This was an exciting day. He came out in the morning. Later on that afternoon I brought Oliver to the hospital to meet his brother. Oliver gave James his first bottle.
I was so happy. When we got home a few days later I took him around the garden and showed him all the things that he'd play in and on. Things like the pool and the jungle gym.
I've edited this post a bit. I was a little enamoured with "over the moon" at the time. Even though I was over the moon. It's used far too often. I might have been a little euphoric when I wrote the first post.
November 23, 2011
James Peter Janisch - born 23rd November 2011
World meet James. James is new to the world, only born at 9:35 this morning. Kath is well and Oliver is has a little brother (he's taking this older brother thing very seriously). James is full of voice and has an enormous appetite to sustain this voice. And his father is over the moon (I'll let this one go). I was very nervous but once the little guy arrived I couldn't believe it - and frankly still can't.
James wasn't born on any famous musician's birthday like big brother Oliver (although I see that RL Burnside, Bruce Hornsby, Krzysztof Penderecki and Rose Simpson - were born today). But he does share a name with many great musicians like: James Marshall Hendrix, James Patrick Page, James Hetfield, James Reeves, James Dean, James Honeyman-Scott, Homesick James, Elmore James, James Taylor, James Morrison, James (the band), James McCullough (who played with Wings - lovely guitarist but alas deceased) etc
I am therefore not short of songs to post on his birthday.
The bassist for a lot of the Motown tracks was a guy called James Jamerson - I remember buying a cassette of the Four Tops' greatest hits when I was on the border and being floored by the bassline on this track. James Jamerson was described by that other famous James (James Paul McCartney) as being the "great James J" - rather like the newest James on the planet.
Just as Oliver has Peter Green and Ollie Halsall as his musicians on his birthday, James will have a fluctuating number of James' along with a James Phillips track. Those who have never heard of James Phillips have missed out on one of South Africa's best musicians who unfortunately died in 1995. Including him is even more poignant because Phillips was a student of James' maternal grandmother Mary. (You can purchase almost all of his recorded work off the Rhythm Music Store.
09 - James Phillips - Rock And Rolls Royce -- Corporal Punishment
Welcome to our world James - it's now
time for me to introduce you to your older brother who cannot wait to
meet you. I can assure you that your mother and father the happiest parents now that they have met you.
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