Tuesday 15 June 2010

Its' that mad lot again...

Started off a quick evening in London with a traditional Chip Butty - superb!



Went to see Kathryn Tickel playing Northumbrian pipes in Shoreditch on Thursday. I haven't seen her for about ten years, still fantastic.


Suddenly its June again, so we were off to put on a beer tent at Tatton Park for the Medievel Fayre.

Friday was quiet till about nine because of all the losers watching football.
Saturday was mad enough though, plenty of beer and mead drunk, and entertainment with the Wheelie bin Jousting, and the Tug-of-war on space hoppers.
Managed to get some time on the boat, and half the roof is now in red primer...

Sunday 6 June 2010

Down by the canal...


Friday night, went to see Lau plaing at Hebden Bridge Trades Club, just next to the Rochdale canal. Fantastic venue, fantastic band, and a fantastic night. It was so warm there was a mass exodus during the interval to get some air.

Sunny weather so I started on the roof. Loads more welds to grind down, then fill. Managed to get a bit of sunburn on my back again.

Went for a drink in Manchester and dec
ided to have a look at the bar at the Hilton. Now this was odd, as we had to queue up (on a red carpet of course) for the lift, and "guests" were ushered in the lift in some
sort of preferential order. A fast lift up to the 23rd Floor, and we got a great view of Manchester. There is a glass panel in the floor where you can stand looking down 200 ft to Deansgate below. Not for long though - me and heights have this little arrangement.

Had a quick look at the bar - I think water started at £4, and the menu went right up to £4995 for a whiskey! Decided to leave, and have a drink in the British Protection instead. £2.40 a pint - much more like it!