I haven't posted to my blog for a while, because my father departed a few weeks ago. He attained 70 years of age, which was good going, seeing as he was an alcoholic. It was this addiction that finally took its toll on him.
I failed to see him before he passed away. He did his usual disappearing act, before booking himself into hospital. He died only a day later.
He had a very interesting life, and there are many stories to tell about his exploits, and events that went on around him. He has met a lot of people in his life. Some of those people were and still are pretty well known to many. There are some stories to tell about them too.
I'm going to include some of those in my blog in the future.
I don't have any good reason to call my father a saint, because that is something that he wasn't. He did many things considered wrong in his life, but somehow he nearly always seemed to get away with them. A lot of that had to do with his persuasive personality.

I Thought I'd cover a few of his favourite tunes on Youtube. One of his greatest loves in life was music, and he had wide ranging tastes. From the 50's to the present. I suppose that's where I inherited my love for music. The first of the tributes I've put up on Youtube is one of his all time favourite songs "Kingston town" by "UB40". This one always got him dancing, and dancing is something he liked to do often. Not only on the dance floor, but just about anywhere. This was the song that I used at the end of his funeral. The original version that is.

Check out my cover of it:

Have I got some stories to tell. Where to start. I think I'll just be random about it. A bit like he was. I have to be diplomatic about how I approach some of the tales though. I might use the term allegedly a lot. Lol.

So back to the Youtube story. The figures have still advanced at a good rate, even though I haven't been attending to it much.
I've now got 851 subscribers. A healthy increase.
The channel viewings are also doing well at 19,745.
The overall video views are now at 320,952. Still racing forward.

I'm looking at getting a few more of my father's favourites up next. Then some other requested covers, and a couple of original songs.