Bryan Adams - Do I have to say the words?

I had the opportunity to see Bryan Adams Live in Concert at Hitex grounds , here in Hyderabad. I still am struggling to get out of the hangover.

As a result, I thought of sharing some lesser or not known facts about this 18 going on 55 Canadian pop star. Here's the list:

1. Bryan Adams full name is Bryan Guy Adams.

2. He also has a brother named Bruce Adams.

3. Apart from being a successful singer, song-writer, guitarist, producer, actor and bassist, he is also a very good photographer.

4. Before becoming one of Canada's most successful names Bryan Adams used to work as a dishwasher.

5. In 2002 Bryan Adams was invited by Common Wealth to photograph Queen Elizabeth II  and Bryan's photos were used as Canadian postage stamp in 2004 and 2005.

6. Most of his HIT numbers were written for films and the only popular song that wasn't written for a film was 'Please Forgive Me'.

7. He also acted in several films, TWISTED TANGO being the latest that was released in 2004 starring Bryan Adams alongside super model Eva Herzigova.

8. Bryan Adams has sold nearly 70 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide.

9. Bryan Adams first album released when he was 15 back in 1975. Although his album 'Cuts like a knife' released in 1983, he rose to fame with the song Everything I Do which also was featured in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood.

10. Bryan Adams also has a philanthropic side. The Bryan Adams foundation has been set by him to advance  education and learning opportunities for children worldwide. He's also been doing in-numerous fund raising concerts.

11.  The song 'Oxygen' from the Bryan Adams album ELEVEN was part of the SHOTBYU initiative wherein the song was released and people were asked to shoot videos with their mobile phones and the best video was selected  as the official video for the song.

That's it from me, if you happen to know any other lesser known facts about Bryan Adams do share them. And yeah I also feel without Keith Scott there Bryan Adams wouldn't be so successful. 

 

Hand of hope

The following is an email I received recently and I felt the need of sharing it here. 

                                                                                                                 - via a friend of mine

The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby.  As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr.Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity.     

The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old foetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said,  "The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person" Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation was 100 percent successful.

The world needs to see this one and understand the fact that every life is a life and is valuable form the very time of its formation.