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My Journey with the Trumpet: Summon the Heroes (John Williams) – Trumpet Solo – High Register Practice
Mideast Foreign Policy: My Final Word
As the French would say “oh la la, la la, la la” (to me this phrase is not really French until ‘la la’ is repeated 3 times) – but then again everything can be repeated pretty much to your hearts content. Here’s a final point I would like to make; […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: For Me Formidable (Charles Aznavour) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
US Attacks Iran: A Defensive War After All!
So our clever prime minister keir starmer now making yet another U-turn (his trademark letter) and now allows US to launch attacks on Iran to degrade its ability to defend itself as a purely defensive measure by the UK. So it turns out that this conflict is purely defensive in […]
Read More Continuity or Pragmatism
The above title is the title of an email I received today from Bloomberg News for this article below. Just reading the title alone on my phone I assumed this relates to the West & Europe when considering the enormous geopolitical challenges we face today but it turns out that […]
Read More US Attacks Iran: Keir Starmer’s Inspiring Update
So the logic goes something along the lines of; We’ve learnt lessons of Iraq so we support unprovoked/illegal attacks on Iran but we don’t expect them to retaliate and hit targets used as launch pads to hit their nation in the gulf or elsewhere – (as they’ve threatened to do […]
Read More US Attacks Iran: Mark Carney a Huge Disappointment
Mark Carney turns out to be a huge disappointment; similar to his stance on Maduro’s abduction and where international law is concerned he seems to pay lip service to the left yet constantly turns right. This gold rush to China by Canadian and European is meaningless and will be a […]
Read More US Attacks Iran: Breaking down Keir Starmer’s Statement and Addressing a Bigger Point
Keir Starmer makes impressive points so lets break them down One moment he talks about protecting International Law and the other he seems quite supportive of US actions on Iran (or at least does not condemn it) an act that undermines International Law in every possible way. One moment he […]
Read More US Attacks Iran: A Global Order Turning on Its Head
A new global order based on conventional power pushing towards a new global disorder based on unconventional power; lets see how things pan out. That said it is alway quite reassuring for the EU to release a “pragmatic” statement along the lines; “the developments in Iran were greatly concerning” – and […]
Read More Sights & Sounds of Occupied Palestine – Just a Day in a Lifetime of a Brutal Occupation
Some turn away while others just pray…..
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Mia & Sebastian’s Theme – La La Land (Justin Hurwitz) – Cornet Cover
PIX of the Day – Goldfinch/Chardonneret élégant (Bird Stories)
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with plenty of nature & birds in sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Meglio Stasera – Pink Panther (Fran Jeffries/Henry Mancini) Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
That’s precisely what’s required here….. When the TV Turns Off but the Dance Party Isn’t Over 🐶🤣 pic.twitter.com/os86sPTWT1 — Nature & Animals🌴 (@naturelife_ok) February 25, 2026
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Palabras (Gianni Ferrio, Leo Chiosso & Giancarlo Del Re) – Flugelhorn/Cornet & Arrangement
My Journey with the Trumpet: Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
The French Government’s Decision to Ask/Recommend the Resignation of Francesca Albanese
Now I know it’s old news but let me add 2 final questions and my own broader conclusion about this matter; So here goes; 1) Was Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot responding in parliament – when announcing his decision – to an accurate representation by Ms. Caroline Yadan of what Ms. Albanese […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Star Trek (Jerry Goldsmith) – Cornet Cover
Europe Actively Giving Up on Sovereignty & Values
Ignore the subject matter of the post below entirely for the moment as well the constant/fancy preaching that comes from European heads of state while focusing solely on actions being taken (mostly without any form of public or even parliamentary scrutiny whatsoever) and consider the following; a) these are not […]
Read More Anne-Claire Legendre appointed president of the Arab World Institute
A nomination that makes perfect sense on paper; lets hope it makes sense in reality in developing concrete results in a rigid region (resistant to meaningful change) now reaching a boiling point, rather than merely following conventional guidelines. I wish her well in her new role. Cette nomination semble parfaitement […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher (Jackie Wilson) – Cornet Cover
DO YOU DO THE SWOT…. (no comment)
A Post about Democracy Democracy’s Major Upgrade – Moving to Democracy 2.0 To Eliminate Political Hijacking
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: The Prayer (Céline Dion) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
Fatal Beating in France
Here’s my take as someone who cares about this country; true investigations are ongoing about this disgusting crime but I would suggest that politicians on all sides should take notice of how they maybe stoking violence by their vile statements. In relation to this specific incident and where there is […]
Read More Francesca Albanese diffamée : ils leur doivent des excuses ! (no comment)
A Post about Democracy Democracy’s Major Upgrade – Moving to Democracy 2.0 To Eliminate Political Hijacking
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: The Tender Trap (Frank Sinatra) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangemen
Fast Tracking Francesca Albanese’s Isolation
I agree with the UN’s response entirely (link below); after all when you don’t have the facts right in terms of what Albanese stated as mentioned above and you’re accepting political interpretation of her statements as a given by someone consistently promoting foreign narratives and with a clear track record […]
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PIX of the Day – Red-seed Dandelion/Taraxacum erythrospermum (Natural Perspectives)
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with plenty of nature in sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More The Weekly PMQ Theatrics
Some watch this and consider it Democracy at work while I see it slightly differently; The Hereditary Political Chain that represents an archaic political system unfit for purpose where its mostly about theatrics, personal attacks and children cheering, booing and shouting at each other and banging desks (things not even […]
Read More Remembering Yitzhak Rabin
Remembering the man of Peace who inspired the world at a moment where the instigator of his assassination – Benjamin Netenyahu: https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-shin-bet-heads-accuse-netanyahu-of-lying-about-lead-up-to-rabin-assassination/ is driving the entire region into the abyss. I remember that dark day well/how shocked I was and sending a fax to Israeli embassy to mourn his murder/expressing deep […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Feeling Good (Nina Simone) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
The Epstein Story: Morgan McSweeney resigns as UK PM’s but What Does it Tell you About the Man?
Truly wonderful to see someone taking full responsibility for poor judgement and the wording in this letter here suggests someone with integrity and a clear sense of values; I wish him well. That being said this in no way absolves Keir Starmer’s responsibility in this matter but in fact […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Quanto e Bella (Gaetano Donizetti) – Cornet Cover
My Journey with the Trumpet: If We Hold On Together (James Horner) – Flugelhorn Cover & Instrument Arrangement
UK Labour Manifesto Promise “Change”
They actually managed to achieve it in quite a short time; a true/solid effective change in “faces”. However things pan out what we’re all effectively encouraging is a change in faces/styles rather than focusing on a change in politics and what our role becomes once we’re post election time. Remember […]
Read More Revelations about Noam Chomsky’s Relation with Epstein
No sugar coating it this is truly shocking. I’ve followed, watched and read his books for years and to me – as I’m sure to many others – he’s one character that projected unquestionable integrity; a view shared by people irrespective of their ideology. But here’s a couple of points […]
Read More The power to say ‘No’ An EUI Conversation with Dominique de Villepin – (A Layman’s Response)
Right off the bat let me say that Dominique de Villepin is someone I highly respect as a politician with impeccable vision/integrity and I hope through his political activism can help lead us all into a more sane world than the one we’re experiencing today. This is a quite a […]
Read More U.S. Meddling into Canadian Affairs: Mark Carney takes the right approach in responding
A couple of brief points; 1) Mark Carney is consistently proving a point I made recently about his premiership in that he is the sole leader that I see as having the right approach, temperament in tackling complex geopolitical issues of this age. Canada under his leadership seems capable in […]
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PIX of the Day – Citro 11T (Little Things)
Have a Great Weekend Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More trump: A Child To Be Treated Like a Child
Here’s a thought; trump craves for attention particularly ones that distract from his troubles back home. He is in every sense of the word a child (I knew and posted about it the first day he took office in his first term). Reacting to him in any way, shape or […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) – Cornet Cover
Have a great day & wonderful weekend enjoying nature and music while exploring different spaces, different tastes and interacting with different people; thats the only way to appreciate/enjoy life as it really is Passez une excellente journée et un merveilleux week-end à profiter de la nature et de la musique […]
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Activism (my way) – GAZA Board of Peanuts
Have a Great Weekend Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
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PIX of the Day – Bird Stories (Dunnock/Accenteur mouchet)
Have a Great Weekend Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
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Music Break: Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto | Janine Jansen, Mikhail Pletnev & the Verbier Festival Orchestra
This is not merely listening to music it is watching each bow stroke in Janine Jansen’s expressions. Truly an astounding experience and I one can only imagine how it feels attending the performance itself.
Read More Giorgia Meloni’s Take on Geopolitics & International Law
Very interesting statements but as usual with PM Meloni, they are statements that raise more questions than answers, and here are a few; How does it make sense to state that on the one hand she absolutely supports International law while at the same time support the Venezuela […]
Read More Tom Hanks & the “Promised Land”
It seems to me as political layman that the term coined into the American psyche of “Promised Land” is being (and will always be) used to turn America into the “Isolated Island” where U.S. interests largely supersedes interests of other nations around the world irrespective of political ideologies […]
Read More NATO Becoming more of a Transactional/Flimsy Alliance
A complex/sophisticated response to a question that wasn’t actually asked can be quite an embarrassing ordeal for any person. Attempting to brush it off by trying to appear clever/cute doesn’t really help much – in fact it makes the situation a whole lot worse in my opinion than […]
Read More Does Europe Know its True Strength (responding to the title of the clip – not interested in content)
Thats’s an easy one; the wests true strength in terms of defensive power is defending against states that cannot match their power in which case they revert to more convenient tactics like the sanctions, blockades and helping “partners” do the dirty work whether or not its is legitimate/guided by […]
Read More Fixing a Stagnant Democracy Model But Not Particularly Interested in the Clip
I’m completely/utterly tired of the analysis/paralysis phenomenon; in conventional media/social media or any other related platform. Analysis – in my opinion – that is frequently unable to articulate quite a simple problem; politics is broken because its become a proposition to hijack (or seek to hijack) democracy by grandstanding […]
Read More History being Made? Nope, its being Resurrected!
In other words we’re sleepwalking into it with our eyes shut tight; now ain’t that reassuring? Oh and for all similar posts I promise to also shut my eyes tight while posting them ;-( no actually ::-) Take care
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