Kingston town
I haven't posted to my blog for a while, because my father departed a few weeks ago. He reached the age of 70 years, which was an achievement in itself, considering he was an alcoholic. It was this addiction that finally took its toll on him.
I didn't manage to see him before he died. He did his usual disappearing act, before booking himself into hospital. He died only a day later.
He had a very interesting life, and there are many stories to tell about his exploits, and events that went on around him. He has met a lot of people in his life. Some of those people were and still are pretty well known to many. There's some tales to tell about them as well.
I'm going to include some of those in my blog in the future.
I can't say that my father was a saint, because he most certainly wasn't. He did many things considered wrong in his life, but somehow he nearly always seemed to get away with them. A lot of that had to do with his persuasive personality.
I decided to slip in a few of his favourite songs into my Youtube covers. He had a real passion for music, and a broad range of musical tastes. Covering a number of decades. I imagine that's where I got my love for music. The first of his favourites I've uploaded to Youtube is one of his all time top songs, "Kingston town" by "UB40". This is a song that never failed to get him up dancing, and he liked to dance. Not just on a dance floor, but anywhere. This was the song that I used at the end of his funeral. The original version that is.
Check out my cover of it:
I've got some stories to tell. I don't really know where i should start. I think I will not do it in any particular order. He was unorthodox, so it seems right. I have to be diplomatic about how I approach some of the tales though. I think the use of the word "Allegedly", is going to be the order of the day. Lol.
So back to the Youtube story. The figures have still advanced at a good rate, even though I haven't been attending to it much.
I've now got 851 subscribers. A healthy increase.
The channel viewings are also doing well at 19,745.
The overall video views are now at 320,952. Still racing forward.
I'm looking at getting a few more of my father's favourites up next. Then I'll do a few of the cover versions that some people have requested, and two of my own songs.
