Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Devil Bird of Sri Lanka (2014)

Orphan elephants being fed at Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

At the elephant orphanage feeding time, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

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Programme of get-together 1960 Batch, 13th June 2015, at the Jetwing Blue, Negombo, Sri Lanka.



9am-10am 
Arrival, welcome drink.
Registration for the day trippers – Rs.3500/- per person.  Includes Lunch and tea.
Additional Rs.3000/- per person for dinner.
Those who have booked rooms at  the Jetwing Blue for the 13/14 June 2015, do not have to pay for the above.
10.000am –
Greeting each other.
Swimming pool facilities available.
12 noon.
Group photo – All, in one sitting.
Cost of copy of Group photo Rs.750/- each.
1.00-3.00pm
Lunch
4.00pm
Tea and cake.
4.30pm
Remembrances of those in our batch, who passed away.
5.00pm
Concert – Travis, Geri, etc.
6.45pm
Cocktails.
7.00pm
Sing-along with  ‘Sam the man’
7.45pm
Drinks.
8.00pm
Sing-along with  ‘Sam the man’
8.45pm – 9.30pm
Dinner
9.30 – 10.15pm
Sing-along with  ‘Sam the man’
10.15 – 10.30pm
Post-prandial drink.
10.30- 11.00pm
Dancing.
12 Midnight

Singing Auld Lang Syne.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Morning bird-song, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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Treatment for prejuidice

Gene Autry, legendary cow-boy.

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Deep  in the heart of Texas

Red River Valley

Don’t Fence me in

Be honest with me

South of the border

Gene Autry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gene Autry
Gene Autry circa 1940s
Background information
Birth name
Orvon Grover Autry
Also known as
The Singing Cowboy
Born
September 29, 1907
Tioga, Texas, U.S.
Died
October 2, 1998 (aged 91)
Studio City, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Musician, actor
Instruments
Guitar, vocals
Years active
1931–64
Website
Orvon Grover Autry[1] (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as asinging cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.
From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films and 91 episodes of The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true—and profoundly touched the lives of millions of Americans.[2] Autry was also one of the most important figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers.[2] His singing cowboy movies were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience.[2] In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, "Here Comes Santa Claus", which he wrote, "Frosty the Snowman", and his biggest hit, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.[3] The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma was named in his honor.[4]

The dying