I’ve been quiet! |
Hmm, where to start - had fight in pub a fortnight ago, came second, but it didn't hurt and the black eye has gone down.
Owing to a pot of margarine I ahve left the morris side so the mandoplan...
Posted by Freddy on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:53:00 PST |
RIP again |
OK this time it was my mother and no I did not take her to the vet's. Within sight of her 97th birthday she dropped dead at her bungalow while getting out of bed on the 17th January. Appar...
Posted by Freddy on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:06:00 PST |
Tenterden Festival |
Ground was dry, weather was smashing on Saturday, beer in the Woolpack was magnificent, lots of jovial morris-persons.
The 8 Bells is sorely missed, but all those trying at the Vine were valiant, and ...
Posted by Freddy on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:02:00 PST |
RIP Bonnie (survived by Ben and by Schitz the cat) |
Last trip to the vet for Bonnie yesterday and I'm being a bit soppy about it. Ben the border collie-cross seems a bit quiet too, and has not yet stolen her sofa. Schitz seems quite unmoved...
Posted by Freddy on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:09:00 PST |
Deal Maritime Fest |
Hmm. Planned to leave work at 1 on Friday but it was a day from hell and I finally got away at 6 so was a bit late for the assembled chilli con carne at our elected campsite Cottingham Lakes.&nb...
Posted by Freddy on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:29:00 PST |
Knockholt Autumn leaves |
What a splendid chill-out weekend. Field, Fire, Friends, Frigid water, Fart-huts, and of course the Fabric retreat in case of rain which happily stayed away.But the Farmer had apparently read the Mudc...
Posted by Freddy on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:46:00 PST |
Faversham Hop Fest |
There were mixed sessions in the Crown and Onanist on the Friday and Saturday evenings.
On the Friday I was there but then went for a long, long walk to get away.
On the Saturday I went for a short wa...
Posted by Freddy on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:21:00 PST |
More Mando stuff (not Mandies, or Mandy’s) |
Well the Frozen Chew gig was CRAP. Der Fuhrer told me he was gong to play an acoustic guitar - so I took the acoustic mando in stead, and had huge trouble getting enough input gain into his mixe...
Posted by Freddy on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:46:00 PST |
More on the mando |
Well, I finally put that first bumsucker in this morning, and I have to say I think the result is not bad. I've got the bumsucker in bridge, and one of the single-poles in neck and until I can insert ...
Posted by Freddy on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:21:00 PST |
The electric mando project... |
Well, progress so far: Got cheap shit electric mandolin off ebay. Sent it back for replacement with letter listing 15 faults, but what did I expect for 40 quid? Oh, yes, the body is made of MDF!! But ...
Posted by Freddy on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:19:00 PST |
