After Stony Stratfird

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: GUEST,Pete Twitchett
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 05:13 PM

Yes...Dave Bryant is right..I did write the final verse, but Dave's memory is a little shaky to the words. That listed doesn't scan! I wrote it 'coz the song didn't seem to have an ending. The verse is..

All of a sudden in the firemen rushed
And they saved us one by one!
But when they came to save the beer,
They found it had all gone!
And in the daily press next day
They solomly* did say
That they could not save the beer
'coz it had boiled away!

(Spoken) But we know better don't we!

Final chorus

*Doesn't look as if it's spelled right does it!

Best wishes,

Pete

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 05:06 AM

Let's carry on the discussion here.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Tone d' F
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 04:32 AM

mmm lost a voice, gained an echo

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: GUEST,Linda(a.k.a. Essex Girl)
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 04:16 AM

Dai, (and everyones else involved in organising the weekend), thanks for a great one. It must have been good - I lost my voice in the Bull on Sunday lunchtime and haven't got it back yet!(If anyone finds it I need it for this weekend).

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: GUEST,Linda(a.k.a. Essex Girl)
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 04:14 AM

Dai, (and everyones else involved in organising the weekend), thanks for a great one. It must have been good - I lost my voice in the Bull on Sunday lunchtime and haven't got it back yet!(If anyone finds it I need it for this weekend).

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 04:01 AM

You mean you actually drank it? Blimey Ella, we use it for keeping weeds down... didn't you read the pump clip? ;-)

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Feb 02 - 03:54 AM

ahh. Gareth no problem.. Or rather Dim problem...

By the way did anyone else try that cider in the fox and hounds (the cloudy stuff).

Well, it had me bouncing off the wall after one (descretely though - I managed to mask the fact I was almost half gone) but did you see what the stuff did to the tables?

Within less than one minute of putting down the cider glass, it stained the table white as some cider had tipped out.... OH DEAR!

E

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 08:50 PM

Still no takers for the other raffle tickets.... I'm 5 prizes up (one of them a Bert Hansell CD) and the rest all drinkable or eatable, and I didn't even buy a ticket!

I see that my comments are mean and uncalled for, yet GUEST can post on regardless... Hmmm.... something a bit off there, don't you think? I leave you to think about that one.

LTS

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Snuffy
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 08:39 PM

We weren't singing: we just couldn't find our camouflaged etiquette.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Tone d' F
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 08:33 PM

Cheers I'll get a copy, I'm really sorry I missed the weekend but hey there will be others

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 08:23 PM

It is a sort of reworking of camoflage net, but it is a new poem, called 'I can't find my invisibility cloak' and is the latest book, 'Boogie woogie beagle boy from Company B', by the great Mr Les (Why aren't I Poet Laureate) Barker.

I read it in the Bull on Sunday lunchtime, when we were told off for singing.

LTS

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Tone d' F
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 08:04 PM

Giok your a star, the link was exceellent

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Morticia
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 07:24 PM

No it isn't Willa, it's in Les' most recent book ( which I can't remember the name of) and is loosely based around the ubiquitous Harry Potter theme.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Willa
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 07:06 PM

Mrs Duck is right about the 'invisibility cloak', it's 'I Can't find my Camouflage Net', from 'An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables'

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 05:50 PM

Gareth old mate, when I caught up with you as you were walking back to York House on Saturday eve, you were taking the grand circle route, along the pavement. Suggest a wall may have jumped out and grabbed you, while you weren't looking, causing contusions. There's bloody vicious them English walls are now, look you! *BG*
Failte......Giok
PS. Where's Stony Stratfird ?

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Gareth
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 05:26 PM

Ella, jude, and others concerned, my deepest appologies.

And no I don't know where the bruises came from either.

Gareth

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 04:24 PM

When I mentioned this site at the SSJ, a couple of people hadn't seen it on a previous thread, so here goes.
Keep them laughing "Daddy's making us a kazoo, tomorrow".....Giok

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: MudGuard
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 02:54 PM

Dave - sorry about misunderstanding the chairing issue. As Gareth talked most of the time I assumed (wrongly) that he was chairing... Might also have happened due to my limited understanding of the English language. And yes, you are welcome at Munich!

MudGuard

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Noreen
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 02:13 PM

The song/recitation about the invisibility cloak was one of several Les Barker works in evidence over the weekend. I don't have the particular book containing that one, but obviously someone there did- was it Ms Liz?

It was a lovely weekend, and I feel i have met some new friends, as has happened at every Mudcat gathering I have been to. An interesting selection of music and a lot of talent, wonderful singing and playing in a variety of styles, recitations (good man yerself Adrian!) and appalachian dancing from Kay. One of the highlights for me was in the Crown on Sunday lunchtime when Kay wanted to dance but we had no instrumentalists available: Kay suggested she could dance to South Australia (no she didn't really go that far) so long as it was fast enough... Wonderful!

Thanks to Dai, and everyone who made it possible.

Noreen

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 02:11 PM

Isn't that the one about the camouflage net?

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Dead Horse
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 01:56 PM

Poem about invisible cloak, by Sir Les Barker.
(Wot! Hasn't he been knighted yet?)
I've got the words right here somewhere.......I put them down and can't seem to find them.
DeadHorse (Wot ain't got no Etiquette!)

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Tone d' F
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 01:42 PM

Yes the only thing he could remember was that boys came in to try them on and are never seen again and something about folding them neatly and putting them on the counter now the counters dissapeared

sounds right up my street

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: MMario
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 12:45 PM

song about an invisible cloak?

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 11:26 AM

MUDGUARD - I think that you'll find that the clue for 22 across in your crossword should be "Person voted to post of treasurer at meeting" - the meeting was chaired by John Routledge. Perhaps 12 across should be "One of the Mudcatters who came from Harlow" - Linda (Essex Girl) originally comes from Harlow as well - although she keeps quiet about the fact as anybody, except Kevin McGrath, would.

Great to meet you MUDGUARD - perhaps we might even get over to see you sometime.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: JudeL
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 04:41 AM

Gareth: Don't know where you got your bruises from, but they are nothing to do with me. All I did was get as close to your ear as possible and whisper an order (ok it was more of a husky growl) "turn over and stop snoring" ... and you did. So the question remains what did you get up to and with whom to acquire the bruises? Jude

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 04:16 AM

Ha haaaa Mudguard.

You reminded me about the thing I wanted to chide Dai about. Me and Fib were really confoozled when we got to the part of the directions that said...

Next to the Peugeot dealership - we both decided that the garage that was actually there, was vaguely similar to the Peugeot car company - in that it was from the same country, we thought that must be the one.

It was so funny.

Top marks Dai for confoozling.

Gareth, Jude got up and hissed at you to sleep on your side. BTW!!!

I also have a bone to pick with you... Can you remember waking us up at around 3am ish by turning on ALL the strip lighting in the snooker room. grrrrrrrr!

anyway, I said to Jude, it could be worse, you could be snoring out of key - and I think Jude was at the near to end of tether stage, and successfully got you to be quieter. (subliminal sleep messages are great).

I promise - no batterings took place.

Ella

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: MudGuard
Date: 13 Feb 02 - 03:27 AM

Vectis, it was not only my opinion that the stuff was very good - a friend of mine liked it as well!

MudGuard

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: vectis
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 08:29 PM

Wad Ye Gan Love parody has been sent to Aine now Murray has told me who wrote it.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: vectis
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 08:28 PM

I'll PM you the OJ wine recipe in the next few days Mudguard. Glad you enjoyed it and pleased your fingertips aren't too numb to trype wiv. Mary

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 07:49 PM

Liz didn't say anything mean and uncalled for. Saying someone doesn't look like a sylph isn't mean. Who wants to look like a sylph anyway?

Anytime I come across anyone who looks sylphlike my feeling is that the poor little things look like they need a good meal.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 07:03 PM

Thanks for your crossword, Mudguard.

Not having been there, it's difficult to complete.

Is the answer to What many Mudcatters did many times during the meeting

Fart?

Whilst I'm here, I would like to say that Liz's comments about Terri's (Morticia's) beauty were mean and uncalled for.

I think Terri is gorgeous, so there.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Tone d' F
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 07:00 PM

I've had a sketchy rendition of half a verse of the invisible cloak song, I could really do with the lyrics

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Gareth
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 06:54 PM

Err Just how did Jude stop me snoring ?? Whilst I have the odd bruise and ache I have no recolection of the incident ??

Gareth

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: MudGuard
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 05:15 PM

Ok, some people complained about me for taking notes that weekend. Here is the result of my notes: The ultimate crossword for this meeting. Enjoy it (or ignore it).

Whoever gave that Orange wine for a raffle prize: it was lovely - is the recipe secret or might I get it?

Btw, with my big thankyous, I forgot the most important one: most important big thank you goes to Max - without him there would be no Mudgatherings at all...

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Dead Horse
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 04:49 PM

Morticia: So thats where the wifes kazoo went. Obviously looking for some action in the mating season.
I should have the blighter "seen-to" by a vet(piano tuner?)if I was you.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 04:10 PM

Got back tonight at 17:15, after stopping over with friends near York on the way back. I'd like to join in the general congratulations on the venue, and to pass on yet another pat on the back to Dai.
Glad those who won the whisky are enjoying it, and even more glad that we raised all that money for the cat with the raffle.
Janet {Brid Widder} The concoction in the flask is called a "Rusty Nail", and is a 50/50 mixture of whisky, and Drambuie, best damn central heating in a bottle I know of. "Fathom the bowl"......Giok

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Diva
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 02:14 PM

Ohh Kitty..I won the cd...magic. The balls are a local delicacy..the are mint sooky sweeties. Enjoy

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Salty reel
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 12:12 PM

Many thanks for Stony, even though I only made it for Saturday (sad old git) Even more thanks to McGrath of Harlow, the pictures have shown my wife that I really do go to folky things and that I'm not off playing fast and loose, sorry slow and loose (sad OLD git).If I see you at Leigh on Sea festival again I'll buy you a pint.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: vectis
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 09:54 AM

Oops only meant to post it once. Just ignore one of them!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 09:54 AM

Cheers Vectis...

Ta very much

Ella

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: vectis
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 09:48 AM

Here is the Chihuahua (wee dog) song
As you can see it was written by Eric Bogle. From the Green Fields of France to the ridiculous.
I do change a couple of words to make it more English when I sing it.

Little Gomez
Eric Bogle
Once I had a doggie and I called him little Gomez,
For you see he was a Mexican chihuahua.
He wasn't very big, but what there was was all cojones
He really was a randy little fellah.
Big ones, small ones, were all the same to him
The canine equivalent of Errol Flynn.
At the drop of a sombrero he'd jump up and get stuck in.
Taking Gomez out for walkies was embarrassing.

I remember one day in the park his tally rose by four
A most amazing score he was amassing.
Two patient, perfumed poodles and an average labrador
And a wombat thet just happened to be passing.
I tried every way to curb his carnal appetites
I put him on a lead all day and locked him up at night.
I even put some bromide in his 'Crunchy Meaty Bites'
But the only thing that might have worked was kryptonite.

Then came the fateful day when he tried to consummate
A liaison with a saint bernard called Blodwyn
An although he was quite clearly fighting well above his weight
He didn't let that minor detail stop him.
He nearly pulled it off! Oh! What an acrobat!
But Blodwyn got bored and down she sat.
Now they say that after making love you often feel quite flat
I'm sure that Little Gomez would agree with that.

So I buried Gomez in the park, his happy hunting ground
A sad but fitting finale
Though I had to dig a hole that was sort of flat and round
'Cos he looked like a squashed tamale.
But I really missed my wee chihuahua chum
So I went down to the pet shop to find another one
Well I went in feeling cheerful but I came out feeling glum
'Cos the man down at the pet shop loved corny puns

And he said: "Yes we have no chihuahuas
we have no chihuahuas today.
We've alsations, dalmations
and the fruits of a liaison
Between a half-pint pekinese and a toupee.
But! Yes! We have no chihuahuas
we have no chihuahuas today.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: vectis
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 09:47 AM

Here is the Chihuahua (wee dog) song
As you can see it was written by Eric Bogle. From the Green Fields of France to the ridiculous.

Little Gomez
Eric Bogle
Once I had a doggie and I called him little Gomez,
For you see he was a Mexican chihuahua.
He wasn't very big, but what there was was all cojones
He really was a randy little fellah.
Big ones, small ones, were all the same to him
The canine equivalent of Errol Flynn.
At the drop of a sombrero he'd jump up and get stuck in.
Taking Gomez out for walkies was embarrassing.

I remember one day in the park his tally rose by four
A most amazing score he was amassing.
Two patient, perfumed poodles and an average labrador
And a wombat thet just happened to be passing.
I tried every way to curb his carnal appetites
I put him on a lead all day and locked him up at night.
I even put some bromide in his 'Crunchy Meaty Bites'
But the only thing that might have worked was kryptonite.

Then came the fateful day when he tried to consummate
A liaison with a saint bernard called Blodwyn
An although he was quite clearly fighting well above his weight
He didn't let that minor detail stop him.
He nearly pulled it off! Oh! What an acrobat!
But Blodwyn got bored and down she sat.
Now they say that after making love you often feel quite flat
I'm sure that Little Gomez would agree with that.

So I buried Gomez in the park, his happy hunting ground
A sad but fitting finale
Though I had to dig a hole that was sort of flat and round
'Cos he looked like a squashed tamale.
But I really missed my wee chihuahua chum
So I went down to the pet shop to find another one
Well I went in feeling cheerful but I came out feeling glum
'Cos the man down at the pet shop loved corny puns

And he said: "Yes we have no chihuahuas
we have no chihuahuas today.
We've alsations, dalmations
and the fruits of a liaison
Between a half-pint pekinese and a toupee.
But! Yes! We have no chihuahuas
we have no chihuahuas today.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 07:59 AM

What a wonderful weekend! It was good to meet so many Mudcatters in person again, and to hear so much enjoyable music, singing, and storytelling (welcome aboard the Mudcat Adrian O). I invited some friends and family to some of the sessions, and they were impressed by the quality of the musical talents, and the friendliness of the people they met.

A lot of thanks to;

Dai - for organising the event, and for cooking the chili.
Bob Adams - for letting us use York House, and for his hard work of preparation.
Gareth - for getting Friends of Mudcat off the ground.
John Routledge - who first suggested a Gathering for early 2002.
Steve and Lindy at the Crown - for being such welcoming hosts.
People at the Sunday Vaults session - for letting us join in.
And finally - everyone who came and joined in (even the kazoo players!) The donors of raffle prizes were very generous, and I have special cause to thank Giok for the bottles of Founder's Reserve Arran - it tastes wonderful!

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Ferret
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 07:22 AM

Tone d' F with your unfortunate humour you should be committed.

see you in the office, all the best ferret

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: MudGuard
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 06:58 AM

Now that I had some hours of sleep:

Three big Thankyous from me!

First big Thankyou goes to Dai for organising this great event!

Second big Thankyou goes to Liz, Paul (Manitas) and Phoebe (Bratling) for suffering my presence in their house and car and so making it possible for me to come to this great event.

Third big Thankyou goes to everyone who was there for making the weekend this great event!

---

Micca: Use your three prizes like this: drink the bottle of whiskey in one go. Now that your pain nerves in your mouth are slightly numbed, push the kazoo in as far as possible. Now use the duct tape to seal your mouth so the kazoo has no chance to get out again... ;-)

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 05:04 AM

Hey - now that Stony Stratford's over, which thread are we UK "Catters" going to use to pass the time with trivia and mild social abuse etc.

Either we start a permathread especially for UK folk gossip, scandal, and non-specific postings, or we get Dai to start a new thread for the NEXT Stony Stratford gathering as soon as possible.

By the way Linda was unable to use SMUDGE as her new handle, coz someone already has it, so she has decided to use "Essex Girl" (no not E-sex Girl). If McGrath can admit coming from that county north of the Thames - so can she !

Dave

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Tone d' F
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 03:25 AM

Well I emjopyed the few hours I was there Friday, new people to face my humour, unfortunate about the prior commitment but if you make one you should be committed.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 12 Feb 02 - 03:18 AM

Dai: Tim is my son; I'll get Beckie (daughter, the arty one) to do the uillustrations.

Micca:I suggest you wrap the kazoo in duct tape, then you can enjoy the whisky without anyone disturbing your peace.

Steve

And before anyone asks, Uillustrations are pictures done in the Irish manner, with the elbows.

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 Feb 02 - 08:13 PM

Liz

I have raffle ticket 277, in series FL1H SW4P. Good to know I haven't won my own CD back, even though it sounds from your earlier post that the prize may be balls (of some sort).

Subject: RE: After Stony Stratfird
From: MudGuard
Date: 11 Feb 02 - 07:44 PM

Just arrived at home - almost ok, some problems with my ears since the pilot decided to descend on Munich airport, but they are slowly getting better.... (Why can't they fully pressurize an aircraft's cabin?)

Will read this thread tomorrow, too tired right now (01:45AM), just wanted to let you know I made it home again.

MudGuard