I am very excited, I have just committed to buy myself a birthday present. I should have had this last year when it was a big birthday, but finances at the time just didn't allow.
I am adding to my "stable" of tubas - what is the collective noun for tubas, suggestions please - next week I should be recieving a shinny new CC four rota beasty, I just hope I can get my brain round the fingering.
Friday, 31 July 2009
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Smiths Square
I can't believe how long it is since I last posted, well now it is just a few lines as I'm very tiered and just a little "relaxed" my band Croydon Symphonic Band have just played at the St John's Smith Square, a really great venue and my first thoughts are that we didn't do too badly!
Personally I played like a drain!!
I have been working so hard and so long on gardens that I haven't done any practise for months, - and it shows - I will be playing with the Croydon Brass Band at the weekend on BBb bass so I hope that goes well, the music should be less technically challenging so I might get away with it!
By the by BBb totally confused the blogger spellcheck
Personally I played like a drain!!
I have been working so hard and so long on gardens that I haven't done any practise for months, - and it shows - I will be playing with the Croydon Brass Band at the weekend on BBb bass so I hope that goes well, the music should be less technically challenging so I might get away with it!
By the by BBb totally confused the blogger spellcheck
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
About Time
About Time I made a post, I spoke to Alec last night and got told off for not keeping up to date. I must say that when I started this I had no idea just how time consuming it would be possible for a blog to be.
Well I have been up to quite a lot but not a lot of it has been very interesting, the weather has been generally very good so I have been hard at it in the gardens, laying turf, creosoting fences as well as all the other work that needs to be kept on top of at this time of year. Pond are still my bette noire but more of that another day.
Very little on the music front, I have had a couple of orchestral services at All Souls Langham Place, and am looking forward to a park concert at Greenwich Park on Sunday. Greenwich is one of my favorite parks and we will take along a picnic and enjoy a good old fashioned family day out, now back to the lawn mower, it is probably sulking because I havn't been out working yet today
More soon
Well I have been up to quite a lot but not a lot of it has been very interesting, the weather has been generally very good so I have been hard at it in the gardens, laying turf, creosoting fences as well as all the other work that needs to be kept on top of at this time of year. Pond are still my bette noire but more of that another day.
Very little on the music front, I have had a couple of orchestral services at All Souls Langham Place, and am looking forward to a park concert at Greenwich Park on Sunday. Greenwich is one of my favorite parks and we will take along a picnic and enjoy a good old fashioned family day out, now back to the lawn mower, it is probably sulking because I havn't been out working yet today
More soon
Friday, 8 May 2009
Cartoon Time
While I have been pleading that I am very busy at the moment - maybe it's just an excuse for not posting more frequently - I have had the time to start following a couple of new (to me) web comics. So rest assured that this is nothing to do with Rolf Harris.I have been enjoying Skin Horsefor some time now, to say the least this strip is a little offthe wall! I just love the characters, reading the comments it sounds as though there are a lot of references to other fantasy type thingies, cartoons, games, books etc. which I don't get, but that does not hinder my enjoyment any. The link takes you straight to the contents / index page, if you have the time it is great fun to start at the beginning and work your way through, if you just jump in on today's post it will be more than a little confusing.
I have just discovered http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/ and http://www.girlamatic.com/comics/mell.php?view=toc and like both of these. There is more stuff on the net than I can contemplate and much of it is well worth avoiding but I can recommend these - especially if you enjoy the odd!.
The picture is of Unity one of my favorite charicters from Skin Horse
Monday, 4 May 2009
Long time - no post
Just realised that I have missed a whole month. I think this is a reflection of how busy I have been and what good weather we have been having.
All the sun shine means that I have been out working in gardens as much as possible and when I get home too tiered to be bothered - with almost anything. That added to a number of vehicle breakdowns have meant that my mind has been elsewhere, however I do promise to post more tonight in the mean time here's a nice picture
This is a sculpture at the RHS Wisley gardens seen in September last year - sorry I don't know the artist
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Gone Racing
Hi!
Any way- today has been largely taken up with motor racing, and not just grand prix on the telly! No today the Goodwin family went to Brand Hatch to watch truck racing. These are the most powerful racing machines with great track presence and lots of overtaking, for more checkout http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/news/article.asp?NewsID=4547
Well either the weather has been very good, or I have just been busy. I hadn't realised just how long it has been since I last put up a post. I know self discipline has never been one of my strong points but I did think I would manage better than this.
Any way- today has been largely taken up with motor racing, and not just grand prix on the telly! No today the Goodwin family went to Brand Hatch to watch truck racing. These are the most powerful racing machines with great track presence and lots of overtaking, for more checkout http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/news/article.asp?NewsID=4547 For the last couple of seasons the trucks have been the first and last meetings of the season at Brands, their races are mixed up with National Championship races for Pick up trucks, and Legends. The Pickups are identical purpose built racing vehicles with 2 litre Ford or Vauxhall engines, Legends are five eighths scale replicas of 1930's American sedans and coupes with 1200cc bike engines, both give lots of good quality close racing with lots of overtaking.
Normally I would say unlike Formula 1, however I have just watched the highlights of the Australian GP on TV and what I saw looked like an excellent race - I may be biased having been a Button fan for ages, and hope that he will now live up to his early promise. with a name like Jenson he has to be fast!
The Jensen Interceptor was a great car and one of my person favorites ever since I got my first Dinky model of one around 40 years ago! To find out what I'm talking about have a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Interceptor
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Well, sorry it's been a while since my last post, I think this goes to show that I have a lot more time when the weather is bad. Over the last week I have been pretty busy on all fronts, work, music, watching rugby, and even some time with the family.
On Saturday I played a concert with a local orchestra, and was reasonably pleased, there were quite few mistakes but I think most of these were down to a combination of lack of concentration and nerves. Any way the program went reasonably well and the audience were either very polite or enjoyed the evening.
Personally the most interesting part of the concert was the Weber Konzerstuck (literally Concert Piece) for Orchestra and Piano. This is basically a concerto, only with no breaks between movements, the interest for me came from the orchestration only one trombone is used, and it's the bass. Now for a any trombone it is very unusual to be the only one but for a bass trombone this is unheard of - anyway although it felt a bit bazaar the orchestration really worked, and I think we all enjoyed this piece. We also played the Beethoven "consecration of the House" and Brahms second symphony.
Although I have nothing in the diary at the moment I hope to do a lot more orchestra playing this year, both on Tuba and Bass Trombone - so come fixers make that call.............
On Saturday I played a concert with a local orchestra, and was reasonably pleased, there were quite few mistakes but I think most of these were down to a combination of lack of concentration and nerves. Any way the program went reasonably well and the audience were either very polite or enjoyed the evening.
Personally the most interesting part of the concert was the Weber Konzerstuck (literally Concert Piece) for Orchestra and Piano. This is basically a concerto, only with no breaks between movements, the interest for me came from the orchestration only one trombone is used, and it's the bass. Now for a any trombone it is very unusual to be the only one but for a bass trombone this is unheard of - anyway although it felt a bit bazaar the orchestration really worked, and I think we all enjoyed this piece. We also played the Beethoven "consecration of the House" and Brahms second symphony.
Although I have nothing in the diary at the moment I hope to do a lot more orchestra playing this year, both on Tuba and Bass Trombone - so come fixers make that call.............
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