Got it – released today – Naughty Boy ‘Home’ – been waiting for two months since hearing this on Zane Lowe, frantically downloaded at the airport with two hours to go before my flight – superb video too – this will be the song of the summer is my prediction.
By the time I get home, you will all be sick of hearing it – but for now enjoy the summer
They think it’s all over – it is now!
That was it, my last 10k run in the forest for the summer – next time I get in there, it will be mud brown instead of summer green, maybe even a blanket of snow on the ground – who knows? Tomorrow I fly back to Rio de Janeiro and then start the month-long up hill sail to Florida. I am of course immensely proud of myself for needing a dump on the way round. Maybe I could have held it for that last 3k, maybe not but when I return there will be no camouflage for me to squat out of sight so I thought I better make the most of it while it was still there.
I just had a quick week in the UK as my last bit of freedom before the prison cell that is a sailing yacht – a sweet blast around Cannock Chase yesterday with Rue and Steve-o (or as we will call him from this point on ‘Snail Steve’), caught up with as many people as I could before hitting the ferry back yesterday evening.
I have also taken the opportunity to stock up on Tripel Hop. When I return, it will have been long gone from the supermarket shelves, I am guessing by mid October, this years brew will be no more and it will be March before the new batch is ready. There are currently 3 crates nestling in the utility room along with a 4 pack of blonde bush. While we are on the topic of Belgian Beer – what do you get if you mix several Belgian beers with a Steve-o?
Interview with a Vampire – this minute long video is available for a limited period of time in the video section (exactly where you might expect to find it). Sadly cut short by lack of memory in my iPhone – I wont make that mistake again. I have just found myself thinking……..when I die, how much Belgian beer will I have drunk? Not enough I suspect.
The T-shirt competition is coming along – although by now, it should have been closed and moved on to stage two. I am officially giving a time extension to the following people:-
Neal Westwood, Mush George, Verity McCoy, Lexa Timothy, Amy Horne
It’s not too late to get your entry in.
Getting back to Blighty, I also paid a visit to the Battle of Britain memorial just up the road from Dover. I was a bit of an eye opener to see a sign requesting people NOT to climb on the Memorial Wall – who would do that FFS? I took some photos and noticed something – you might think it obvious but it took a moment to dawn on me. At the end of the wall, there is half a column of free space, there are also some names out of alphabetical order. I realised these were a couple of Churchill’s Few who had died most recently, I am assuming that the remainder of the spare column is reserved for those that are still alive. I have created a small photo album for ‘Churchill’s Few’ – stop by and have a look. Check your history books too – so early on in that conflict, the Battle of Britain took place – the Nazi machine stopped in its tracks at the shores of Britain by a bunch of youngsters!
We also have a new subscriber to swell the ranks – everyone please welcome Shazza Evans to the party – I make that 32 now.
And the response was slow…………very slow.
Frankly, I expected more from you all, but I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed……very disappointed.
The Magnificent 7 as I refer to you. Well well well. OK, two of you have an excuse for being late, McCoy and Timothy. McCoy for being mid birth and Timothy for being further away from the rest of you that it takes twice as long to receive the mail. After bending the rules, I expected Connor to excel if I am honest and above that, a retired police officer in one of my T shirts, wet, would only have won the competition hands down I am sure, especially if he was holding his truncheon at the same time.
But still, it’s not too late. Lynsey, Connor, Neal, Lexa, Verity, Musher & Lana (1 more please), get those photos to me. Thanks to Rupert for his addition over the weekend – the Magnificent 7 photo page has now been updated. Luckily I was around with my camera to catch Rupert in his hot tub.
Later this week I plan to return to Blighty once more, with a little surf trip planned for East Anglia. I will be there with surf boards and camera should any of you need help with your photos, hitting the dizzy heights of Rugby Town sometime on Friday afternoon.
You know my number
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