Hold @ MindSay

when you hold on,

it slips out from your fingers.

when you let go,

those pimples don't show up on your face

RIGHT WHEN you're hanging out with

people.

i sigh.

but i get back up and i give life the old

one-two.

just doing my job i suppose...

Now I'm going to get all acoustic. This is the last in the selection of my dad's favourite songs. There are so many he loved, but I decided to do only three together. There's a possibility that I'll run out some more in time. This one is called "Baby can I hold you tonight". There was a very well known cover version by Boyzone, but my favourite is stil the original by "Tracy Chapman". It comes from a fantastic album.

There was a comment recently on one of my vids, saying that I should stop relying on backing tracks. So for this one, I sat with my guitar. I'll give you my view on using backing tracks. In my opinion, there is noting wrong at all in using them. Not everybody can play a musical instrument, and backing tracks can come in very handy. How many lead singers of bands just sing? Quite a few to my knowledge. One of the most versatile instruments any person can play is the voice. So this is what I say to those that use backing tracks. Keep on using them. If you get criticised for it, then the best thing to do is ignore those comments. The most important element of all this, is that you enjoy doing what you do.. Not all people will like it. Could you think of any singer that is adored by 100% of the earth's population? Some people love what you do, and some people hate it. I saw a statement recently that said if you can get just 1% of the worlds population to like what you are doing, then you can consider yourself a success, because 1% is over 60 million :)

Anyway. On to the song. I hope you enjoy my tender rendition of this beautiful song.

My Dad. Part 2

My father was a bit of a ladies man, and had many, many associations in his lifetime. Sometimes having just one was not enough. I was once told a tale of two girlfriends of his. When I raised it with him, all I got was a cheeky smile. They were bi-sexual and having a relationship with each other. The sleeping arrangements for the three of them were one bed, three people. This went on for a time. I wish I was a fly on the wall in the houses of the neighbours. I'd have liked to have known what they thought.

It's baffling how he became to be my father. Even more so when you know my mother's background. If fate turned a different corner, then I would have been the son of a certain "Mungo Jerry". Does the name ring a bell? How about the number one hit "In the summertime"? Mungo spent some time pursuing my mother. It all came to a head when he asked her why she wouldn't go out with him. I think the answer put him off for good. Perhaps it hurt his pride. When asked, my mother replied "It's because you are too ugly". Now I know where I got that compulsion to be honest. Looking at old pictures of him, I have to say I'm inclined to agree. Good call mum :) Though I'm sure there are many women out there that found his very rugged appearance attractive. Just not my mother.

So at some point in the past, my father came across my mother. Looking at the pedigree of both of them, you would struggle to find a logical reason why they got together. My father's family history was fairly unspectacular, whilst the bloodline of my mother's family can be traced to the aristocracy of the 19th century. That's as far as I've looked back so far. I'll be doing the family tree bit at some point in the future to see how far I can take it back. My mothers family will be quite easy, but I'm not sure it will be as easy to trace my father's roots.

To be continued...

Now for the nitty gritty stuff. The Youtube figures. There's been a bit of a yo-yo effect with my subscribers over the last 5 days, but they have still climbed. Another 3 hve been added overall and the figure is now 893. Channel views are up to 20,958 and the total viewing figures for all my videos is now at 349,427.

So what's coming next?

I've prepared some covers to upload whilst I've been working on my album. I'll give a track listing in the next post. My next few vids are a crash test dummies request, and a rather special Youtube duet with a lady who has a wonderful voice.

It is official the fall of the great nation of England is slowly floating down the Thames River. I recently read that the most senior judge in England (lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips) has declared that Islamic law can be used in Muslim communities in the UK to settle martial arguments and regulate finance. The knife slowly goes in!

The use of Islamic principles is just the start of the downfall of one of the great nations. Ever heard give them an inch? So if you are female Muslim in Britian - you cannot marry without your parents approval - forget that nice English chap you had your eyes on! What if you are married and would like to divorce - sorry with Islamic law in the great land of England now you will be prohibited from divorce. But if you are a bearded Muslim you can divorce that tramp without having to worry abour supporting her or your children. Ah the great laws will all will be living under soon - wake up people!

The Islamic laws are working thier way in the back door of English law - they are looking for domination not assimilation.

To all the Great Brits - you better get ready for a fight of your life. Stand strong and don't let them bastards take over one of the greatest countries in the world! My "Christian" prayers are with you!

For those of you who read and actually responded to one of my blogs asking: What Turns a Woman On..............I really appreciate you responding and now would like to point out to all of us that said having our partner's do the household chores got us all hot and bothered!..............I think someone on Mindsay must be a journalist (tongue in check) cause I found this article on MSN Health!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23015839/

Titled:  Gals make passes at guys who wash glasses

It proves our point that if men do more household chores they might get more then a thank you from us women!

Nenner Nenner Nenner!