THIS POEM IS FOR ONE OF THE BEST FRIENDS I EVER HAD.

                                         RAY

RAY YOU WERE A TRUE AND FAITHFUL FRIEND

YOU HAD RESPECT,DIGNITY AND THOUGHTFULNESS

IT WAS LOVE YOU HAD FOR YOUR WIFE AND FAMILY

AND WERE QUICK TO OFFER HELP OR ADVICE WHEN NEEDED

YOU WERE RELIGIOUS AND HUMBLE

A MAN WHO HAD A GOOD UNDERSTANDING

OF PEOPLE AND HUMAN NATURE

YOU WERE GENTLE AND PEACEFUL

QUIET AND CALM

LIKED A LAUGH

SLOW TO CONDEMN AND QUICK TO PRAISE

YOU ENJOYED DRINKING A BOTTLE OF GUINNESS

OFF THE SHELF

AND A POWER'S WHISKEY

AS A FRIEND YOU HAD STAYING POWER

YOU HAD A KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST

AND IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE

THE LAST WORDS I RECALL SAYING TO YOU

WERE THAT YOU WERE

A MAN OF GOOD JUDGEMENT AND TO TAKE CARE

AS I LISTENED TO MY CD PLAYER I REMEMBERED

YOU AS AN OUTSTANDING FRIEND

AS IT FINISHED YOU SPOKE TO ME

THE SCREEN FLASHED UP "GOODBYE"

I KNOW GOD JUDGES WELL

YOU ARE IN HEAVEN

SAY A PRAYER FOR US ALL.

COPYRIGHT  BRENDAN G QUINN

GOD BLESS YOU RAY REST IN PEACE

HI ALL,

I RECENTLY ATTENDED A MUSIC SEMINAR AT THE CARRICKDALE HOTEL,DUNDALK ORGANISED BY DAVID AND JACKIE.THIS EVENT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON U105 GEORGE JONES SHOW BY PADDY GLASGOW WHO WAS INTERVIEWED ON AIR.

MAY I SAY IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY 20 OF US UP AND COMING MUSIC INDUSTRY STARS.

PADDY GLASGOW,HIS WIFE STELLA AND DERMOT MCBRIDE OF GLASGOWBURY FESTIVAL ATTENDED AND GAVE US A USEFUL TALK REGARDING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

ALSO ATTENDING WERE

JENNIE MC CULLOUGH - BRUISED FRUIT PROMOTIONS

SHANE MCBREEN - NEWRY FM

PAUL MCMORDIE OSSIA MUSIC AND THE POLISH GENTLEMAN WHO ASSISTED - SORRY I MUST GET DETAILS OF YOUR NAME.I WILL PHONE SOON.MY MEMORY SEEMS TO RECALL THE NAME PETER.  

ROCKY O'REILLY OF OPPENHEIMER

WE HAD A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE AND ENJOYABLE TIME AND EVERYONE WAS BRILLIANT.

THE STAFF AT THE CARRICKDALE WERE HOSPITABLE AND FRIENDLY.THE ACCOMODATION AND FOOD WAS GREAT.

THANKS VERY MUCH TO ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED AND MADE IT HAPPEN.

I WISH GERRY FALOONA A SPEEDY RECOVERY AS HE COULD NOT MAKE IT DUE TO ILLNESS.

IT WILL BE CONTINUED LATER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE.

THANKS

BRENDAN

HI ALL

THE FIRST TIME I EVER SUNG ON THE PHONE ON RADIO WAS ON OWEN LARKIN'S SHOW ON CITYBEAT. THANKS VERY MUCH OWEN.

I HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT AND RADIO PLAY FROM U105 - I WAS IN THE STUDIO WITH MAURICE JAY,LINDY AND NICKY ON THE BREAKFAST SHOW SINGING "SILVER BELLS" JIM REEVES STYLE.THE TEAM JOINED IN AND IT WAS GOOD FUN.THAT WAS CHRISTMAS 2006.MAURICE HAS FEATURED ME LIVE ON AIR SINGING ON THE PHONE WITH THE NAME HE GAVE ME "BRENDY THE JUKEBOX". HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAURICE 2008 I BELIEVE YOU HAVE REACHED A SPECIAL AGE, I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE!! KRESANNA ON THE HOMEMADE JAM SHOW HAS ALSO FEATURED ME,THANKS KRESANNA. GEORGE JONES HAS FEATURED ME ON "YOUR SPOT" WITH THE TRACK "SOUL LOVE" AND MY INTERVIEW ON LOVE AND PEACE.

BBC BROADCASTS WITH THE "PEACE" TRACK FROM FR D'ARCY,THANKS VERY MUCH AND GEORGE JONES SHOW (NOW WITH U105 TEAM),THANKS GEORGE.

FEILEFM - ANDY MULHOLLAND PLAYED MY TRACK "MERCY 

                    AND FORGIVENESS" RECENTLY - THANKS ANDY

OTHER STATIONS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED MY MATERIAL AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL brendanquinn100@aol.com

LOVE AND PEACE TO YOU ALL

BRENDAN 

I MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGES OF HUMAN BEINGS AND EVEN OF ANGELS,BUT IF I HAVE NO LOVE,MY SPEECH IS NO MORE THAN A NOISY GONG OR A CLANGING BELL.I MAY HAVE THE GIFT OF INSPIRED PREACHING;I MAY HAVE ALL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND ALL SECRETS;I MAY HAVE ALL THE FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS - BUT IF I HAVE NO LOVE,I AM NOTHING.I MAY GIVE AWAY EVERYTHING I HAVE AND EVEN GIVE UP MY BODY TO BE BURN'T BUT IF I HAVE NO LOVE,THIS DOES ME NO GOOD.

LOVE IS PATIENT AND KIND;IT IS NOT JEALOUS OR CONCEITED OR PROUD; LOVE IS NOT ILL-MANNERED OR SELFISH OR IRRITABLE;LOVE DOES NOT KEEP A RECORD OF WRONGS;LOVE IS NOT HAPPY WITH EVIL,BUT IS HAPPY WITH THE TRUTH.LOVE NEVER GIVES UP;AND IT'S FAITH,HOPE AND PATIENCE NEVER FAIL.

LOVE IS ETERNAL.THERE ARE INSPIRED MESSAGES,BUT THEY ARE TEMPORARY,THERE ARE GIFTS OF SPEAKING IN STRANGE TONGUES,BUT THEY WILL CEASE;THERE IS KNOWLEDGE BUT IT WILL PASS.FOR OUR GIFTS OF KNOWLEDGE AND OF INSPIRED MESSAGES ARE ONLY PARTIAL;BUT WHEN WHAT IS PERFECT COMES,THEN WHAT IS PARTIAL WILL DISAPPEAR.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD,MY SPEECH,FEELINGS,AND THINKING WERE ALL THOSE OF A CHILD;NOW THAT I HAVE GROWN UP,I HAVE NO MORE USE FOR CHILDISH WAYS.WHAT WE SEE NOW IS LIKE A DIM IMAGE IN A MIRROR;THEN WE SHALL SEE FACE TO FACE.

WHAT I KNOW NOW IS ONLY PARTIAL;THEN IT WILL BE COMPLETE - AS COMPLETE AS GOD'S KNOWLEDGE OF ME.

MEANWHILE THESE THREE REMAIN;FAITH,HOPE,AND LOVE;AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE.  

Hi All

HI ALL,

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE STAFF OF THE CYMSI - MARTIN,RITA,CONAL,WILL,JOHN PAUL AND CHRIS WHO ARE VERY HOSPITABLE AND HAVE A GREAT WELCOME FOR ALL.

TONIGHT I PLAYED A BIT OF PIANO ON STAGE AND SANG IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.IT WAS MY FIRST TIME PLAYING PIANO ON STAGE AND IT WAS GREAT.SPECIAL THANKS TO BRIAN ELLIS WHO PLAYED TONIGHT HE WAS VERY GOOD AND ALSO LET ME PLAY HIS KEYBOARD.

HELLO ALSO TO ALL THE CUSTOMERS WHO MAKE IT A GREAT PLACE TO FREQUENT,THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR SUPPORT TO THIS CLUB AND THE NICE PEOPLE IN IT.

THANKS

BRENDAN

HI ALL,

I APPRECIATE YOUR MUCH VALUED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR MY SONGS,POEMS,WRITINGS AND CRYPTIC JOKES.

PEACE HAS COME A LONG WAY AND I HAVE CONTRIBUTED THROUGH MY CREATIVENESS.THANKS TO THE CYMSI,ANTRIM RD,BELFAST AND THE JOHN HEWITT BAR,BELFAST FOR THE GOOD TIMES.

I APPRECIATE THE MORE MATURE,HONEST PEOPLE WHO HAVE WISDOM TO RECOGNISE TALENT.

I AM LEARNING THE PIANO AT PRESENT AND THIS IS COMING ON WELL.I WILL BE GIGGING AND PLAYING SAME SOON.

IT HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR ME AND LONG MAY IT CONTINUE.

I AM GOING TO PLACES AND MEETING SMART PEOPLE WHO APPRECIATE ME.

I WISH YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILIES A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR 2008.

I WILL BE AT THE CYMSI,ANTRIM RD FOR THE NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION.COME ALONG AND ENJOY YOURSELF

GOOD LUCK

BRENDAN

                                       Jokes (copyright by Brendan G Quinn)    

                                      Good for cryptic fans!!

What is a swan's favourite food ?                                         

Corn on the cob

Where would you go to buy a chess set?                             

A Pawnshop

Which dogs age prematurely?                                             

Greyhounds

Which is the most frustrating letter in the alphabet?              

T's

Which is the most selfish part of the body?                          

 I's

What do you call a cashier who works for a greengrocer?   

len til (i.e  len till)

What would girls drink on a wild night out?                         

Hennessy

What do you get if you join part of a ship,

a pop group and a toilet?                                                    

hull abba loo

Which part of his body does a student bring in to

an exam?                                                                           

in-test-ine

What did one vase say to another vase?                           

you are being evasive

Why did the lumberjack forgive his enemy?                    

 he had no axe to grind 

Which river is a plumber's favourite?                                 

 Lagan

Why would a sawdoctor not like a racecourse?               

 Because it Ain'tree

What did the shoeshop salesperson who didn't

like the country man's voice say?                                

That is a terrible brogue

Which tool of a joiner worries a lot?                           

A fret saw

Which army man would spend a lot of

time in the toilet?                                                       

A loo tenant 

What do you call a smart dessert that swims

in a tub?                                                                    

a weissmuller

What did one fish say to the other?                           

we have a natural a-fin-ity 

What would be of use to a bald man who

doesn't listen?                                                           

an eariwig

What do you get if you drop a (Saint)St in juice?        

justice 

What happened to the bird which told lies?

It was ostrich- ised

What did the daddy owl say to the son owl when he was out looking for a female?

to wit to woo

Did you hear about the farting fat person who didn't get the job?

Flabbergasted

Did you hear about the computer expert who brought a woman back to his mother?

He said "I would like to introduce you to my nintendo"

A fool is aloof from the world.

Did you hear about the drunkard who appears before the Judge after downing a 24 pack?

The Judge says - Have you anything to say for yourself.

Drunkard replies - The CASE is dismissed.

A man goes in to a Tailor's shop to get the length of his trousers fixed.The lady behind the counter starts shouting at him and he gets annoyed.He explains to her that he came in for an alteration not an altercation.

What do you call the quirky characteristics of a silly person? -  Idiotsyncracies

There was a man and woman who hadn't talked for years and there was a certain frostiness between them.The man sent a letter to his beloved asking for them to go out for a meal,she replied in the affirmative.They met up at the restaurant and still no talk.The man got totally frustrated and finally plucked up the courage to ask "What's up darling?".She was wanting to decide what to get to eat when spying a group of people in the other seat she retorted "Don't interrupt can you not see I am looking at the MENU?" 

IF YOU DRINK YOUR "BEST ALE" YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THE "BEATLES"

KEEP YOUR CHINS UP!

copyright 2007/8 Brendan G Quinn

hI aLL,

I HAVE A COPYRIGHT ON A NEW SONG I WROTE CALLED:

JESUS

I LOOKED UP AT THE SKY

SAID JESUS

I'M GONNA TRY

TO LIVE MY LIFE

WITH YOU AT MY SIDE

IN YOU I WANT TO TAKE PRIDE

IN MY HEART YOU'LL ABIDE (REPEAT)

--------------------------------------------

CHORUS

-----------------------------------------------------

PUT YOUR FAITH

YOUR TRUST

YOUR HEART IN JESUS

HE WON'T LET YOU DOWN

BELIEVE IN HIM

HE'LL CURE YOUR SORROW

HE'LL CURE YOUR PAIN

YOUR TEARS WILL DRY UP

LIKE THE RAIN

WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT

FROM BEHIND THE CLOUD

HIS LOVE WILL SPEAK OUT LOUD (REPEAT)

-------------------------------------------------------------------

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GIVES ME LIFE

WHEN I PRAY TO YOU

YOU TAKE AWAY MY STRIFE

AND THE EARTH THAT CARRIES THE SEED

COMES OUT OF THE DARK

TO SEE THE LIGHT

TO HELP ME THROUGH THE DAY

JESUS SHOWS ME THE WAY (REPEAT)

----  REPEAT CHORUS -----

i NEED NOT WORRY,NO I NEED NOT CRY

YOU TAUGHT ME THAT TO LIVE

I'VE GOT TO TRY

HE SAYS I'M JUST AS GOOD AS THE REST

HE KNOWS WHAT MAKES ME TICK

COS HE KNOWS EVERY TRICK

--- REPEAT CHORUS ----

Copyright 2007 Brendan G Quinn

HI ALL,

THE CD'S ARE NOW FOR SALE FOR £5.00 AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

DRC BOOKSHOP,DONEGALL ST,(BESIDE ST PATRICK'S CHAPEL),BELFAST

AND

AN CULTURLANN BOOKSHOP,FALLS RD,BELFAST

HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!

THANKS

BRENDAN