This weekend’s Word/Photo Challenge from ‘Weekly Prompts’ is: ‘The Bridge’ …. My bridge is the picturesque Cunningham Pier, on the harbour, in Geelong. Please go and visit the ‘Weekly Prompts’ site by clicking >> HERE
At ‘The Pier Geelong’, homegrown singing sensation Taylor Henderson, headlined Sunday’s concert “GEELONG FIRES-UP”. The event’s a local collaborative initiative aiming to raise a $1 for every Geelong citizen, i.e. $260,000 in total, for the “Fire Fund Relief”, here in Australia.
Something Beautiful
On a balmy Sunday
I’m here at the function room
In the the grandiose, ‘The Pier Geelong’
Overlooking a calm Corio Bay
It’s only mid-afternoon
And already, there’s a wave of sound
Cascading upon the gathering crowd
Rhythmical music, pleasing this deck of hearts
The show rolls happily into the evening
Firing-up the charity event’s audience
Cheering, they all sing and dance
And the fund raiser’s been a burning success
Below: The afternoon view from inside ‘The Pier’s’, function room
Below Left: Taylor Henderson and his dad Cam… Right: The Piano Bar duet
Below Left: Me with Taylor after his gig ….. Right: ‘The Pier at night
And after the show, on my way to the Moorabool St Taxi rank, I happily took a couple more photos….. luckily they worked…. !!
Below Left: Cameron the Didgeredoo busker…. Right: Street art, ‘something beautiful’
Below: Here’s a music/video by Geelong singer/songwriter, Taylor Henderson.
Ivor Steven (c) Jan 2020
Beautiful pics, Ivor! And how wonderful to come together for such a worthwhile cause.
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It sounds like you had a great time at the fund raiser, Ivor. Thank you so much for joining us again. 🙂
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Haha… I’ve done well to get the article done… and to write a poem… and to edit the photos….and then to organise the the preamble…. I’m really not sure how I managed… I could be feeling a bit brighter by now….. but I did promise Taylor, I would do a story for him today, and send it off to the “Go Dog Go Cafe” site as well, for some good American coverage…….. (silly Ivor)
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It’s amazing how some days we manage to cram in so much work, but on others we do little.
I’m full of cold and aches and pains so will be doing very little this week. 🙂
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Oh Sue , that’s no good,best you rest up, and look after yourself, I’ll send you an appropriate song from Taylor Henderson…..xx
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The video was unavailable, Ivor, but thank you for trying.
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You could search on your YouTube…. Taylor Henderson,
Brighter Days xx
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Yes! I was able to watch it on You Tube. Thank you so much, what a super voice he has and I loved the song. 🙂
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Yeah, I hope it brightened your day 😁🌏
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It has, thank you. I did some cooking this morning to last me a couple of days and now I intend to do nothing at all. 🙂
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Good girl…put your feet up Sue, and relax…xx
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I will, Ivor and thank you so much 🙂
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💙🌏 I hope you’re feeling betterer soon
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Thank you so much, Ivor 🙂
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Beautiful photos ❤
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Thank you Soiba yes it was a beautiful day for me 💙🌏
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What fun! Great shots, Ivor. You look happy and grand.
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Yes, I had a fun night out, and it was all for a good cause as well….xxx and Taylor is lovely bloke….
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More material for your poetry then😍. So nice to see you having a blast! xx
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yes I had a blast… broke both of my glass slippers, and my Taxi looked like a pumpkin !!
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Haha! That must’ve been quite the event, Cinderello!! 😄
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Yes … very tired today….. and I’m not sure how I was able to do the story….. but it seems to be ok ??
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Story is cheery and full of hope. I also love your Poe t-shirt!
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Ah… the T-shirt, I bought that in Philadelphia, at Edgar Allen Poe’s historical former residence, it was a fascinating place….
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Very well covered, Ivor
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Thank you Derrick, I had a fun night, and for a good cause as well….
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Congratulations on your fund raiser, thanks for sharing the videos by Taylor Henderson beautiful voice and great songs. I will share this too.
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Thank you Nanette, and it was great to meet up Taylor and his mum Sonja again…
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Good to see you getting out and about again after such a long time being ill.
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Yes Nanette, I’m enjoy the outings now…. just a bit tired today, but otherwise I’m happy with the way cope the with quite a long day for me… xxx
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Brilliant to hear this
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Yes… my self confidence with handling the hustle and bustle of among a little crowd is growing with each outing….. although i get a bit wobbly, my fear of falling over is going, I just have to remember to careful…..xx
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Take extra care as you go.
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I always take, but it’s nice not to be so anxious with fear
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I love your connections Ivor.
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Thank you Colleen, although I’ve been tired today, ….hehe…
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Well, you have been making your rounds. 🙂 I’m glad the weather is okay enough to do so.
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such an awesome night Ivor, thank you for sharing, love the photo of you and the artist and the song was lovely. incredible people doing extraordinary things, I felt such energy from your words.
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Thank you Gina, yes night was full of good will and friendliness, and you would’ve enjoyed the venue……. and it was lovely to catch up with Taylor and his mum Sonja, she went to school with my sister(same form),
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wow what a lovely coincidence that makes the connection even more meaningful. I would have loved to be there, the view of that bay is gorgeous too. the sea sparkles!
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It was truly a gorgeous day…… here’s a happy tune from Taylor….
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oh I am loving his clear voice and upbeat tunes, a new fave now Ivor thank you, his lyrics are very meaningful too
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I’ve been following him, since he was a lad, and it’s wonderful to see him doing well. 💙🌏😊
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He is so talented and has lovely charisma.
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He has this wonderful big smile, he exudes happiness. 😊💙🌏
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I would the say the same about you too. 😁😁
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😁😊🤗 And yours too… Smiling is a magical bit of medicine, that’s easy to administer, and works instantly every time 💙🌏
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😁😁🎉🎊
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so good that this all went so well, and I love the pics
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Thank you Beth, it’s lovely feeling of goodwill, kindness and friendliness 💙💙🌏
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Oh, I loved all of this post, Ivor–how wonderful to throw a party and sing to raise money for the fire relief. I so enjoyed the song, “When You Were Mine”–and your poetic lines. Do you allow reblogging? If so, I’ll share it on my site 🙂
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Thank you for reading Rhen, and I certainly do allow reblogging, and I love to have my poems shared around 💙🌏😊
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Okay, I’ll find a good time to post it–thanks for permission 🙂
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Rhen… thank YOU …
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Taylor Swift, magic voice love his energy and words … a hopeless romantic like yourself Ivor so I can see why you’re a big fan!
Geelong, your posts are really putting it on the map Ivor 🙂 You are a great ambassador for your town and what a great fun way to raise funds. So glad you had such a good time and thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thank you Kate…. a day/night to remember…. Although I lost both of my glass slippers….xx
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lol I would expect that of you Ivor 🙂
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And out again tonight Kate…. a poetry recital evening……. although I’m feeling very down….. going out will be good for I think…….
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it’s great to have a distraction if you are feeling down but also get more rest tomorrow … you are burning the candle at both ends!
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A close friend, his son(30’s) tragically died on Sunday night, (When I was at the show)….. he was struck down with mystery brain virus on Friday night, rushed to Melbourne hospital, and removed from life support Sunday afternoon…. I’ve been crying all day….. he leaves a young wife and two young girls, 3 & 5……. But sadly…. this in dear friends second son to have died young…… my tears are merely droplets into the families sea of grief………
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wow that is so tragic Ivor … losing two kids and him leaving such a young family behind … with no warning.
Still you are alive to spread good cheer and poetry … off you go to do that young man!
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Yes that’s what I thought Kate , I’d be at home by myself, I’m better off being out and having a chat. 😉🌏💙
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exactly and try to stem the tears while you’re out … not many ozzies are comfortable with them … put on your cheery face and recite 🙂
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Seems like a beautiful day.
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Lovely
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Reblogged this on COBBLED CONTEMPLATIONS.
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Ivor, I’m not sure why my introductory comments are not showing on my reblog of your post…but I did follow through 🙂
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Beautiful place, beautiful scenery, beautiful event, beautiful smiles, beautiful voice, beautiful music! All of those are “bridges” in our lives that help us navigate this world! We need less walls and more bridges! Physical and emotional bridges! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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It was a day/night out for me Carolyn, and we raised lots of money for our “Fire Relief Fund” xxx
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Good! 🙂
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Boy! You get to meet some great folks, Ivor! (“burning success…” 🙂
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