Aktion T4 and Babi Yar

Aktion T4 and Babi Yar

Just when you think you know a bit about fascists and their ways, there’s always another story to surprise. Polish dancer and Extermination camp victim,…

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Nolan Cash, Bowling Green

Nolan Cash, Bowling Green

In the course of my efforts helping homeless in Southern California I came across a fellow, thin, old and hirsute. A long grey pony tail…

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Call that Fake news? My Sun Story.

Call that Fake news? My Sun Story.

A true story published by the SUN for the Albany barmaid, Melanie. The year was 1993.  I was a professional musician and studio owner with…

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André Le Clerc aka Ahmed Mansour. Extract from One Day in Paris

André Le Clerc aka Ahmed Mansour. Extract from One Day in Paris

In this extract from One Day in Paris, Ahmed Mansour, the child of parents killed by the IDF in a cross border raid against the…

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Bad business on the way to Blechhammer

Bad business on the way to Blechhammer

Six crewmen from “853” survived. “853” is a Douglas-Tulsa B-24H-15-DT Liberator, s/n  41-28853, attached to the 783rd  Bomb Squadron, 465th  Bomb Group, 15th  Air Force….

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Alone.

Alone.

A song about the the ongoing presence of the dearly departed. A friends Mother had died and she told me ‘She is not gone. She’s…

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Let it Rain

Let it Rain

Let it Rain. Written by Andrew Brel and Roy Villanis. Here’s a picture taken by my ex wife in 1986 of Roy and myself, in…

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Press release:Riverbank Songwriting (1986 - 2013). Stranger

Press release:Riverbank Songwriting (1986 – 2013). Stranger

“Just had a listen to these tracks. Classy, melodic rock, great playing and punchy natural (rather than over-technical) production. Really nice that you’re releasing this…

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Sniper babe, Roza Shanina

Sniper babe, Roza Shanina

Russian Sniper Roza Shanina Made 54 Confirmed Kills in Less than a Year Jul 25, 2016 By Barney Higgins  You can read the war time…

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British sale of African goods to America

British sale of African goods to America

“British ships carried 3.4 million or more enslaved Africans to the Americas.” Of the 80,000 Africans chained and shackled and transported across to the Americas each year, 42,000…

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Love choices of fascist racist demagogues

Love choices of fascist racist demagogues

Thanks to the most wonderful Jet Blue airlines free on-board wi-fi policy, I have twenty minutes flying time on the way to San Fransisco to…

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