Check from the future |Thornhill Tragedy – The Value Of A Cure

Thornhill tragedy - The Value of A Cure

 

The value of a cure, in times of disease can be worth so much more

Than the cost of one's self

Like shards of glass that penetrate our skin

We live out our days beckoning for that one special thing

A diamond in the dirt

A rose in the desert

This cure I find in you

Forever

 

I feel it gripping me, dark clutches won't recede

Sickness inside my life sickness inside my sight

What has become of me, i need the safety of my cure

To end this tragedy make me feel sure

Open the door and shut my eyes

You are the cure for all inside

As darkness torments me it's you who brings me light

 

Love is born through perilous times x2

Love is perilous

 

Pulled out the dagger from my heart

 

Create patients from the storm

You are the sky in black and white

You break away and fill the space

The value of a cure

Inside your eyes it's safe to hide

From all the pains of yesterday

You're all I know you're all I need

My everything, cure, remedy

 

You are my pleasure, inside my pain

Memories change these feelings I'll maintain

Something so real, so hard to find

My hearts your rose, your diamond eyes

 

Create patients from the storm

You are the sky in black and white

You break away and fill the space

The value of a cure

Inside your eyes it's safe to hide

From all the pains of yesterday

You're all I know you're all I need

My everything, cure, remedy

 

Pulled out the dagger from my heart

The 1st Battle…

Ok so now back to the story which I realize now that ive been neglecting to finish, lol the days and times hehe.

So as [Dv]8 we were together for a total of 2 months and we played around 3 or 4 shows my memory is a little bit shoddy you'll have to excuse me on the details, when our high school decides they will host a battle of the bands, to be judged by big PE band BGF (BestGoFight). Wow what an experience this could prove to be.

Now our measly 2months was going to prove to be tough to compete against New Noise (at the time I think they were together around 8months to a year I could be wrong) and Circus (really professional and been jamming around 2 years together) so yes this seemed daunting enough, and then to also be the "heaviest" out of all the bands performing is never a good thing at these sort of competitions L

So we practiced our asses off till gig night and we went on 1^st or 2^nd not too sure but the crowd loved us and all in all had an amazing gig, one of my most memorable onesJ.

After a nail biting wait for judges (Devon, Nick, Sean, Chris and Juan) to make a decision on a winner they decide to break it down further into categories (just adding to tension):

• Best Drums – which I believe was Dean "Porp" Simpson of Circus
  
• Best Bass – I really can't remember L
  
• Best Guitar – could well have been one of the Circus guitarists Matt De Lange or Matthew Potts not sure yet again L
  
• Best Vocals – I couldn't believe but it was me J I recall getting carried onto the stage by the ppl in the crowd and losing a shoe in the process WOW BLISS J
  

And last but not least the most important announcement of all the winning band….

*Drum Roll*

[Dv]8! Yes after 2 months of jamming the judges thought we put on a good enough show to clinch it, music was tight and crowd appreciation was outstanding!

Victory!

Socially Speaking

Ok so over the last 2 months there have been a number of developments in and around my life, that got me thinking about people and the decisions they make.

fundamentally what are our biggest obstacle as people? well personally i think its coping with difference! This can be in many senses IE Ethnicity, Authority, Gender,Financial etc wherever one finds a shift in perspective there will be an issue.

To over come such difficulty I think is where the test comes in, and not how light or dark your skin is, how many people you command, how fat your pockets are lined or what lie's between your legs.

It is in adversity that we are able to find out who we really are, it's in that defining moment we realise who the hero's are, in order to navigate the depths of the water you mustn't be afraid to leave the shore!

So shine for thats all you can hope to achieve!

2009 What a year…

Well this has defiantly been an involving 365 and ¼ days thus far. So much to tell, lets break it down into scenes.

Scene 1: The Band

 

Ok so after being in quite a few bands the one that I enjoyed the most was Burning The Formidable which became Thornhill Tragedy, decided that the towel had to be thrown in at the death L after a good run there we failed, then I ended up joining Locus Standi had a real good run played some epic shows and had to pull out due to family responsibilities and am currently starting up a project or two ;) The Arctic Is Me…

 

Scene 2: The Family

 

Ok so after having the most beautiful and adorable daughter in the world my partner decides to leave me VERY F**KING LAME but hey shit happens, I ended up being single and having mixed feelings about the whole thing…

 

Scene3: The Life

 

Ok so this year has had quite a few developments many of which were great but don't outweigh the one that was a disaster L… I am starting a new band project see scene 1, im gonna be staring in a SA production feature file The Sudden End, starting a Rap group SaddamKillaProject, could possibly be The Face Of Police see earlier post, and yeah things are looking good for TGK and him being the great entertainer he always wanted to be J

 

See you all soon

My time in the news..

Pigeon beats Telkom

2009-09-09 12:23

 

Birgit Ottermann

Cape Town - Winston, a homing pigeon, has made history by beating a Telkom ADSL line in delivering 4GB of data from Howick to Hillcrest, outside Durban in just 2 hours 6 minutes and 57 seconds, whereas the ADSL download was "still just under four percent complete" at 11:45. 

South Africa's most famous pigeon, left Howick just after 10:00 on Wednesday morning and flew a distance of around 70km to deliver a data card (strapped to his leg) to financial services companyThe Unlimited at its head office in Hillcrest.

Winston easily beat the ADSL line, despite giving it a 26 minute head start, while stretching his wings and waiting for the company data to be downloaded onto the memory card.

A confident Winston flew straight to his home in Gillits, outside Hillcrest, from where he caught a short car ride to reach the Hillcrest head office.  Homing pigeons have a natural ability to find their way home from any point of departure.

Winston enjoyed huge support with messages from fans on his Facebook profile and constant tweets on his Twitter feed. 

He himself also twittered several times with comments like "flying weather cloudy and cool, feeling good, no major problems to report... Hillcrest traffic is a worry".

Right from the start, the general consensus was that Winston would beat Telkom.

Cyber Stone Age

South Africans have long lamented the country's slow internet connections and limited bandwidth. 

Despite the launch of the new Seacom cable about two months ago and promises of superfast internet at affordable prices, South Africans are still stuck in the Cyber Stone Age.

The Unlimited Group initiated the pigeon race after intensive research in alternative methods of delivering electronic data fast and efficiently.

"We came across the lesser spotted internet protocol: IPoAC or CPIP, commonly known as Internet protocol over Avian Carrier or Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol respectively," the company said in a statement on their website.

Hundreds of fans followed Winston's historic flight online, however, many of them had to settle for Twitter updates, as, ironically, their internet connections were too slow to watch the live stream.

"Crap! Internet connection useless! Unable to watch live stream, plse post running commentary so we know how Winston's doing!,"  Jackyah333 tweeted on Twitter.

"Yeah thats why this #pigeonrace2009 is a great spectacle of telecoms inadequacy ;)" another Winston fan Kahlil_Incubus added.

According to a Sapa report, Telkom spokesperson Pynee Chetty declined to comment on Winston's win, requesting the news agency to send questions via e-mail.

Food for digestive thought

1. A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for!

2. Intelligence is like underwear. It is important that you have it, but not necessary that you show it off!

3. If your dreams determine your future, why not go to sleep now?

4. When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail!

5. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

What a lovely Country…

Dozens of killers in Saps'

2009-09-08 22:23

Johannesburg - Dozens of South African policemen have committed murders and rapes between March 2008 and March 2009, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has said.

In a written response to a question in Parliament, Mthethwa said more than 600 police had been investigated by the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), which found some had also abused drugs and stolen property.

It is unclear how many faced criminal prosecution and if they are still in the police service, said the minister.

38 cops guilty of murder 

"To obtain the information would be time-consuming. The redeployment of police employees to carry out this task would be to the detriment of other essential duties or service delivery to the community," said Mthethwa.

A copy of his response was obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.

The ICD found 38 policemen "guilty" of murder, 33 of attempted murder and 30 of rape. The highest number of offenses was for theft, with 108.

Questions of credibility

"The total number of members charged (committed crimes) in the financial year 2008/2009 were 669," said Mthethwa.

The findings could raise questions over the credibility of the Saps, charged with tackling one of the world's highest rates of violent crime and making the streets safe before the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

There were 18 487 murders, 36 190 rapes, and 14 201 reported hijackings in 2007-8, according to police. 

About 50 people are murdered each day.

- Reuters