MORRIS PERT - September 9, 1947 - April 27, 2010

Percussionist Morris Pert came out of the jazz-rock fusion era of the '70s to play music with many big-name artists and produce projects that display his wide range of interests beyond instrumental contemporary jazz. Born in 1947 and growing up in Arbroath, Scotland, he pursued a professional career by studying at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1969, and on a scholarship learned advanced composition and percussion at the Royal Academy in London

Pert is best known for his work with the pioneering group Brand X. He has also worked extensively over two decades in the recording studios with notables Paul McCartney & Wings, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elvis Costello, Alexis Korner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Yvonne Elliman, Kate Bush, Mike and Sally Oldfield, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry, Caravan, John Martyn, Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley, and Phil Collins. Among Pert's awards are five gold albums, an American ASCAP award, and a nomination by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for his recorded performances

Morris Pert can be heard on :

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Wings - Back To The Egg
Mike Oldfield - Platinum
Brand X - Product
Brand X - Do They Hurt?
Kate Bush - Never For Ever
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3
Mike Oldfield - QE2
Mike Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day
Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 4
Mike Oldfield - The Killing Fields Original Film Soundtrack
Peter Gabriel - Birdy
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring

Returning

We look forward to the day

When our guilt is wiped away

By the Creator, the Supreme King,

The nations can't help but sing.

Christ returning, no man knows the hour

Far above all rule, authority, and power,

Chosen, elected, loved in spite of me

Death is consumed in Victory.

All angels exalting in song on cue

To exalt the Savior called Faithful and True.


Jesus will return triumphant, heroic,

The eyes of the world will see and will know it.

He'll come on a horse in a garment of white,

The armies of earth will all gather to fight.

Out of his mouth will come a sharp sword,

The vic'try secured by the Word of the LORD.

We'll follow on horses in linen-both white.

The Son is our sun, no more death no more night.

So until He returns we wander and roam

On the earth as we serve Him-we know it's not home.

He's coming one day , truth and peace He will bring,

The LORD of all lords, the King of all kings.


In Adam we are all sinful men,

But Christ, He came to die.

With Him we can reign on high.

For in Christ we live and do not die like men.

He has conquered sin and the grave.

Let us praise Him, worship, and sing.

He is holy, almighty to save,

The Lord of lords and King of kings.

In Memoriam...

Tylko guziki nieugięte
przetrwały śmierć świadkowie zbrodni
z głębin wychodzą na powierzchnię
jedyny pomnik na ich grobie

są aby świadczyć Bóg policzy
i ulituje się nad nimi
lecz jak zmartwychstać mają ciałem
kiedy są lepką cząstką ziemi

przeleciał ptak przepływa obłok
upada liść kiełkuje ślaz
i cisza jest na wysokościach
i dymi mgłą katyński las

tylko guziki nieugięte
potężny głos zamilkłych chórów
tylko guziki nieugięte
guziki z płaszczy i mundurów

Zbigniew Herbert

Presidential and governmental figures

1. Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland
2. Maria Kaczyńska, First Lady of Poland and wife of the President
3. Mariusz Handzlik, Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
4. Ryszard Kaczorowski, the Former President of the Polish government-in-exile
5. Andrzej Kremer, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. Tomasz Merta, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
7. Sławomir Skrzypek, President of the National Bank of Poland
8. Władysław Stasiak, Chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
9. Aleksander Szczygło, Head of the National Security Bureau
10. Paweł Wypych, Secretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
11. Mariusz Kazana, Director of Diplomatic Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Military figures

1. General Franciszek Gągor, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
2. Lieutenant General Andrzej Błasik, Commander of Air Forces - Polish Air Force
3. Major General Tadeusz Buk, Commander of Land Forces - Polish Land Forces
4. Vice Admiral Andrzej Karweta, Commander of Navy - Polish Navy
5. Brigadier General Kazimierz Gilarski, Commander of the Warsaw Garrison
6. Brigadier General Stanisław Komornicki, Chancellor of the Order Virtuti Militari
7. Lieutenant General Bronisław Kwiatkowski, Commander of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command
8. Major General Włodzimierz Potasiński, Commander of the Polish Special Forces
9. Stanisław Jerzy Komorowski, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence
10. Tadeusz Płoski, Field Bishop of the Polish Army, the secretary of the Bishop Jan Osiński, Colonel of the Polish Army

Six of the seven highest military commanders (the Commander-in-Chief, i.e. President, the Chief of the General Staff and the Heads of the Navy, Army and Air Force) of the Polish Armed Forces were killed. The Minister of Defence, Bogdan Klich, was not on the plane.

Senate members

1. Krystyna Bochenek, Deputy Speaker of the Senate
2. Janina Fetlińska
3. Stanisław Zając

Sejm members

1. Leszek Deptuła
2. Grzegorz Dolniak
3. Grażyna Gęsicka
4. Przemysław Gosiewski
5. Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka
6. Sebastian Karpiniuk
7. Aleksandra Natalli-Świat
8. Krzysztof Putra, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm
9. Arkadiusz Rybicki
10. Jerzy Szmajdziński, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm
11. Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz
12. Zbigniew Wassermann
13. Wiesław Woda
14. Edward Wojtas
15. Maciej Płażyński, President of the Association "Polish Community", former Speaker of the Sejm, Sejm member

Religious figures

1. Archbishop Brigadier General Miron Chodakowski, Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Army
2. Tadeusz Płoski, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Polish Army
3. Ryszard Rumianek, Rector of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
4. Adam Pilch, Evangelical Lutheran Church minister
5. Bronisław Gostomski, Reverend Canon of St Andrew Bobola's church^{[clarification needed]}
6. Roman Indrzejczyk, Presidential Chaplain
7. Zdzisław Król, Chaplain of the Warsaw Katyń Families movement
8. Józef Joniec, Priest, President of the Parafiada association

Others

1. Joanna Agacka-Indecka, President of the Polish Bar Council
2. Janusz Kochanowski, Polish Ombudsman for Citizen Rights
3. Janusz Kurtyka, historian and President of the Institute of National Remembrance
4. Andrzej Przewoźnik, Secretary-General of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
5. Anna Walentynowicz, a major activist of the free trade union Solidarity in the late 1970s and early 1980s
6. Janusz Zakrzeński, Award-winning actor
7. Wojciech Seweryn, Polish-American artist ^[5]
8. Piotr Nurowski, tennis player and President of the Polish Olympic Committee
9. Teresa Walewska-Przyjalkowska, Member of the East Golgotha Foundation
10. Wojciech Lubinski, Presidential Doctor
11. Izabela Tomaszewska, President's Office staff
12. Zbigniew Debski, Presidential staff
13. Janina Natusiewicz-Mirer, social activist
14. Ewa Bakowska, Granddaughter of Brigadier General Mieczysław Smorawiński
15. Leszek Solski, Member of the Families of Katyń organization
16. Tadeusz Lutoborski, Member of the Families of Katyń organization
17. Gabriela Zych, Representative of Families of Katyń and other organizations
18. Zenona Mamontowicz-Lojek, Representative of Families of Katyń and other organizations
19. Aleksandr Fedorowicz, Russian interpreter
20. Janusz Krupski, Head of the Office of the Civil War Veterans and the Oppressed
21. Czesław Cywiński, President of the Association of Armia Krajowa Soldiers
22. Barbara Mamińska, Director of the Presidential Chancellery
23. Stefan Melak, President of the Katyn Committee
24. Stanisław Mikke, Vice-president of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
25. Andrzej Sariusz-Skąpski, President of the Federation of Katyń Families

Government Protection Bureau bodyguards

1. Lieutenant-Colonel Jaroslaw Florczak
2. Captain Dariusz Michalowski
3. Lieutenant Pawel Janeczek
4. Agnieszka Podgrodka-Weclawek
5. Jacek Surowka
6. Piotr Nosek
7. Pawel Krajewski
8. Artur Francuz
9. Marek Uleryk

Crew members

1. Captain Arkadiusz Protasiuk, Pilot
2. Major Robert Grzywna, Co-Pilot
3. Lieutenant Artur Ziętek, Navigator
4. Andrzej Michalak, Engineer
5. Barbara Maciejczyk, Flight Attendant
6. Natalia Januszko, Flight Attendant
7. Justyna Moniuszko, Flight Attendant

*Courtesy of Wikipedia

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren 22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010

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