St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 20 May 08 - 11:24 AM

Len asked him last night. The answe is no, but Brian Rodgers has offered to sort it for him.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 19 May 08 - 02:43 AM

The other loose end to update from that event is whether Don succeeded in getting the odd-sized ferrule onto his guitar to replace the missing one. Does anyone know?

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 18 May 08 - 04:50 PM

Oi think it moight be 'is drinkin' 'ead.


Aunt Sally.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 May 08 - 02:05 PM

Impossible!

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: melodeonboy
Date: 18 May 08 - 07:10 AM

"I have your spare head in my guitar bag"

Blimey, that's frightening, even by TDL's standards! I'd better make sure my doors are locked at night!

(By the way, is it any better-looking than the main one?)

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 18 May 08 - 06:31 AM

Thanks again for the tuning head Richard, have now got a replacement from Grover (2 weeks turnaround - not too shabby from the Banks of the Ohio!) I have your spare head in my guitar bag - remind me when we meet again.

Mumblin Len

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 27 Apr 08 - 04:44 PM

How did today go ? We were thinking of you in the rather inclement weather today. Although it rained this afternoon, we had to have the doors open at the White Hart because the landlord has still got the C. H. on full blast.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 06:21 PM

Oh, Amoxycillin's all right. The bugger is teh metronidazole. My dentist, who is a moslem, likes to give me some before the highlights of the folk drinking season, to prevent me drinking alcohol. I think she plans to convert me in due course.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: mumblin len
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 02:02 PM

Thanks Richard, I've found a head off an old strat that fits, although it turns counterwise, that will do until I manage to get a replacement from Grover (anyone know what the turnaround time is postwise to Ohio?). I'm back in business and looking forward to tomorrow. hope your Hampsteads are feeling better anyway. - Len

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 01:08 PM

Sorry folks. I've just arrived home to find my wife in bed, shivering, vomiting, and all the other things you do when you connect with a nasty bug, so I will for this evening be conspicuous by my absence.

All that ARE gong, have a great evening.

I will be over tomorrow afternoon.

Don (disappointed) T

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 09:56 AM

Yes, that's the stuff that turns your urine yellow. Speak from experience. Unfortunately it also brings me out in an itchy red rash so I don't take ant penicillin based drugs now. Richard will be ok as long as nobody even offers him a pint, so don't. Trevor has some replacement heads that are nameless, but thry look like Grovers. He's going to put one on later, and see if it works, otherwise we'll try your Schallers Richard, thanks. See you sll tomorrow, weather's going to be ace.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: melodeonboy
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 09:25 AM

A tool head bush, Don? Now that sounds really rude (SNARFF, SNARFF!).

I had a great time on Wednesday (as did Growler). Thanks to all concerned. I shall try to get over again this weekend.

Melodeonboy (aka The Shirt Murderer)

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST,Essex Girl
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 09:06 AM

Richard, is that the stuff that turns your urine very bright yellow? If so do not under any circumstances drink alcohol. Hope to make it Saturday.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 06:00 AM

Correction, not Ampicillin, Amocycillin

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 05:29 AM

That's normal :-)

Only kidding Hoff!!

Hope you feel better soon.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 03:25 AM

Regrettably, due to that continuing problem with some of my teeth that some of you know about, I am now on a course of taking both ampicillin and metronidazole.

Metronidazole is closely related to the basic components of antabuse, the drug used to prevent alcoholics from drinking (some might say there was some justice in there).

The relationship of metronidazole with alcohol can be summarised: -

"Consuming ethanol (alcohol) while using metronidazole causes a disulfiram-like reaction with effects that can include nausea, vomiting, flushing of the skin, tachycardia (accelerated heart rate), shortness of breath, and even death.[5] Consumption of alcohol should be avoided by patients during systemic metronidazole therapy and for at least 24 hours after completion of treatment.[1] However, the mechanism of this reaction in the clinical setting has recently been questioned by some authors,[6][7] and a possible central toxic seratonin reaction for the alcohol intolerance suggested.[8]"

I am therefore off alcohol - although the course will be over in time for me to drink on the 1st May and at Sweeps.

So I may well not be very jovial company on Friday or Saturday.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 07:13 PM

All a bit techie for me folks!!!

A bloody good night was had by all I would say!! Glad you enjoyed it Growler - good to see you!

Thanks to all of Bishop Gundulf for turning up - also thanks to our guests, Gong Scourers and Copperfield Clog. Thanks to Don et al for the early evening shift. Thanks to Growler and The Shirt Murderer for keeping the evening session going (Bishop Gundulf did a good job too!!) - Thanks to Rob and Ris for letting us take over their pub for the evening!!

Think I've covered everybody!!??

OK, it just needs to be said that it will all be repeated!! Yes, repeated, this weekend!!

Beer festival and some singinging on Friday night - Bishop Gundulf Morris on Saturday afternoon at 2pm followed by lots of drinking and singing and playing and drinking and singing and playing and ..... you get the idea I'm sure!!!!

See you there on Saturday night (can't make Friday night as we are at The Crown in Otford to see Crooked Style - very good double act!!)

Bye for now

Kev

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 06:59 PM

Ah - Grovers. Could be tricky. I think I ahve some Schaller copies that might fit.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 06:07 PM

Yes Richard,

That was one of the possibles suggested by Framus, but they were unable to help.

Framus seem to have used a decidedly non-standard size.

Don T

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Mick Woods
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 01:08 PM

What has all this stuff about a broken Deep Purple album on 24th got to do with George?

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 12:33 PM

Thanks Richard. Do bring spares. the broken one is a Grover- I bought him a set for Christmas. One is going back to Cleveland Ohio soon.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 08:49 AM

How were your trousers?

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: growler
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 07:59 AM

Bloody good evening, will try to make Saturday but not looking likely

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 06:25 AM

I doubt whether I have any that size. But I will try to rationalise my stock and bring what I have (unless I forget). Have you tried Stewart-MacDonald in the USA?

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 04:36 AM

Amongst that pot of bits, you wouldn't perchance have assorted spare bushes, would you Richard.

Chances are we won't find one to fit, but I've been looking for a tool head bush for several years. Even Framus don't have them.

Don T.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 02:37 AM

Shall I bring my pot of spare machine heads, if I remember?

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Girl Friday
Date: 23 Apr 08 - 07:04 PM

Well, we went along to help Don out on the afternoon shift today. Unfortunately, Trev's blue guitar, which works best outdoors, got a broken machine head last night, and the Dean just wasn't up to it. We soldiered on, but retired, when the evening shift started to arrive.
Will probably do the afternoon on Saturday will bring reinforcements.

Sue xxxx

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 22 Apr 08 - 07:34 PM

SHREFER

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 01:10 PM

When will I see you again?/////Wednesday.....I thin   , or was it Saturday......?

Am I man enough.   Ah! If only I could remember what for.   ?

Oh! I have no trouble remembering AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....usually denoting a missed nail (iron), and a hit nail (thumb)........Seems to me it was usually followed by SSSSSSS**********T!!!

Don T.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 21 Apr 08 - 12:51 PM

Nearly there - can't wait for this one!!!! Good beer, good Morris Dancing, good singing and good playing - what more could you want on St George's Day.

See you all there!!!

Kev

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: dilligafxx
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 12:42 PM

Its all in the mind Don and I think I know where yours is going !! the third degree When will I see you again? Are you man enough? IS this folk music? poor me even old enough to remember AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH or was that the 3 degrees xx

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST,Who'd say that?
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 12:04 PM

You wish

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 09:43 AM

Naughty naughty, Dilligaf. You just earned yourself the third x

LMAO
Don T.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: dilligafxx
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 08:19 AM

Bishop Gundulf will be at the Kings Arms on Wednesday 8pm Then on Saturday from 2pm dancing then those that can will sing when we,ve finished dancing and whoever can come and go as you please, OK
It is always advisable to keep your intrument covered when not in use if outside, but if you are playing with it or have allowed someone else to play with it it is best out, to reiterate what Don said.
Me thinks xx

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Apr 08 - 07:25 AM

A carefully chosen position upwind of the fire, and keeping the instrument in its gigbag (which collected some fine white ash, but no burns) between songs did the trick for me, though I can foresee circumstances where there might be problems.

Fingers crossed for dry weather, at least.

Don T.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: growler
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 04:32 PM

Totaly confused by the above. Am in Reading all day, but have agreed to meet the Shirt Murderer, in Upnor, in the Evening

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 06:58 PM

Whichever the winter night that Kev, my daughter Rachel, and I (with also Paul Carr until he went) - oh and her boyf Sam on percussion - did, before we left and Fiddlefit arrived was, keeping Jacqui's Hagstrom in tune but not incinerated by the fire was tricky.

Skinny Rats did the booked slot.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 06:53 PM

You'll like this open fire mate. In December, with the temperature down in single figures (centigrade) we had a cozy evening around the fire in Rob's garden. It kept the temp steady enough that my guitar didn't lose tune, but I didn't notice any reduction in beer volume, except through ingestion.

Don T.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST,Dead Horse in LA
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 02:25 PM

I shall be needin some REAL ale after suffering from frostbite of the lips drinkin Bud, Coors and other nameless and instantly forgettable frozen "mosquito wee wees" that is the staple diet this side of the Bayou Atlantique.
Nearest to palatable is imported Newky Broon, sadly also frozen so as to take the taste out of it.
I did ask the nice perty barmaid to microwave me a pint, but she just thought I was a crazy English person and wanted to know which part of Australia I was from !!!
Also, I should warn Dilligaff that ale and open fires do not mix well.
Evaporation, you know.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 05:46 AM

I can also recommend Rob's choice of beers! Looking forward to sampling time!!

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: dilligafxx
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 03:45 AM

Dear Dead Horse, to refer to one,s wife as a fascist boss is I,m afraid politically incorrect, Kay is in fact a very nice person. And if she has you on a leash then I am sure you asked her to do it and what you do in your private lives should not be broadcast on Mudcat,
Rob you will all be happy to know can handle his way round a real ale barrel much better than he can a keyboard and a computor, the selection of ales is GOOD if not FANTASTIC he has gone to a lot of trouble to get patriotic beers lots of Dragons in names so even those who don,t sing or play can join me in getting pi**ed around the fire.
Love and Hugs xxx

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST,GUEST=Dead Horse in LA
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 11:11 PM

Blimey. I can hear the shouting from this side of the pond in Louisiana (had to get that little dig in)
If my fascist boss lets me off the leash I should be there to add a bit of traditional decorum to what I can only assume will be a total debacle without me :-)

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 07:29 PM

DONALD!!!

:-)

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 02:09 PM

Of course I'll be there! I'm too much the ham to miss any opportunity.

See you all on Wednesday, including you, Grumps.

Don T.

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 11:46 AM

Well said Rob - the voice of reason!! That's what I've been telling them!!

Kev

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST,ROB
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 06:25 PM

BLIMEY ! HOW DO YOU DRIVE THIS THING ?                               I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK DON FOR DOING EXACTLY AS I ASKED HIM , IT WOULD BE A GREAT SHAME IF HE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS AND FUTURE FESTIVALS. I REALLY HOPE THAT RICHARD AND DON CAN MAKE THEIR PEACE AND COME AND HAVE A PINT OR TWO TOGETHER AROUND THE FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHICH REALLY IS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT .

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: GUEST,GUEST ROB
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 06:11 PM

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 02:16 PM

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: growler
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 03:12 PM

Good on You Dilligaf, I can't imagine a better fat femail, or as The Beatles said 'All we need is lard'[

Subject: RE: St. Georges day-Upnor, Kent UK
From: dilligafxx
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 08:04 PM

GEFF now is that a Generally excitable fat female or getting enough fried fish or great at flagulation and something else that starts with F or greatly equiped folk floosy !! Gundulf's enjoy free furkins this could be good any other suggestions, please don't bite your tongue it hurts so in the words of some great song somewhere "All we need is love" (and a lottery win) and lots of folkies being proud to be English and turning up at The Kings Arms xx