How many UK catters: Part 4

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Peterr
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 07:42 AM

Helston in Cornwall, like Fraggle only I'm still here. Also a habitual Spingo user.

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 08:01 AM

Hi Muppett - are you the same Muppett who used to come down the much missed Appledore Folk Weekends back in the 80's?

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: muppett
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 08:56 AM

Yep Dave I am that person

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 09:14 AM

Great to hear from you Muppett - I don't know whether you remember me by name, but I'm the bloke who got you to give me the words to 'Settle & Carlisle Railway'. I still sing it to this day (last Tuesday in fact at the 8 Bells in Tenterden - and forgot the words!) I remember Appledore with great affection - the Railway Inn is now a motel!!!
If you fancy a return to the tropical south, try to make Tenterden FF next October - satisfaction guaranteed. Be good to see you again.

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: muppett
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 09:23 AM

Aye didn't you help me stick that cello at the top of the signal one year.

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Bassic
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 10:02 AM

Whats this,!!!!!!!! Cello abuse??????????? I`m in Hull by the way, may be moving a bit further south in time, "girlie power" and all that :-)

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Dave Masterson
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 10:12 AM

Can't say I remember that – must have been a good year! You sure it wasn't Terry Pearson's double-bass? He's still around by the way, and more incredibly, so is the double-bass!

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Bassic
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 10:21 AM

Oh, well if it was a double bass.........(jimmyt and Dave Silk have heart attacks!!)

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: muppett
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 10:38 AM

Oh aye it was & yes it was Terry's, Saw him at Whitby a few years ago

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: The Barden of England
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 11:04 AM

Poor old Myrtle - being abused again I see

Subject: RE: How many UK catters: Part 4
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 11:17 AM

Muppet, If you used to go down to Appledore weekends, then we've probably met as well. I quite like the idea of putting Terry Pearson's bass on top of the signal. I can also think of an another amusing story about the aforesaid instrument.

I was walking along Rochester High St after one Saturday night at the Sweeps Festival when I was accosted by a policeman. "You look like one of the folk people", he said, "I wonder if you could help us". "There's an old gentleman (his description) over here and he's very upset because he's got separated from his wife" He led me over to the corner of a pub car park and there was Terry, in a rather inebriated and agitated state. "Oh David", he said "Thank god you're around - I've lost Myrtle !". The looks that we got from the constables after I explained that Myrtle was not his wife, but his double bass, showed that they thought all of us folkies were quite mad. I got Terry to tell me which pub he'd been in and sure enough, we found the Instrument propped up outside the toilet. "Oh yes" said Terry, "I remember now, I could hardly take Myrtle into the Gents with me !". To this day I don't know whether this remark was based on the possibility of damage to the instrument or it's supposed gender.