11th April - Restart after Easter Break

Friends 


On arrival at the Meth haaalI last night I was a bit confused by the Slimming World sign in reception pointing to our singing venue. Was this something arranged by Gez who was worried about our growing waistlines or was this a ploy by Slimming World to recruit new members??? Thankfully it turned out to be neither. 

A good turnout despite the lurgy 🤢 a visit to another boy band (other than VoiceMale - Gez🧚🏻‍♂️!!) and some of our more affluent members (who shall be nameless) preferring to sun themselves in hot climates 🍸 🏖️ - Seville and Greece respectively.

Well all I can say is you missed a good nights singing in perishing conditions - just as well the majority of us ignored the divvent cast a cloot till May is oot - it was marginally warmer outside than in!! However while the rest of us were shivering and clustering together for warmth, Dave E seemed impervious to cold 🥶. He wins the prize for exhibiting the first naked knees of the season. As Jimmy Nail would say they built em strong, they built to last in Blyth!!!🏋🏾‍♂️🏋🏾‍♂️. While we’re on singers, the turnout was, as Meatloaf would have said “22 out of 33 ain’t bad!!!” - or was it 2 out of 3 ain’t bad? (RIP Meatloaf - can we please add one of his songs to the repertoire Jon??). 

I learnt something about 5:4 timing last night - takkity takita tay and stamping your feet 👣 was it Jon?? Any way Ye mariners all sounded better for that explanation 😂 - more words to learn for our gig!!!

We wended our way through the chorus of a new one from Jon - Time has made a change in me. Very nice, before finishing on a high with a few hearty renditions of This train 🚂…….Jon’s programme for next week looks really upbeat. 

Jon and his band Northern Assembly are playing at the Cumberland Arms in the toon tonight if anyone is free - sadly I’ve got to go to The Importance of being earnest in Alnwick tonight otherwise I’d have been there. 

I’m hoping for a flurry of ticket sales from you for our Rothbury gig next week !

Have a great weekend.

Onwards and upwards as always 🏖️👍🏼🍺🚀🎶🎵

Chris.