Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds

Subject: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 08:24 AM

Hi everyone - welcome to seasonal moments

Sessions this month

Folk etc. - Wednesday the 13th & 27th (Christmas Party perhaps starting earlier)

Open workshop etc. - Wednesday the 6th & 20th

Everyone welcome to come along & join in - we now operate in the function room - so no background noise/people walking through the session - function room has it's own bar & toilets/non smoking room

Still completely free - just buy yourself a drink
Other things on:

Mondays – Herga at the Pinner Green Social Club, Rickmansworth Road, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3TJ
Mondays – Tudor Folk Club – The Whitehill Centre, Chesham
Tuesdays – Run of the Mill session – now King Harry pub, St Albans – 5th December/2nd January
Tuesdays – The Globe, Dunstable
Wednesdays – The Orange Tree, Baldock – Baldock & Letchworth folk club
Wednesdays – Hertford somewhere on odd dates – see Mudcat threads
Wednesdays – The Fox, Pirton – 2nd Wednesday of month
Wednesdays – Bedford Folk Club – Daley's Club in Kempston
Thursdays – Redbourn Folk Club – The Cricketers
Thursdays – Rose & Crown, St Michaels, St Albans
Thursday - Shed behind the Sportsman pub in Croxley Green, 1st thursday
Friday – Bucks Head, Little Wymondly – last friday concert
Friday – Hitchin town hall – New Years Eve Dance
Sunday – St Albans Rose & Crown – 2nd Sunday in the month
      
Web site is here - http://bartonleclayfolkclub.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 10:35 AM

..and I am feeling seasonal already.
Silent night on the accordian
Bleak midwinter on the recorder.
Il est ne on the guitar
and
12 days of Christmas a capela ?lla

Yes - We'll be doing the actions this year folks. Only the fittest need to learn the whole 12. There will be a sliding scale of choices from 12 drummers drumming to a partridge in a pear tree, depending on how many calories you want to burn off.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 12:18 PM

All depends on how many mince pies I eat. OOOHHH YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY. Oh and ale I drink as well.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: breezy
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 01:13 PM

Hi Ross

welcome back , how was Aunty Win?

would you mind adding
Sunday 17th at the Rose and Crown

the Windward residents
moses, ref, Flegg and 'Pick n Squeeze'
seasonal songs and floor singers welcomed

with a small P A for sound enhancement if required

Hope to see you and the adorable cathie of exquisite taste in CD

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 04 Dec 06 - 01:26 PM

So you're the poet? I thought it was Ross 'cos he likes anagrams and can vroom.

Miss DeFied

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 04:18 AM

Hi Cathy, JB, Unicorn Man & all

Cheers for the seasonal vroom

Auntie Win's managed to have a heart attack, break her hip and reach 89 this year - she was a bit poorly to say the least

2007 can only get better for her

The area of the Peak district she lives in is beautiful - Kinder Scout of the Peak towers over the valley where she lives

The Rose & Crown sounds good on the 17th

It's the KING HARRY session tonight in St Albans - 6th

There is a Christmas party open mic bash at Beaumonts Bar, Potters Lane, Borehamwood this Saturday - 9th - £5 entry run by Nick Male/Hertsmere Acoustic Music Club -020 8953 5231

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: breezy
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 04:59 AM

5th Ross

Looks like there will be some carolling on te 17th too

bring tinsel

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 06:18 AM

Sorry - I'm getting ahead of myself - cheers JB

It's definitely the 5th today

Ding Dong Merrily

My Farepack hamper should be arriving any day now

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 07:11 AM

Yeh in your dreams.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 07:59 AM

GREAT! PA!
a girl to talk to.
I am off sick today and yesterday - not happened since 2003.

I am much better today, but getting fed up catching up on two years' unfiled household bills and realising how much the electricity bill has doubled this year and starting up a new folder called 'pensions'.

I've broken the shredder. Something for my Christmas list from my kids. I have 3 boys and they don't like buying anything that smells (nice) or has any pink on it. I know you have a son so you know the advantages - nobody pinches your flannel, comb, scissors etc etc if they are pink.

Are you having a Works do? In the office or out and about? I hear from other sources that my new boss blows up condoms at Christmas parties - many will find this quite distasteful (!). We shall see.

Do you sing and/or play at Folk Clubs? I am sorry if you have already mentioned that and I have forgotten.

'nuff questions for now

Cathy

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: My guru always said
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 08:17 AM

27th sounds like one I might be able to get to!! What beers have they got now?

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 08:40 AM

Hello Hilary!
It would be nice to meet you again.

Don't know beers - Ross will.

If only Moses and Jojo were around too. The Women Behind The Men. lol

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 08:40 AM

Hairy bodied boy here - I've got pink skin

Triff news Guru - we are hoping to start a bit earlier on the 27th

Maybe 4pm - I've to clear it yet with Rachel

People working that day have complained - but what can you do

Beers availble are Country, Spitfire and Adnams I think - Unsparkled due to protests from Unicorn Man

The beers change a lot so I get confused and I'm a bit of a porcupine when it comes to real ale

Is that the Shredder (you've broken) that eats pizza with the Ninja mutant teenage turtles - that's a blow to mutants everywhere

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 08:41 AM

Obviously 8.40 happens in Stevenage before it does in Biggleswade.

Are you good at SNAP?

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 08:44 AM

I remember Shredder - he was a good 'un for TV on, coffee and 10 minutes' peace for Mum.

It must have been the same in your house!

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 08:51 AM

Oooooo yes, girlie talk, look away boys.

I've got a stinkie cold at the mo, passed on by just about everyone at work. Try not to keep old bills, just reminds us of how much money we have no longer got. Dont need a Pensions folder anymore, John Towers saw to that when Mg Rover folded.

I have one boy he's 16 and doing GCSE mocks at the mo. He's bought me soft fluffy pink things for my car! for Christmas. No, having boys is a much better idea.

Our company goes to the Hilton for our Christmas dinner and disco, this year its on Friday 22nd December and I even managed to get into the hairdressers on that afternoon, hows that for luck. Everyone in the company works really hard all year, one of our engineers does not get home from Bangkok until 21 December, and this is their way of saying thank you, quite unusual these days Whole evening paid for - brill. Our boss's are generally great fun, and yes the condon thing would be right up their street.

We get to the local folk club as much as poss, but due to work hours and my other job its not as often as I'd like. My husband had a 140 mile round trip every day to work and we also have a livery yard with 9 horses on it. Thankfully only three belong to me. But we've got chickens and things, so its usually 9.00pm before I actually sit down.
We try and get to concerts and stuff at the NIA or the Symphone Hall (fantastic venue), my brother works for the music industry and sometimes gets tickets. And no, neither of us play or sing - god, not in public anyway !!!, there's enough trouble in the world.

Hope you feel better soon.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: breezy
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 09:02 AM

girlie talk snot for for me

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 09:11 AM

No fraid not - more like Thunderbirds & Stingray (it was very anti fish people though and not pc at all - Aqua Marina was gorgeous even though she was a bit la la)

That Twizzle was a bit frightening

And I got never understand why Andy Pandy And Teddy had to sleep in a basket when thay had a perfectly good house to play in

and why didn't spotty ever bite anybody

Tufty got run over in a road rage incident

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 09:29 AM

Thanks for the news PA.

You do work long hours! It must keep you fit - but cold damp nights can't be much fun.
Your Dinner/dance sounds interesting and well deserved.

I have 3 boys (no we're men, Mum) - twins of 22 and one of 18 (doing A levels)and trying to get into Broadcast Journalism next year. He spots a VIP at forty paces and runs up asking politely for a business card. He follows that up with an interview for the school mag or requests for work experience. He has interviewed the mayor and the local MP but my dictaphone seems to have gone missing. I hope he hasn't taped over my chats with old aunts for family research. I should have got a pink one!
All 3 boys are between 6 ft 3 and 6 foot 6 and play rugby. There is a term at the rugby club - if they are playing on the same side and tackle someone together, the unfortunate is said to have holginated (from our name Holgate).
Nuff of the proud Mum stuff - they are messy buggers and use too much electricity.

Off to leave some electricity-saving-reminders around the house!

bye for now
x

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 10:04 AM

Was that a joke Breezy?

Ross my husband said he remembers muffin the mule - I reminded him that as the owner of a livery yard that is just not funny.

Anyone remember Tales of the Riverbank - how did they get the hamster/guinea pig thing to stay in the boat?

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 10:18 AM

mon - andy pandy
tues -
wed - bill and ben
thurs - tales of the RB
Fri - woodentops

I think

We had a Jack Russell called Tufty - well actually I had left home by then.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 11:13 AM

Was Tuesday Muffin the Mule?

Be a proud mom Cathie, I am. My little boy (who's at least a foot taller than me) windsurfs swims and up to gcse's competed at dressage showjumping and cross country. I was the proudest mom on the showground I could go on and on about him all day, at least until my friends told me to shut up !!! or they'd leave me there.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 11:21 AM

That's probably it. Twizzle was my much much younger sister's era. (She's the same age as Ross)

It's getting very dark in here. I am going to The King Harry later - I will be able to save on the elec bill.

Back to work tomorrow. heigh ho

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 11:31 AM

You guys do have lots of places to go - music's a bit thin on the ground up here. Have fun.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 12:12 PM

I liked the music from Tales of the Riverbank

Very folkie

I thought the animals were men dressed up in suits

I can't make the King Harry tonight - please convey my apologies

Don't stand to close to 'pick and squeeze' - those tight blackheads can be dangerous

La la la la la

Wasn't tuesday picture book

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 05 Dec 06 - 07:19 PM

Picture Book??? You're so young Ross!

Apologies conveyed and accepted. Only the man beside me said 'who the f is Ross?' I had a chance when Martin gave a stirring rendition of 'let's all go to Barton'.

And lastly Ethel showed me a really quick way of getting there, past the Dahlias then a couple of quick turns - much easier than previous recommendations of 'pass the theatre then on and somewhere'.

My guitar's nearly a year old. I 'll be pleased when it starts walking and doesn't need to be carried everywhere.

More news about 'pick and squeeze' later.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 02:40 AM

erratum
the song was
'We've got a lotta Bull'

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 03:22 AM

Morning all, happy birthday to your guitar Cathie, is it having a party or just few friends over from guitar nursery. My cars birthday is two days after my brothers, and its nearly as old. I have some really bad news, Cathie, my favourite hair clip fell to bits last night, we'd been together for a good few years now and I'm really going to miss it.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 04:09 AM

Oh my god - how can it be a happy morning - hair today etc

I regret missing the King Harry now - it sounds like it was quite an evening

I would have like to hear 'We've gotta lotta Bull'

Where's the review

I must be a proper folkie now that I'm making people irritable

I've just been reading about my love life via email - I should be in the Sun soon

Was Tuesday 'confessions of a window cleaner'

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 10:48 AM

Crikey - the girley chat finished a bit abruptly

It's an open session tonight at the Bull - Jam/workshop whatever

Anything goes - mostly plug in

So it's noisier than the folk

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 11:44 AM

Its because you're listening, unless you'd like to join in, perhaps Cathie's organising her guitar's party, or she's totally stunned by the demise of my hairclip

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 06 Dec 06 - 11:49 AM

If you go to the jam session do you have to bring your own bread and butter, does it get messy, do you all have the same knife, sounds very yummy.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 03:42 AM

Em - it was sort of delicious - probably more like a bacon sandwich

Is there a help line for hairclip loss (coping with wild hair) - if you have been affected by contents of this thread please PM Santa - your £2 a month can help - send your love gift etc

Many thanks to Cathy, Hitchin John, Mike Jones, Steve, Teresa, Jeff, Bob, Keith, Eve, Roy and another bloke playing dominoes

Cathy sold us all tupperware - such handy christmas presents

Next week is an Ann Summers party - Bert will model

Important news

NEXT WEEKS FOLK IS ON TUESDAY THE 12th - Please pass it on to anybody that knows you

Wednesday is an oap christmas meal - no wise cracks

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: breezy
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:06 AM

Just crackers

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:08 AM

Hey JB - I saw your tirade about the King Harry session

Was it really that bad??????????

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:17 AM

Off to leave some electricity-saving-reminders around the house

A useful tip is to place a large neon sign on the wall of the house saying "Please Save Electricty by Switching off Unnecessary Lights and Appliances".

... ah...

... as you were...

... I'll get me coat.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:18 AM

That Twizzle was a bit frightening

Well he doesn't frighten me, the skinny little wimp. If he comes near me I'll wallop him over the head with Ross's Farepak hamper.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:21 AM

I reckon it must've been Rag Tag and Bobtail on Tuesday.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: breezy
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:24 AM

Not for the King Harry, in fact there were some interesting and some very good performers.
but thats enough about martin, cathie and myself.

and Rob and Paul who have already impresed us at Windward and have been gigged by the A Mac for 2nd sun in may. I cant recall their 'band name' but it is abit strange, thay are good intrumentalists and with a geordie lilt to the vocal which is most acceptable to the ear.

But you cant beat 'Pick and Sqeeze' without the 'u'

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:27 AM

What about dear old hoppity

All my school chums used to envy him because he had one leg shorter than the other and this helped him to swing perfectly on the garden gate - how we used to laugh at disabled people in the good old days

Didn't Twizzle have a cat that loved the smell of smelly fish

JB - Who are Amndo - new supergroup?

I leave a light on when I go out; to tell burglars I sit in the hall all night

Woke up this morning and found a jumbo at the top of the stairs - I'd left the landing light on

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 05:39 AM

That was Footso.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: breezy
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 07:21 AM

amndo is an anagram -abreeziated

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 07:40 AM

Oh - still no wiser - do I know them - have they performed in my presence

I think the french group is called Na Mara because the singers name is McNamara - no idea why the mandelin playings name isn't included

You could always shorten to Pic & Skweeze

Tuesday - Tales from your armpit

Mary, Mungo & Midge - very odd

Any day now - me hamper - I can't wait to eat those dates

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 07:46 AM

Oh Scrump - you are so right - it was Rag, Tag and Bobtail!! What a memory.


Rag the hedgehog, Tag the mouse, and Bobtail the rabbit joined the BBC's
   "Watch With Mother" line-up in 1953. The series was adapted from the stories
   by Louise Cochrane and episodes were broadcast every Thursday afternoon.
   These three would embark on various gentle adventures, with mishaps and
   much ado along the way, but they'd always return home snug and sound to
   survive another day.

I got my Tuesday and Thursday mixed up. I know I didn't like either day.


Did a week full of happy endings make me the optimist I am today?
Did Little Weed educate me into dealing with the Bills and Bens of everyday life?
And did I resolve at a young age not to be anyone's Looby Loo?

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 07:48 AM

No, it was:
Mon - Pic Book (no Skweaze though)
Tue - Andrew Pandrew
Wed - William and Benjamin, the men of ceramic persuasions*
Thu - Rag Tag and Bob Tayle
Fri - The Wood 'n' Tops
Sat - Dr Hu, the Chinese Time Traveller
Sun - Songs of Preys

* if you ask me, they were completely potty

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 07:50 AM

Poor Looby Loo

Little Rag Doll that plays with you

If Andy Pandy

Wasn't so randy

She'd stay awake for an hour or two

Anon

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Cathie
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 08:01 AM

Scrump - Your opinion of Bill and Ben reminds me of when I bought a friend a flowerpot man from garden centre. He was so pleased it was a bigger model than his sister's!!

I was astounded.

Potty Bills and Bens have incarnated into our adult world.

Blimey - work calls - back later

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 10:24 AM

Hmm, I often wondered what that Pandy chap got up to with that Loo girl in that basket. My suspicions seem to have been confirmed. Thank heavens I had the presence of mind to ban my offspring from watching that utterly corrupt programme.

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: Ross
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 11:31 AM

Yeah - I watched it & look what happened to me

I even sleep in a basket

It's Redbourn tonight - a star turn I think

Rose & Crown Sunday

As Barton is on Tuesday next week - will Scrump/Alan etc give us a visit

Maybe we could reciprocate (sorry I'm in a curry and can't spell proppa) on the wednesday

Subject: RE: Christmas time at the Bull, Barton, Beds
From: The PA
Date: 07 Dec 06 - 11:40 AM

BLIMEY what a day, foxes in the neighbours chickens at 6 this morning, torrential rain all day, just had a call to say someone on the yard put me hoss in the wrong field and he's been sh*ggin the brains out of a mare all day, poor buggers exhausted, and me internets just woaken up. !! Think I'll go the pub !