Ronnie Laine (aka Plonk) was the much-loved bass player in Rod Stewart’s Faces, originally coming to fame via his previous group, The Small Faces, who had many hits including Itchycoo Park.
In a recent interview, Faces keyboard player and long-time friend Ian McLagen was talking about the early days of the band,
It all started in ‘66… [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Ronnie Laine
Posted in Features on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Knowledge v Wisdom
Posted in Diary on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At a recent meeting we were talking about the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
Within the context of knowledge equating to possession of facts, and wisdom equating to knowing what to do with that knowledge to benefit others, it seems that we are sometimes more impressed by someone who is knowledgable (a fact supported by the [...]
Lessons From Geese
Posted in Diary on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I heard on the news today that Jan 24 is the ‘most depressing day of the year’, according to psychologist Dr. Cliff Arnall, who specializes in seasonal disorders at the University of Cardiff. Dr Arnall has created a formula that takes into account numerous feelings to devise peoples’ lowest point, based on seven variables:
Weather, debt, [...]
