As a little boy growing up in Papua New Guinea, I remember my dad hustling the whole family to watch a gospel concert at the Port Moresby stadium. I clearly remember everyone being very excited while I was bewildered; clearly missing the whole point. Besides, I was not musically talented…
Tag: music
American Idol; Gotta love Jaycee’s simplicity
I follow American Idol and I admit I miss Simon Cowell. Thankfully Aerosmith frontmen Steve Tyler adds his own unique twist to the show and is a welcome addition to the show. Funny as she may have been, Ellen is gone and the somewhat “snobbish and aloof” Kara is a…
grafixFarm Designs – one dream realized
As a youngster growing up in Honiara, I never quite enjoyed the typical childhood of every similarly aged child. Firstly, while every kid would play in the rain I would be sitting at the window watching with envy. I was housebound simply because I had “bronchitis” which I grew up…
Last Voices from Heaven
Looking back through some old stash, I found copies my wife had made of “The Last Voices from Heaven”, a documentary produced for the National Geographic Channel by Anthony Copping. I am especially proud of my copy because it was given to me by Pascal Oritaemae whom I had met…
Discover the Susan Boyle in you
I could forgive you if you haven’t the faintest idea on who Susan Boyle is. Oh well, if Susan Boyle had not stepped onto the stage to audition for Simon Cowell’s TV reality show X-Factor, she may very well be sitting at home right now with her cat in Blackburn,…
Ramukanji an unlikely Internet hit
At least by Pacific standards, the hit single by 1Tox, Ramukanji has taken a life of its own on the Internet. I am certain that Bernard Vave & George Kuper Jnr never imagined in their wildest dreams that this song would reach far beyond the Solomon Islands and create its…