Morning Mirror Edition 173 - 30/1/2006




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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WOOTY ?




WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WOOTY ?

A LITTLE BIT OF SPRING CLEANING WAS FORCED UPON US RATHER EARLY THIS YEAR THANKS TO A COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING, POWER SURGES AND UNTIDY WIRING, AND IN MY SPRING CLEANING I CAME ACROSS A LONG PLAYING RECORD ENTITLED 'WELCOME TO MY WORLD'

THE SINGER WAS NONE OTHER THAN NOREEN WELCH MUCH LOVED BY ZIMBABWE RADIO LISTENERS DURING THE EIGHTIES..

THE L.P. REMINDED ME OF A LOT OF REMINISCING THAT WAS DONE DURING OUR RECENT FORAYS AROUND THE WORLD TO VISIT THE CHILDREN OVER CHRISTMAS. ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE NOW SCATTERED ALL OVER THE GLOBE WAS 'WHATEVER HAPPENED TO NOREEN WELCH"

WELL I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT NOREEN IS ENSCONCED SAFELY IN HER HOMETOWN OF WELLINGTON IN NEW ZEALAND WITH HER DAUGHTER ALEX AND GRAND DAUGHTER KAYLA.

MANY FOLK ALSO ASK AFTER SONIA HATTIN AND ADRIENNE VERNEY BOTH OF WHOM, I BELIEVE LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA, BUT I STAND TO BE CORRECTED HERE. ( See Mirror 234 )

I WAS ALSO LUCKY ENOUGH TO RETRIEVE MY COPY OF ALAN HARDY'S BOOK' 'SIYABONGA TO A BULAWAYO BOY' WHICH ALAN LEFT FOR ME WITH FRIENDS IN OZ, AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE READ AND ALL THE MEMORIES EVOKED THEREIN.

I ALWAYS KNEW ALAN AS A PILLAR OF SOCIETY BUT MANY FOLK REMEMBER HIM AS A VERY MUCH MORE DASHING AND CAVALIER CHARACTER !!

AND OF COURSE WILD YOUNG MEN ATTRACT WILD FRIENDS AND ONE OF ALAN'S COHORTS IN HIS BULAWAYO HEYDAYS WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE NOTORIOUS DEREK MULHOLLAND. NOW ANY AND EVERY ZIMBABWEAN BABY BOOMER WILL REMEMBER OR HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE LEGENDARY DEREK MULHOLLAND.

DEREK'S EXPLOITS WILL REMAIN ETCHED FOREVER IN MANY PEOPLES' MINDS AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY DEATH (OR PERHAPS IT WAS A CONTRIVED DEATH) WAS THE TALKING POINT FOR MANY YEARS IN ZIMBABWE.

NOW DEREK WAS BUT ONE OF MANY FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WERE EDUCATED AT CHAPLIN SCHOOL IN GWERU.

NOW WHY DID THIS ORDINARY SCHOOL SLAP BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF RURAL ZIMBABWE, PRODUCE SUCH A PLETHORA OF STUDENTS WHO MUST INDEED GO DOWN IN THE ANALS OF HISTORY ?

DEREK MULHOLLAND WAS A CHAPLIN BOY AS WAS THE GREAT ESCAPEE FROM JAILS ALL OVER ZIMBABWE - AIDEN DIGGEDEN.

AND THEN THERE WAS AUTHOR ALAN HARDY, THE TWO MORTON REDHEADS CORYNNE AND MURIEL AND OF COURSE IAN DOUGLAS SMITH HIMSELF.

WE ALL KNEW OR KNEW OF AIDEN DIGGEDEN, THE MOST NOTORIOUS JAIL BREAKER AND MASTER CRIMINAL WE EVER PRODUCED !! THERE ARE MANY STORIES ABOUT AIDEN AND ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS WAS THE TALE ABOUT HIS INCARCERATION IN BULAWAYO;S GREY STREET PRISON IN THE 1960'S. HE BROKE OUT NIGHT AFTER NIGHT TO COMIT A SERIES OF DARING ROBBERIES, SNEAKING BACK TO STASH HIS LOOT IN HIS CELL. DURING A FIVE YEAR JAIL BREAK, HE BECAME SOUTH AFRICA'S TRAMPOLINE CHAMPION !! AND IT WAS MERLE AND JOHN MCNEILAGE IN BRISBANE WHO ASKED THE QUESTION "WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED TO WOOTY ?"

REMEMBER JOHN WOOTEN WHO UNDERTOOK A VERY SUCCESSFUL COOKING SERIES ON ZIMBABWE TELEVISION FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE LOVELY PAULINE BAILEY. THERE MUST BE MANY A BOOKCASE ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT STILL BOASTS A COPY OF THE RECIPE BOOK 'COOKING WITH WOOTY"

WELL, WHATEVER DID HAPPEN TO WOOTY ?


CONGRATULATIONS



CONGRATULATIONS

Clint and Barrie Eksteen are very proud to announce the safe arrival of Kohl William born on 5th January 2006 - another brother for Keean, Connor and Kadin. e mail clintbaz@mweb.co.zw

CONGRATULATIONS
BINT - KATZEN
PETER TO ROSE ON 12 FEBRUARY 1946 IN DURBAN. CONGRATULATIONS FROM THEIR 3 CHILDREN, 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 5 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
TELEPHONE/FAX - 0145965988 P.O. BOX 1422 RUSTENBURG 0300 RSA



CONGRATULATIONS DEAREST 'OSIE' AND PETE
CONGRATULATIONS AND VERY BEST WISHES TO THE MOST SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE.
LOVE AND GOD BLESS SANDRA


CONDOLENCES

With Deepest Sympathy to the families of the following




SYMPATHY MESSAGES


CONDOLENCES

Alec Smith (Son of the Hon.Ian Douglas Smith) died on Thursday night. He had a heart attack at Heathrow Airport on his way home to Zimbabwe. His passing is honestly one of the greatest losses I know of.
Alec was an unbelievably good guy, quiet and truly honourable. He had an incredible sense of humour - as those who were at Clem's wake will testify to, and was just so considerate. I will always remember at Clem's wake he wore the robe of the Presbyterian Church to please Zelma Blakeway, (He was Bill Blakeway's Assistant Padre in our army), the tie to warm other's hearts, and the Vellies to pay honour to Clem. Always thinking of others! He is going to be so badly missed by so many people, and Zimbabwe.
My late Mom used to say that some people die and nobody notices, some die and leave a dimple and some die and leave a Donga. Well Alec has left a Grand Canyon. History will reveal how much he did for our Beloved Country, but quietly behind the scenes. Hamba Gashli Shamwari.
Please remember Mr Smith, Jean Rob and Alec's wife Elizabeth, and children Tom Erik, Shasti and Inga in your prayers.

DEATHS
ROSEN, Dr Phillip - esteemed dental surgeon, on Thursday 26 January 2006 after a short illness. Will be sadly missed by his loving wife Laura (Vera), daughters Karen and Bridget, grandchildren and great grandchildren. MHDSRIP

Keith Meadows. RIP good friend. Sincere sympathy to his family. We have Keith's books with us and enjoy reading them. He truly knew Africa and one day we will all 'drink the water of the Zambezi again' Good friend of Scott Petrie.

In Memory. Richard Batchelor. 15 years this January. Remembered always. Jane Petrie and Charlene Batchelor. Thank you Jane Petrie.


TIDBITS


TIDBITS

Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong, Sorrows keep You Human, Failures keeps You Humble, Success keeps You Glowing, But Only God keeps You Going!


Be The Change: Risk doing the right thing.


When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over."

- Unknown -


Inspiration of the Day: Using recycled plastic, the rag pickers of an Indian slum are making highly desirable handbags for the boutiques of London and New York. What started as a small scale economic and environmental development project four years ago by an Indian couple, Shalabh and Anita Ahuja, has now turned into a $180,000 a year enterprise that provides a livelihood for over 300 people. http://charityfocus.org/php-bin/qad.php?n=2129


Be The Change: Inquire into the history of something you buy today. Where did it come from? Who made it? What did they get paid for making it?


Fact of the Day: Baby boomers, Americans who were born from 1946 to 1964, have the potential to be one of the most powerful volunteer forces the world has ever seen. This 70 million person cohort, that begins turning 60 this year, are better educated and are expected to live longer than any other generation before them. The Harvard School for Public Health is one of many institutions that are launching campaigns to inspire these soon-to-be retirees to devote their energies to the call of service.


Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. -- Erich Fromm




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