{"id":5462,"date":"2016-01-16T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=5462"},"modified":"2016-01-16T20:18:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T20:18:01","slug":"blue-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=5462","title":{"rendered":"BLUE MOSQUE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blue<\/a>BLUE MOSQUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to news reports, a Syrian member of ISIS detonated a bomb killing 10 people in Istanbul’s tourist zone, just steps from the Blue Mosque. The Turkish response to this threat to both security and economy has been swift and deadly with 200 ISIS sympathisers killed in Iraq and Syria. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blue Mosque reference brought back memories of a bygone era.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The above image is a quick sketch I made of the Blue Mosque back in the day during a world tour. This launched my career as a “professional” artist. A Coca Cola \u00a0truck driver examined my meagre effort and awarded me with a free bottle of coke for encouragement!<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

“I’d like to buy the world a home<\/strong><\/em>
\nAnd furnish it with love<\/strong><\/em>
\nGrow apple trees and honey bees<\/strong><\/em>
\nAnd snow white turtle doves<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I’d like to teach the world to sing<\/em><\/strong>
\nIn perfect harmony<\/em><\/strong>
\nI’d like to buy the world a Coke<\/em><\/strong>
\nAnd keep it company<\/em><\/strong>
\nThat’s the real thing”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hard to believe a world that naive!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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