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Saturday, December 30, 2023

I've Heard It Said

 

I've Heard It Said


I've heard it said

So it must be so

That life is filled

With high and low


I've heard it said

Most of my days

That man is given

To sinful ways


And so he is

And so are we

But long from that

To be set free


I've heard it said

By pen and tongue

That men pursue

While we belong


To love, belonging

Is a female trait

Though by love, rejected

Is a female fate


There are those that object

And those lines, must reverse

That the female is foolish

And to love her, a curse


And it's true there are those

To this gender I'm born

That instead of the rose

In their hearts grow the thorn


But in my heart, grows love

Though it's withered by lack

And grown tired of giving

With no love given back


But I've heard it said

If you plant love like seed

That in Heaven you'll find

All that you'll ever need


And I believe that is true

Though in life there's a dearth

I just wish we could all find

Some of that love on Earth.



©by Voo Shining Stone

Dec 30, 2023





Friday, December 29, 2023

Figuring Things Out and the song of my childhood


WildFire
by Michael Martin Murphy




Figuring Things Out


I don't know why this song 
always touched something
deep inside my soul
It made me think of myself
and I always wondered who had written my story
Cause nobody knew me!
Listening to the song,
I saw myself riding that pony, WildFire
and
dying in the winter
like I'd been born 

I had my own pony named FireBird
who ran like the wind
and was colored bright red and white
He was my best friend, my only friend
And when I rode on his back
I believed I could fly

I was a lonely child
Talking to owls and animals
Like people
and thinking I was going to die
still a child
Because
I didn't want to live
to be an adult
If life as it was
Would continue to be
Life as it was

WildFire was the fantasy
and
FireBird was the real
but as for me
I've never known......
if I was real or not





©by Voo
April 22, 2019  7:02 a.m.. 

born December 30th
like cousin Elvis said..
 "In Dixie Land one frosty morn"

I Never Lost You

 

MONDAY, J                   

              I Never Lost You



I never lost you
In the sea or sand
In the sky as clouds rolled by
Letting go my hand.

I never lost you
In the dusk or dawn
In the dark or daydream
Noticing you'd gone.

I never lost you
In a crowded place
In a dim lit restaurant
With shadows on your face.

I never lost you
On a moonlight swim
Watching waves take you away
Held prisoner at their whim.

I never lost you
On a busy street
Walking fast ahead of me
With others yet to meet.

I never lost you
In the shining snow
Clutching love tight to my heart
Not wanting to let go.

I never lost you
In sheets of dreamless sleep
Watching your back turned from me
With no love left to keep.

I never lost you
Your dark eyes gave no sign
And though your body sleeps by me still,
You were never mine.



©by Voo
March 7, 2011
1:59 a.m.




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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Famous People in my Family line, PT 1

       FAMOUS PEOPLE IN MY IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY

                                                      with new Updates to be added


  ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?


ELVIS...
related to him on both his mother and father's
sides of the family..(they were cousins)


RETURN TO SENDER BY ELVIS



Elvis and Grandma Minnie Mae

LOVE ME BY ELVIS


Elvis and Family

PLEASE DON'T STOP LOVING ME
ONE OF MY TOP FAVES 



TOUR OF GRACELAND



Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll

American Trilogy song



Lester Flatt the King of Country Bluegrass


Flatt and Scruggs Opry Debut


The famous bus........

Flatt and Scruggs on The Beverly Hillbillies Show



Lester & Earl
BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT




The Legendary Flatt and Scruggs

BIO



The Singing Lefevre Family
legendary Southern Gospel group
(my dad's mom was a Lefevre)


The LeFevre Family Show
including a young Mylon

WAY DOWN DEEP IN MY SOUL
The Singing Lefevres
with Mylon in back on the drums
and Aunt Eva Mae on piano





The Lefevre TV Show



Mylon's world famous song
"Without Him"
which was recorded by Elvis
who at the time did not know the
connection they had which was
related by marriage with
the Love Family. Later, after reading
my Great-Aunt's book on
Love's Valley, I realized that the Lefevres
and the Presleys, Loves, Davis's, Smiths,
and all the other branches of my
family were from the very same area and 
were all intermarried and related. I thought
it was remarkable that Elvis and Mylon
looked so much alike .  I have a nephew
who looks just like a young Elvis
or Mylon and my late sister, Kathy looked
just like Elvis's mom, Gladys. 

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So beautiful by Elvis
and especially by Mylon......



Mylon the rebel goes solo......




Mylon And Alvin Lee, blues rocker




Mylon and George Harrison






 Noted Christian Music artist and southern rocker Mylon LeFevre appeared on the 
"Jesus Hearted People",
 from the band's album Third Annual Pipe Dream. Before they became founding members of 
Atlanta Rhythm Section, members of LeFevre's backup band included Barry Bailey,
 Paul Goddard and Dean Daughtry.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22gfj1Lk_QE

Jesus Hearted People Atlanta Rhythm Section
with Mylon



This is Elvis looking remarkably
like Mylon and also my brother, Jim

Mylon BAD BOY days......



The Freedom album

Mylon and Broken Heart Band

Great album



 Broken Heart....the number one Christian Rock Band
 of the 
80s

My Favorite album by Mylon. MORE





Mylon back to his roots
preaching the gospel......
after nearly dying..........

Mylon singing his famous song'with his mom, Aunt Eva Mae
before she died.......so anointed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjxLQoavYmk

WITHOUT HIM

Mylon, wife, Christi, daughter, Summer, and son-in-law
Peter Furler of THE NEWSBOYS

Mylon's Bio



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmoes_19bTQ

Mylon being inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame


Lisa Marie  Presley, my cousin
who is quite the Rocker herself
and has a killer band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rcZQdI-Rq8

sticks and stones live


Lisa and Priscilla, her mom
RIP, Lisa Marie




Lisa as a baby with her parents and Santa


young Lisa looking just like her dad......
got to see her in concert here a few yrs back. That girl could rock!!!


Lisa, Minnie Mae and Delta, her great aunt


Priscilla and Lisa Marie in Memphis
at a celebration of Elvis's 80th birthday Jan 8th

9 yrs ago.
RIP, Benjamin


Lisa Marie was married briefly
to Nicholas Cage, one of my faves

Priscilla, Lisa Marie and her daughter, Riley Keo
on her wedding day. Riley is an actress like her
grandmother.....


The Incredible Michael Jackson
with all his faults and failings was a very
sweet, kind person and ....
The King of Pop


He and Lisa Marie were briefly married



so that made him a cousin in law.....
but however, he was also related
to me through another marriage also.


YOU ARE NOT ALONE
one of my very favorite songs by Michael
and featuring his wife, Lisa Marie






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My nephew, a young Elvis look-alike



Family member going to his  senior prom
in Elvis's 72 Cadillac limo