GMT BST Leave it alone!!!!

The last weekend was a very busy and exhausting weekend. The rehearsal Friday then the preshow rehearsal, then the show Saturday night, then being on sound on Sunday. I know Mrs EB was very tired and she was singing at both services as well; Only to find British Summer Time started this weekend and have the Government steal an hour from my sleep, I was not well pleased this Sunday morning , well all day actually. I do wish we could settle on one time and leave it at that, a unified UK time? I don’t care which way round it is or if have to put the clocks forward or back x or xx hours; let’s just do it once and then leave the clocks alone !!!!. Grrrrr *rant over*
I was amused at people arriving at 11:15am onwards for the morning service and again at 7:15 for the evening service!!!!

What a top evening

Songs from the shows!!! what a fantastic evening. All of the acts were amazing, though I have to say Aaron's Johnny Cash was tops, Megan and Shelagh's Cosette and Madam Thenardier from Les Miss's Castle in the Clouds and Amy's Winner Takes it all, were the best in show for me. Well that is apart from Ed's ventriloquist act with a stuffed yellow duck in a plastic box which reduced me to tears and a near asthma attack. Ask him next time you see him if he's in a gox?

All of the acts were excellent and the people I spoke to yesterday after the show were raving about how amazing and talented our church is, I had to agree. But the biggest praise has to go to Amy, she held the show together on Piano.

Another coincidence

On a Saturday I like to doze with the TV on...and sort of listen. So I was flicking through the channels and on ITV3 was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. So? I hear you say…well, Mrs EB is singing Hushaby Mountain, a song in the film, also it was just about to start when I turned the film on.

This is one of my favourite films; as I was dozing I would wake up and hear a song..that I couldn’t help but sing a long to....... Oh the Old Bamboo…Grow the roses…my fiiiiiiiiiiiine foooooouuuuuuuur fendeeeerrrrrred friend.... Your my little choochy face... and of course the best song after the theme song ........What do you see (truly scrumptious)

The Grease paint, The Lights, The fear...

Tonight is the rehearsal for tomorrow night’s “Songs from the Shows; Songs from the Musicals” 12 acts, a quiz, a compare ...none other than Baddog himself!!!! And a three course meal. All to be held in the church. I will be on sound again, where God has given me my talents.

These are the best tools ever for getting guests into Church in a safe environment, no preaching just a fun evening with good food and good entertainment. Miss Mission Team Leader had a true vision with these evenings, my parents have been to two so far and are coming to a third on Saturday and are bringing guests!!! It is amazing. Via this I have asked my Mum along to Friday Dinner, another safe event, a Baked Spud, a Cake Tea or Coffee for £2 again held in the Church, then once a Month a two course meal and a talk. I asked my Mum if she would like to come and hear Church Team leader talk about Evolution vs Creation? Yes she said and really listened to the talk.

These excellent events are very very hard work, I will be at Church today from mid afternoon until late, then tomorrow from about the same time. The reward? Seeing people have a great night and just maybe 1 seed is planted. It is coming up to Easter, and Mrs EB has been asked to lead the Worship on Easter Sunday evening I am going ask and see if Mr and Mrs EB snr will join me that evening, so please pray that will except the Invite.

Oh flippin heck this................

.....is just not fair!!!!

I have a friend, Miss Mission Team Leader, who a few years ago explained to me about Fair-Trade. I had heard about Nestle and how they where not a good company to the Third World but I didn't really know what it was all about and what they actually did by giving expectant and New Mums some free baby milk powder; they start to feed their baby this milk powder, their breast milk stops...they can't afford to buy the milk powder so they make up the formula far to weak and the water used isn't sterile in some cases it is poluted, the baby either starves or dies from water born bugs or pollution. Nestle are also not known for fair-trading with their coffee beans either. So when MTL explained it to me in detail, with a heavy heart I stopped buying my favourite mint chocolate sweet After Eight Mints and all other Nestle products for myself.

I was in Tesco yesterday getting some shopping and took a trip up the sweetie isle and saw a nice large packet of Rowntree Fruit Pastilles...I looked on the back as I was sure they used to be called Rowntree Macintosh? But there in Big letters Rowntree Nestle!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO it means even more sweeties I can't have anymore...Thanks Mission Team Leader for the enlightenment.
Praise the Lord that Cadburys Dairy Milk is OK to eat unless someone ruins that for me as well.

A friendly visitor

I have 3 squirrels visit my garden most days, I happened to have my camera in the kitchen so took these today. I wanted to take a photo of one of the two Robins that visit but I haven't been lucky enough to catch one of those yet.

Mums and Mother's day

Due to *&@@@ Vista I have not been surfing and I missed some blogs over the weekend. As everyone knows it was Mothering Sunday..all going back to Mary being told she was expecting Gods Son...pretty big news in anyone’s book (Crikey it's like I am beginning to know my bible after 20 years as a Christian). Well my heart was with Teapot and Mrs FLN and all the family on Sunday.

One of my favourite Blogs is Tony Miles's he's Media Chaplain and I guess a Chaplain to me as I work in media, he is a solid guy and I really do get a little spiritual injection from his blog. Here is his Pray for Mothering Sunday:-

Caring God,

today we praise you for mothers past and present.

None would claim to be perfect,

but we give thanks

for their unconditional love and tender hearts;

for their concern for our welfare;

for their patience and devotion;

for their healing and strength,

for their energy and skills;

for their influence upon our lives;

for their hopes and dreams.

On this Mothering Sunday,

embrace them in your arms.

Renew, refresh and bless them.

For in all good mothers and fathers,

we catch a glimpse of your perfect love for us.

Amen.
© Anthony D. Miles March 2004

Here are three pictures taken in the 1940's of my wonderful Mother, as TinkerBell in a Production Peter Pan

She is in the Middle in this picture in white, I cannot remember who is in this production.

As Little Red Riding Hood.

My Mum and Dad invited Mrs EB and I to sunday dinner that my Mum cooked, as always it was wonderful food and jolly tasty, she even cooked the beef extra rare just for Mrs EB and Myself. I love Mums.

Ohh my language is choice at the moment

Blummin Windows Flamin Vista!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I installed Vista Thursday, used it Friday and found out nearly all my programmes didn't work!!! Uninstalled and re-installed again Saturday, only some programmes would install on Vista and my Network no longer worked!!! Grrrrr so I tried to fix it on Sunday...no good.

So Today has been a total loss and has seen me reformat my HD again back to factory settings. Now I have spent most of today putting on all of the software I need to get by on a day to day basis. I am nearly back to where I was on Thursday (having a working PC with XP)...If only I could go back in time and not stick that duff and naff stuffin cruddy Windows Vista.

Oh yeah, I lost all my emails and loads of photo's and some other bits and bobs grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Windows Vista Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Between Christmas and January, I invested in a New PC for my Studio, it was advertised on TV at PC World and looked a good buy. Anyhooo I have had my new PC running for a few months and everthing was fine and dandy. Then Thursday my free upgraded copy of Windows Vista arrived. I install it and everything looks good!!! I'm impressed. I tested a few basic things, email works, IE works, Word works. Then yesterday I try to do a few things.. apart from office 2007, IE7, Messenger 8 and Skype nothing else worked!!! I spent ages getting new drivers etc, but still things wouldn't work. I backed up all my documents and reformatted!!!! D'ohhhhhh I forgot to back up all my emails!!!!!!!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh life stinks when you do things like that.

Saturday is now spent being a complete nerd and tying to fix what was a perfectly good working pc and get it working again.

Bill Gates, you are not liked very much in my studio at the moment.

Anger and thoughts

It has been over 6 months since I have been lead to blog something political, FLN and I would get very angry at times but the past few days have really got to me.

Morgan Tsvangirai was beaten close to death by the police for standing against Robert Mugabe, and what does St Tony do about it? Says we must stand against tyranny? Jeepers I bet that scared Mugabe, oh right there is no oil in Zimbabwi so he won’t send the troops there will he? Inflation at 1700% (I was always told nothing could be greater that 100% when I was at school) millions dying or have died from starvation... I know my mate FLN would be a little angry at this. Lets Pray that this is a watershed and the People of Zimbabwi rise against Mugabe and freedom will be restored to this land.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has admitted his role in them, and 30 other plots in a hearing at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says. "I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to Z," said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a partial transcript from a closed-door hearing. WHAT!!!!! This guy was not allowed to have legal representation at this hearing? Now I don't care what he has admitted it is under duress. Every person deserves a fair trial, even the alleged person behind 9/11. He deserves full legal representation throughout, he also deserves to be treated with dignity. Oh yes, you are innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. This really shows what the American Government think of the rest of the world doesn't it, one rule rule for one and no rules for everyone else.


These have been a very tough 6 months, I miss my friends, and I have shed many tears. I don’t really know what to put, the pain is still there, there is still a very big hole where Matt and Chris should be. I can still hear each of their distinctive laughs, and I can hear Matt being so encouraging when I get some work. I hear Chris asking after my health and being so concerned that I don’t overdo things. Most of all I hear my friends asking How are you? and Matt asking shall we go for a business lunch this week with a big cheeky grin.

I spent time yesterday with a friend and councillor, I felt it was time to put things in my mind in some sort of order (6 months of emotions and thoughts can be unhelpful with me). I can honestly say, I had some issues that needed dealing with and having someone I respect so much talk through these things has helped me, it will take a few days for me to go through what was said and the advice given. I am so thankful to God for people who are wise and helpful.

Spooky Luck!!!!!

On Mrs EB's Birthday, a few friends came round and we had a very large Chinese meal, in fact it was so large certain people had to drink a few glass's of wine to help it go down. With our meal came some fortune cookies; we opened one I can't remember the fortune but it was naff as usual. Well last Monday I opened another cookie and this was my fortune........

I thought this is just so naff, but NO!!!! Tuesday last week was a very good day, I had some work come in two jobs!!! and guess what, yesterday Tuesday I had two jobs come in!!!!! I know this is nothing but coincidence but it's very funny and spooky as well.

Synathesia

Synathesia (SynEthesia in modern parlance) is the confusion of senses. Such phenomena allows the subject to "see sounds", hear colors, etc.. Any of the senses can be mixed with any other sense as a means of perceiving in a different manner.

I am blessed with this "condition, phonomena?" I see music and sound...if I listen to music I see scenes and colours...I always thought this happened to everyone. It never occurred to me that wasn't what happened to everyone. If I listen to a Radio Play I see it, all the characters the streets the rooms. There is a saying in radio that goes “Radio makes better pictures than any film or TV programme, as it's the theatre of the mind” so I just assumed this was the same with music and for everyone.

I guess this why I love my job so much, I see the script and product I am making in pictures in my mind and that helps me to do the job. I believe this makes it much easier for me to be creative and explore and play with sound. It was only a couple of years ago (now Mrs EB, will tell you, my couple of years ago could be anything up to 20 years ago or more, my sense of time passed is a bit dodgy to say the least, sorry) I happened to listen to a programme on Radio 4 about Synathesia and realised that not every sees sound! The late John Peel also did some bits on it on his Home Truth's Show it was just fascinating to hear other peoples accounts of what they see, feel and experience when they listen to music and hear words and sounds. I couldn't really put into words what I see when I listen to music, sometimes it will be colours other times it will be scenes say a open country with animals and stars..it sort of depends on my state of mind and what the music represents to me at the time. I know that sometimes during open Worship it can be a mind blowing experience of colours and pictures of beauty that blesses me and makes my eyes leak.

Sunday and Happy Birthday Pixey on Monday

Happy Birthday Pixey wow we are both 31 ;-)

I had an enjoyable Sunday especially sharing a meal with Amy and hearing some amazing sermons from Donald, but the evening service was different for me! Why? I hear you ask. Well I have had a few complaints that people cannot hear certain things during the services, so I spent most of Mrs EB’s wonderful worship walking and listening at the back of church and tweaking the amps and things. I am going to pop in one day during the week and re-set the desk again!!!! I don’t know who has messed with everything but it does make me go Grrrrrrrrrrrr

Always read the label!

My Brother in Law sent me a couple of emails today, he sends me a few a week; all usually far to rude or naughty to post here. This one tickled me this afternoon so I thought I would share it with the wonderful people who bother to read my blog, this is especially for Roswell as I know she loves sausages.

Saturday lazy day (Not this Saturday)

I am having a "doing" Saturday, I am doing things, I have cycled into Boldmere!!! no big feet on its own, but small steps. I then started to prepare Sunday Dinner!!! I know, but Mrs EB is leading Worship in the evening and after the morning service it is always a rush to make dinner, tidy up and get to Church for 5:30; especially if we want our afternoon nap! So we tend to have a snacky lunch if one of us is doing something on a Sunday. So I thought "lets have a nice roast dinner" and I would pretend I am a chef again........

So in Boldmere I window shopped and saw a nice joint of fresh Welsh Lamb (mmmmm a certain favourite of mine) a new green grocers shop had opened, so I popped in there and got a nice looking cauliflower and some rhubarb and apples

We are having Roast lamb (with a breadcrumb coating made with some stale bread, garlic and herbs, chilli, black pepper, salt... smells nice, but I have no idea what it tastes like), a Cauliflower Cheese (made and in the fridge.) Roast spuds and mashed spuds (just peeled) followed by Rhubarb and Apple crumble (again made and in the fridge) made with Pink Lady Apples and the first of this years rhubarb? where the heck that has been grown I have know idea.

I had a real hive of industry going on in my kitchen, apples and Rhubarb simmering, crumble being made, a rue being started my cauli being boiled, when the doorbell went, one of my neighbours...."is your drain blocked?" "pardon!!!" I say, he repeats, "is your drain blocked?" "I don't think so" I said, "why?" he replied "I have had a new drain in my back garden by the kitchen and it isn't clearing and neither was the neighbours on the other side." I said "Oh dear, I don't think ours is blocked but lets go check". I turn on the tap in the kitchen and we pop outside and check the drain and its overflowing, (I am thinking ahhh this could be a real big beggar and very expensive) I get my power washer and turn it on and squirt it at the drain head , a piece of paper floats away and the drain is clear and all the water drains away in less than a second, pheeeeeeewweeeee!!! I thought.

His drain man arrives within seconds from next door. I tell him it was sort of blocked, but it isn't now as I had cleared it with the jetwasher. "naaa its blocked," seeing all the water from the paper blocked drain and the jetwasher on the patio area "YOUR drains blocked!!!, there is no way you could clear it with a jetwasher" he said accusingly. So I get a hammer and remove part of the catpen!!! and check the drain head, its clear! I turn on the hose and its just flowing away. I said, "its not blocked?" He looked at me and says "No it isn't is it?" he said it as a question with a hopeful look in his eye, as if I was going to have the answer to his questions about my neighbours drain. he went off looking very sad and bemused.

Miss Amy and Amiability will be joining us for Sunday lunch..I have just thought I could be wiping out nearly all the talent from Sunday nights Worship group in one go!!!

From one extreme to an other

Mrs EB got out a few photos the other day and I was reminded of a trip we had....

Whilst on one of our amazing holidays(vacations) to Florida, Mrs EB had bought me an experience!!! It was to swim with Dolphins well Dolphin to be precise. It took place at about 6am at Sea World in the Dolphinarium (Sea World have built a special park Discovery Cove that caters for this now) and it was before sun up. It was cold and damp, we went off to a changing room and put on wet suits and booties, then we had a lecture about Dolphins and Porpoise, Killer Whales are Porpoise and not Whales, look at their heads!!!! See I learnt something.
Anyhooo off we went to meet the head trainer and learn a bit more. We are asked to pat the water and along comes the most beautiful and amazing Dolphin, she turned on her back and we all stroked her, a strange soft leather feel. We did a few other things; feeding and playing then we had our photo's taken. Then you hold her underneath and on her dorsal fin and you are offffffffffff around the pool. I can honestly say I have never felt like I felt that morning, Mrs EB said she has never seen me smile for so long as I did that morning. There is something I cannot say what, but there is something that Dolphins do that makes you feel amazing and so ....special..I still can't put it into words, all I will say if you ever get the chance to be in the water with a Dolphin and can just be with a dolphin one on one please do it.

Another experience I had that trip was one of 100% shear fear !!!! We went to Universall Islands of Adventure...I do not do Roller Coasters, I love to watch them, I will stand in line with Mrs EB as she does them, Mrs EB thinks they are the best thing ever!!! Anyhooo I had heard of two rides before we went on this trip, One was Spiderman, and ..well just ask anyone who has been on Spiderman, it is the best ride in the World, its a cross between a 3D simulator and roller coaster and experience....its mind blowing...and the Other ride was Jurassic Park, a Steven Spielberg ride...with full working animatronics and a life sized T Rex. It is a water ride and you jolly along on a boat. Oh dear something has happened and the boat comes off its rails....and you go into a lab. The Dinosaurs have taken over. The next thing you know you are plummeting 80feet down a drop. I hate heights and this picture shows 100% shear terror. (click on the photo to see a larger version)

I was so scared at that point, I was screaming like a banshee. If you notice Mrs EB is laughing!! the people behind are wearing girlie water coats (its Florida its hot and you dry off in minutes) most others are laughing their heads off. Me I am petrified to point of total I can't breathe, but I actually did it again? But that is Florida for you.

With friends like us....

Just what is that Mishkid slicing up? Is it her stash for Uni? or is she making it up for the whole of the UK market?

Just how sweet is she?

A small happy memory

I looked out of the window when I woke up this morning, it was a beautiful, bright, sunny, spring day. I was remined of the Church weekend a couple of years ago. On the Saturday afternoon our challet became a stopping off place, I think it was because we had plenty of cold beers.

Anyway, I thought of the laughs Matt, Chris and Myself had sat in the sun drinking and just chewing the fat. I do remember Matt asking Chris just how did he find his way to Wales without getting lost....He said he may have taken one or two wrong turns and burst out laughing... I can still hear that laugh ringing in my ears.

My new friend

I have a new friend, Darth Tator I saw him in HMV last Saturday and I just had to have him on my Man Bag, being a huge Starwars fan I just couldn't resist it.

Well, I have now had some pancakes!!!

I made pancakes for our pudding lastnight with Kiwi fruit and Nuttella, and jolly tasty they were too.

Apart from that not much has been happening, I have done some work for Kenya and for London, and I have been shopping at Tesco, and had lunch at Essen with Mrs FLN which was a nice outing. I will be going on a small bike ride this afternoon...and that's it really.

Oh well, it started to rain so I couldn't go for a bike ride...I don't do rainy bike rides.

The life of a Cat and a very sore ....

Cats are very clever, we feed them, fuss them in fact we tend to them and their needs every day. All they have to worry about is the best place to sleep and when the 2 legged cat will feed me. (Cats only see things as cats, so we are two legged cats, squirrels are bushy tailed cats, and hedgehogs are very spiky cats etc.) Angus our Tom Cat loves lying in the Sun, it's a must if there is any. Saturday morning there was just a slither of sun coming from my studio onto the landing. Angus wanted a warm belly.

A Health update after yesterdays bike ride, I am still coughing and my legs are hurting and I have a sore bum!!! Getting fit isn’t much fun is it?

Sunday - A new week a new start.

This has been a weekend of change!!! BIG CHANGE

Well after a wonderful Sunday lunch at my Mom & Dads we popped to Halfords and bought 2 new bikes!!! With the aim of both of us getting fit. Well Mrs EB was wearing a long skirt, her car was full, so I said I would ride her bike home. (The other bike will be ready Monday) Now I haven't done any exercise for ** years.

I duly get on the and start riding her bike home from Sutton town centre, I get as far as Beeches Walk, and have to stop and rest. I then walk the bike past the Girls School, and ride it down hill to the Indian at the lights. I rest again, cross the road and ride home. All in all a mile? I was nearly wiped out!! I could hardly breathe, my legs where like stones.

Now, I know I have to be careful with my health, and not over do things, but stupid me I really over did it. I got home about 4:45pm and sat quietly for 20 or so minutes, then got ready to go to Church as I was on sound, I borrowed Mrs EB's inhaler and sucked on that. I went to Church, but I didn't feel up to going to the Vesey, so I am now coughing and wheezing at home feeling very sorry for myself.

What scares me now is I have to get the other Bike tomorrow!!!!

Anyhoo I'll post some pics soon of out new bikes.

Thank you

Here is another post off Tony Miles's Blog The Media Chaplains website Maybe Today:

Saying thank you

One of the first things we teach a child is the importance of saying, ‘thank you’. Yet, it surprises me how many adults seem to forget those two important little words. My wife, Frances, thinks that car drivers who fail to acknowledge when another has given way to them are a classic example.

This reminds me of the story of a little girl who went to a birthday party. When her Mum dropped her at the home where the action was taking place, she said, ‘Whatever happens, you must remember to say ‘thank you’ to your host when you leave the party. Don’t forget, will you?’

Well, the party was splendid and Mum returned to pick up her daughter. As Mums tend to do, the first question she asked her daughter as they made their way to the car was, ‘Did you remember to say thank you?’ Sheepishly her daughter replied, ‘No I didn’t’. “What? Didn’t you listen to me?’ said Mum. To which a little voice said, ‘The Girl in front did, but lady said “Don’t mention it”, so I’d didn’t!’

Maybe today is a day for endeavouring to live with gratitude in our hearts and it express it with our lips: Gratitude to each other, and gratitude to others. Just because others don’t live thankfully, doesn’t mean that we should do the same. Thank you for listening.

A prayer:

Gracious God, I’m sorry for taking you for granted and for failing to express love and gratitude in response to all you have given. Thank you for expressing your love and encouragement. May your Holy Spirit enable me to reflect your nature, that others may know the wonder of your love and be inspired to worship and adore you, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Copyright Rev. Anthony D. Miles March 2006

Friday Diner

Oh heck, Mrs EB is out this evening seeing Keane so my Pancakes are on hold again!!!! Will I ever get any pancakes? (I think the saga of my Pancakes will run longer than my Blog at this rate!!)

I took my Mom to Friday Diner today, it didn't seem busy but they did over 50 meals!!! this is such a wonderful Outreach idea. Baked Spud and filling and a cake and tea or Coffee for £2 all done in the Church, it gets people into the Church in a non threatening way and there is food at a very reasonable price.

We sat with Ian L and his dad Ken, and Ian explaied about the renovation project and how so far the Church as raised over £400,000 by just giving from within the Church, this totally amazed her

My Mom also met Phil Mullins who was welcoming people, he made her laugh, and she seems interested in the outreach Lunch next week "Creation or Evolution?" by Donald. lets pray she will except the invite I give her....Maybe even my Dad will come as well.

So this evening I think a Chinese Curry and some TV and a few cuddles with my megga moggies.

Arghhhh Migraines

Since Shrove Tuesday evening I have had a migraine!!! I have felt really awful and very sick and only I have wanted to lie down and not do very much.

So I haven’t had any pancakes yet!!! Now this is a serious tragedy, I love pancakes.

Anyhooo, today it just a dull ache and I only feel slightly sick, so maybe by Friday I can have some pancakes?

Pancakes mmmmmmmmmmm

Today is Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday and the start of lent.

I love pancakes, and I will be making some some for Mrs EB and myself this evening, Nutella and Banana being a favourite of ours, (It reminds us of walking around Paris and buying Crepes of the street vendors). I also have some Blueberry Syrup thanks to a certain pretty American Mishkid so I am sure at least one will be with that.

I usually give up something for Lent, to try and focus my mind back on Christ. I gave up Chocolate and when I really wanted some chocolate I would try and think of Christ. (It didn’t always go to plan, but that is the idea) There is no point in giving up something that would be easy, so if I gave up crisps; I don’t really like crisps so giving them up wouldn’t affect me one way or another.

So this year I have decided to give up my cup of Tea, a bit like Mrs Teapot, I love my tea, I drink PG Tips strong and black and it gives me a big hit first thing in the morning. I think this is going to be a very tough lent, and I may find it hard to start the next 40 days.

So are you forgoing anything this lent, if so what?

We all need hero's

The visiting preacher yesterday was talking about hero’s. I have a few hero’s one of Matt’s last posts was about one of my hero’s who was tragically killed, Steve Irwin. Steve had passion I love passion. So as I was in bed last night I started to think about Hero’s and why I have the hero’s I do.

My First Hero is Mike Oldfield – The first music Album I bought was Tubular Bells in about 1974, and it just blew me away I still listen to it today.

Sir George Martin – Is the 5th Beatle and the man behind the sound, he produced all of the Beatles hits, he is quite possibly the greatest influence on the sound of music. He "retired" a few years ago after producing one last album, called "In My Life" though it seems his idea of retirement is the same as my dads. I love his latest work, Love.

Trevor Horn – Another Record Producer, who has had hits in his own right, but also has produced some amazing people from Frankie goes to Hollywood, Mike Oldfield and Yes. His ear is just amazing and some of the sounds he creates just make me want to keep learning.

Bob Geldof - Again this man has tireless passion for what he believes in and will stand by it. I don't always like what he says, but that is because it is uncomfortable listening. He is a true person of compassion.

David Attenborough – his passion for Natural History is so infectious it changed me. I just love to watch his programmes, I have learnt so much from him.

Carl Chinn – Working with Carl his passion changed my view of Birmingham and Brummies, Carl is so infectious I just love him.

There are hundreds of people I admire but these people are who I call my hero’s, people I look up to and would like to meet and spend time with have a good chat over a meal. There is one other Hero I have, Ronnie – he’s one of the hardest working people I know and quite possibly my biggest influence in my life, also he’s my Dad and I love him. I know I haven't put Jesus, I don't class him as a Hero, as he is God.

Another Ronnie joke

Here is another Joke off my Dad, it made me chuckle so I thought I would share it you all.

Marriage Counseling, Southern Style

Earl and Bubba, two good ole boys from Dixie are quietly sitting in a boat fishing, chewing and drinking beer when suddenly Bubba says, "I think I'm going to divorce my wife - she hasn't spoke to me in over 2 months."

Earl spits, sips his beer and says, "You better think it over - women like that are hard to find."

IPod's

I have been updating ITunes for our IPods. It has been a game of hunt the CD around the house. They have turned up in the most unexpected of places, one CD I found was under my studio desk? I have no idea how it got there. One CD was stuck under all of my paper work, and one CD was actually on the CD shelf!! but behind all of the CD's, so I would never have found it if I hadn't taken all the other CD's out. I have not found a few CD's which we used to own? I have leant out loads of CD's over the years some of which have never come back. One CD was called "This is Cult Fiction" off the back of Pulp Fiction, it was an amazing album of theme tunes, but its a gonna. Crocodile Shoes is another one, I have Croc2 and Tales of a Tadpole, but not the first album of Jimmy Nails. I know there are loads more missing, but I can't remember what they are?

If you have a CD collection I may just ask to borrow the odd CD to throw on our IPods or if you have borrowed a CD off us please can we have it back?.....We have over 50 gigabites to fill. I still have some more of our CD's to put on the IPods plus I am sure we will be buying the odd CD in America.

Anyhoo a few stats for you:-

On our IPods are

3674 Tracks
46 Videos
3222 Photo's
218 Albums
10.5 Days of playing time

A new resident at Buck House?

I wonder who is staying at Buck House? press play and listen to the tune...They are not the guards you are looking for...

So what was Number 1 in the Charts when you were born?

The Beatles - A Hard Days Night was number 1 when I born in August 1964.

What Was Number 1 when you were born? click this link and tell me.

Irony or lazyness

I was in the Bishop the other week and took this photo, I thought Timelord would enjoy the irony.

I do enjoy a beer in there and the price of the ale is very cheap, the food is cheap, but tastes very processed and plastic and it's shame they don't have good bar staff really.

Snow

Maybe I’m a grouch or a misery guts, but why does England have to grind to a halt when a bit of snow falls? A load of schools announced they would close the day before it fell? Why? Kids can walk in snow, teachers can get about in snow? I know a teacher who worked yesterday, she sent me a brilliant photo of a snowman made yesterday with a little help from her class.
If the kids can’t go to school the parents must stay at home? what is that about? I don’t ever remember my Mum or Dad taking a day off to be with us when it snowed? I remember being sent home from school when the snow was very bad and the boiler wouldn’t light, I had forgotten my front door key and spent the day round a friends house on our own!!! Crikey, we didn’t kill anyone or cause mayhem and destruction, we watched a Video (yes they were around then) and had some lunch. Just like kids would do today if left and if they had been brought up right.

Oh Guess what? It is the same today as well, and it isn't even snowing!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The snow will cost billions in lost revenue, it will be on the news soon, a little snow falls so the country grinds to a halt, what a joke to the rest of the world we must seem.

IT, It makes my Brain wizz and hurt.

I have been up at Mrs FLN’s fixing her wireless network, this was a little taxing. I have a wireless network and I have it sussed out, but Mrs FLN’s is a different sort of router. So I got the passwords off Prophet and then got inside of it. I reset it all, still no good. I ran out of time, I had to get away and be back here for some work Ronnie was doing. I went back yesterday, and started at square 1. I went through everything and did it logically, and yes after sitting there and reading every page, and putting my nerd head on, I got it working. I am very pleased as it means Mrs FLN can use Mr FLN’s laptop and surf in any room in the house now. It has been really good doing something helpful.

Cirque du Soleil - Love

When Mrs EB checked her emails last night we had some amazing news. Mrs EB has managed to acquire/secure 2 tickets for the Cirque Du Soliel production Love. (Click the link and watch a preview)

I don't think I have ever been as excited about seeing a show as I am about seeing this one. I am a Beatles fan, but also a very big fan of Sir George Martin. I have blogged about the album earlier and how amazing I think it is.
We have seen a Cirque Du Soleil production in Orlando called "la Nouba" which was totally amazing and breath taking, if you have never seen 3 people form a juggleing act, and I mean it was three people who where actually the juggle, I don't think you have seen juggling. Well in La Nouba you have a very big stage set and on it a house appears, in the bedroom window stands 1 person and below stand two others on mini trampolines, as the first person jumps down 1 of the others jumps up and so on, the next thing you know it is juggling, this happens on both sides of the stage so there are 6 people juggling all in perfect time, this is one of the best things I have ever seen.

Apparently the tickets for the Love show are like hens teeth and are going for a very high price on the streets, so if Mrs EB puts all our savings on Black when we arrive in Las Vegas I'll be able to send her out and tout them, there again she'll put that money on Red...

So which are you?

I was reading Timelords blog about the Mr Men and it got me thinking....yes I know, but I do sometimes, which Mr Man or Little Miss are you? I think I'm this one.

James has posted this link on his website www.perfectchurch.com Just how scary is this?

Its a Canny Version

Y I this version of Windaz is for the Gordies oot there

Again Click on the picture