Good Intent Sweeps

Subject: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 04:34 PM

Hi All
It's that time of year again. I am assured by Dal that he will not be running out of ale this year. He bought in 30 barrels last year, which just lasted and I understand that he has contingency plans, should the need arrise. Slight change of plan, as my selfish son has chosen to get married on that Friday, JB will be hosting Friday night, with Ruff N Reddy hosting Friday afternoon

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 05:05 PM

This could usefully be combined with the Sweeps sinaground freds.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 05:52 PM

I will be in B&B in Andy,s gaff has I was last year.

Can you post all the Ruff and Ready and John Barden events for the weekend Re Sat Sun and Monday. I was planning to leave on the Monday but could extend my stay in regards to above sing around. I also wish to visit over sing around events in the town so I need a plan.

"Not a plan of the town.
A plan of Gi events.
regards Pierre

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 06:00 PM

I went to Rochester the other day to secure a stay during the sweeps and on the way back by train I saw a Submarine on the Medway looking alone and fore-lone. Is it open to visitors has I may include it when I come to Sweeps?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Dead Horse
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 07:15 PM

Its not open to visitors mate.
There is one in the Dockyard (HMS Ocelot)that is, alongside a destroyer (HMS Cavalier) both of WW2 vintage. The one you saw from the train at Strood has been there for some time and is ex Russian navy.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 04:18 AM

Simon - I think you've got it wrong surely as I don't believe there's a friday afternoon session at Sweeps in the Good Intent. Don't you mean Sunday afternoon? The timetable looks like this I suspect :-

Friday 30/04/2010 from about 20:45 to close singaround/session with John Barden
Saturday 01/05/2010 from 12:30 to 14:30 (but it WILL continue, bet your boots) and 20:45 to close as above with John Barden.
Sunday 02/05/2010 from 12:30 to 14:30 singaround/session with Ruff & Reddy. 15:00 to 20:00 - floor spots and guests with Gastove. 20:45 to close singaround/ session with John Barden inclusing a few songs from festival guest Mike Nicholson.
Monday 03/05/2010 from 12:30 to falling over singaround/session with Ruff and Reddy.

John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 03:53 PM

Sorry John, my mistake

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 06:37 PM

' What a Palaver"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 06:40 PM

Thanks Dead Horse Re Subs.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 02:57 AM

No, there's no subs, Pete. The singarounds are completely free!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 06:01 AM

"Dont you start"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Dead Horse
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 08:48 AM

Bang goes my chance of blagging a few quid out of T'Pierre then!
And I thought I was on a nice little earner :-(

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 12 Mar 10 - 04:20 PM

I don't think that they will run out of beer this year, I've seen the order

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 15 Mar 10 - 05:22 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 22 Mar 10 - 09:47 AM

Will drop in some time during the festival. Looks like there's more going on in the town this year like the open mic tent.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 04:06 PM

This is running with the existing Sweeps thread. Marqee paid for, beer orderred, let it come

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 04:15 PM

rubbing hands together in delight... I can't wait!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 05:23 PM

Looking at the programme we are likely to be coming to the evening session - or later part of the all -day sing, whatever.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST, RBotob
Date: 28 Mar 10 - 06:06 PM

If the BNP show will you show them the way out?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 04:18 PM

We don't do politics, only folk and beer

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 04:23 PM

Sorry, the above was me. I lost my cookie in the ether

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 05:36 PM

Well, sorry Simon, but that makes me think less of you.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 05:46 PM

PS. "Should fascists be alientated"? Yes they should.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Mar 10 - 05:47 PM

Whoops! "alienated".

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 08:25 AM

Why think less of Simon? The wishes of the host(s) should be honoured without judgement. Remember it is Karen and Dal's place. Maybe they don't want be dragged into politics.

Nothing stopping people from attending, nothing stopping people from leaving if BNP supporters show up. There's plenty going on elsewhere.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 08:43 AM

It was a Troll who is trying to get a response and ruin the thread I believe. Please don't take the bait and ignore it. I know what my response is, but I will not air it here.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 04:03 PM

no troll on this thread John

guest RBotob = Richard Bridge on the other browser

is the troll on the other thread?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 04:28 PM

I repeat we do beer and folk,

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 06:19 PM

Tam - You're wrong. That's not the Richard I know. He is an honourable person who would not do that sort of thing.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Richard Bridge elsewhere
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 06:25 PM

I will reply, John, when I am back.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 07:43 AM

PLEASE don't let another thread be sucked into this political stewing pot!!!!

I have missed SO MUCH folk and Morris since my ban last October - I am just REALLY looking forward to the whole scene again - all of you fantastic people, the singers, musicians, dancers, publicans etc.

We do this because it is enjoyable, social and is a way of getting away from the crap that the majority of us experience in everyday life within the system.

MUSIC is above all, the one thing that should be joining us ALL together.

My views are well known. I will NOT enter into any politics on The Cat, and I really wish that this approach be more widely adopted. If people want to debate or air their political diferences, could they please do it face to face, in a pub and leave the rest of us to enjoy the friendship and music that makes Folk such a great place to be!!!!

Kev the Clogs

PS - goes without saying, I and Dilligaf will see you there on one, two or three days, at some point.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 02:33 PM

RBotob was a name I adopted to save typing "Richard Bridge on the other browser". I have not seen any twats nicking it yet, but I suppose it's only a matter of time.

Like it or not the attempts by the BNP to hijack traditional English folk music and song makes it a political topic.

I believe that fascists should be alienated and ostracised. In this, I believe that my position is the one of principle.

And with any luck, now that their internal squabbles have revealed internal venality and undermined any claim that they could represent those sick of corruption (not to mention revealing internal complaints that they were "too racist") their alienation will result.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 04:18 AM

Oh dear!! All I will say is - I agree with Kev the Cloggs.

John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Edward
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 04:27 AM

The only racism I have experienced at Rochester has been constant anti-Irish remarks, such as "good session - no Irish stuff" or "do something Irish - yeah, go and tarmac the road!" "The Irish stole their music from us" This is from the people who claim to be anti-racist! The only black faces I ever see are morris dancers who blacken their faces like the old Black & White minstrels!

That's why I won't be going any more.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 05:32 AM

With an attitude like that, it's probably just as well you won't be going!

This thread is, I believe, entitled "Good Intent Sweeps". The sessions at The Good Intent during Sweeps are run by either John Barden or Ruff 'n' Reddy (who I play with).

John runs very open sessions, which include Irish stuff. If my memory serves me well, he actually does some Irish stuff himself. As for Ruff 'n' Reddy, we are also open to a wide range of music, and we do a number of Irish songs and tunes ourselves. There may be more, but I can think of three Irish performers who regularly attend The Good Intent for our bi-monthly singarounds, and several more who come during Sweeps.

As for blackened faces, the clue may be in the word "sweeps"!

I suspect that you're either a troll or a professional umbrage-taker!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 05:38 AM

Oh! I forgot to mention that we always have a cracking time together at The Good Intent during Sweeps, which is what it's all about. Leave your negativity/paranoia (or whatever it is!) at the door and you'd be more than welcome. Then you can see and hear for yourself!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Edward
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 05:43 AM

The blackened faces of morris dancer's are supposed to represent "Black Moors" and has nothing to do with sweeps. I was only pointing out that the only racist remarks that I heard were anti-Irish. There was no waving of BNP flags, I did not even see any BNP supporters. BUT these remarks WERE made. As an Irish personn living in this country They made me feel uncomfertable. I am one of the Irish performers that you mention. The remark about "tarmac the road" was particularly offensive and was directed at a friend of mine. The person who made the remark posts to this thread.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 10:52 AM

Could well have been me who made that remark! I'm of Irish descent via Travelling stock (the surname should be a clue), and am quite happy to take the p*ss out of myself. People are far too precious at times. It's a festival for gawd sake.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Edward
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 11:42 AM

The unsustantiated claim of distant Irish provenance should not automaticaly give people open licence to ridicule Irish people.

My point is not so much about taking the piss out of Irish people. I've put up with English people doing that all my life . It is about the constant paranoia and hypocracy demonstrated by certain people on this and other Threads

Incidently this is an entry from surnamesdb.com
BARDEN This surname, widely recorded in English Church Registers from the mid 16th Century, is of Anglo-Saxon origin.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 11:56 AM

I can substantiate GUEST,Edward and not so distant - my Paternal Grandather in fact. Try this John Barden for instance :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j2oeb-_ygI .
Finally, you seem to be showing all the signs of paranoia and hypocracy that you accuse other people of, is that why you hide behind a GUEST identity? I always sign who I am. Try it some day.

Back on thread - as I said I agree with Kev the Cloggs, Sweeps and certainly The Good Intent are fun places to be.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 12:25 PM

Edward: I've sent you a PM on this.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 12:31 PM

Is it my imagination, or has the politics crept in through the back door since apps such as facebook and twitter have been installed on the cat?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 12:44 PM

sigh... I will be singing whatever I damn well please and the only flag waving I want to see on site is the random morris dancer white hankie.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 02:18 PM

How can you pm "Edward" - he is a guest?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 02:27 PM

However, I think a case can be made for restricting the amount of Irish song and tunes at a session. It tends to take over (particularly with at least one tenor banjo player I can think of), and at the Sweeps' festival that would be at odds with the core of the event. Balance is what is needed in a session -some songs, some tunes, some from here and some from there (rather like people) so long as none advance offensive proposals or espouse offensive causes (again like people). We are lucky usually to have some wonderful Irish singers at the GI sessions, and there have frequently been specific "Irish sessions" and "Mixed tunes" sessions, often elsewhere but sometimes round the GI fire.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 01:26 PM

'How can you pm "Edward" - he is a guest?'

I have pmed Edward assuming that it's one and the same person. I assumed he was cookieless when he posted!

(Otherwise some innocent soul will find a rather confusing message in his inbox!)

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,CS
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 02:04 PM

For those interested: Nordic racial paganism

I've always been a bit cautious of Pagan Morris, not because I don't like Pagans or people being imaginative with traditions, but because of the political ideology of some Norse inspired Paganism which can *sometimes* have the above 'racial purity' overtones thus making it very appealing to white supremacists. However on just looking up the MySpace of Wolf's Head & Vixen I was much reassured on seeing FAF listed in their top friends. Especially as this side black's up. Good job lads and lasses of Wolf's Head & Vixen. Hope to see you folks sometime.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,CS
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 02:06 PM

Oops, here they are: Wolf's head & Vixed

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 03:28 PM

Once upon a time WH&V also had a spectacular musical sound. They beat me to "heavy metal mandolin" by several years. They may be getting back to that as they have a very able young guitarist who when I last saw him was playing sort-of-metal riffs on the bottom 3 strings in a drop D tuning.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 04:51 PM

FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!!!. who ever he me be, can we not just enjoy ourselves. I have had more shit this past year, than anyone should be expected to put up with, but I'm going to draw a line and have a good time at Sweeps

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 07:47 PM

This political nonesense is doing my head in its spread to the other sweeps thread has well.

Look at the trouble it caused last year at Knockholt it ruined the build up on Mudcat caused me and others to fall out and makes people awkward towards each other upon meeting at events.

Once on the field at Knockholt it caused needless worry and concern in some cases to the folk who started the damn thing off in the first place.

Beer Music and Fun is what I associate with Sweeps not political shit.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 08:10 PM

Roll on Ruff and ready & John Barden seesions and all the othere events for this year and make the most of a great time.

People go on about the BMP whereby some folk do not even know there neighbours let alone the single chap who lives alone across the street.

Im mean how do you know Richard that your neighbour has not converted his loft to look like the inside of a Heinkel III and dresses up has Goring every night?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 08:30 PM

Bloody Parlarva.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 04:55 AM

Growler

Is the chip shop or Chinese take away (or whatever) around the corner from the GI still open or will Karen & Dal have ploughmans or something on offer some days?

Going to town every evening for dinner may be a bit difficult for me to walk if the RA is acting up and TSO wants to be able to drink so driving is out.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 10:41 AM

Hi VT
I do not think the Royal Artillery will be acting up in Rochester Tam ? There again there is a small RA reenactment team at Fort Amherst in Chatham who fire Cannons using pyrotechnics and smoke machines. Its quite Impressive.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,CS
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 10:58 AM

Sorry, my post about WH & V wasn't appropriate to this thread - this thread was just 'up at the top' when I was looking at their MySpace.

Have fun all, tho' if I don't get this Herefordshire campsite booked proper sharpish, I might well be joining you..

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 02:35 PM

we would love for you to join us, CS

PlC - RA = rheumatoid arthritis for me. But sometimes it does feel like cannon blasts going off in my joints.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Richard Bridge on the other browser
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 06:42 PM

Because, Pierre, my neighbours on one side are a demolished pub ie nobody, behind: a vacant house seeking planning permission (ie nobody), to the other side a number of people who do not talk much (because in English they can't much) but run a shop and seem to be from the Indian sub-continent and across the road is Peter the Landlord who let us put up a FaF banner two Lower Coke winter sings ago.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 06:43 PM

Tests carried out in the Chislehurst Chalk mines during the 1960s revealed that people who suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma, Chronicle diseases like Bronchitis gained great beneficial relief from long term stays residing in the Chislehurst Mines. some twenty volunteers spent a week living down there sleeping in Bunk-beds on a nighty basis Chalk related Airborne spaws released in the mines natural environment along with the constant temperature and the layers of Green Copper deposits were said to be the key elements for such relief.

It was noticed by some volunteers who took part that there were also some awkward side effects,
Like a transparencies in the Skin tissue.
complete hair loss, loss of sight and eyes turning inward. and strangle tube like testicles ,

"I mean tentacles growing out there fore head.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 07:09 PM

I hope the Greenwich lot are going to join us this year again? I enjoyed the combination of Bag Pipes and the Indian dancers in costume.
Yet I am some what puzzled of where the Indian dancers came from clearly they been performing in some part of the Sweeps and then turned up in the GI and bag pipe and dancers joined forces to create a great dance routine to a noise that turned your eye lids inside out but it was all very good regardless and memorable .

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 08:05 PM

Well there you have it Richard.
It was the loft of the demolished pub next door that was converted in to a Heinkel He 111.
He bombed his own place?
Enough of this Tom foolery Im off.
Regards Pierre

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 12:10 PM

Greenwich lot? Have they got my plectrum?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 05:00 PM

Tam, Chinese takeaway 200 yards away

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Won Hung Lo
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 05:16 PM

"AHH are you Wanking the Waiter"
NA i a foking the Chief.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 05:44 PM

I thought chiefs were Red Indian, not Chinese! (Or have I been watching too many Randolph Scott films?)

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Pierre Le Chapeau. on a different planet.
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 06:02 PM

Red Indians ? No such term Melodeon Boy
They were mostly forest Indians.

white man drove them on to the plains where they caught the sun and Red Indian became there name.
Did you know that Squirrel was Forest Indian for Tree Rat and they ate them.
Tastes like chicken?

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.?
Im a teepee
No Im not.
" I am a Wig Wam
No Im not Im two tense going for a Lie down

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 07:12 PM

"Red Indians ? No such term Melodeon Boy"

You try telling the Lone Ranger that and you'll get a bullet up your arse!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 02:04 AM

Custer might be quite surprised too.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 02:45 AM

Birds Custer Powder - never liked it!!
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 02:56 AM

The term red Indians is not used in the USA. Native Americans is not good enough but will serve when referring to more than one tribe. Better not to speak about them as a whole group but as specific tribe using the correct title for that tribe. Least that can be done to show respect for groups of people disenfranchised and institutionalised by a white supremacist government.


Can we please return this thread to proper topic?

Thanks for the info Growler.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: broadstairs-jen
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 08:31 AM

the lone ranger pops into the good intent to have a pint of ale, he leaves tonto outside running the horses up and down john street to keep them warm. after he finishes his beer dal asks if he'd like another, but the lone ranger says "no thanks dal, i left my injin runnning"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 09:49 AM

As Lone Ranger and Tonto jokes go, I think I prefer "What do you mean "we", paleface?"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 09:58 AM

""Tam, Chinese takeaway 200 yards away""

Would that be the establishment run by the Chinese brothers Wun Tin Lung, and Wee Tin Po, or is the domain of Hu Flung Dung?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 11:35 AM

With reference to Tree Rat tasting like chicken. All together now...

"It all ends up tasting of chicken...."

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 12:01 PM

This is now getting very silly, but where do the carrots come from?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 03:49 AM

Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?

Carrots were originally purplish blue but were selectively bred to get the orange colour to impress the dutch king. An early example of genetic engineering. There were no chillies, garlic or rice in India.These were all introduced by europeans. There were no rabbits in England. St Patrick brought guinnes to Ireland.

One of the above is false!

PS who's got my plectrum?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 07:40 AM

I believe plectrums also were originally purplish blue, but with the advent of guitars of garish colour it was decided that plectrum makers had to keep up with the times and branch out into other shades. Perhaps we should start a "What is a traditional plectrum?" thread.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 07:48 AM

Carrots were Originally Purplish Blue ? you silly arse.

Carrots come from Morocco Known by the Moroccans has the ccccccccrrrrr    rooooot.
They are not only used for cooking the ladies use them for costume jewelry.
in regards to culinary uses Im somewhat surprised Richard has never used them in his lovely Knockholt Tangines whereby he uses Apricots.

Apricots are for baby apes and has such should be left alone.
Regards to all Pierre.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 07:51 AM

If you grow your big toe nail to the desired length and cut it off one can use that has a plectrum?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 10:35 AM

I jest not see HERE

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 10:44 AM

Well, blow me down!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 09:52 PM

"Well I be............. buggered"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: fisheye
Date: 10 Apr 10 - 03:15 PM

Pierre be careful carrots can be funny shapes also!

fisheye

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 10 Apr 10 - 05:45 PM

Hi Fisheye
Being a keen gardener I grow my carrots in large tubs and I do not thin them out. Hence I produce Carrots of all shapes and sizes . Yearly .
One does not have to be aware of misshapen Carrots. That I put to you sir
The next time I produce a carrot the shape of a pub chair

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 10 Apr 10 - 06:08 PM

May we return to Sweeps, or am I'm being picky

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 10 Apr 10 - 06:47 PM

Not at all Growler.
Fisheyes fault posting nonsense?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 11 Apr 10 - 04:30 PM

Unfortunatly my son has chosen to get married on the 30th. I have explained to herself that it is Sweeps and for that reason would not be attending the wedding. I lost the argument, so will not be there Friday evening, but it will be in the safe hands of John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 11 Apr 10 - 04:47 PM

I have booked into Andy Snack for the Friday and Saturday night. I like it there because its right by the high street.
Has B&Bs go it very Rough and Ready and I do not recommend it to anyone last year the telly didnt work and the shower had no hot water and the bath had no Cold water. but I can handle that for a couple of days.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 12 Apr 10 - 02:57 AM

B&B booked up Watts Avenue for Saturday and Sunday nights. Probably will not bring instruments as my hands are very bad last few weeks.

Any wevvuh perdictions yet?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Apr 10 - 03:17 AM

Free Metcheck only goes as far as the 26th April (they revised the program) and it is nice up to the 25th, allegedly, and raining on 26th. Watch this space.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Apr 10 - 03:03 PM

But the Wevvacheck has been 'reet naff' of late. Inside is good!!
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 03:08 AM

I am thinking I don't want to spend all my time inside this time. Want to see some performers and some dancing. And now we have video cam gonna capture lots of fun stuff for my youtube account.

Hey Kev the Clogs and Dilligafxx - Shall we record some Bishop Gundulf's?   Just looked at the website and see that Roger Hope disappeared on my birthday last year. Sigh. Well if you want to be recorded let me know when and where. We will be in Rochester from Saturday morning to Monday midday.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 03:41 AM

KtC and Dilligaf are maybe more likely to be seen with Gong Scourers

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 09:28 AM

Hi there folks. Well I am with Gundulfs all of Saturday and Dilligaf is with Gongs. that is the plan but I may swap to Gongs depending on how I feel. Hoff - I will probably need a lift in on the Monday and then could you take my kit and my drum back to yours on Monday night as I will be heading off for home on the train (Val is working on Monday). Looking forward to it :-)

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 10:02 AM

Is that right?

According to the official programme John Barden is Hosting Sing - arounds in the Good Intent on Friday, Saturday & Sunday 8.45 - 11pm what happened to the afternoon singaround? Why has it been moved to later at night, many of us have to get public transport home, so will not now be able to attend! And why no Ruff 'n Reddy?

And where's my plectrum?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Abdul - nearly home.
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 11:01 AM

Here, Andrew, I'm just packing up to return home after a year in Dubai and in my plectrum case I notice a plectrum I don't recognise. I'm sure it's not mine and I wonder if this could be the one? I left uk last May, when did u suffer your loss? I'll be at one of the GI sessions at least and u can check it out if times allow. Al

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 11:13 AM

There are sing a rounds at the Good Intent lunchtime to 2:30 Saturday, Sunday and Monday.   But usually lasts longer on Sat and Mon.

Sunday Gastove's show will e in da house from 3 to 7.

Al - you should ransom that plectrum. Serve Andrew right for being so annoying about the lost one. You could donate the proceeds to Emmaus.

http://www.emmaus.org.uk/find

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 11:21 AM

But why is it advertised as 8.45 - 11pm?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 02:32 PM

Andrew do a find on Good Intent on the PDF of the programme and you will see there are midday sessions.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 02:33 PM

heck do a find function on plectrum too. see what it turns up.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 13 Apr 10 - 03:09 PM

Andrew Sans Plectrum (or is that Andrew lack plectrum)? - - - Any old how the programme was posted earlier on the site - but to reiterate

Friday 30/04/2010 from about 20:45 to close singaround/session with John Barden
Saturday 01/05/2010 from 12:30 to 14:30 (but it WILL continue, bet your boots) and 20:45 to close as above with John Barden.
Sunday 02/05/2010 from 12:30 to 14:30 singaround/session with Ruff & Reddy. 15:00 to 20:00 - floor spots and guests with Gastove and then 20:45 to close singaround/session with John Barden including a few songs from festival guest Mike Nicholson (a good mate and fabulous player and singer).
Monday 03/05/2010 from 12:30 to falling over singaround/session with Ruff and Reddy.

John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 14 Apr 10 - 04:58 PM

That plectrum must be something spectacular to cause all that fuss

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 14 Apr 10 - 11:02 PM

Its a Leopard pattened plectrum.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 26 Apr 10 - 09:31 PM

I found a Leopard pattened thong in the street?
I wouldnt know who it belonged too.
I picked it up with a stick and put iut in a bag.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 26 Apr 10 - 09:35 PM

rE ABOVE POSTING i WAS CUT OFF.

oK DO t.d.l.wnt this old thong to add to there Lepard pasttened collection?
I bring it to Sweeps with me?
I recon the throng was cut off to the size of it?
Regards Pierre?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 27 Apr 10 - 02:29 AM

I hope y'washed that thang!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Mark Stevens
Date: 27 Apr 10 - 09:01 PM

It all looks good to me.
What's the beer list ?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 04:44 AM

It's a list of beers that are available for consumption on the premises.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Abdul The Bul Bul
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 04:47 AM

And don't call me Shirley.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 06:48 AM

Sorry, what I meant to say is :
Which Breweries and beers will be there at the festival ??

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 10:10 AM

"Its a list of beers that are available for consumption on the premises?

Really? What a Palava "Your jesting Melodeon Boy" Take no notice Guest,
one has to consume them while sitting in the road adjoining the beer garden?
Medway town council regulations.

Its a £100 fine if your caught drinking in the pub.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 02:12 PM

metcheck saying Saturday looking a bit better and Sunday pretty awful in the morning

And it is going to be cold.

the Observer Book of Morris and other Folk Dance. Found a medieval woodcut image of dancers (public domain) for the front cover / short descriptions of different species of Morris (Cotswold, Border, Molly, Rapper, etc.) and filled it with pages to complete.

left page is blank for photo or sketch

right page is printed with following (including lines to write on):


Date observed ______________

Name (of group, side, team i.e. Gong Scourers)___________

Species (type of Morris team i.e. Border, Rapper, Clog)

Natural Habitat (geographic location – home patch)

Migratory Pattern (location at time of observation)

Plumage (description of kit, clothes, tatters, face paint, props, etc.)

Display (description of dances, songs and instruments observed)

Notes (number of dancers, male, female or mixed group. etc.)

I made an A5 book, printed it out at work and paid for the copy of 16 pages at 10p per page. Then used big stapler in conservation to staple it along fold.
Maybe I should show it to Sweeps organisers. They could print off a load next year and sell to raise funds.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Mark Stevens
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 04:06 PM

are you sure that wasn't the "I Spy" series of books that we bought in the 60's ?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 05:24 PM

There are thirty four beers on offer, from 3.4 to 6.2, this should last the weekend----- but who knows?????

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 07:21 PM

See you all Friday and saturday night. going home Sunday evening. Should hit the GI by 1800 friday.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Mark Stevens
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 07:59 PM

Cheers, growler !

What is the pricing on the beers like ?
Many thanks, again.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 04:36 AM

And I hope you'll be on on your best behaviour, Pierre. I don't want to have to shush you!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 04:58 AM

Kevin stop trying to wind him up. Save the winding for singers who forget next line song.

Very entertaining that.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Dave K
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 06:31 AM

Looking forward to another superb Am version of Ride On Saturday John. Plus the equally superb selection of beers!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 10:58 AM

Pierre.... did you find the thong at twilight ?

Bring it along to the thing thong.

Have some new thongs to thing to you all.

Grrrr!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 04:56 PM

Weather looks awfull, but Dal has a 35 foot erection for shelter, so we will be OK

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Mark Stevens
Date: 29 Apr 10 - 05:28 PM

I hope it doesn't leak, or dribble . . . . .

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 04:40 AM

I'm rather concerned at the element of flippancy that appears to be creeping into this thread!

Where's Mr. Quelch? He'll sort it out!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 04:42 AM

Re Dals erection
Dal,s Partner will have a skip in her step then?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 05:00 AM

Or, presumably, if he breaks the ladder while erecting it, a step in her skip!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 05:03 AM

Gentlemen!?!?

Meet Mr. Quelch

         ,--.--._      *
  ------" _, \___)
          / _/____)       *
          \//( )__)   *
  ------\     (_))
         `-----"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: melodeonboy
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 05:18 AM

Thwack, thwack! Yaroo!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 09:48 AM

Wevva looking wetta and wetta on metcheck

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: morning wood
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 12:14 PM

"Wevva looking wetta and wetta on metcheck"

Now that's got me all concerned about warping my wood!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 12:37 PM

Stay in pub, easy!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Abdul The Bul Bul
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 03:39 PM

You checked the train times yet Paul? I don't have your email address by the way.
Al

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: morning wood
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 05:59 PM

Al,

Not checked them out yet. I'll have a trawl tomorrow.
PM'd my email.

Paul.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Bogwog
Date: 30 Apr 10 - 07:16 PM

Let's hope there are mo paddys there!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 May 10 - 08:42 PM

More ale.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,SwindonPete
Date: 02 May 10 - 04:05 AM

What a great time. Just a line to thank John Barden and other Good Intent regulars for making the singaround a relaxed and pleasant environment yesterday. Thank You. Can't wait until next year. Enjoy the rest of the festival and hope the weather 'picks up' for you all over the next couple of day.

Best Wishes

Pete

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Abdul The Bul Bul
Date: 02 May 10 - 04:56 AM

11.08 from Whitstable gets in about 12, then a squelch up to the GI.
Al

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 May 10 - 07:48 AM

Gone back home today Sunday to sort out the 12 string Thanks very much to John Barden who found the Problem and to Richard Bridge who sorted it out The fault may well have been mine has I strung the 12 string myself with NEW Martin strings gauge 10.

I cant see where I went wrong Richard showed me how to correctly string up a guitar at
Pigs Ear last year   Ie I angled the stings at the bridge end to sit snugly under the pegs. I alined the strings has best I could and above all I allowed for tension re taking the strings back half a fret before tightening.
                            But the strings kept slipping it would not tune and I could not get a note out of the guitar. What ever Richard done to it last night it sounded much better but i refrained from playing it and let it stand over night in its case I have taken it home with me this morning retuned it and its sounds excellent still slipping slightly bur I am sure it will be ok for The Bank holiday session so I will be returning back to Rochester Monday morn to rebook myself in to the B&B and join in the sing around session.
                                                   "What a Bloody Palaver"

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 02 May 10 - 05:30 PM

A lovely afternoon, I'm begining to panic, as Dal recons if you greedy sods keep drinking, he will run out of ale before my session on Monday

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 May 10 - 05:45 PM

IF there hadnt been a Birthdsay BBQ here I'd have been over yesterday ! And today I've been getting sorted for tomorrows Gig !
Glad its been a goosd weekend

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 May 10 - 03:33 AM

I gratefully got my nerve back last night. Maybe it was the lovely dinner with TDL and John and Jan Barden and Pete from PJs Music at the Shonza. Been turned on to Kulfi thanks to Trevor.

I have zero voice this morning after my wail last night. What I lack in confidence I make up for in VOLUME! So if anyone is suffering temporary deafness, my apologies.

Looking forward to good Monday afternoon session.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Canberra Chris
Date: 03 May 10 - 04:48 AM

Growler- My very best wishes to your son for his wedding, and may it be a bit of high dry ground for you in an otherwise boggy year, and lead on to other happiness for you and your family. I suspect it was an argument well-lost.

Best wishes also to all at the GI for song and ale, and the intrusion of little else.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 03 May 10 - 12:44 PM

What a fantastic weekend. Thanks to all who came, Karen and Dal, the hosts and JB who forced himself to stay awake untill the early hours, each day, to make sure that no one drank more than he did. Such commitment !!!!! I've just left at 5.15 pm as it was supposed to be winding down, the place was still packed. See you all next year, when, hopefully my liver has recovered
Thanks for your thoughts Chris

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 May 10 - 01:39 PM

Weren't Raj and Sam fan-bloody-tastic with the Punjabi songs? I'm totally up for a concert evening from them!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 May 10 - 02:30 PM

They were heart stoppingly good. I am just stunned with what Raj can do with her voice and I loved the mini tabla lesson. Wish we could have stayed longer but we feared a long wait to cross the Dartford. Turned out there was not so much end of bank holiday traffic as we expected. Pity.

If that concert is at the GI and out of term time, we'd be up for it too.

Just lovely.

Thank you Karen and Dal - As usual we had a wonderful time.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: growler
Date: 03 May 10 - 05:03 PM

Anyone got their contact number, cause I agree, they are something else

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: TheSilentOne
Date: 03 May 10 - 05:32 PM

Growler, VT has their email and phone number and will PM it to you.

Thanks for a really great weekend everybody!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 May 10 - 06:18 PM

I think Cari may have the details too. I can't believe they had no CDs! What an object lesson in percussion!!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 May 10 - 03:18 AM

Broadstairs Jen has posted on the other sweeps fred about an objet trouve.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 04 May 10 - 06:22 AM

As we didn't see Jen yesterday, can we assume that the owner of the thingy has been located? That was a very enjoyable final session at the G.I. Tiredness overcame us by 5.00 , and we had to leave. Yet again, the G.I. sessions were the best part of the Festival!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 May 10 - 08:03 AM

Well done to Karen and Dal who worked liked troopers and to John Barden Growler and Melodeon Boy who refereed the sessions/ I have got a dose of tennis Elbow caused by repeatedly shutting that bloody door that leads in from the beer garden.

I wish folk would have patience when people are singing and not start swearing at people. because they have to wait at the door Such attitude proves that they had to much to drink in the first place cant people wait two minutes? to state that the folk outside are not welcome in the session part of the pub is not true but if they have attitude to others the likes of swearing at folk then they are clearly not be welcomed.
The fact is the people who played outside do so through choice 1. because there is more room outside. 2.They all play has one and join in with each other. 3. There is clearly not enough room to comfortably accommodate everyone in the session bar?

On the other hand
Well done to all musicians singers both inside the session bar and outside in the Beer Garden Hats off to the Greenwich lot some good stuff played.

Finally I was some what pissed off about my 12 string being out of action especially during Ride On on Saturday but thanks to Richard its now working perfectly.

Richard I believe I owe you a G Sting?

Kind regards to all and well done to al
Pierre.l

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 May 10 - 08:26 AM

1. The string was a spare one anyway Pete, don't worry about it.
2. It's a bar! People should come in and then go to the bar, not stand in the doorway blocking it up.
3. If people don't stand in the doorway then others will not get stcuk behind them and hold the door open - permitting the blast of 27 steam-driven melodeons playing nearly the same thing as each other to to overwhelm any singer who is not one of the lords of steam and iron. Not to mention the use of a device first invented as a weapon of psychological warfare.
4. The tune bashers want to bash tunes without stopping and of course they are very welcome to come in and do some tunes but the singers simply can't join in with the tunes - it's merely a matter of reciprocal consideration. I enjoyed the tunes in passing (and might bring a deadly drum next year to do some of them)

Were the specialist tunes sessions at the Gordon and the Coopers as ebullient?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 May 10 - 09:04 AM

I think it a matter of politeness to stop at the door if one is to cross the path of a singer or player or both.Weather on route to the bar or not its common in the clubs I attend to wait and be patient,

but having said that "in the case of the Good Intent and the session bar on a packed Saturday night I agree Richard folk should not stand in the doorway blocking it up but move on in and go to the bar I think in future we should wave folk through if they stand in the door and the singers and performers will just have to put up with it.

I say in General to wait is good mannered and polite but clearly it wont work in the Good Intent when its really busy. Wave em through I say and let them go about there course. It will save all the above palaver.

In general the singer rounds need good people like John Kevin and Simon (and to give him credit Don has well He looked after the session Saturday while John went off to dinner and handed it back later upon John,s return to run these session fairly and to keep order. Without them session go to pieces has what happened Monday night after Kevin and Growler left ie I got fed up with it all and went back to the B&B.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 May 10 - 09:08 AM

God Helpus I have been offered a Half hour slot Wednesday night at Folk mob prior to a guest performance.Shit what do I do?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 May 10 - 09:17 AM

Pick your best, rehearse it well, and enjoy it, and so will they.

And thank you for the mention above. I was getting in practice for Sidmouth.

Confirmed my Caravan booking, so I'LL BE THERE!

Don T.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 May 10 - 09:51 AM

Most important piece of advice Pete. Shit before going on stage.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 04 May 10 - 01:36 PM

The important thing about The Good Intent is that it has 2 bars (or 3 if you count the beer tent with 30 stunning beers tyo be had over Sweeps). Why people HAVE to walk through the crowd is somewhat beyond my comprehension. Just go to the other bar if you want a pint of Lager!! What, can't be bothered?? It's just one weekend out of 52. And to make it positively clear, the beer that was thrown over me was bitter, not lager. Nuff said!

John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 04 May 10 - 02:07 PM

Oh - I suspect something may be crawling out of the woodwork. Identify yourself GUEST (or should that be GUSSET)

John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 04 May 10 - 02:13 PM

Howdy ther GUSSET :-)
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: The Barden of England
Date: 04 May 10 - 02:15 PM

Be thee a Lager drinker GUSSET?

John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 May 10 - 05:34 PM

People going in and out doesn't bother me, it is leaving the door open that's inconsiderate, especially when it is bloody freezing. Some people don't clock that the outside noise might be an intrusion on what's going on inside. But the damned cold. Were they raised in a barn?

What really got on my tits was the rude couple on Saturday complaining about certain types of songs/singers. I leaned over to them and said, "If you don't like it, then *please* leave." Too much to drink is no excuse for poor manners. And the lady sitting beside me said as much to them. When they finally left I applauded them.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 May 10 - 06:27 PM

Hmm. I had drink taken VT, so my geography may be inexact, but was that sitting on your left, or on your right? If on your left, I recollect two players, and I would have thought that two players should have known better.

OTOH, absent totally bad manners I think particularly at festival time we should try to be inclusive of a wider audience - I was really hoping to tempt some of the Sunday arrivers into song - I know one to be a very fine guitarist-singer (albeit contemporary) and one other I gather to be a talented drummer-percussionist. Likewise on Saturday there was a very useful young muso-producer present who I failed to tempt with the offer of the loan of a guitar.

That said, and while I in principle set my face against those who would have participants sit a test, pass an exam, and have an audition before performing, there were three who did give tongue over the weekend who would do better to consider whether what they were doing added to or detracted from the occasion.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 04 May 10 - 07:44 PM

What a Fiasco . i have worked with Joe Public fore many a year and folk will not close doors I had a lock in once down Chislehurst caves. going back to times Beyond recall and some soppy silly arse used the electric buggy used to transport gear in and out, to ram the bloody   Cave door down. I wouldnt mind the thing was open any way. lot of explaining.
.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 May 10 - 07:48 PM

Maybe we should club together and buy Karen and Dall a better door-closer, that does not stick open and that closes into one of those "soft-close" tracks.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 05 May 10 - 02:40 AM

Richard

re the rude couple.

The couple sitting just to the left of me were polite and attentive when our Linda was singing. They were in the corner of the bench seating.

It was the very talkative couple next down the bench in the direction of Don Thompson. Don't think they were muso's or dancers. TSO says they were just a pair of twats.   It was on the Saturday afternoon session. Perhaps you weren't in the room when this happened.

Really annoyed me because Linda wasn't there long because she had danced all day and I missed her song. Grumble grumble.

Does Linda go to Pig's Ear, typically? Or is there going to be a deathiversary this year? Would like a catch up with some folks.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 05 May 10 - 05:12 AM

They were a complete pain in the arse, and I was most amused at the sheepish looks back as Tam loudly applauded their walk to the door.

Good on you VT.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 05 May 10 - 05:26 AM

"Have a shit before going on stage"? Ha Ha charming to the last?
"How delicate".
Well thanks very much for that advice Richard?
What with Dons advice along side yours I,ll take to practicing on the bloody toilet?

I was sitting next to Don all day Saturday and I do not recall anybody being loud or disruptive? There again such things can be over and done in a few minutes usually with the person/persons coping the hump and leaving which I assume is what happened. I may well have been outside have a smoke fore I do not recall this incident.

I was quite amazed I got has far has the castle this year last year I done every pub in the town and fore some reason never got to the castle.

also I was siting down in the town when this person with a dog walked past me and the dog went for me he was on a lead and the person pulled the dog back. Sorry the owner said to me but he does not like your Hat?
Looking at the moth eaten mutt crossly I said Well I am a hat collector I have got about thirty hats in doors which one do you think he might like?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 05 May 10 - 06:22 AM

Does Linda go to Piggy? Do bears shit in the woods? Do folkies drink beer?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Girl Friday
Date: 05 May 10 - 10:19 AM

Anyone who is anyone in Kent goes to Piggie's.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 05 May 10 - 12:08 PM

I hope thats not the case I was talking to Pigs Ear after they came off stage at Sweeps and there is concern about the event getting to big?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Sweeps
From: GUEST,Tone Deaf Leopard
Date: 05 May 10 - 12:32 PM

I was referring only to our immediate friends, of course. I don't think everyone in Kent will fit.