JFK......

..'...In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our country and all who serve it - and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man ...' ..




 Some inaugural speech that and as a thirteen year old kid I believed him, and believed in him. On his visit to the UK he dazzled us, it was gonna happen, our generation led by him would change the world for the better. After his death the older I got and the more I read the more I saw just a good politician with great speech writers. Here was a man who lied to the most important person in his life,lied to her and betrayed her so what worth were his words to us? I have never trusted a politician since, never voted or took part in any election, I never will 'get fooled again'

ps. he wouldn't get away with 'the freedom of man' now days..

 KRO

 

John Nicholls....

...was the last boss I ever had way back in 1976. We lost touch until
2002 or there abouts when he rented a unit at Runway farm, we
remained friends until he died on the 7th of this month.
  The piece below is from tinterweb it 's a bit sparse and doesn't
tell that he 'toured' Australia as well as S/A in his Speedway
days. We bury John today, I guess I lost the bet mate I owe you
a fiver.

 Nick started riding at his home track Coventry in the early 1950's he had spells with Brafield in the Southern Area League in 1954 / 55 and stayed with these local tracks until 1961 apart from a short spell with Oxford in 1959. He toured South Africa in the winter of 1956 after a successful season with the Bees that year including a couple of maximums and ending the season with an average of over six points per match. However his form dipped badly on his return completing the 1957 season with 3.26. Nick spent most of his career at Coventry but finally made the move to Belle Vue in 1962, it proved disastrous and he couldn't find his form. He joined the Heathens in the Provincial League in July scoring seven points on his debut against Wolves in the Dudley Wolves Trophy. His scores were up and down but still managed an average of over six. However disaster struck in the Provincial League Riders Qualifying Round at Exeter in August where he crashed and received head injuries and severe concussion. This was to end his career. Always immaculately turned out in shiny black leathers little has been written about Nick and he is rarely seen in speedway photographs, such a pity his association with the Heathens was so short. [Thanks to Matt Jackson & Hugh Vass for help with this profile from the excellent "Complete A-Z of Post War British League Riders"]

KRO

Dylan and Safka

Sometimes humans do beautiful things, sometimes....

Was it so long ago....

... or was it yesterday?