Category Archives: music related

Two minutes wherever

Posted on November 8, 2019 by dfolstad58

On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a drug store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two … Continue reading →

Posted in music related, Uncategorized | Tagged honour, Lest we forget, Music, November 11, pittance, remembrance day, Terry Kelly, two minutes, veterans | 11 Comments

If I only had a brain! or Wizard of Oz Day

Posted on August 15, 2019 by dfolstad58

Start a conversation with this opening statement; If I Only Had A Brain ! Bound to cause a pause, we have all had moments when we asked ourselves what was I thinking? Lock the keys in the car? Put the … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anniversary, brains, fun, If I only had a brain, movies, Quotes, Wizard of OZ | 11 Comments

Just Standing There – Part 5

Posted on August 7, 2019 by dfolstad58

Mary and Alan both had a wonderful time at their first “date“, meeting at the old Sicamous, which is a cargo stern wheeler that used to ply the lakes before roads were built. Successful, a little clumsy at first, each … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, music related | Tagged anniversary, Beatles, classic cars, dock, first date, romance, Sicamous, smiles, story | 7 Comments

Just Standing there – Part 3

Posted on July 12, 2019 by dfolstad58

If you want to begin at the beginning, click here. Alan was feeling a little unsettled after the last time he saw the mystery girl, like he had forgotten something and it was just at the edge of his consciousness. … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, music related | Tagged dating, Dobie Gray, drift away, Lake, Love, Music, mystery, singing, songs, surprise | 3 Comments

Just Standing there, and I’m a believer

Posted on July 1, 2019 by dfolstad58

Allan wasn’t old enough to really complain of a broken heart. He wasn’t feeling hopeless, and he had happy memories with the girlfriends he had had. The funk he was feeling possibly was because he was a romantic and expected … Continue reading →