I know, I know: plenty of good things are happening just now, or at least are getting started. I feel the elation over President Trump’s confident and aggressive start to his second term, just as many of our Gentle Readers do. Things are looking up – and it seems that the sky is the limit for a reborn, re-energized America.
But now and then I look eastward, and in our kinda-sorta mother country, things are not so good. The United Kingdom seems to be descending into a darkness from which its reascent is hard to imagine. I sorrow for the Sceptered Isle, knowing how much of what made America what we value came from there.
Let’s shove politics to the side, and enjoy something British that’s genuinely out of the ordinary. I didn’t know anything about singer Rick Parfitt or his RPJ Band until just a few days ago. I certainly didn’t know anything about what you’re about to see. But I assure you: It will lift whatever you have that you use for a heart right into the stratosphere.
The following video is about seven minutes long. Please, please watch it to the end. Extra points for anyone who remembers the band Guns & Roses, and their blockbuster hit “Sweet Child o’ Mine.”
If that didn’t make you smile from ear to ear, see your brain-care specialist at once!
Have a nice evening, Gentle Reader.
EXTRA! Jake repeated his performance not long after that, before a much larger crowd:
This young man can shred!
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That did make me smile, that was awesome. Thanks for posting that!!
Dunno this band, or the egomaniac asshole lead singer, but he just COULD NOT let this 10 year old kid shine on his own, without insinuating his own infantile ego every step of the way. The kid obviously has unbelievable chops, so step BACK, you turd, and let the boy run the show. He does not need encouragement from YOU, bleach blonde ego boy. Know when you’ve been bested.
Wow. Where do I collect my bonus points?
Time for a chill pill dude-I thought the lead singer acted great with Jake.