Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4

Subject: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 04:31 AM

All are welcome to a night of Paul Simon songs

Commencing 8.30pm in the Bull Ph in the middle of the village

Paul's old flame - Kathy Kirby will be the raffle prize

Oh & there is another prize for the obscurest PS song

Martin's bringing something unpleasant back from Cornwall

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Morticia
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 05:30 AM

bringing something back or up?

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 05:38 AM

Good point - not sure of the answer - It's gone very quiet so we are hoping for the best for our `dude'

Good news though for the session

Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards

Here is the announcement you have all been waiting for. THIS YEARS WINNERS ARE:

BEST PUB SESSION (REGULAR)
Once more goes to The Bull in Barton-Le-Clay who managed to muster more votes than all their rivals added together.

And well done Guru:

HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker)
Once again, this was awarded to Hilary Ward who continues to claim that she doesn't remember drinking very much.

Hope we taught you everything you need to know Guru

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 03:11 PM

Well done Ross, you voted for us 100 times, good thinking so did I. CU on Monday or Sunday. Ps who did vote for us?

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 04:52 PM

I'm sure everyone voted for the Bull session - after all it was built on firm foundations!!! Congrats Lads :-)

ps - I'm not sure that I know everything that I need to know yet - all advice welcomed (possibly), but I hear that practise makes perfect!!!

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 04:26 AM

That's just what the truly talented say to get the other people to practise. I've been doing it for years on and off and it has not worked. CU soon, Dude.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 08:58 AM

Hi Martin - good to see you back

& with Guru, as sharp as ever

I only voted once - so you must have voted 200 times

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 09:09 AM

Nope I did not vote for us a tall. How many votes did we get? And did you go to Letchworth on Friday? And are you going to St Albans on Sunday? If not see you on Monday.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 09:32 AM

Hi Martin - have to ask Ian C on the 21st April (must be at least 10 as it was double all the others put together) - or we could be into infinite maths (i.e whats double 0?)

I went to Letchworth the friday before last and st albans last sunday

no plans this weekend, so see you monday

Is the audition on tuesday at 7pm at Greenbank - are we all going to blue anchor afterwards?

How was Cornwall - shouldn't you start a thread with an account?

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: breezy
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 09:36 AM

I always suspected Guru of having firm foundations.

May I inspect them when we are together on Tueday at the day care centre gig in leatherhead and yes, we are into leather and ....dont even think about it


'the little scrote'

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 09:41 AM

Yes - you don't often hear a lady refer to her firm foundations

Morticia - you're not Kate from Bristol are you?

No joke intended

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 03 Apr 04 - 09:48 AM

Yes Ross we could go to The Blue Anchor afterwards that sounds great. And the audition is on Tuesday 7.00pm See you on Monday about it. I will have to get out my PS book, I have not learned any songs yet EEEEEEKKKKKK. Will you E mail people about Monday please hopefully before Monday. CU soon.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 12:04 PM

Okay Martin - don't panic Mr Mainwaring

I'll get tut pigeons out to send tut air mails

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 03:41 PM

50 ways to leave your lover, Feeling Groovey, Me and what's his name down by the school yard. etc, etc it's getting closer.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 03:55 AM

I will mostly be doing - Baby Driver, A Most Peculiar Man and Richard Cory

It's not compulsory to know the words off by heart (is it?)

I should imagine there will be 100 different versions of 'feeling groovy'

How was Piers - does he still read the Mudcat?

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 10:47 AM

Did Paul Simon cover or write the `Wild Rover'

Him & Art were always singing - 'no nay never no more'

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 07:25 PM

I still have not managed to contact Peirs yet, but I don't think he could still be on the Mudcat cos he has not left a message. Do they have computers that far up north? What a brilliant night that was 16 people all together, and some of them might come back. Thanks to everyone who came last night. See you later Ross 7.00pm Cheers Dude. And well done on winning the competition.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Singing Referee
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 04:22 AM

Sorry I did not make it to Barton last night, but glad it went well.
Looking forward to 19th.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 09:48 AM

So, wot did they sing?

RtS
(nosy git)

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 11:45 AM

Songs I think. Roger.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 01:16 PM

Many thanks to all comers last night

Including Derek Girvan, Dave & Tina Auld, Steve, John P, Trevor, Mike Orwin, Tony Vasse, Angela & Jim, Bert & Pat Tann, John Birch and Bill

With MD & me = 16 - very good turnout

I was shocked to win the prize - many thanks - it's brilliant

I'm obviously more obsurer than I realised

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 01:28 PM

Well done Ross, you won it not only with the most obsurer song, but the most obsurer songs as well. (if that is how you spell it)

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 04:17 AM

I even spell obscurer the wrong way - how obscure can you get, when it's not even a proper word

I am sat here quantity surveying in a builders office in Redbourn counting bricks and money

But there's sunshine coming through the window and I'm listening to Paul Simon

Well done Martin on getting us through to the grand final - brilliant

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 08:20 AM

I'm glad I wasn't there. I don't know any Paul Simon songs in 5/4.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 09:23 AM

5/4 time - nobody told us we had play the songs in a specific time

I think we went through most of the timings on every song

Specially Martin stopping to turn the page over - seven times in one three page song

No wonder Art gets so grumpy

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 10:05 AM

And I forgot the chords just as Del boy was getting in to his solo.

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 08 Apr 04 - 04:41 AM

Didn't notice Martin - it sounded effortlessly seamless

it was a bit like Frank Zappa plays Paul Simon

How are the plague systems coming along - I've started using maggots to clean up my scabs - they're very good and available on NHS/your local friendly chemist/angling shop

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: Ross
Date: 08 Apr 04 - 06:01 AM

Sorry - that should have been symptoms (not systems)

Subject: RE: Paul Simon night in Barton, Beds - 5/4
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 08 Apr 04 - 01:12 PM

I feel a lot better thanks, so much so that I will be at Rebourn tonight, if you go we can talk about Monday night, if you want to go to Waltham Abbey, ohh and don't forget Rose and Crown on Sunday.