R's rue

At long last I have finished reading "Detroit 67 - The Year That Changed Soul" by Stuart Cosgrove. 426 pages of  well-researched delving into the true story of Tamla Motown and the city that spawned it. The book is divided into twelve chapters that take us through the months of  a critical year in Detroit's history, focussing particularly upon the key players in the Motown story - notably Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and Detroit's police force. Stuart Cosgrove, a Scottish academic and music obsessive, tries to make sense of 1967, joining up the dots while looking both back in time and forward. It has taken me far too long to read and I guess that's because I was  never a big fan of soul music or the Detroit sound. I didn't much care about the in-fighting of The Supremes or the ways in which Berry Gordy sought to manage and progress the phenomenon that was Motown. This was the book's first sent...

I love this poem  It was shared to me by Hattie  It’s a poem that suits her All of us who write blogs, have something in common  We leave a little of ourselves here, for always. I leave a journal of a small life. One looked on benignly. One based on reality but one which is gently sanitised, idealised and seen through an optimistic hue (With occasional warts for balance of course) I’m melancholy tonight  The dogs know it and have crowded around  Albert , pragmatic as ever, is by himself in front of the fire. My nephew has just texted with a grown up I will treat you to lunch when we meet in November  He has Aspergers  and is 18 so his  comment was sweetly atypical  I’ve cut the lawn, washed windows, gardened, visited the vets , got stuck in traffic, shopped and spring cleaned the bathroom  Oh and I had a meeting about the pond with the avuncular Nick from the apt sounding Well Street I disregarded by diet and treated...

 The aroma Of peach muffins Has my  Attention This morning Smile bright Smile wide The world  Needs your light Today from R's rue https://ift.tt/3sIFwP9

The raw emotion and power of this first rehearsal of The Lion King since lockdown is palpable  A beautiful bit of good news I’m tired of the bad from Going Gently https://ift.tt/2WkZnZ5