Destiny Calls

Episode 3 finds Zeus and Hera visiting London for the first time (that we know of). Helen arrives home from her holiday and Suzie is up to something.

This week's cast is:

Wendy Lap - Hera, Moira McGinty, Child 2.
Ira Seidenstein - Zeus
Sarah Golding - Darlene the lady on the bus, Child 1, Mina the homeless lady
Flloyd Kennedy - Helen, Jennifer, Susie

Music is from John T La Barbera's album, "In the Labyrinth".

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"Ambience, Children Playing, Distant, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk)
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All other SFX recorded by Flloyd Kennedy.

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Helen takes the goddess Demeter to task for providing her with superpowers without any idea how to use them, and the goddess/nymph Cyllene seems to support her. Helen's  on a mission to get it right next time. 
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Cast:
Cyllene - Sarah Golding
Dr Calumn Shrodinger - Christopher McDougall
Helen, Demeter, Janey, Susie - Flloyd Kennedy

Music - from "In the Labyrinth", composed and performed by John T La Barbera

Written and directed by, editing and sound design - Flloyd Kennedy

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Season 9 already!  And Helen is getting back to 'normal' life, performing a poem live at a meeting of the Good and Deadly Poetry Society of South London. But those pesky Greek Gods can't leave her alone for long.

The cast is:
Henry - Tayo Aluko
Raven - Frances Broudie Oldridge
Helen - Flloyd Kennedy
Cyllene - Sarah Golding.

Music courtesy of John T La Barbera, from his album "In the Labyrinth".
Editing, sound design and production by Flloyd Kennedy.

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Well, Helen certainly does.  Here she is, taking no prisoners when the dental receptionist seems to question her ability to keep up with modern technology.  The podcast Helen is following "Somewhere On Earth Podcast" is an actual podcast (just like this one) only it focuses on developments in modern technology, and how they affect communities literally all over the world. And here is the link to find it. https://somewhereonearth.buzzsprout.com/.  I love it, so of course Helen does too!
The music is from "In the Labyrinth", composed and performed by John T LaBarbera.

Season 9 of "Am I Old Yet" has now been written, and recording is due to start next week.  It will take at least a couple of  weeks to get the first episodes designed and edited, but believe me, it won't be long now!  

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Bonus episode: Welcome to this personal tribute to my very dear friend Allana Noyes, who sadly passed away recently after a short illness.   This is a compilation of the episodes in which Allana played Helen's Great Niece Georgie, and Georgie's mother Flora.  For those of you who knew Allana, I hope you enjoy hearing her again, and for those who didn't, I trust you will enjoy her remarkable talent and joyous energy.  She is sadly missed.

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Bonus Ep: Helen gets a lesson in Scots Gaelic over a cup of tea and a piece of Ilse's wonderful chocolate at the Cheese Shop Cafe.  

This bonus episode features my sister-in-law, Mabel Macarthur as the Gaelic lady, and was recorded on her dining table on the Isle of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides during my recent mini break.

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BONUS EPISODE: Linda Wilton, Argentine Tango specialist,  has been dancing and teaching dance for most of her life. She trained in Argentine Tango with Juan Carlos Copez. Linda shares some of her story with Flloyd Kennedy, and also her thoughts about the process of ageing, and how she is adapting  so that she may continue dancing for many years to come. In the cover image, Linda (centre) is being honoured at the 2023  La Feria festival in Liverpool, by Francisco  Carrasco (right), Director of Luma Creations, for her work, including  bringing the wonderful Argentine Tango singer  Martin Alvarado (on the left) to Liverpool.

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Episode 8 brings Season 8 to a conclusion with the Epilogue. Zeus reads the riot act to his disobedient children Artemis and Hermes, and his granddaughter Persephone. Helen gets good news on the political front from Serena (Jonas Scillily's secretary) and Rene's acting career is launched. Featuring Ira Seidenstein as Zeus, Christopher McDougall as Hermes, Rene,  and as Rene playing David Balfour, Frankii Phoenix as Serena and John Warner returning as Helen's son-in-law, Jonathan. The theme music for the fictional TV adaptation of "Kidnapped" is "The Bonny Braes of Elcho", written and performed by Julian Goodacre, from his CD "Some of Me Tunes, Some of Me Pipes". The episode theme music is "In the Labyrinth", and the music in the family room is "Mandrugada (Dawn)" both from John T LaBarbera's album "In the Labyrinth".

Pixabay:
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Ep 7 and Helen finds herself delivered to wherever it is that the Trickster Gods (Anansi, Loki and Hermes) have arranged to meet up with the Minister for Talking Garbage to 'do a deal'.  Now the tricky business really kicks off.

With Christopher McDougall as Hermes, Roy J Carruthers as Loki, Tayo Aluko as Anansi and Matthew Field as silly Jonas.

Music: John T LaBarbera
In the Labyrinth (Season theme)
Dance of the Ancient Spider

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Ep 6 finds René's acting career taking off, while Artemis and Persephone persuade Helen that her super hero journey is in need of a lift, and they are just the beings to give it to her. Christopher McDougall plays René, Matthew Field plays Tom Maximan. I do the others.

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Music - John T Labarbera
In the Labyrinth
Song of the Goddess Diana

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