During 2023 a feature of our walks was us taking turns to share our favourite tracks, book and luxury items, just like Desert Island Discs.
Inevitably the story telling involved memorable passages of our lives, including events and facts that were not known to one another.
We all agreed that the process of pulling together our favourites involved a fair degree of retrospection, honouring those that had gone before and those no longer with us for their part in our life story.
We all concluded that, despite some hard times, we can be extremely fortunate for the gifts, opportunities, family and relationships we have been blessed with over the years.
Bob’s selections
“Nothing Else Matters” Metallica
“Where I belong” Mason Hill
“We will Rock You” Queen
“Last of the Mohicans” Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
“Comfortably Numb” Pink Floyd
“Fix You” Cold Play
“Stairway to Heaven” Led Zeppelin
“Bring Him Home” Les Miserables.
Luxury item: writing pad & pen.
Book: one of my photo albums.
Chris’ selections
“13 Minutes to the Moon” Hans Zimmer
Luxury item: an endless supply of pen & paper.
Book: a compendium of children’s stories including The Railway Children and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
John’s selections
Beatles “Yellow Submarine”
“There is a balm in Gilead”
Billy Ocean “Love Really Hurts Without You”
Smokey Robinson “I second that emotion”
Elton John “Candle in the Wind”
Eagles “Hotel in California”
Tina Turner “Simply the Best”
Barbara Dickson “Flower of Scotland”
Luxury item: family portrait.
Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey.
Paul’s selections
(Tiro Te Kanewa sang World in Union)