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“A VIDEO TO WATCH” – by Des Kelly Sung by the man who wrote the sing, Kris Kristofferson, backed by dozens of other Country Music Artistes, if this video does not bring a tear to your eye, I would be very surprised indeed. It was both written and recorded in 1972 by K.K.on an album titled “Jesus was a Capricon” and went on to be the biggest hit in his career. This beautiful Country Gospel Song was inspired by another, with practically the same title, “Help me, Lord”, written by another Country Star, Larry Gatlin, and recorded together with the future wife of Kristofferson, who was the beautiful Rita Coolidge. ...

May 3, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Charmaine Gunatillake, Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett, Rita Coolidge

“BAKER/BENNETT BROADSIDE” – by Des Kelly More “bullets of knowledge” from Ralph (Baker) & Keith (Bennett), fired with combined skills, in an effort to relate to readers, factual information that we were hitherto unaware of. This type of “post” is certain to interest anyone who is able to relax and read it, so thank youse, (Aussie lingo for all of you) Ralph Baker & Keith Bennett for sending it in. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...

Apr 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett, Ralph Baker

“A GEM OR TWO”-by Des Kelly 1.. Once again, via Keith Bennett, Bertram Daniels, and “Your’s truly” e ‘Lanka members, readers, and fans are privileged/or as the case my be, (this time), subjected to a gem or two, depending on how you would like to look at them. The less said, the better. Here they are, ladies & gentlemen, The first gem has to do with a new James Bond in mind. They have been searching in vain, for someone again, to relive the 1983 movie Octopussy, the Bertram comes in, and says with a grin, “I have someone, if we aren’t too fussy. My new JB, & his 1st feature film, unforgettable. ...

Apr 23, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett

“COMPUTER-MAGIC” – by Des Kelly A big “thank you” to Charles Jennings and Keith Bennett for this sojourn into Computer Magic complete with all the very interesting pictures that are included. It wasn’t too long ago when Computers were huge monoliths stuck mainly in the basements of towering buildings of most Cities in the World, yet today, nearly everyone, including children, are carrying them around and can operate them by hand, not to mention the fact that most of our kids nowadays are able to TEACH COMPUTER MAGIC to the grown-ups of this day & age. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. Celebrating my first computer and other things of our youth ...

Apr 10, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Charles Jennings, Computer Magic, Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett

“THE CEYLON I KNEW” – by Des Kelly What better reading could there be ?. I am sure that each and every e’Lankan who, for various regrettable reasons, had to leave the CEYLON they knew, will have memories to cherish for the rest of their lives. Sure, there would be sad memories intermingled with the happy ones, perhaps parents and grand-parents as well as other close relatives they had to leave behind, for various reasons, will often come to mind, but then connection through memory is the only possible avenue of sharing that special love, even though far apart. As I have always said (and written), no amount of financial assets could even be compared with precious memories. Personally, the first 26 years of my life in Ceylon were so special, although I have more than doubled that life in Australia, thinking back to the good old days of practically ...

Mar 29, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett

Occupational nicknames – by Des Kelly Totally different “little piece” coming into e’Lanka via our good friend Keith Bennett, via one of his good friends Ralph Baker, obviously. As Ralph puts it, whoever has had a steady job in Oz., would have had the memorable occasion of meeting up/with one of the characters mentioned. Thank you Keith (and Ralph, of course), for this most amusing “post” on Occupational nicknames. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. Occupational nicknames EVERY WORKPLACE IN AUSTRALIA HAS ONE THESE CHARACTERS ‍️ Under the headline Nicknames for Co-workers, it lists the titles applied to annoying colleagues and their bad habits. From “the sensor light” to “the bushranger”, the list seems to have covered just about every kind of police workplace pest. But, let’s face it, anyone who has ever held down a job has been stuck with some or all of these characters. They are: G-spot: you can never ...

Mar 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett, nicknames, Ralph Baker

“OLD FOLKS AT HOME” – by Des Kelly We often use the phrase, the good old days, and they certainly were, as far as I can remember. This post might well have already been out on e’Lanka, but it deserves a repeat for all us oldies who have quite possibly forgotten the original posting Thank you, Keith Bennett for sending it in. I have added an old musical backdrop to this story too, so please enjoy. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief). e’Lanka. ...

Mar 17, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett

“MUSIC HATH CHARMS” – by Des Kelly This comes to us happily, from Keith Bennett via Charmaine, who has a collection of videos that help us forget the unhappy World around us, if just for a while. On behalf of e’Lanka, I would like to thank both Charmaine and Keith, and advise all our readers out there to spend a few minutes watching what Mother Nature has provided us ordinary humans, to the beautiful back-up Music of the Blue Danube by Johanne Strauss jnr., proving indeed that MUSIC HATH CHARMS. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. ...

Mar 3, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett, Nature

“ENGLISH HISTORY” – by Des Kelly ……… Not very much to say, on this one. Thank you, Keith Bennett for sending it in for some publicity via e’Lanka. As has always been said, English is quite a strange language, but at the same time, quite an educational one, at the same time. So, here we are, folks. Enjoy this little story, and learn some “ENGLISH HISTORY” at the same time. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in’-Chief). e’Lanka. A little bit of history – Refresh your English A bit of History……………….Worth a read. There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London , which used to have gallows adjacent to it. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course) to be hung. The horse-drawn dray, carting the prisoner, was accompanied by an armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if ...

Feb 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged ENGLISH HISTORY, Keith Bennett

Marital bliss – by Des Kelly An apt title for a touch of humour in e’Lanka, sent in by Keith Bennett, who, like me, believes that a chuckle a day keeps the doctor away. You see folks, as we grow older we do reminisce, (most of us anyway), about those days of Marital bliss. I’ll let these little stories fill you in, anyway. Desmond Kelly (Editor-in -Chief) e’Lanka. ...

Feb 16, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Desmond Kelly, Keith Bennett