Swimming trunks? Now why would I need swimming trunks???

You don't mean you go swimming without them???!!!

If you're a regular follower of the OLTVA thread, you'll catch what this story is all about...

I wonder what J.S would have made of arranging a piece for seven garklein recorders.

reached for his industrial strength ear protection, like everyone else...

Are you being critical of our beautiful garklein groum young lady? How very dare ye. J.S. would have loved it. He might have been inspired to write a fugue for us.

Do I really want to know about this ???

I thought we men werent allowed to look at the OLTVA thread!

You might get away with it if you go in disguise, eg Ena (as in "Sharples" ) Otherwise it's unlikely that you'll escape unscathed

Soap boxes are like busses - you don't see one for weeks and then three come along at once

The garklein ensemble will be highly melodious



Erm....

Andrew Lloyd Webber's daughter is taking her grade 3 singing exam tomorrow...

Advert on the TV for a pregnancy test: 'It's so advanced, its extraordinary!'

Surely having the results in plain words is simpler, not advanced?!?

Sarah -



I just got roped into presenting the weather for our local radio station (well, one of the much smaller ones!) next week.

That sounds interesting. Good luck, and I hope youre not too nervous !

Thanks. Well, it wasn't too bad - thankfully there wasn't much to say!

Why do hotels fold over a corner of the toilet paper? It irritates me !

We've just bought some new Tumblers... so why are they still all in the dishwasher at the same time and it's only after breakfast.

Today was the Budget.

The question is : are we better off now?...

My parents appear to think not. Least, Mum does. She also drinks rather a lot of wine which could have to do with it though. I've not yet seen anything, I guess I'll have to wait for the morning papers!

Yes, the price of wine/beer is up...

If it makes her drink less then thats a good thing. Anyhow, I'm off to orchestra, so I shall come back tomorrow when I know a bit more about it

Anyone else think this year's Budget has been generally not much good for anyone?...

They've put our Tax Credits up by over a thousand pounds. It's good for low income households with children.

that's something good to come out of the Budget. Pleased someone found something.

some people take themselves SO seriously

German coursework is driving me nuts, and it's only just the planning part The first draft is meant to be done in the holidays...

A pupil of mine took her Grade 5 last year. The examiner said before she began her List B piece, 'Oh, I know the composer of this; he's a friend of mine'.

She took her Grade 6 today. The examiner (a different one) said before she began her List B piece, 'Oh, I know the composer of this; he's a friend of mine'.

I suggested that, when she does Grade 7, we'll choose a piece where the composer is long gone.

I thought I'd wouldn't have to write another personal statement for a while... now it seems I need to write 2 this week.

Is my accent getting THAT bad? Its getting worse I know. Its not even a nice accent! My friend is ALWAYS picking me up on it!

Last night I had a dream about a wedding. Fairy nuff.

I woke up this morning to find my mum sitting surrounded by wedding photos.

Just as you were writing this I was posting on the clarinet thread about a coincidence I've just had

It's happened to me a few times this week. I'm quite scared now...

Don't worry, it's probably only Lavvy mucking around

I was in York yesterday. I was making good retail progress, and only had an hour available, and planned to get the 1612 train home. However, this was not to be.

I was on my way to the music shop. It was about 1545 by this time. En route, I happened on a craft fair that was taking place in the Guildhall. There was the usual man standing nearby holding a sign. I always feel rather sorry for the person doing the job that could be done equally well by a £6.99 plastic parasol base from B&Q, though I suppose such an implement would only cause redundancy...

From what I could see, the craft fair appeared colourful and enthralling. Since I was passing, I thought I'd call in and offer some youthful vibrancy to a spectacle that was clearly in need of it. However, I didn't have a lot of time, and it was for this reason that I passed through the doors with the look of a man in a hurry. I was still basking in a feeling of giddy jubilation on account of my day going so well. Imagine, thus, how it brought me down when a craft fair official started objecting to my actions.

"Hello", he greeted me, in a manner that suggested being warm and sincere was not really necessary.
"Hi!", I replied.
"Admission is fifty pence", he intoned.

I was somewhat displeased. I am not, as I am sure you will appreciate, accustomed to parting with money in conjunction with attending a spectacle where items are on sale, unless I'm taking one of the items home. However, I got the impression that this man was not to be tampered with, and equally that it would be somewhat awkward if I were to say "oh well, **** you" and leave. Reluctantly, I gave him 50p, and he said "that's fine, thank you." in a way that confirmed that I was now behaving within the regulations. I now felt defeated.

I could have left immediately, but I felt that since I'd payed 50p just to be present, it would have been a financial blow to withdraw without buying anything. I really would have wasted my money if I'd done that. As such, I had to walk round until I found something I would want to buy. I did about three laps, and it wasn't looking good.

In the end, I bought a Silver Jubilee coin for £3, which I regarded as a Silver Jubilee coin for £3.50, and also as my ticket to rejoining the outside world. Strictly speaking, this wasn't a "craft", but on this occasion I was prepared to overlook technicalities. I was hugely tempted to approach the man on the door, and ask him if I could have my deposit back now that I'd bought something. However, he was busy with another unwitting passer-by.

After this episode, I felt that my session in York had been compromised, and of course, I missed the train. It started to rain, and the music shop didn't have what I wanted, and I had to wait an hour for the next train, and it was all most unfortunate.



This chronicle is one of many from yesterday. I won't publish them all!

Sorry you were surprised at having to pay an entrance charge. In this neck of the woods, we expect to pay one if it's indoors, to offset the cost of hiring the hall. The only "free" craft fairs are those on the street where the council has set things up.

I guess I'm just not a seasoned craft fair goer...

One thing just leads on to another, doesn't it?

Saw a nice recorder case...oooh, lovely, it can fit sopranino to bass in it, looks very swish.

Of course, it fits a straight bass, not a knick bass like mine. So obviously having a nice recorder case like that would necessitate getting a straight bass. A nice one, made of wood, you know.
And also I don't own a sopranino. Though my garklein could fit in the gap for it. But it might rattle around a bit, so probably best to buy a 'nino to go there, and put the gark in the sheet music section.

OK, so, that's me having spent a mental grand and some in the last half an hour...

You'd better start saving up - the next Greenwich early music fair is only eight months away...

Amazingly enough, I'm already well aware of that - and trying to decide whether or not I dare go...!

musing and wondering where to find violin players

... ok, don't tell me 'in an orchestra' !!

I can tell where not to find them - My school orchestra or the local youth orchestra.... Very thin on the ground!

My Dad just threatened to withhold my allowance. It would be a more impressive threat if he actually gave me an allowance......

I used to recieve that threat until I pointed out its inadequacies! Indeed, I could go on about threats of a similar nature, but I'll get so wound up that I won't sleep...

Along the same lines - yesterday our maths teacher threatened our class that if we didn't get our hwk in on time, he'd exclude us from lessons until it was finished. Surely, if you're not doing the hwk, its quite likely you wouldnt mind not going to the lessons?

Knock knock.
Who's there?
'Maybe it's a big horse'
'Maybe it's a big horse' who?...




















'Maybe it's a big horse I'm a Londoner, that I love London Town'

Barry?

You know those Really Useful Boxes....?

Yep, I know them well...

Noodle, you are about to get a PM

That was a remarkable prediction Barry. Noodle, you have a PM

Difficult to say, but I felt I did rather better than I feared I might. I was more relaxed than I expected, and I enjoyed myself.