“STORIES IN COUNTRY MUSIC” (SERIES 2) By Desmond Kelly “the Star of eLanka” Australia has just “gone thru” another “Budget”. I use the term “gone thru”to indicate that while most Aussies & Lankan/Aussies would not even understand what our “Pollies” are talking about on television as regards these “Budgets”, (billions for this project, millions for this,), bringing a huge deficit into a tiny surplus (in 2021), borrowing from Peter, to pay Paul, fixing this infrastructure, wreaking that, closing the “black-hole” of National debt, favouring the City of Sydney with “hand-outs”, while ignoring the City of Melbourne, all talk, talk, & more talk, ordinary folk (myself, included), “watch & wonder” about the intricacies of it all . However, all “plusses & minuses” aside, one of the MOST IMPORTANT decisions made in this budget was all about NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), also, now known as “Australia Disability Care”, in a healthcare ...

“STORIES IN COUNTRY MUSIC” (SERIES) 1 by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka” Why, Country Music? , many friends ask me. So many types of “Music” all around us, why do you love “Country Music” so much? . My answer, as always, is straightforward & to the point. While I love all types of Music, I was born with music in me, an inheritance I humbly thank my God for, & my choice in Music is simple, melodic, and, above everything else, totally unforgettable. There is absolutely no point in listening to a piece of Music, admiring it’s presentation & then “forgetting” the tune, five minutes later. ...