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Hi  Bill my Choice Brotha
Labour Day here in New Zealand commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day. New Zealand workers were among the first in the world to claim this right when, in 1840, the carpenter Samuel Parnell won an eight-hour day in Wellington. Labour Day was first celebrated in New Zealand on 28 October 1890,. Labour day always falls on a Monday here and  this  year it is  October 23rd.  Sorry I took down the Ukulele song as on listening to it  I realised they wasn't that good.
Aroha  pronounced  arrow- ha  is the New Zealand for love.
Aroha  to you and Dondra.

Kev your voice and guitar work well together. The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.  I like the way the song taps into that. Man my prayers are for you  to find a job. I  will attach a  song I wrote a while back about having faith. 
  https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/you

TF that is a great cover.   A Pink Floyd's cover  which I like of " Wish You Were Here' is done in a way I have never heard before is by Young At Heart.  They have built a new presentation around it which I find very clever and moving.The mission of the Young@Heart Chorus is to present a unique and positive image of aging through the creation of originally staged musical and theater performances that incorporate songs not commonly sung by older Americans. Young@Heart provides a not-for-profit musical outlet for the elderly of Western Massachusetts in the form of vocal concerts and/or stage presentations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLMcyB_BMXE

All of us wounded Chordies  have  three things in common a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone that can't be broken.
Jandle I wish you a speedy recovery.

Phill what your going through is an echo of what is happening to me. Back in  early March this year I was struggling with pain but thought it would go away.Over a  period of weeks it got worse.  I had to take time of work and I could no longer play guitar or piano like I use too. The scans they did on both my shoulders revealed torn tendons and burstitis, . My day was now filled with pain killers to keep me going and visits to the Physio and hospital. Adhesive capsulitis is the name they  have given what I have got and I became dependant on my Maree to dress me and cut up my food so I could eat. I am now able to dress myself and use a knife fork sort of. Pain is still a problem pills every four hours help.Where I couldnt sleep I now manage to get some more sleep. Not been able to drive has not been a problem for me as I love walking to keep fit. Now I am in my 60/s I  have to learn that I am no longer a teenager.
Hope you heal quickly.
TIG I hope you heal quickly also. We now can form a Band called The Painful Trio.
Zurf here in New Zealand our taxes pay for our public  hospitals.  Though it is quicker if you have insurance then you get to go to Hospitals run as private businesses.
TF In the battlefield of life we are always dodging bullets with time eventually one will hit you.  That is a saying I hear  my family say.  My 96 year old mother tells me no matter how good your life is we are all living in enemy- occupied territory and there are bound to be some injuries.

TIG and TF glad  you enjoyed Elton John interview.  Rowan Atkinson interviewed  Elton John at Hysteria 3 (1991) as part of a  variety show put on by a group of famous entertainers to raise money for the Terrance Higgans Trust.   Established in 1982, Terrence Higgins Trust  was the first charity in the UK to be set up in response to HIV and AIDS.
Zurf I look forward to your Links when you put them up,. Thank you for the feed back.

Here is Rowan Atkinson  and Elton John doing a bit of comedy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc

Watching our TV News here in New Zealand showing farmers fields around small towns full of vehicles for this once in a life time event.  I couldnt help but wonder with the huge influx of vehicles was there any sort of chaos such as Traffic Jams.?

Thank you Bill and Dondra. I made it so anyone can download it of soundcloud if the want to load it onto their own technology.
Bill and Dondra it was a pleasure.

Bill, Chordie has some of the finest people on the planet and you are one of them.

Thank you TIG humility is part of our Kiwi sporting culture and how we raise our Kids The golden glory of the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup success is screaming out to become a movie.
The All Blacks are No.1 in the world – and now three times world champions. They claimed the world cup in style and showed great composure when down to 14 as Australia got back into the game. But what has impressed everyone has been the All Blacks’ attitude and the culture the coaching staff and Richie McCaw have created.
McCaw and Dan Carter were so humble after winning. Coach Steve Hansen was seen consoling the Australians on the field at the end. He showed sympathy to the Springboks after the semi-finals. That’s great to see. The All Blacks all looked so happy. Many years ago the amateur All Blacks were labelled the unsmiling giants in the UK. Times have changed.
What epitomised the All Blacks’ down to earth nature was Sonny Bill Williams giving his gold winners medal away to a young boy after the game. The small boy was flattened by a bullfrog security guard for running on the pitch as the players were strolling around Twickenham waving to fans. Williams put his arm around the boy, took him back to his mum and gave the lad his medal.
McCaw and Carter deflected questions about playing their last games for the All Blacks. They did not want the golden occasion to focus on them. There are a lot of positive messages for young New Zealanders in the All Blacks’ attitude and humility. We can all learn from it. Not sure if Hollywood actors have the same ethos as the All Blacks though!  I think that in most countries kids do get to learn through sports  how to be a good person.  Tig the young lady you mentioned from that interview with Colin Meads is from Phills part of the world Wales and was speaking a bit of their National language.
I will attach a song about the Kiwi psyche around competition and doing well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcGxhsy0ag