Bermuda Day is fast upon us. Happy Bermuda Day! By the next time I get to address this audience, Bermuda Day will have passed.

May is Heritage Month and it is fitting that we remember and practice our heritage, traditions and history, and pass them on to the younger generations, in the hope that they will do the same.

There is an interesting event going on this week, part of our art history in the making!

Stephen Wiltshire, a famous British Aritist who has Autism, is now on the island, the guest of the Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda Autism Society. More on this after the top 20.

Top of the hits this week is Hard by Rihanna, the lovely Bajan Bombshell.

Up at #2 is Everything To Me by Monica. This one is doing well in the international music charts.

Rude Boy by Rihanna, advances to #3. Rihanna is all over the place.

Her picture and face are everywhere — magazine covers, websites, you name it; she's on it. Tumbling to #4 is Tik Tok by Ke$ha.

Falling to #5 is Sexy Chick by David Guetta featuring Akon, a banger of an anthem that is also very catchy.

Improving to #6 is Hey Daddy, (Daddy's Home) by Usher featuring Plies. Tumbling to #7 is On To The Next One by Jay Z and Swizz Beats.

Falling to #8 its Bedrock by Young Money featuring Lloyd. On the way up at #9 is Neighbours Know My Name by Trey Songz. At #10 is Snoop Dogg's hip hop Anthem I Wanna Rock.

On the way down at #11 is Why Don't You Love Me by Beyonce.

Tumbling to #12 spot is Say Something by Timbaland featuring Drake, a former essential new jam.

Up two spots to #13 is last week's essential new tune — My Chick Bad by Ludacris featuring Nicki Minaj. Over, by Drake, improves to #14. Slipping to #15 is How Low by Ludacris. Up to #16 is Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) by Alicia Keys.

Jumping to #17 is Nothin' On You by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars. Falling to #18 is Say Aah by Trey Songz featuring Fabolous.

New at #19 is L'il Freak by Usher featuring Nicki Manj, this week's essential new tune.

Tumbling to #20 is It Kills Me by Melanie Fiona, a sweet ballad.

Now back to this week's word — Heritage, History, Art and now Stephen Wiltshire. I'm looking forward to the 24th of May, the original name of our Bermuda Day Holiday.

I'm looking forward to the race; I keep saying I want to run it but I'm a three to five mile guy — I only run to keep in shape!

I am not hardly trying to run anybody's half marathon this year. I have enough on my plate but who knows, maybe one day. I'm also looking forward to the parade.

On a sad note, I'm a little disappointed that the Filipino community has chosen not to participate this year; although I understand their reasons.

Some Bermudians exhibit xenophobia. I do not. Many people from many places harbour xenophobia.

The point that we as Bermudians must understand is that our birth rate simply does not provide enough warm bodies to fill all the jobs that we have in our country.

Thus, we will always have to import labour from somewhere. Get over it already. It is what it is.

They are now part of our history and culture and deserve to participate in the parade and any other parts of the fabric of this country.

But, in creating history, this week and this weekend Stephen Wiltshire is here to celebrate art and autism.

This man has a photographic memory and the ability to reproduce perfect, identical and to scale drawings of scenes, cities, landscapes, whatever, after only having had a look at them for 30-60 minutes, from a helicopter or just from observation.

He will be producing art work and prints from his time in Bermuda, which will be auctioned off to raise funds for the Bermuda National Gallery and Bermuda Autism Support and Education, in a joint effort produced by both organisations.

So come out, purchase a print and support both the arts and autism.

He will be featured at the Bermuda National Gallery this week and at a gala dinner on Saturday evening.

This will now be part of Bermuda's art history and something about which the country can be proud. Hopefully he too will enjoy Bermuda Day.

However, I must request and pray here that the weekend will be free of crime, shootings, gang warfare and any and all other forms of negative, destructive and antisocial behaviour.

Come on folks; the country and the people of Bermuda deserve to live in peace, in a land where crime and lawlessness are not the order of the day and the modus operandi of too many.

Lets return Bermuda to that peaceful, cool place where you borrowed a couple of eggs and some sugar from your neighbour.

Nowadays some of us don't even know our neighbours' names.

We're just too busy but also we don't take the time to say hello any more.

Well, at least we know what we should be doing! Anyway, Happy Bermuda Day to one and all! Bless up ... DJLT.