Its Lauren’s turn to pick our subject prompt for Throwback Thursday, the brainchild of Maggie and Lauren .
This week’s prompt is: Slang I think this should be no sweat, but I’ll provide some questions to help you along. You can always free write if you’d rather.
What were the words you would have used to describe something cool or popular.
Fab, Gear, Smart, Chic,Far out,Groovy.
How about those things that were uncool?
Square, Old hat , Dated, Sad, What were the hairstyles of the day?
Cilla Black Bob I still wear it, fringe or centre parting with longer hair, the twiggy cut, Prtula Clarke cut oh! Yes and the afro and the page boy must look for a photo of the afro….I wore them all.
Did they have a name everyone used to reference them?
A Bob, curtains, a Petula and a twiggy. What were the styles of the time?
Mini , Maxi, Midi, Paisley, Op Art, tie dye, bell bottoms, Flairs, ect! Platform shoes , Stilettos , Doc Martens What word would you have used to describe something distasteful?
Naff, Square, Old Hat.Boring What about peers you were not fond of or were not part of your tribe?
Geeks, Swats, Oddballs Any phrases you remember that were used (or overused)?
Hi everyone it’s Sunday again and this week our great and gracious host, Jim Adams has help from Di at Pensitivity102 for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt which are: Sounds, Talk, Voice, Words
Well that’s a great prompt Di. Thank you. My choices range from the early eighties right through to twenty sixteen.
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Memories of different times!
“The Voice” is a song by Irish singer Eimear Quinn that was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, representing Ireland. The music was composed, and the lyrics were written, by Brendan Graham, who had also written and composed “Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids“, the Irish winner from the 1994 contest. The victory, which was Ireland’s fourth in five years, was their seventh (and to date last) contest victory, which remains a record for the most contests won by a single country.
Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble conceived and created by David Kavanagh, Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish stage show Riverdance. In 2004, Downes recruited five Irish female musicians who had not previously performed together, vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, as the first lineup of the group that he named “Celtic Woman”. Downes chose a repertoire that ranged from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs. They released the voice in 2007.
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This is a great song , Charlie Puth he’s such a Hugh talent.
“We Don’t Talk Anymore” is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, featuring vocals from fellow American singer Selena Gomez. It was released on May 24, 2016,nas the third single from Puth’s debut studio album, Nine Track Mind. The artists wrote the song with Jacob Kasher Hindlin. Musically, it is a pop song with Puth’s tropical-inspired production. The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, earning Puth his second top-10 single and Gomez’s sixth and Puth’s second highest-charting single as a lead artist to date, behind “Attention“. It has also attained the top 10 positions in more than 20 countries, and reached number one in Italy, Lebanon and Romania.
Puth created the guitar line during a trip in Japan. He produced the beat in the Philippines and recorded his vocals in Los Angeles. Months later Puth played the song for Selena Gomez, whom he had met previously at an after party following the MTV Video Music Awards. He thought that their voices would complement each other well and then asked her to sing the second verse. Gomez’s vocals were recorded in Puth’s closet. Her recording session lasted approximately 15 minutes. On December 10, 2015, Puth posted a snippet of the song announcing the collaboration with Gomez.nOn January 10, 2016, Puth posted a second teaser.
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I really love this song 💜
“More Than Words” is a song by American rock band Extreme, released as the fifth track and third single from their second album, Pornograffitti (1990), in March 1991. It is a ballad built around acoustic guitar work by Nuno Bettencourt and the vocals of Gary Cherone (with harmony vocals from Bettencourt). The song is a detour from the funk metal style that permeates the band’s records. As such, it has often been described as “a blessing and a curse” due to its overwhelming success and recognition worldwide, but the band ultimately embraced it and plays it at every show.
The song is a ballad in which the singer wants his lover to do more to prove her love other than saying the phrase “I love you.” Bettencourt described it as a warning that the phrase was becoming meaningless: “People use it so easily and so lightly that they think you can say that and fix everything, or you can say that and everything’s OK. Sometimes you have to do more and you have to show it—there’s other ways to say ‘I love you.'”
“That song gave us the freedom to make the record we really wanted to make when we started recording our third disc,” Cherone told KNAC. “It got us doing huge tours all over the states and around the world… As the nineties went on, however, we really started to resent the song. We were tagged ‘the More Than Words guys’. We didn’t like the perception the song created about the band. I remember being on tour with Aerosmith in Poland… it was on that tour we decided we would not play the song. We just didn’t do it. A couple nights into the tour, Steven Tyler writes in big letters on our dressing room door, ‘Play the fucking song!’ His attitude was almost father-like. He was like, ‘Look, this is your first time in Poland. When do you think you will be back? They want to hear it, so play it!'”
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I remember my first Sony Walkman with great affection!
Wired for Sound is a studio album by Cliff Richard, released in September 1981. The album peaked at number 4 in the UK album charts upon release, and spent a total of 25 weeks on the chart in 1981–82. The album was certified Platinum by the BPI, and achieved global sales of over one million.
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The title track was released as the lead single of the album, and was followed up by a cover of Shep and the Limelites 1961 USdoo-wop hit, “Daddy’s Home”. The singles peaked at numbers 4 and 2 respectively on the UK singles chart.”Daddy’s Home” was held off number 1 for four consecutive weeks by the Human League‘s “Don’t You Want Me”, but earned gold certification from the BPI for sales over half a million. The track was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 1 May 1981, for a rock ‘n’ roll special to be broadcast later by BBC Television.
“Broken Doll” is a cover of a Wreckless Eric single from 1980. Reportedly, Richard also wanted to record Eric’s “(I’d Go The) Whole Wide World” too, but only if he could change some of the lyrics – which Eric refused.[3] “Young Love” was given new lyrics and retitled “The Last Kiss” for a cover version by David Cassidy featuring George Michael. It was released as the lead single for Cassidy’s 1985 album Romance, becoming a top ten hit in the UK and Germany. “Once in a While” was originally recorded by Leo Sayer on his 1980 album Living in a Fantasy and released as a single in the UK and Australia.
The promotional video for the title track is one of Richard’s best-known, and was filmed around the centre of Milton Keynes, the new town in Buckinghamshire that was developed after the Second World War. It features Richard walking around and on rollerskates, while listening to music on a Walkman cassette player; such devices were then newly available in the UK.
A remastered version of the album was issued in July 2001, with the B-sides of both singles included as bonus tracks.
For visually challenged writers, the image shows a solo swan swimming under a small bridge.
Swan – Image by KL Caley.
Time passed quietly for a while a jump here and an adventure there but mostly Merlin and Morgarna kept an eye on Gail, they tended to her broken nerves and shattered life . She was responding well and coming to terms with her short and towards the end sad life.
Merlin was in the lab, Morgarna was sun bathing, in the newly landscaped gardens… Sipping a cheeky Shiraz and smoking ! Gail was in the kitchen trying another new recipe. Then all of a sudden the Carpenters started blasting out!
“What the hell is that?” Merlin shouted from his workbench, “is that you Morgs Babe?” “No it bloody isn’t ” came Morgarna’s reply. Gail could be heard laughing in the kitchen….”It’s the *C.O.T.A.S I changed the ringtone. I think it’d very fitting don’t you guys!” Merlin walked through to the lounge and picked up the *C.O.T.A.S. “Hi ,Merlin here, Leonardo is that you, stop gabling in Italian and speak to me! “ Gail stood open mouthed poised mid cake mixing. Was Merlin actually speaking to Leonardo Di Vinci? Merlin took a deep breath then started talking in Italian!
“He’s done it again” Merlin was standing over a scantily clad and slightly broiled Morgarna. “Who, what, when , where” was her reply. “Leonardo, babes he’s messed up the dimensions again he’s crossed over the barriers and that Swan Geoff is pontificating again! “ “Really ? Right now ….you want me to get dressed and sort this out…. really,” “Yes babes that’s about the size of it!
“WTF. REALLY!” Spat out Morgana. “Yes babes really” Reluctantly Morgarna waved her hand and she was clothed and sober. “What have I said about just using magic willy nilly? ” Merlin moaned. Morgarna gave him a withering look and got up from her sun lounger. Looking Merlin in the eyes she said ” do you want this sorted now or tomorrow? ….. Babes ? Really?”
“Yes babes really” Reluctantly Morgarna waved her hand and she was clothed and sober. “What have I said about just using magic willy nilly? ” Merlin moaned. Morgarna gave him a withering look and got up from her sun lounger. Looking Merlin in the eyes she said ” do you want this sorted now or tomorrow? ….. Babes?”
The Anomaly arrived and Morgarna jumped! As she landed with a thud on the grassy bank of the river she saw a solo swan swimming under a small bridge. “Hey Geoff hold up I want a word with you !” Geoff looked over his shoulder and kept paddling!
For visually challenged writers, the image shows a tiny bird hiding in a plant pot.
This week Gail and Morgarna return to the new house and they all learn happy lessons in humanity….well in Morgarna’s case for now!
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Morgarna and Gail were sitting on the Castle wall drinking mead , “What is that smell Morgarna” “It’s the smell of the castle, body odour, urine,and animal dun all human life! “ Just then the Anomaly appeared, “Right Gail time to jump , I have had a blast” As they both jumped Gail could be heard saying ” So has my nose , it’s honks enough here to cure blocked sinuses! “
Merlin was in the kitchen making coffee when he heard Morgarna and Gail as they landed in the lab. “Coffee is on the brew” he shouted. “Oh! I could murder a cup” Gail shouted, “can I have it in the bath, this new body of mine is stinking..and I need to change my clothes, I’ve not done that for years” “Good job for you that there is more one bathroom here there was only one at the old place…as a treat you can use the big one in my room. Just this once mind and you can use any of my potions they are all safe …ish” Morgarna ended on a grin. Gail didn’t need telling twice she was off and running up the stairs with the mug of coffee Merlin had handed her.
Morgarna had her bath and washed her hair reluctantly, how strange she thought how much she missed those dark and dirty days of cold draughty castles ….
“That was uncharacteristicly kind of you to let Gail use your bathroom and potions…are you sure they’re safe babes? ” Merlin asked as Morgarna joined him in the sunny living room…”How did she do” Morgarna lit a cigarette and poured herself a large Shiraz and relaxed. “She was amazing we met her David, she and he thrashed out the whole story he didn’t know all of it. She helped him by showing she was at peace now, and he told her about his life with May. We even met one of the grandchildren, well I did.” Morgarna paused to take a sip of her wine. ” Gail convinced Dave that suicide was not the answer and if he’d killed himself and one of his family had found him it would of been as painful as what had happened to him.” “So it went well then ?” Merlin asked. “Yup Merls it did and with a little help from me” she waved her hand, ” I think everyone is at peace with the past. Then I took Gail back to our time where she had a good time…even had some fun with Garth, you know the Blacksmith..” Morgarna winked. Merlin’s face lit up, “Indeed I do..and that means Gail’s body works well…good for her …good old Garth… perhaps she can learn there’s good in life….even if it’s post mortem “ Morgarna nearly choked on her Shiraz , “Bloody hell Merls are we becoming sensitive…dare I say more human….” They both erupted into laughter.
Fledgeling – Image by KL Caley
Outside in the garden Gail was enjoying the warmth of the sun, clean clothes and a really welcome feeling of piece. She heard Morgarna and Merlin laughing and she felt really happy…. Almost as happy as she was on her seventeenth birthday, she put her hand to her neck and held the locket. Just then she heard a little tweeting and flutter of wings. Following the sound she found a tiny bird hiding in a plant pot. “Hello little one’ she said. “Don’t be afraid, have you lost your way? I know how that feels but with help from kind people you can get back, well almost to where you should be. ” She bent down and looked at the little chap who seemed to be listening to her every word she was saying. Gail sat by the flower pot chatting to the fledgling until the light began to fade . Just when Gail began to think she’d have to sit here all night the little chap came out of the flowerpot in answer to a call from the tree opposite.. his mother was calling him in to roost…. After his second attempt he took off and disappeared with his mum. Gail sat there and felt tears on her cheeks. Oh! tears she thought for the second time that week after years of none…these though we’re tears of joy.
“Gail, Gail where are you? ” Morgarna was calling from the kitchen door. “Merlin wants to take us out for dinner and he’s paying you can choose where we are eating! “ Gail took a deep breath wiped her heavily made up eyes and smiled! “Steak ” she shouted, “I fancy steak” as she ran back to the house like a fledgling to her parents !
Hi Saturday again and time for LindaGHill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday this week Linda’s email said: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “board/bored.” Use one, or use them both for bonus points. Enjoy!.
image from Pixabay
Are you bored? the billboard said There’s time for that when you’re dead? Nothing to do? The billboard asked Get up and find yourself a task Grab a board and catch a wave or snow slope Fly a plane, climb on board, don’t give up hope. Be a pirate make someone walk the plank Hit the high board, or plan a prank. Make a space station out of cardboard. Dig for treasures, follow the map to find the hoad. No get a life, get on board have some fun don’t be bored!
Oops I am late again …it’s all Morgarna’s fault but better late than ever!
This week’s episode comes with a warning the story contains a line on drugs and susicde.
Curtain – Image by KL Caley
For visually challenged writers, the image shows a crumbling stone curtain wall stretching as far as the edge of the photo.
As they entered the chapel Gail shivered.. “what was that” she asked looking at Morgarna who laughed and said “honestly your asking me? …. Merlin built a tad more into your bracelet than he has already told you. We didn’t actually expect you to travel just yet… But, hey you’ll cope !” Morgarna paused to stubb out her cigarette and then continued, “you have now got sensory feelings, you can be seen and you can eat, drink and sleep where ever you are “ “You mean not just in the house like before…” “yes” smiled Morgarna” it might take a little getting used to but you’ll be fine” Morgarna reached into her bag and pulled out a file flicking through quickly she said to Gail ….. “We are here to stop a suicide…. Oh!… Gail I am sorry … You were a suicide …” Gail’s eyes filled with tears ..”yes I was and I really regret it I missed so much…. Do you think I can help? “ “Yes indeed I do who better than someone who has been there and done that “ The sourceress and the ghost walk up the short aisle, Gail shivered again “what’s the problem ” Morgarna asked . ” I don’t know ” Gail replied ” it’s years since I have been in a Church and it’s all so strange being free to travel and have feelings …just not used to it I suppose”.
Morgarna was sitting on the wall across from the chapel , as she looked around her she recognised it a curtain wall, and she smiled at the fact that the chapel was outside the wall which would of put it outside the castle that would of once stood here. Obviously a castle of my time when my powers were thought more of then the new Christianity? My days do I miss them? …. As Morgarna sat in the early evening having a cigarette and crafty Bacardi and coke from her flask she heard a car pull up on the road near by. Looking across she saw it was a classic Ford Anglia, obviously a loved old car taken out on high days and holidays. A man got out and crossed the field, slowly, towards her. He saw Margarna who waved and smiled. He came and sat next to her. Morgarna looked at him, he was in his early eighties she guessed and was obviously a handsome man in his time… though he had an air of sadness about him … she also felt this person had, had a full life. “Hello young lady what are you doing here on your own” Morgana smiled, laughing inside that this mere mortal thought she was a young lady….she was neither. ” Hi, I am not on my own, my friend is in the chapel I just came out to have a cigarette and a drink and watch the sunset” “I am heading into the chapel right now would you care to join me” he asked. “I would indeed” she replied jumping up. ” I am Morgarna and you are? “ A slight twinkle touched the man’s eyes and he smiled , “Well lady Morgarna you have made me smile for the first time in a while, may I introduce myself my name is Dave . Can I take your arm I left my walking stick in the car… I don’t think I will be needing it again!” Morgarna and Dave left the wall and went into the chapel together.
Entering the chapel for a second time that day Morgarna was surprised to see that Gail had found Candles and had placed them around the chapel giving the place a cosy aura. “Gail I met someone outside, come and say hi “ Gail appeared from a small cupboard looking a little dusty but smiling, ” I love it here it’s so calming once you get used to the quiet…no traffic..” She stopped dead and blinked. “Dave!” David looked at Gail and went as white as a sheet, Morgarna grabbed his arm and got him to a pew before he fell.
“Do you two know each other?” Morgana asked as she waved her hand behind her back producing a tray of three mugs of strong sweet tea and some sandwiches! Dave was too distracted to wonder where they had come from and gratefully accepted a steaming mug. Gail was the first to answer … “This is Dave my boyfriend, well he was ..he was my life” David reached out and touched Gail’s arm then jumped back shocked to find she was actually there! He then spoke, “Gail how can it really be you I saw you last in the police mortuary? It can’t be you! Is this a cruel trick….what’s going on and today of all days ….no! ” Morgarna could tell David was really stressed out by all this. Again she waived her hand and he stopped speaking and started breathing. Gail looked shocked, “You came to see me at the mortuary…” “Yes the police asked me to identify you, you had my name and phone number in your locket. Gail touched her neck, “my locket I really miss that , you gave it to me on my seventh birthday, I kept your name and phone number in there all the time…even after you left me. ” She reached out and touched his face … “Have you lived well Dave? Did you forget me quickly” Morgarna slowly walked down the aisle and out of the chapel leaving Gail and David to talk.
Morgarna felt drawn to the curtain wall each step closer to it she took she could feel history and ghosts of the past. She climbed up to the top of curtain wall and to her delight she saw life as she remembered it, the servents, the folk who lived within the castle walls, the traders, hawkers, blacksmiths the animals…the mud the dirt the smell…she loved it. Just then she heard voices as two soldiers from the watch came up to her, “Lady Morgarna what are you doing up here is there anything amiss?” Morgarna smiled at them both, ” No nothing wrong, I was just enjoying being home and the sights, sounds and smells of my world… I miss them so much! “ The two soldiers exchanged glances ..”but you haven’t missed them you’ve not been away.” Morgarna sighted …no not yet ..not yet” “Well mi’lady if all is well we are just off for supper “ ‘Off you go lads I’ll keep watch for you I love the night air up here. ” Morgana spent an hour watching the surrounding countryside from her vantage point, listening to the sounds of her beloved castle gently slowing down for the night …all was gentle …all was well … perhaps she could stay a while. Just then she saw three horse riders approaching ….it was herself, Merlin and Morgause and as ever they were laughing and bickering . Time for me to go she supposed…. She spent a few more moments watching herself and her loved ones , in simpler times …harder, dirtier but simpler , then she jumped from the wall and landed back in 2023 opposite the chapel.
In the chapel Gail and and David were still talking, though now they were actually relaxed in each others company. As Morgarna came in David beckoned her over… “Come lady Morgarna …. according to Gail you really are a lady and much, much more….come and sit with us and we’ll tell you what’s been happening while you disappeared! “ Morgarna joined them and lit a cigarette, she offered them to Gail …Dave refused he’d give up years ago. Gail picked up the story. “I met Dave when I was sixteen, we were so in love… He gave me a beautiful locket for my seventeenth birthday. Dave was in a group and I went everywhere with them , I was one of the crew I made all their stage gear…” “She was handy with a needle in those days a great seamstress …but that was before.” David went quiet and his eyes went dark. Gail took a deep breath then continued. ” I was really happy my parents were not best pleasd because I dropped out of school and left home. Anyway we toured all over and even went to the US, Canada, Japan , Australia and New Zealand. It was fun and we had the best four years of our lives….” David looked sad ” until we didn’t ” he said . Gail’s eyes filled with tears , David wiped one away…” I can’t believe this, real tears” ” Yes real tears I ruined my life and affected everyone else’s through my stupidity. See it was hard work traveling, sewing, hotels, gigs, festivals and then the partying …I partied hard , one night one of the roadies gave me a little something to keep me going…… Soon I couldn’t do without it …. eventually Dave noticed , the whole grouped noticed I was useless… Dave did his best but I was stubborn, he sent me off to rehab but I just wouldn’t try… I ran away time and time again…. Eventually I ended up on the streets , real riches to rags. Then I died one night in a filthy squat, I had, had enough I took as much stuff as I could find lying around the squat and drank all the alcohol I could find. I was found a few days later laying in my own vomit a perfect meal for the rats. ” Gail looked so sad that Morgarna reached out and touched her . David took up the story. ” She was a real mess, heart breaking, they found her locket around her neck and my name and number. I was in Scotland with the group at the time so I caught the night sleeper down to identify her… .. I never forgot how she looked … Thank goodness I have seen you now as you are. “ Morgarna asked “why are you here David, why today.” David looked at Gail, “My beautiful wife died this day last year which just happens to be the day all those years ago that I had to identify Gail It just got too much for me I decided to come here and take some pills then lock myself in my beloved old car and slip away. “ “Surely you’re leaving family behind” said Morgarna. “Yes three sons, and two daughters and plenty of grandchildren but I just can’t sleep the nightmare of seeing Gail in that state l all gaunt and rat eaten , they returned after May died. I just want peace. Gail looked so shocked, “You can’t do that Dave , you be leaving a bad lasting image to your child that’s so wrong Dave” “Your right Gail I have changed my mind I shall be strong and carry on.” Gail hugged him , “I do love you Dave and I am so glad you recovered from my suicide and had a good life. “ Just then there was a commotion at the doorway… “Granddad where have you been we’ve been worried sick , we saw you old car was gone from the garage and you’ve been gone for 24hrs… “ Dave spun round ,”Ryan how did you find me..” ” Guessed you’d be here this was Grandma’s favourite place, I saw your car from the road and boy what a relief your safe and okay. ” With that Ryan threw his arms around Dave. “Thank God you’re okay Granddad I thought you’d done something stupid.” Then he noticed Morgarna , Gail had pressed the button on her bracelet and disappeared. “Oh! Who are you?” Ryan asked. David smiled and replied “this is Morgarna she has been taken good care of me”
Later Morgana waved Ryan and his granddad off in the old but immaculate Ford Anglia, followed by Ryan’s girlfriend driving her Ford Fiesta, which Ryan had arrived in! As they drove off Morgarna waved goodbye and a huge weight lifted off of David’s shoulders, he forgot the nightmares he’d been having remembering only good memories of Gail and happy days with May. “You can show yourself now Gail they’ve gone. I have eased his mind and he will think meeting you was just a dream. “ Gail smiled thank you Morgarna I feel so much better too . Look” she said reappearing and holding out her hand , “Dave has given me back my locket isn’t it beautiful. “ “Yes indeed it is let me help you put it on” replied Morgarna. ” Did you get to say a proper goodbye to David” Gail smiled again… “I did and he told me that when he dies he and May will visit to see if I am ready to cross!”….? Right said Morgarna do fancy a quick visit to an Arthurian Castle? Come on last one to the wall buys the meade for the night .
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