NICKY! Good Morning!

[barb (Fry)]

Hell's Bells, 
Since I Left You I've had a long day should have been a half day but turned out I rocked around the clock earning some overtime.

Lets hope there is less of the Shock the Monkey business in the sleep over, will the  girls be allowed any Dancing In The Street.

Do You Remember The First Time you were allowed to Stay Up Late and all the Talk Talk that was done, giving us Reasons To Be Cheerful.  Enjoy it this way round it's fun.

Heaven Is A Place On Earth especially in the southern hemisphere even when you are a Working Class Hero as our Hound dog friend Nicki appears to be. Back in the saddle again soon I hope.
Finbar has serious case of Puppy Love and with the eye of a tiger is Steppin' Out but has a  Walkin' After Midnight punishment. At sixteen no doubt he'll be a member of Achy breaky heart club soon.
Here I go,

Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Wake up a little Suzie

It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday and I'm going to have to move it, move it.

I heard it through the grapevine that Nicky was online this morning. Maybe now he will rise to the occassion!

I hear the Springboks are leaving on a jet plane for the World Cup, no doubt all their supporters will be singing Hier kom die Bokke, Hier kom die Bokke! I hear France was singing Don't cry for me Argentina last night.

I didn't receive an SOS from my brown-eyed girl last night so am sure they had the best day of their lives

Well I'm going to have to Walk like an Egyptian and keep on running!

[Nicky Hodge]

Eish, since my last visit it looks like THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING. I have been ON THE ROAD AGAIN, but I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS :
I spent the night saying COME ON ElLEEN, some guys need a little SEXUAL HEALING and you know I'm  ADDICTED TO LOVE. Why don't you START ME UP I said, to which she replied LOVE ME TENDER or something. In between me thinking ISN'T SHE LOVELY and her saying RESPECT YOURSELF, I heard that familiar HOLD ON I'M COMING song. LOVE IS ALL AROUND me I kept thinking ( WET,WET,WET). Isn't THE POWER OF LOVE amazing, and just to think that IT STARTED WITH A KISS.

Ok, BACK TO REALITY ..... Michele seems quite busy today, with all that activity (MOVE IT, MOVE IT,WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN and KEEP on RUNNING etc.). I SEE YOU BABY, SHAKING THAT ASS ..... And let me see you SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER. I can see you now, doing all your chores to HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE, by the BEATLES. Incidentally Michele, were you aware that a lot of the Beatles music was recorded under the APPLE Label? Enjoy your weekend, MICHELE, MY BELLE.

Barbara, sounds like WORKING 9 TO 5 is a thing of the past these days hey? I guess you have to strive for those CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. Chin up and DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. Finbar sounds like a CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at the moment. Poor bloke sounds HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF. Tell him that the stages of love in the musical world start with ALL BY MYSELF, searching high and low in AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, eventually finding that true love ALWAYS ON MY MIND, then ending in heartache with AIN'T NO SUNSHINE WHEN SHE'S GONE. Then before you know it, you swear the song  ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT was written just for you.

Well, it's time to say,
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED. 

[barb (Fry)]

suger,suger Michele the  desert rose, this morning I can't sing here comes the sun but i feel fine, all revved up with nowhere to go, waiting for the sky man. Going to get hands hot on the wheel later when test driving a new car.
whatcha doin tonite ?

Somewhere over the rainbow, is nicki slip sliding away, or is it a case of stray cat strut. Great balls of fire you feeling good after all that business with naughty lady of shady lane, take five and remember our lips are sealed.

Wild horses couldn't rouse Finbar from his walk on the wild side but a call from his dad and he's got a ticket to ride.  Lets hear it for the boy.
It's the final countdown and the bokke are under pressure, that's the name of the game they have a good chance this year. I hope they don't book into heartbreak hotel.

Take it easy my brother charles, always and forever.

[Debby Opperman (Biccard)]

Hey Nicky

You sound like you GIVE GOOD LOVIN it must be THE WAY THAT YOU USE IT. I'm sure you'll be WONDERFUL TONIGHT.

BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME, TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF ,

WE AINT MISBEHAVIN

We really enjoyed your last post.

MILLION DOLLAR BABES

Debby & Diana

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

SAY SAY SAY, MILLION DOLLAR BABES,

you sound more like a pair of SISTERS OF MERCY.  Nicky, if I were you I'd join the BAND ON THE RUN.  IF THIS IS IT, best you be WORKIN FOR A LIVIN'.

Yvette

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Mister, Mister with the sexy eyes sounds like the men at work have been quite busy in the land down under. But, hey, you're my hero baby! Hope u2 don't give love a bad name.

I'll probably have an evening of Fats Dominoes and Chubby Checkers as us girls just wanna have fun. No tv for us for the next 40 days thanks to the world cup.

Barbara hope that you won't be having to say Doctor, Doctor anytime over the week-end and that you will only have to deal with a Manic Monday, must say I don't like Mondays, worst day of the week.  Hope that you'll be able to give Finbar some lessons in love and that he won't end up crying. You're soon going to be saying - he drives me crazy! Hmmm, sixteen candles, summer lovin, those were the days my friend. Hope you didn't wham into something, glad you weren't driving in my car.

Boy George did I have a busy day at work, had to stand and deliver as I like to help out on the Front end (Tills) on our working Saturday, slave to love I guess. Trying to earn a little respect.

I wonder, should I stay or should I go.

Say a prayer for me now.

[barb (Fry)]

Hello Dolly,and welcome aboard

Dream a little dream, just ordered a new car what can I say it's just one of those things.

If you feeling in a rude mood best you get making whoppee, we missed you in your absence and that was a classic. Calls for a celebrations in boogie wonderland.  It's a time honoured tradition.
Sweet child of mine is deserving of you rascal you so no need for sympathy and tea yet.

I predict a riot, one of these days due to the madness of this crazy little thing called love. 
It's been a beautiful day and I'm walking on sunshine.

bye from the shiny happy people

[Nicky Hodge]

Girls, Girls, Girls, I hope your weekend was Smooth. Today is another Blue Monday in this Crazy World, where You Say Goodbye And I Say Hello, or maybe just tune you Howzat !! I guess Monday Monday's are like any other day of the week really, just like  Another Brick In The Wall. Not quite as good as Ruby Tuesday though. Friday has got to be the best by far, knowing that you have a good sleep in to look forward to on Sunday, Bloody Sunday.

A warm welcome to the Biccard Ladies.

To those of you on the Island Of Lost Souls that need an update on the Love Connection, get ready for a New Sensation :

It has been said, that when you have hurt the Feelings of the girl you love, by Careless Whispers and the like, you need to reassure her, and let her know that Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, and that she is the only one that can Unchain My Heart. She will mention that You Don't Bring Me Flowers anymore and that she's experiencing a Total Eclipse Of The Heart. As you try to utter Words of understanding, you get that undeniable glare which basically translates to Don't Speak in humble male lingo. For us mere males, this can be quite confronting, No Doubt. Fear not fellow Brothers In Arms, as this is where you tell her that she is your Eternal Flame and always has been since the First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. You must remind her that Nothing Compares To You and that our lovemaking is just Unforgettable. She will hopefully respond with something like I Want You To Want Me or I Want To Know What Love Is. This has surely paved the way for that Wicked Game of passion. As the atmosphere becomes heavy with anticipation, you may wonder if that drought will indeed be broken, as you can feel it In The Air Tonight. Suddenly, she turns into this Wild Thing, saying things like I Want You Here And Now, and that she is a Three Times A Lady kinda girl. Some guys can actually turn A Whiter Shade Of Pale at this prospect, even break out in the Stutter Rap, but not I, as I was Born To Be Wild.
So when you ask her If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body would you hold it against me you have to make sure that she doesn't have her Jeans On, and prepare yourselves for a Magic Carpet Ride. Tell her You Can Leave Your Hat On if that's how you get your Kinks. Of course, things can and often do get out of hand during all this Canned Heat of the moment stuff, so guys, if during that sound of Locomotive Breath and all the Puff The Magic Dragon noises, she happens to mention things like a Candle In The Wind, you must draw the line and tell her that I'll Do Anything For Love, But I Won't Do That ..........

I guess it rains in down in Africa .....

Michele it seems is consumed with all things Spar, and I know She Works Hard For Her Money. You have a Heart Of Gold, that we all know, but It's the Diamonds On The Sole's Of Her Shoes that are the concern, living in the town that she does. A good mother by all accounts, in between making Popcorn for the kids and constantly picking up the Toy Soldiers she has been heard to say that You Will Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties.

Barbara, you sound very happy with the purchase of your new car, and I know you are constantly humming " Riding Along In My Automobile, with Finbar beside me at the wheel, with no particular place to go, just helping him find a place to sow .... " Mustang Sally, go get em girl. Just a word of caution though, don't venture too far, as you could land up in a place where the Streets Have No Name. This could be worse than spending Six Months In A Leaky Boat. It is probably worse in Oz, where The Long And Winding Roads are like Endless Love.

On the rugby, great game by Namibia ..... I guess Irish Eyes Are Smiling won't be heard in the pubs for a while .......

Oh well, A Little Less Conversation A Bit More Action, methinks ........

[barb (Fry)]

Nicky you sound like a Sensitive kind the kind that can't keep it in.
Once you've tasted love as you so eloquently shared with us- Oh what a night, sounds like you had More than a feeling. 
The wonder of you, with locomotive breath, you got Good vibrations going just don't stop till you get enough.

Don't let me be misunderstood, I haven't mentioned it before but it happened to me a second time round.  I met Andy my boy lollipop on a trip to Paris, like stranger in Moscow, we got on and exchanged numbers. On returning to the UK he said Do you wanna be startin' something, Don't be shy.  I was Day dreaming but he said It'll be alright. I had to admit after hanging on the telephone,  Yeah yeah yeah, You make me feel brand new just like a natural woman.
I was determined to stay on the Peace train but he said stand by me, so here I am with mr rock steady, he bought the car but I get to drive it. U2 can have a fast car. No doubt about it,  He's the best thing that ever happened to me.  Finbar is still the pinball wizard, in his own world already got Friday On My Mind.  Road trip- picking up new car 10 am then going to visit the Old bloke and evil stepmom, (Andy's dad and stepmom) they say It's Grim Up North, but I find it refleshing.

Jeepers creepers, Michele has a good thing going busy and always got that feeling of Gotta serve somebody while wondering where do the children play.
Around midnight she says help me get through the night,  she's always got  Something To Talk About.
Before you know it Morning has broken and who know it just might be another day in paradise.

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

By no Shadows of a doubt I am no substitute for you two, being the Queen of Spar I am under pressure at work and at times feel I'm going slightly mad. I tried to reply Yesterday and earlier today but things got crazy.

But hey, we are family and would I lie to you when I say this forum is simply irresistable, I don't wanna miss a thing so will have to ask you to stand by me if I runaway for a while. Maybe you will even enjoy the silence!

Nicky, all I can say is - man, I feel like a woman! Sounds like your love life is a bed of roses.

Barbara, I can hear you already - hey you, get into my car! Hope your trip on Friday is good and that you don't have to drive all night and don't pick up any travelling soldiers. What colour is the car - black, yellow, deep purple or a whiter shade of pale?

Talking about Friday, the kids will probably be begging Ag Pleez Daddy won't you take us to the drive-in to see the new Harry Potter movie but it is almost summertime and we could all be twisting by the pool in our itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikinis. Saturday is my neighbours birthday so we will be singing Congratulations and Celebrations whilst we be-bop-a-lula! This is after I have been trimming the shaggy plants in my savage garden.

Well, it is time to go out in a blaze of glory so don't you forget about me and don't give up!

[barb (Fry)]

Hey Michele, working DAY IN DAY OUT in YOUR TOWN, serving all the GOOD FOLK, with SAND IN MY SHOE, I agree at times the forum is like a SHELTER FROM THE STORM of reality.
Even though WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN, we AINT MISBEHAVING, STEP BY STEP, WAGE DAY will come and go and I'm pretty sure you'll have to admit THAT'S THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.
KNOCK EM OUT, girlfriend, and you have my permission to put that GONE FISHIN sign on the door anytime you want.
I'M A HARD HEADED WOMAN not a LONG LEGGED WOMAN, although Andy tells me I'm a NAUGHTY GIRL, I've got to USE WHAT I GOT.
As long as we PLAY TO WIN and don't get STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, as I constantly tell the ABSOLUTE BEGINNER Finbar, even tho it's a HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL and you got MANY RIVERS TO CROSS, THE JOURNEY  is everything, the destination a bonus. (Could someone tell the bokke that.)
It's a BALLROOM BLITZ and I try not to say WHEN I WAS YOUNG too often lest he changes from SWEET SIXTEEN  to SPEECHLESS, MOODY BLUE boy.
Life and love is about getting the SYSTEM TO SURVIVE not just LIP SERVICE.

Oh okay WHILE I'M IN THE MOOD can I just say baobab - it's got to be my most magical tree.

The car is a PALER SHADE OF WHITE, like the GLOW OF LOVE a delicious pearly silver.
ABRACADABRA and shes gone...............

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Corrs blimey, I had a Crowded House yesterday man, had the young ones from next door sleeping over. Their mama's and papa's were invited out for tea with the ABB(tiller) man. Jumping Jack Flash what a lot of modern talking and yakkety-yak, for them it was a case of I'll sleep when I'm dead and I eventually had to tell them shut-up in your face this is the Final Countdown or else you will feel a sting on your butts.

This was morning it was a case of morning has broken so get up, stand up this is not Hotel California and you're not getting any breakfast in bed. At least we've got tonight to recover and the girls will be able to dream a little dream again.

My little Ford is Blue Jeans in colour and even though it is forever and for always down at the carwash it is still one of my favourite things!

Hope you all have a truly unforgettable day!

[barb (Fry)]

THIS IS THE LIFE morning off to do as I please, HUM HELLELUJAH, got ironing and chores to do, HI DE HI HI DE HO.
So it's the SAME OLD STUFF with TEENAGERS the world over, COTHIRD DEGREEMMOTION and the , like BAD MOON RISING they turn KARMA CHAMELEON. 
The KETTLES ON and come tomorrow I'll cry out DON'T YA WANNA RIDE come on SHUT UP AND DRIVE, as we close the door leaving Finbar with his Dad before I FALL TO PIECES,
NA NA NA NA NAA........

[Nicky Hodge]

Here I am, just having a Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Reminiscing and deep in Reflection after the rugby packed weekend that has nearly passed. Well done to the Boks. As soon as I saw the Stiff Upper Lip team sing God Save The Queen, I thought to myself " There's something In The Air Tonight .. "
It's "Only Natural", I thought, to assume  it was going to be a Killer, Queen. It was never going to be a Seaside Rendezvous and to Get Down Make Love was  never on the cards. The English Rose never expected Something So Strong or so Bad To The Bone. It was fruitless, Against All Odds. The Boks were like TNT and left in their wake a Whole Lotta Rosie lying all over the pitch. Those that were still walking, looked like Death On Two Legs. I am really hoping that it is not just a Flash in the pan.

No post this weekend from Barbara. In her own words, I'm Riding In My Car...... This is the way of life in Europe, I guess ... Nothing but planes, trains and people Crazy Bout My Automobile. Go get em girl, nothing better than a Brand New Cadillac, ......... Beep Beep, Beep Beep yeah .... The down side is spending copious amounts of time at the Car Wash.

Michele, do you still get Four Seasons In One Day in O/mund? We do here, but with the summer approaching, It gets a little too Sunny, and then I Wish It Would Rain Down. Your life at the moment sounds pretty hectic, and at the drop of a hat you have to Get Busy it seems. Mike will know when you have reached the Cross Road Blues, as he shall hear some Bitchin In The Kitchen. Just to Stir It Up, he may say Thank God I'm A Man, but if he knows what's good for him, he'll be dancing to the tune of I've Got To Get Outta This Place ...., quick smart.

Time To Say Goodbye.