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The official home of the Voyager Series. Find out what happens when Voyager 1 gets picked up by two itinerant spacecombers from Morys Minor...WUFOOB
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"I read the news today, oh boy."
A sincere and unequivocal attempt to make nonsense of a range of topical issues of the day...Short Stories
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Scientists are racing to find dark matter in the universe. You may find some of it here in the form of conspiracy theories, dark secrets, sinister and bizarre tales...The Moonwalkers
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This intergalactically recognised award was presented to The Speed Of Dark Blog by The Speed Of Dark Awards Commission.
I am delighted to have been nominated for the 2012 Tony Blair Ducking Under The Bar Award for boldly raising the bar and diving under it. I knew I had the potential to be a great underachiever. 
I've racked up another prestigious award - the Eric Morecambe 'Mister Preview' Prize. According to the award citation, The Speed Of Dark Blog contains material that ranks with the finest literary works in history. All the right letters are there, but not necessarily in the right order. -
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Tag Archives: lisa winship
Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to all my readers! My gifts to you for Xmas 2013 are exclusive previews of two new songs by my wonderfully talented daughter, Lisa: Judgement Day [audio:http://speedofdarkblog.com/audio/judgement_day.mp3] In A Mother’s Eyes [audio:http://speedofdarkblog.com/audio/in_a_mothers_eyes.mp3]
Posted in Music
Tagged In A Mother's Eyes, Judgement Day, lisa winship
Make a list this Christmas
Heinz Frozen UK has announced that ‘Fairytale Of New York’ by The Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl) is the nations’ “favourite Christmas song to cook to”. The song, first released in 1987 , is also top of the list as far as drivers … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Fairytale Of New York, Garmin, Heinz Frozen UK, Kirsty MacColl, lisa winship, Make It Snow This Christmas, Pogues
Problems caused and solved by alcohol!
So the Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued a report recommending that the safe limits for drinking alcohol by older people should be drastically cut. Yet another unwarranted intrusion into our lives by the nanny state. Hardly a day goes … Continue reading
Sand Creek (the song)
Here’s another Speed Of Dark composition. Piano and vocals by my daughter, Lisa. The song was written from the perspective of Black Kettle on the evening before the atrocity.
Posted in Music
Tagged black kettle, Chivington, female vocal, lisa winship, piano, sand creek, sand creek massacre
Georgia On My Mind
Hoagy Carmichael’s ‘Georgia On My Mind’ (a hit for Ray Charles). Performed here by Lisa Winship and Andrew Mathewson at The Farm Unplugged, Norden Farm, Maidenhead, Berkshire on Friday 25 March 2011.
Posted in Music
Tagged Andrew Mathewson, Georgia On My Mind, Hoagy Carmichael, lisa winship, Norden Farm, Ray Charles, The Farm Unplugged
Did We Shoot Them All Down?
In honour of MLK Day tomorrow (the 17th), here’s a song my talented daughter, Lisa, composed when she was just 15: He advocated a simple lifeAnd wore khadi day and nightGod is not on one man’s sideAn eye for an … Continue reading
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Tagged Gandhi, John Lennon, lisa winship, malcolm x, martin luther king, MLK, piano
Did we shoot them all down?
When Vietnam burned he saw redClashed with Nixon from his bedHe said “imagine there’s no country”Urged the world to give peace a chance To mark the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder: Did we shoot them all down? He advocated a simple … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, did we shoot them all down, ghandi, John Lennon, lisa winship, malcolm x, martin luther king, song
Music is what feelings sound like
Leaving Our Flag Behind by Lisa Winship
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Tagged afghanistan, iraq, lisa winship, music, protest, song
