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Olivia, Kate and Debbie - My Poster Girls

Music has always influenced my mind it was something way down inside my musical girls I would see every night full-size posters on bedroom, I could confide Olivia Newton-John following on 'Country Roads' I felt 'So Hopelessly Devoted To You' having seen 'Grease' on many occasions so 'Physical' it felt 'I Need Love' too Kate Bush rises me on 'Wuthering Heights' such a haunting voice makes me 'Wow' follow this beau 'Running Up That Hill' dressed in black so stunning wets my brow Debbie Harry made me always 'Dreaming' 'One Way Or Another' was of Blondie fame 'Heart Of Glass' stunned me to 'Rapture' this New York babe made me never the same This was me in late teens to early 20s effected musically by my poster girls even now love their voices to hear again just memorising fills me with thrills (I am going back in time to write a poem about my music collection that affected your life growing up and they were my poster girls.) .

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/21/2020 11:27:00 PM

As I always told my clients when I worked with the elderly, even if you have no biological children, I'm sure you have been a father-figure to someone during their life even if you don't know it. I hope you had a great day! :) Rhonda

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 6/22/2020 2:51:00 AM

Good morning Rhonda, Thanks for your kind words and don't know if I have had been father figure but thanks for your kind thoughts. I hope you have a blessed week ahead, God bless, Gordon

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/21/2020 4:46:00 PM

Hi Gordon, I'm glad I found this poem. Music is important to me and brings back a lot of memories. I was always listening to my records or the radio as a kid. All of these singers you write about are wonderful. My eighties posters were Michael Jackson, George Michael, Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, U2, and as a very young girl, I loved Andy Gibb and ELO. Thanks for sharing and bringing back my musical memories. Happy Father's Day, Rhonda xx

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 6/21/2020 5:09:00 PM

Hi Rhonda, I'm glad you found this poem too!! Yes it's so true how musical memories has great effect upon us of years gone by. You have great selection of guys on your wall, mine were practically near life size so they took up a while wide wall!! As I'm not a father I can't claim your good wishes but I appreciate your kind wishes. Blessings always,Gordon xx

Joanna Daniel

Date: 6/12/2020 12:49:00 AM

Ah! Music can really be inspiring, Gordon:) by God's grace, I am doing well:) hope that you are fine too..

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 6/12/2020 2:36:00 AM

Hi Jo so good to hear from you, Glad you're doing well and glad you liked my piece. I am well too have had good results from the latest PSA test a few weeks ago. Blessings always, Gordon

Joseph May

Date: 6/10/2020 6:59:00 PM

Three beautiful singers, Olivia is my favorite, A lovely trip down memory lane Gordon..

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 6/11/2020 2:27:00 AM

Hi Joseph, Thanks for your kind words and probably if I had to make the choice mine would be Olivia too. Blessings, Gordon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/10/2020 10:48:00 AM

That took me back Gordon, who didn't want to be John Travolta lol. Today's music not a patch on the old days Hope you're well Tom

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 6/10/2020 3:04:00 PM

Hi Tom, Glad you liked it indeed so true the old days musically were the best!, Trust you're well too, it's been rather wet all day up here and my kindle fire packed in so not the best one! Blessings, Gordon