Blokman

Happy 78th Sixto Rodriques.

What we need on this thread is a button that says or means "This is not really my thing but I like that you like."

Do you know the Blockhouse Engen filling station on the R59 to Vereeniging? Its about a km or two South from there. Daleside off ramp from R59 south. The circus tent that was visible from the highway has been taken down. Race for Victory starts here. Used as a pit stop by cyclists for all sorts of rides. There is a restaurant. Beer , coffee, pizzas etc. And nice trees and space for the children to play. Nice also to do a group ride from there through SBR (enter south gate) and back. Maps : Cafe du Cirque. See Ben beat me to it. It's nice there.

Those of us who are old enough to remember The Stranglers and their hit Golden Brown . I came upon this yesterday and first thought that my eyes and ears were deceiving me. It's a tribute to Dave Greenfield, keyboardist with the group, and a victim of Covid 19 early in May. It is actually Dave Brubeck's Take Five, live from the '60's. It was done by a sax player ( and boffin with sound editing by the looks of it) ,Laurence Mason. Overplaying parts and fiddling with things on a computer.

I still have a "life" membership of Health and Racket Club. It's over move on. Edit: the racket had a fancy "q" in it somewhere . Gone , Finish en klaar.

Speaking of remakes....

And this one just a bit more oomph than the Black Sabbath original. I thought I recognised it. I Had to dig back 47 years.

A bit more oomph than the Christopher Cross version.

Grootbrak ?

Sunday I pulled the car from the garage to do some work. This was playing on the radio. Yo Yo Ma and Alison Krauss

This song is almost 50 years old. From my youth . A simple story well told , I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVzsQ-RiT9U

Gehoor van die ou wat 'n teelepel ingesluk het ? Toe kon hy nie roer nie.

Think or thwim.

Ja , Sakkie de Kok se boetie.

And so does my wife and our three granddaughters , in the car , fullblast .

'n Ware storie deur iemand aan my dogter vertel . Het 'n hele paar jaar gelede gebeur. Gesiene skool , topskool. Dis saalopening . Die hoof is op die podium. Twee mans sit op stoele ook op die verhoog. Die kinders weet nie , maar hulle is van die Gideons ,die organisasie wat Bybels uitdeel . Voor hulle staan twee kartonbokse . Die hoof sê , "Julle kinders wonder seker wat hierdie twee dose op die verhoog doen ." Die verrigtinge moes uiteindelik uitgestel word tot 'n later week.

I seem to remember that the Ford Corsair and the Taunus was just about the same car branded differently.

Bill Bartlett the guitarist with Ram Jam also played in this band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI1EOxwnpvk If you ever went to a wedding in the seventies you danced to another prison song. The railway line that passed close by and the train that shone it's light into the cells at night , giving some hope to the prisoners.

'n Man stap by die dokter in. "Dok, ek het 'n probleem. Ek droom elke nag dat ek 'n klomp rotte leer hoe om sokker te speel. Soos 'n afrigter." "Sjoe , klink of dit jou pla. Kom ek gee jou 'n pil vir dieper slaap. Dalk help dit." "Baie dankie." Die man staan op stap deur toe en draai om. "Dokter, kan ek die goed maar môre begin ? Ons speel vanaand in die final."

Thanks Hairy. I'm working through it. "Hang on I know this , I know..." And then Shazam. And Woodstock's 50th came and went..

Tar only. Still worth doing.

The theme song from Eastwood's latest movie , The Mule. Based on the real life story of a man that became a drug mule in his eighties. The artist Toby Keith and Eastwood shared a cart at a golf charity. During conversation Eastwood said that he is turning 88 and that he is going to make another movie. When asked by Keith how he does that at his age , his reply was ," I get up every day and don't let the old man in." Keith then wrote the song .

My TomTom had done it's duty. Battery life 5 hours max with hr and gps on. Registered for healthy gear and got a Forerunner 235. TomTom was very simple to work. Still coming to grips with the Garmin. Bells and whistles that I may never use.