Tom and Juan Take to the Open Road in Spain

The romance of the open road must appeal to anyone that has the spirit of adventure.

And one such person is the likeable Big Tom from Down Under in Australia. And

what he enjoys the most is taking his campervan and trailer around the globe and videoing

the results for his Youtube channel 'Aussie Man Adventures.'

Normally a solo traveller, Tom picked up new friend Juan on his current Spanish road travels

after meeting up in a local gym.

And so the two of them go off to explore new places including abandoned houses and

Churches as well as hidden Coves and beaches. And being that young Juan is Colombian

it helps Tom out when translation is needed. But what Juan really wants is to learn how

to drive the campervan and ride Tom's motorbike. But sadly Tom is having none of that as

he's cautious and proud of his expensive road toys.

For more of Tom's adventures visit his channel

AUSSIE MAN'S ADVENTURES

Above... In a new video upload today Tom and Juan head back to the Van for lunch after

a trip to a Spanish Church didn't quite go to plan.

HERE.

Seb Does Skynrd's Almighty 'Freebird.'

On Sunday I took a local trip over to Camden Town and just happened to catch regular

street performer and guitar artist Sebastian. I had to stop in my tracks as he was thrashing

out a brilliant version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird, often considered to be one of the greatest

guitar solos of the Rock genre.

But I wondered why he positioned himself in the main, now traffic free Camden High

 Street, where busy Sunday crowds passed by him nonchalantly, as he often performs down

by Camden Lock or even sometimes by Camden Station where larger crowds stop by to

watch him.

Seb's guitar amp didn't seem as loud as usual. I think he said something about having volume

restrictions. But he seemed thrilled with the short video above that I sent him.

I last caught him a couple of years ago when he was down by Camden Lock thrashing out his

Heavy Metal repertoire HERE.

Some links for Sebastian...

INSTAGRAM   Linktr.ee  &   Youtube

Happy Birthday Mick Jagger.....83 Today

Happy Birthday Sir Mick Jagger who turned 83 today. It must be said that Jagger is

a physical phenomena due to his strict healthy lifestyle and exercise regime.

And while other Rock legends fall by the wayside or are just simply calling it a day,

Jagger is still going strong.

As the frontman of The Rolling Stones, the group have been going strong since they

first formed back in 1962. And the group took up the mantle as the top premier commercial

Rock band after The Beatles split up in 1970.

The Stones had planned for a big U.S Concert tour this year but sadly it was cancelled due

to the declining health of band member Keith Richards. But they're hopeful that another

Tour will be arranged for next year in 2027. And it must be some consolation to know that their

latest Album 'Foreign Tongues' has just become their 15th No 1 selling Album.

My Top Favourite Rolling Stones hits...

1.  Tumbling Dice. 2. Brown Sugar. 3. Honky Tonk Woman. 4. Jumping Jack Flash. 5. Hot Stuff.

TUMBLING DICE KINDLY UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE BY uklangang

Kirk Douglas on The Dick Cavett Show

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas reflects on his lengthy time in the movies in a 1992

 recording from The Dick Cavett Show.

Douglas also opens up about his new passion for writing, something his pal John Wayne

didn't fully approve of. And he also ponders on the merits of Marlon Brando's method

acting style.

Dick Cavett is still with us at the age of 89 and is considered to be one of the last of the great conversationalists.

KIRK DOUGLAS   1916 - 2020

MORE VIDEOS AT DICK CAVETT

Beautiful Canterbury.......And The Westgate Gardens.

I had almost forgotten that I had some unattended video footage from my visit to

Canterbury in Kent in late May this year. So here's a few bits that I managed to put

together. Such a shame though that I made my visit there a bit too early in the Summer

as there was no annual floral display lining the banks of the River Stour, something

visitors and tourists look forward to. Although by now I'm sure it's awash with colour.

But I did catch sight of the 200 year old oriental plane tree.

VISIT WESTGATE GARDENS CANTERBURY

MY ORIGINAL PHOTO BLOG POST HERE

A Summer Evening by The Canal

While on my way to do some more house clearing at my friend's house not too far away from

the Little Venice Canal, I thought I'd stop by and snap a few photos on my phone. It was after

all a beautiful evening and quite warm.

This is of course the very sight of the annual Little Venice Canal Festival held during

the first May Bank Holiday each year, although I missed this year's festivities.

Looking around the canal houseboats where a young couple were dancing, I was curious what the

bubble machines in the water were for. So I asked the two young boat owners what was their purpose.

Apparently they're water filters placed there by the Water Authorities to stop dirty water and

rubbish seeping further down the Canal and into the more exclusive parts of the Canal.