Punch The Horse April Thread

Subject: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 04:18 AM

A day premature, but here it is folks.

Next PTH gig is Durty Nellies, Friday 11th April. But plenty going on before then. Tonight, 31st March is the inaugural Hull/Goole/Selby/Twillingsgate session organised by Bill Sables at the Crown and Anchor, Newport. Festivities commence at 8.30, be there or be a shot hairy leprechaun. If its anything like last week in Barton, it'll be a corker.

Many thanks to Sir Rog for the temporary loan of his guitar at the Sun Session yesterday, returned in tact with a full complement of fingerpicks and capo! Next week sees the return of the now legendary first Sunday Session at that venue, I trust we shall have a full compliment of scruffy folkies in attendance... Indeed, with the weather being so beautiful, I wonder if we shall witness the truimphant return of the Purple Helmets Display Team...??? I shall call Twillingsgate to enquire of their schedule...

A quick note to say it was indeed a pleasure to meet the incomparable Rock Chick this weekend. Hope to see you again in the future, my sweet.

Any gossip, anybody?

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 04:31 AM

no.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 04:39 AM

You're sacked, Osson.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 05:26 AM

Question ... will 11th April gig be sporting the dueling fiddles last seen at The Sun Inn?

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 06:01 AM

Since I'm sacked, you may.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 06:43 AM

Due to a muscles in spasm in my back I will not be able to attend this evening, my Chiropractor is due to give me a going over this afternoon.
However if there are any young ladies (with stilettoes)willing and able I am always prepared to seek alternative treatment.



...............................He said hopefully


Raggytash

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Noreen
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 09:25 AM

In these shoes?!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 11:04 AM

Very droll, Noreen. Duelling fiddles, Piper dude? Nowt to do wiv me. Best speak to the duellers!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 12:30 PM

Sorry to hear about the back raggy.

Will that stop you imbibing a few foaming beakers with me at Rosie and Johns bear boutique this friday and saturday?

Me and Mrs Ossonflags and Linda and les dobbo gonna be up there at the whitters this coming friday untill the sunday afternoon.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Raggytash
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 12:54 PM

Just been discussing the possibility of that with my son and hairy, I'm loaning the trailer tent to a buddy for the duration, it depends when he collects, but the thought of quaffing a measure of three of ale with your goodself and the every lovely Mary is appealing (I nearly said Fragrant Mary but managed to stop myself, no point in falling out with good people like yourselves).
This is of couse dependent on my bloody back being something like, curse motorcycles, or curse the daft bugger who fell off one and went underneath a car ......Oh sod it thats me

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,0ssonflags
Date: 31 Mar 03 - 03:13 PM

The lesson is - dont play your guitar while riding the old mo'bike.

hope to see you Fridag9.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 04:41 AM

Didn't know u were a biker, Nick?

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 04:54 AM

Deanmeister,
Many, many moons have travelled the skies since I last rode the metal horse.
Although I've still got a little Suzuki K10P (80cc) in bits in the basement. Only second owner from new in 1968, still got the green log book !
Did you cop the definative chords for Jobsworth sent by Mr Taylor himself.

Raggy

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 07:48 AM

I did....personally I play it in C capo 2. Have resurrected it and will be performing to an exclusive Audience at the Sun Inn on Sunday.

Mine's an '87 VFR750F, incidentally.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 08:32 AM

Not too exclusive I hope. Oh, and will you want to borrow a capo for that?

R

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Oaklet
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 09:07 AM

De-Mister, My capo, on the other hand, is a Hodkin and Tonks KR3 with a rodgering spike by Bilston's of Norwich, twin puma-horn fettering spools and a yaks'-tongue angled bogling plinth. It dates from 1915, and stinks like deer's hooves, and always leaves a wet patch on my jerkin.

VFR750F capos are for pansies.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Noreen
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 09:43 AM

Thay make a nice noise though...

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 10:15 AM

How can someone who scrapes catgut for a living, possibly have any idea about the use of these items, for a start they wear their capo's on their chins and not on the strings as is the accepted manner. Furthermore their machines are limited to 4 strings as they cannot seemingly manage the other two. As the author of a previous thread so rightly states he stinks of deer hooves, and obviously has other problems if he leaves wet stains on his jerkin.

Is that a noun or a verb by the way

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Oaklet
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 10:27 AM

Look, will you stop drivelling on this thread. At once.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 11:55 AM

Hurray the drivel master is back (or should that be dribble - judging by the state of that manies shirt)

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: rock chick
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 12:03 PM

Hi to all you mudcatters i met over the longggggggggg weekend, is the weather always so good up your way, I know they say the sun shine on the rightious but......

It's great to be able to put faces to the names at last, sorry about the lap DeanMeister,i'm just a shy Kent girlie!! Hope the crash landing wasn't too bad ;o) PTH were really great, first time i have heard you lot and yes i will say it again you were all really great, but thats enough, can't give too much praise on my first visit, gotta save somthing for next time.

I will be up again VERY soon so look forward to getting to know you all better.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 01 Apr 03 - 07:34 PM

Yes Rock Chick the weather is always good up here except when it isn't. Look forward to seeing you again

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: ossonflags
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 01:59 AM

Thanks for the big build up, Rock Chick.It was great to see and hear you.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 03:38 AM

Shy Kent girlie.....?? Hmmmm. Managed to avoid the crash landing by executing a daredevil cuban eight inverted 8g pullout at the last minute. I'm practiced at such manouevres, and skillfully avoided the surface to air missile. Thus I live to fight another day.....

And yes, it sounds wonderful, Noreen... wanna come for a spin...? xx

Great to see the drivel master back on form!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Noreen
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 08:39 AM

It's not something I've ever done, Mr Dean...

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: rock chick
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 11:26 AM

Shy Kent girlie.....You have your doubts? Think the crash landing sounded less painful than executing such a daredevil cuban eight inverted 8g pullout at the last minute. I could tell you were WELL practiced at such skillful manouevres ;^) Of course being such a well praticed person at these stunts i dont have to tell you, but i will anyway, you have to be exteremly cleaver / careful not to get your tackle all in a tangle cos you could end up all in a mess!!but being the person you come across as i'm very confiedent you will live to fight many another day.....;o)))

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: rock chick
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 02:02 PM

ossonflags i'm sure there is more to come in the buildup stakes, as for seeing me again, yes you most defiantly will, but as for hearing me again..... Well as I said to DeanMeister 'I'm a shy Kent girlie'

(o o)
v
~

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 02:14 PM

Rock Chick, never, ever, never, ever, never, never, never admit to the Deanmeister you are shy !!!!!! I did once and look what happened to me!!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 03 Apr 03 - 02:19 PM

Hows the owld back raggy? are you up for a little jollity at the whitby, or what?

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: ossonflags
Date: 04 Apr 03 - 12:58 AM

9

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 04 Apr 03 - 04:42 AM

Osson, I believe she's got the wrong idea about me.

Incidentally, may come out for a blast on the bike on Saturday, if the weather's good. Possibly catch up with you and Raggy at the boutique at lunchtime??

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: rock chick
Date: 04 Apr 03 - 04:53 AM

;^)

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 04 Apr 03 - 08:55 AM

All being well I should be sitting in the boutique this evening at around 7.30, if not the Boutique, perhaps the quaint little Taverna that rejoices under the name of Equine Niger

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 05 Apr 03 - 10:37 AM

;^x

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 05 Apr 03 - 12:08 PM

Deanie you are a tart!

Stop it at once and promote tomorrows first sunday of the month session at the Sun Inn in Beverley starting at 2.00pm I believe.

bloody tart!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Les from Hull
Date: 05 Apr 03 - 12:49 PM

Fost Sunday - in t'Sun. Me and our lass'll be there.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Oaklet
Date: 05 Apr 03 - 01:05 PM

I have oiled the bicycle, and the tune called Hazel in honour of the pecan nut.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Noreen
Date: 06 Apr 03 - 05:14 AM

Coded message received and understood, Acorn.

Strong winds blow across the pampas

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Apr 03 - 12:15 PM

Punch the Horse won't be on at Chorlton Folk, Thursdays, South West Manchester Cricket Club, Ellesmere Road, Chorlton. Manchester UK.

Or The International Festival of Dance, Sunday May 4, Free in Longford Park, Stretford/Chorlton. Manchester UK, unless they really wanted to be.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 07 Apr 03 - 03:58 AM

What a fantastic bloody session yesterday!!!!! Thanks once again to all who attended. A really varied set of tunes and songs from all over the world, and a great bunch of friends performing them. Special thanks to Noreen, Rock Chick and Leadfingers for travelling across the country to visit our pretty corner of the world, to little Rosemary and Kayliegh, and the aurally stunning Rachel (didn't really notice, but I'm told she was quite attractive, too....)

Bet Leadfingers wasn't expecting birthday cake!! Thanks to Noreen for that!!

See you all again next month!!

Pete.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: ossonflags
Date: 07 Apr 03 - 04:35 PM

Big ten four on that o stringbreaker !!
It just gets better and better do'nt it? It was a great end to a great weekend.Me and the raggytashed one doing sterling service a coupla nights (and mornings) at the Endeavour in the whitters, with such distinguished company as jock, shiela, mandomad and jingle, paul, andy and friends, not forgetting our genial hosts rosie and john. Long may we keep MUSIC LIVE!!!!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 07 Apr 03 - 07:00 PM

Amen

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: mandomad
Date: 07 Apr 03 - 07:11 PM

Ditto that ossonflags; Saturday eve in the Endeavour was something ELSE!!! must do it again sometime. John & Rosie permitting, of course. Next time I see you, I must ask you about yer moniker!!
                        mandomad

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 08 Apr 03 - 03:36 AM

I'll third or even forth that sentiment re Saturday night at Butlers Beer Boutique. What a cracking night, the Wombat is now th eproud owner of an Autoharp, she figured she could manage one and was last seen with pleck in hand muttering oaths !!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 09 Apr 03 - 07:34 AM

OH .............There you are...............I've missed you all, I thought you weren't talking to me !!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 09 Apr 03 - 07:33 PM

eh!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 09 Apr 03 - 07:58 PM

9

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 10 Apr 03 - 03:56 AM

When you've all stopped drivelling (or is it dribbling?), may I draw your attention to the fact that the Equine Pugilists will be appearing, all at the same time, on stage at the legendary Durty Nellies, High Street, Hull, tomorrow night, Friday 11th April.

Hostilities will commence, spookily enough, at 9pm. Strategic experts are predicting a short campaign, enemy forces are likely to be taken by surprise by the latest weapon in the coalition arsenal, code named Nik Nak, and expectations are that all resistance will have been annihilated by 11.15pm, and prisoners will not be taken. Humanitarian Aid agencies have been alerted.

General Meister, 2IC Ground Forces, Urban Music Terrorist Division.

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: smallpiper
Date: 10 Apr 03 - 06:44 PM

What Tomorrow night with the delectable and star fiddle player Nik Nak in attendance too - I'd better be there to take some photos then hadn't I. By resistance do you mean that all Guiness will be dunk by that time? Yippeeeeeee!

Subject: RE: Punch The Horse April Thread
From: Noreen
Date: 10 Apr 03 - 07:06 PM

9Reports from the battlefront and photographic evidence required please, smallp, as I can't be there to witness the event with my own eyes or to give succour to the afflicted.