Sunday 7 August 2011

Don't Panic - It's a Crash - Back At My Desk in three weeks until then the Computer Will Manage it All

What a fantastic night at the Red Lion, Braithwell on Tuesday night.  For those who were not tuned into what had being going on will be unaware of the hard work that John Statter had to put into finding a new venue after the regular Three Tuns, Stainton Pub was put out of action due to redecoration following a flood.

So well done to John and everyone else who rallied around to find a stand in. 
The Land Lord put us in an upstairs room, one which, judging by the depth of the dust, had not been used for some time.  A sign of the times I fear. 

As we got underway the signs for the night were not good, with only a small yet select and enthusiastic group kicking off the music.  Yet before the half hour was out it had become a case of standing room only as regulars and some special guests made their entrance having negotiated the stairs to find us. 

It was fantastic to see Toein’ In The Dark turn out, minus a holidaying Bob, four super songs with that trade mark harmony  and also Liz and Paul Davenport, who I find a special treat everytime I hear them.  

And backing it all up some really great standard Club regulars. 

And of course this was all to celebrate our Barrie’s big 60 Birthday which is coming up on the eighth by which time he will have transported off on a touring holiday.   Easier work I suspect than a Masher tours, for which Barrie is now responsible!! So if you’re reading this in distant lands of the realm, have a great day mate.

Finally a mention for John.  How his Wife puts up with him I don’t know.  The nights surprise was from under the table he produced his mini accordion, yet another instrument added to his multi instrument talents.   He’ll need a Pickford’s Van soon to get to Clubs.    

As those who have seen the our little update News Emails will already know The Travellers, Bramley, Thursday night Open Mic is no more.  It’s another change of Land Lord situations.    But there’s still more than enough places to go visiting on a Thursday evening, just check the Diary pages HERE to find out where.

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to The Queen’s on Saturday Night to see View From S62 in action, having been waylaid by a certain Mr Hartley in The Bridge for a very rare for me afternoon session.  Not sure the beer mixes with the drugs that well as I don’t remember much of Saturday evening having fallen to sleep in front of Dads Army.   

OH……….  And Mashing congratulations to Olivia and Ben at The Bridge who are, I’m reliably told, to become Parents.  Well done…………….  We knew you had it in you………………. If that’s the right terminology. 

But reports I’ve seen from the View From S62 Gig were again brilliant, and good to see a few of my former pupils creeping in to see what I had been talking about and enjoying the show.   I’m told there are a few new songs in the play list as well, so I had better get my a*** into gear next time and go for a listen.  

More feedback from Party In The Park.  It seems that our friends Swansong also copped for the timings fiasco.  A large proportion of the Acoustic Rotherham audience headed out at around 3:00pm, Jane and Linda, to go and see Swansong, never to be seen again.  And they didn’t get to see Swansong either as they were pushed on at 12:30pm and by their original start time were back home with their feet up!!   So if anyone has seen Jane or Linda let us know, or did the Rose Hill Park Monster find them?  Of course they may have gone off with the wrestlers.

I’ve now started the task of adding the CDs to the Dickie’s Sale Off Page.   If you didn’t get the Email, I’ve now put most of the music books onto Ebay, BUT that does not preclude you from buying, all the time a book is on the page it remains available and to buy just go through the Paypal process and I’ll take it off Ebay.

There are some proper CD bargains to come so keep looking, the initial selection are basically my collection of boxed sets, including the Complete Matt McGinn – 9 CDs.     Anyway go HERE to check it all out. 

I’m told that Friday’s Princess Royal Folk Night was a super night, even if numbers were low.  Apparently Roy Blackburn made a visit and was in top entertaining form.   Great stuff. 

Don’t forget Madfest on the first weekend in September, all details on the Diary Page HERE or in last week’s Blog.

In fact I’m quite intrigued by the Blog reading habits,  for some reason the Easter Blog has proved popular with folks every week, it’s a bit like some of the strange page visits to the Web Site, where people are hitting pages that should no longer exist.  

And what a week in the real World.  First the Americans leave it to the last minute to hash together a plan that will enable them to make their debt payment, and then the “Independent” Bankers go and degrade their credit rating.  Nice.  No thanks there for the mess that the US Government dug them out of.   Expect some American Government revenge taking soon, I think.
The Euro Zone appears to be heading into greater crisis by the day, with no one being able to get the Governments of the Med Countries to understand that they have to inflict massive hardship upon their people to pacify the Bankers and the Spiv Markets. 

Of course Cameron and his Liberal allies have had no such qualms about hitting the working people of this Country.  And all to be able to point and say, well if we had not acted we might have ended up like Greece, while failing to point out that we have exactly the same economic growth rate as Greece, 0.3%.   Strange that.   Of course what the Tory supporters would love is to have working people living in conditions similar to those of the ancient Greeks. 

Watching the Stock Market slide has been the media hobby of the week.  Watching Traders throwing away the money belonging to other people, namely you and I is a nightmare.  But hey – that apparently is not true!!  According to one commentator I heard on the radio this week most of the Traders are away on Holiday and so they have not been at their desks to manage this readjustment.  Apparently while they are on holiday they leave the trading in the safe hands of the Computer system, one which , it seems, is not programmed to manage a downward adjustment, and so is very keen to sale off dropping value shares.   Well, at least we have an explanation for it all now. 

But at least we won the Test Match.  

But back to the music.  The Masher was delighted to accept invitations to play at the Worcester and Wirksworth Festivals again this year, you’ll get the detail as soon as I have it, but you’ll find the Festival dates on the Diary pages. 

The September page is now live.  HERE and if I’ve left your Club or Event off please Email HERE or use the form HERE to send me the details.  Thanks. 

So coming up this week.   It’s pretty standard week locally, but at the end of the week the Saltburn Folk Festival will be under way along with Beacons and few others.   If anything to really get the taste buds going crops up you’ll be the first to hear. 

Just a reminder that it being the holiday season, please check with Club Web Sites etc just to make sure the regular events are going ahead, this will prevent disappointment.

And so whatever you are doing, please have fun and keep it LIVE.

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