Phil Bates

Phil Bates

Juni 30th, 12:26 pm

Maybe I should have given old Rod a bit more time at Glastonbury, but I tuned in for the Ronnie Wood song, and the Lulu song ……I am sorry, but it was pretty bad, and I am being diplomatic there.I know this comment will ruffle a few feathers, but I can only call it as I see it.Ronnie Wood playing slide like he just learned last week.It was, as my dad used to say, ‘a bloody racket’ 😂😂Nice green suit, though. ... See MoreSee Less

Phil Bates

Juni 18th, 3:28 pm

Hello All. Back from the Açores. Absolutely wonderful holiday with Jo and Sarah.Sao Miguel is a stunning island, and very addictive. Some great and new experiences, including eating food cooked by basically a volcano.Learned a few slightly alarming things about how active some of the volcanos we visited might actually be 😂 Last eruption in 1957, but the mini eruptions at Furnas give an indication of activity.But it is an area of pretty high seismic activity, so no surprise that a 4.4 earthquake happened while we were there.Sarah felt the tremors and researched it😮 But, of course, it didn’t register with me or with Jo😂We will return in an attempt to see more whales to add to the Sei and Sperm whales we saw on our boat trip. Bottlenose dolphins as well.I have two more songs from ‘One Sky’ on Bandcamp now.One of my favourite songs I wrote with Martyn Baylay, ‘Fear of a lonely heart’, and an oldie from me, ‘Writing on the wall’, about my escape from Tamworth around 1970/71 😄❤️🙏☯️ ... See MoreSee Less

Phil Bates

Mai 14th, 9:45 pm

I want to wish my lovely daughter, Rosie, an extremely happy 34th birthday.My girls are the light of my life, and both real shining stars.So proud of Rosie for all she has done and continues to do with her writing. It is her passion and she will do it no matter what life throws at her.I am also in awe of her travel experiences. I know I have travelled a lot, but always in some sort of protected cocoon via music, but she has travelled so many places I have never been and really put herself out there.Not sure I would ever have done that.And I have a feeling that her adventures are far from over, even though she is settled in Hereford at the moment.I always wanted both my girls to go wherever the spirit took them, even if it meant separation from us. Sometimes the best opportunities lie elsewhere in the world.But HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my beautiful girl ❤️😄❤️😄❤️xxxxxxxxxxx ... See MoreSee Less