Blogs from Fareham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

My Corn Flakes Shots My Aim in Life is to eat a bowl of Corn Flakes in every country in the world Some of the earlier shots are dodgy as I went digital quite late. Chronological Order of Countries CornFlakified countries in italics are officially countries but I don't consider them to be countries in bold are not official countries but should be 1 England 2 Spain 3 United States 4 France 5 Kenya 6 Wales 7 Belgium 8 Netherlands 9 Mexico 10 Belize 11 Guatemala 12 Honduras 13 Nicaragua 14 Costa Rica 15 Peru 16 Ecuador 17 Brazil 18 Bolivia 19 Argentina 20 Scotland 21 Uruguay 22 Paraguay 23 Chile 24 Colombia 25 Ireland 26 Monaco 27 Italy 28 Vatican City 29 San Marino 30 Slovenia 31 Austria 32 Czech Republic 33 Germany 34 ... read more

We had never seen the Saw Doctors before. We had often speculated about how new people are won over to our favourite bands. We felt alone among the faithful, but too loud for us. We went to the Hampshire Songs presentation which was a complete antithesis. When it finished we went to the bar for a drink and found Dervish (who we had seen in the afternoon) playing with a couple of the American guests. It was a magic experience until the crowds arrived after the end of Saw Doctors. I supppose it could only have been bettered if it had been Show of Hands and Dervish. (Steve Knightly had guested with them at Shrewsbury FF 2010).... read more

Show of Hands are our favourite act. We remember them individually from the 1970s when they did floor and guest spots at Exeter University. We saw them for the first time as Show of Hands at The Evesham Arts Centre early on when there were about 20 in the audience! We have followed their career with interest. They normally now play with Miranda Sykes on double bass, but the bass had met with an accident that day and Miranda had returned early to Bath. So Phil and Steve were back to the duo, the performance was perhaps more fresh and they were doing some older stuff as they needed to replace songs that relied on Miranda. Someone had recently asked why they still called the trio "Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes", I had said you ... read more

Hi all, Well just a quick message to update you on how we are doing with the planning of our trip. Also this is a little test to make sure our family members are linked into the blog!! Well we are both immunised now and had our boosters. Bags have started to be packed with all the items we have bought so that they don't get lost in the move - if we ever move!! Anti malaria tablets have been ordered and are on their way. Hair has been dreadlocked and I look a little less like sideshow bob now its settled down a little!!! Not long to go now!! ... read more

Easter bash at the station combined with my leaving do.... read more