Let It Snow

Well I've had another ace weekend... It rained, the beer was crap and now I've got a cold.

But it was fantabulous!!! On Sunday we were at a charity gala day and we were playing late evening, outside, on Simon's mobile stage again. There were tombolas and raffles, bouncy castles for the kids and good food and everything: even a shove ha'penny stall for bottles of wine (shove pound coin really). A day full of fun, music and the utter enthusiasm of Yorkshirefolk. "It's nowt but a bit 'o rain". I love the spirit of the people where I live. Unstoppable!

The charity we were all supporting is brilliant. Let It Snow (let-it-snow.org.uk), it could have been 'let it rain' given the downpour today :)

What does Let It Snow do? Well, proper winter in my part of Yorkshire is not so deep and cold as I remember from my own childhood. It's more damp and miserable than crystal cold frost and two feet of snow. So the charity takes the snow to the kids, tons and tons of it, to make chutes and slides and snowmen and igloos and have snowball fights and everything else, and there's a visit from Santa.

It's all for children in hospices, when they may never see a true winter or even see the next spring. I'm proud to be able to contribute in my humble way.

Bonus: I am usually the last to get photos and stuff from when the band plays, but not this time. My good friend 'The Gypsy' videoed our set, and I've just done a rough edit. I can't get the aspect ratio right though, YouTube squashes us, but ne'er mind.

ABandinurHead - Honkey Tonk Women - with umbrellas
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A thought for a Sunday

"In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true".



Siddhārtha Gautama (c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE) Grow into these trousers... >>

Late night music

Jerry Garcia and Dave Grisman. Ahhhhh cooooly cool...

The thrill is gone
jerry garcia and david grisman
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A classic illusion

Penn and Teller saw a woman in half. Good magic, great comedy.


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Convince your friends they are psychic

This is a cool, computer age, magic trick from Barry and Stuart. I have only found this on BBCthree as yet, so it won't embed, but have a look and fool your mates.


The actual video you play is here. Watch it, if you want to get a feel for what happens. Otherwise skip to...



...the explanation.

I'm sure going to pull a jolly jape tomorrow.

The question is 'who's it going to be'?

Someone computer savvy and not usually gullible. Hmmm...

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Don't get angry

Inanimate objects have a way of taking revenge.


From Fail Blog. Grow into these trousers... >>

Late night music

Jerry covers Bob Dylan's Tangled song

Jerry Garcia Band: Tangled Up in Blue
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Dolphins and bubble rings

Amazing behaviour indeed, and a great example of animals at play. As for their skill...

Dolphin Bubbles: An Amazing Behavior [3:25]


I've seen something like this before, so thanks to Atheist Planet for jogging my memory. Grow into these trousers... >>

A thought for a Sunday

"To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything".


Albert Camus (1913 – 1960) Grow into these trousers... >>

The Edgar Broughton Band

If I came into your city
hung up on a game,
would you give me your assistance
though you didn't know my name?

Edgar Broughton Band - 'Hotel Room' - 1971 45rpm
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