and parcel of our life in the Navy, but what we drank and how much, was anybody’s guess. Speaking only for myself, I did drink excessively at times. ...
“DANCING DELIGHT” – by Des Kelly “IF A DULL GLOOMY DAY, SHOULD SUDDENLY COME YOUR WAY, DON’T GIVE IN, OR YOU WON’T WIN THE FIGHT, LISTEN CLOSELY TO ME, AND YOU’LL HAVE TO AGREE, THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A BRIGHT “DANCING DELIGHT”. JUST WATCH THESE CLIPS, BRING A SMILE TO YOUR LIPS, THEY’RE FROM MUSICAL MOVIES, ONCE MADE, UNLIKE VIOLENCE AND CRIME, ...
“The ultimate Country love story” – By Des Kelly He was a “Rock-Star” to begin with, singing and playing his guitar, backed by several guys who became “stars” in their own right, as the years went by. Waylon Jennings, a tall, handsome figure of a man, singing songs in a deep gravelly voice, was an attraction to many gals who attended his shows, who, in reverse, was also attracted to many pretty girls, married three, even becoming a dad, in the process, was then picked out by guitar great, Chet Atkins, who was convinced that this guy would make a superb Country Entertainer, who, not much later, founded the “Outlaw” movement & together with Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, & Willie Nelson, began touring and entertaining thousands of Country music fans, wherever they went. A beautiful female by the name of Jessie Colter, now comes into ...
Nov 8, 2021
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“THE GOOD LIFE” – By Des Kelly How can one forget the halcyon days spent in what was once our lovely Island home ?. I will never forget them. Things are much different now, from an older perspective, I am afraid. Ceylon was this Island paradise that I was lucky to call “home”, eternal summer, days and weekends spent having a glorious time on beaches surrounding the Island, spotless beaches, without any rubbish strewn around, thosai shops, where we could have a good feed, followed by milk-coffee, or kiri-kopi, to wash it down for a couple or three rupees, a Peacock or “5 Roses” fag, afterwards, costing about 2 cents a-piece, to strut around with, showing how grown-up we were, at around fifteen years of age, Picture-palaces such as the Regal, Liberty, Savoy, Plaza etc., where, for a 50cent gallery ticket, we could watch great movies coming all the way ...
Nov 8, 2021
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“THE GOOD LIFE” – by Des Kelly How can one forget the halcyon days spent in what was once our lovely Island home ?. I will never forget them. Things are much different now, from an older perspective, I am afraid. Ceylon was this Island paradise that I was lucky to call “home”, eternal summer, days and weekends spent having a glorious time on beaches surrounding the Island, spotless beaches, without any rubbish strewn around, thosai shops, where we could have a good feed, followed by milk-coffee, or kiri-kopi, to wash it down for a couple or three rupees, a Peacock or “5 Roses” fag, afterwards, costing about 2 cents a-piece, to strut around with, showing how grown-up we were, at around fifteen years of age, Picture-palaces such as the Regal, Liberty, Savoy, Plaza etc., where, for a 50cent gallery ticket, we could watch great movies coming all the ...
