By Kevin Burton Have you heard, ABBA is releasing new music Friday! It’s the first time in 39 years the Swedish quartet has released anything. I told that story yesterday (Something Old, Something New, ABBA!, Aug. 31). Looking forward to the new tunes, here is a list of my favorite old ones, …
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Something Old, Something New, ABBA!
by Kevin Burton ABBA is back. Are you ready for this? Did you miss them? The Swedish supergroup thrived in the 70s with hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Fernando” and “Mamma Mia.” For the first time in 39 years they will release new music Friday, according to published sources. Maybe you’re down …
God’s Obstacle Course Makes Us Stronger
by Kevin Burton Back in the day at my school for the blind the Phys Ed teachers would create an obstacle course for us. If memory serves, they timed us on how fast we could get through it. We had various challenges. It might be climbing a rope, walking a balance beam …
Are You Prepared To Deliver In Full?
by Kevin Burton Three words leapt out at me during our regular family Bible study recently. These days we are in the book of Ezra. That book tells the story of the rebuilding of the temple after Israel’s return to Jerusalem after Babylonian captivity. Not long ago we studied the book of Nehemiah, …
USA Men’s Goalball Third In Group A
by Kevin Burton After stunning world champion Brasil yesterday, USA men’s goalball was brought crashing back to earth after an 11-1 loss to host Japan in Paralympic goalball this morning. The United States Association of Blind Athletes on its website called the win over Brasil a “statement game,” saying the USA is …
Four Birthday Wishes And One Deferred
by Kevin Burton My generous wife made an offer some weeks ago. Really it was a demand. Tired of my elusiveness about what I wanted for my birthday, she requested in the strongest of terms, a list of five things that I wanted (see Five Bows On Five Boxes, Holy Smokes!, July 17). …
Going To Music School With Alison Trelfa
By Kevin Burton Twice in her life Alison Trelfa has worked as a music teacher. Some of her advice on a recent zoom call has me going to school. Trelfa is a blind singer/songwriter from Middleborough, England. I wrote about her and her self-released album Decades Of Creation Saturday and Sunday on Page …
Alison Trelfa: At Home With The Music
by Kevin Burton The inside photo is the most evocative of the two that come with “Decades of Creation” an album by Alison Trelfa. That one shows her seated on a porch swing, holding her ukulele and smiling. That picture lets you know you’re at home with Alison Trelfa, who is at home …
Discovering The Music Of Alison Trelfa
by Kevin Burton Alison Trelfa can’t recall a time without music. You could say music filled the world surrounding her as a girl, to paraphrase one of her favorite songs. On weekends home from the Royal Victoria School for the Blind, Trelfa would usually spend the Saturday at rehearsals for her mother’s …
Never Underestimate The Power Of Bunco
by Kevin Burton We seek for signs that normal is returning. We seek them individually. Your heart-warming milestone may leave me totally cold. Dismissing the current threat of the virus is a fool’s ploy, despite all the progress. On that I want to be perfectly clear. But the tide just may be …
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