“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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“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.   ...

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               “TAKE ME BACK” – by Des Kelly My latest female Country-Craze, the Queen of Scandinavian Country Music Heidi Hauge, singing what could well be a sequel to the song that I dedicated to “My Lovely Island Home” & recorded a few years ago. Heidi could have possibly been in the very same position, as we Showbiz Characters are often not appreciated in our own Motherland, until perhaps, after we leave, what was hitherto, our home.  ...

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           “CRYPTIC CYRELLIC” – by Des Kelly With our Sincere thanks to Keith Bennett, via Alan Benson, and, or Keating, as the case may be, let me now WARN ALL HACKERS, of our  e’mails of late, don’t try to get in, thru any (back gate), as e’Lanka will stop you, & your”cryllic alphabet”, Latin-Letters still stand out, as the best that we can get. Let us now forget the poetry and try to emphasise on the fact that e’mail addresses, in this day & age, are of the most importance, & so,  please peruse every alphabetical letter of the emails you receive, in order to ascertain that  HACKERS will try their hacking with someone else, the next time. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. I wouldn’t have noticed this . . . Dear All, A scam warning – thanks to Alan Keating for bringing it to our attention. ...

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“ANIMAL ANTICS” – by Des Kelly   More proof to show that animals in general have an inbuilt tendency to “get on, with each other” , much better than humans do. This is one of the most beautiful examples that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing, in a long time. Here’s hoping that our thousands of e’Lanka readers will enjoy this, as I have done. Yet again, another great e’Lanka story, coming to us from our friend Chris. Lawton (O.A.M.), on the odd behaviour of some animals on our planet. There seems to be nothing odd about it, our World is in chaos right now, and it seems to be affecting the animals, as well. Thank you Chris., for the story. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...

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Another Kelly Klassic – “Amy Grant – Look at Us” by Des Kelly   Definitely one of my favourites. A beautiful Country Song sung by Vince Gill to his wife, (Watch Amy Grant, she’s beautiful too), so I decided to do my own “cover” BUT had to sing it an octave lower, cos Vince sings it in a key, impossible for most male vocalists. Anyway, please watch one of the very best “Kelly-Klassics” ever. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka.  ...

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“NOTA BENE’— NOTE WELL”!! – by Des Kelly Image Source:GloHoliday “And, so we learn. An English Proverb states:- We are students to the grave. —  How true is this ??., and now I have been taught a most beautiful Australian Aboriginal Proverb, which I feel, MUST be also taught to you, my friends @e’Lanka around the globe.  This one states :- We are all visitors, in this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our PURPOSE here, is to observe, to learn, to grow, and then, WE RETURN HOME.  Proverbs, be they in ANY language, are ALWAYS a superb LEARNING- CURVE, & I never ever fail to be intrigued by them. “We live & learn”. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief), e’Lanka.   ...

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“THE KELLY CLAN” – by Des Kelly The story of Matthew (Matt) Kelly is extremely interesting to me, in that, for starters, the photograph of Matt, as a young man, reminds me of my late dad, Carlo, who, like me, were born in Ceylon (1910, & 1936.) My grandfather John Robert (Jack) was born in Dublin, migrating to Ceylon during the early 1900’s, to marry my grandmother, a very pretty young Marion Foenander, who, in turn, had two daughters, Doreen & Marion, plus one son, Robert Carl (Carlo), my beloved late dad.  ...

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“LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE” – by Des Kelly   Sent out by Keith Bennett, one of e’Lanka’s regular Co-respondents, I have taken this opportunity of replying him with some personal information, that I now also wish to share with the 25000 plus members of e’Lanka as well. With this bloody Ankylosin Spondylitis that I am presently suffering,  I cannot even get INTO BED, leave alone making love in one, powerfully, or otherwise. ...

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