Ramblings
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Cricket.
When I was younger, one of the guide books for Barbados had the following in it: You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When…
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A Flamenco Night
Towards the end of last month, Matt Hernandez dropped me an e-mail enquiring whether I’d be interested in showing up at Cox’s Yard for an evening of Flamenco/Celtic fusion, featuring the Street Shepherd Band with Ana Garcia, and supported by Katie Dove-Dixon. I knew I was on call, but said that I’d like to show…
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Farewell Orange, Hello Vodafone
Orange don’t know it yet, but I’m changing my pay-monthly phone to a PAYG phone this weekend. I’ve finally succumbed to the lure (and allure) of the HTC Touch Pro, and acquired one on contract with Vodafone. There are plenty of reviews on the ‘net already, so I’ll just remark this – I like it…
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Networking, GW Fest and stepping up a gear
Decided to go to the Great Western Festival (in aid of the regional air ambulance) last weekend. You’d think that having spent an entire weekend there, accumulating several hundred photos to process, I wouldn’t be going back so soon to take even more photos. Well, I’m not always that logical, and some of the bands…
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Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub – part 3
Sunday afternoon saw me returning to the Great Western pub for the Americana / blues bands they were hosting. This time I carried my green chair with me, as the prospect of spending another 8 hours sitting on the wooden benches at the pub was not very enticing. Acts included the Dustbowl String Band (featuring…
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Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub – part 2
Having rolled home around 00:45 on Saturday (Oysterband ran long due to encores), I slept in a bit. Decided to wander over to the Festival around 11:30 A.M., and looked for lunch. Fortune smiled, and there was a Caribbean food stand offering curried mutton, saltfish fritters, jerk chicken and more. Enquired after the curried mutton,…