Dylan in Advent – a second look at Christmas in the Heart

Bob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart

Interviewer: You really give a heroic performance of “O Little Town Of Bethlehem”. The way you do it reminds me a little of an Irish rebel song. There’s something almost defiant in the way you sing, “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.” I don’t want to put you on the spot, but you sure deliver that song like a true believer.

Bob Dylan: Well, I am a true believer.

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Sad Cafe – Everyday Counts

What are they gonna do? Sad Café lose their lead singer who passes away prematurely. But the more they sit at home and lick their wounds, the more they realise that they are sitting on a back catalogue which most other bands can’t dream of. So as with all the great bands of yesteryear, they finally bite the bullet and head back out on the road.

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Season’s End

The New York Yankees season came to an abrupt end with a 4 games to nil against the Tigers – with last year’s champions St Louis looking most likely to play Detroit in the best of seven World Series.

I’m hoping that soon I will have time to post reflections on Yankees form in August and September as well as reviews of The Tempest as performed by the RSC and John Foxx and the Maths live in Shoreditch, London at the Cargo.

Things are moving slowly because of my health but all of these are still in my pipeline.

Thank you for following my blog “Twilight Dawning”.

Natural Progressions Update

There hasn’t been an issue of Natural Progressions, our Eagles magazine, for the better of part of two years.

There has been a whole range of reasons for this and the future of the whole publication is under review.

In the meantime, here is an update about what is happening in the world of the Eagles:

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