Glitter Worm and African Relations

Hello Blogettes,

PIC IS BILL BAILEY

It has been a while and there is so much to tell - but I will cut to the chase and give you the bare bones...

The last couple of weeks have been busy. Last weekend I went to see Bill Bailey at the NIA...He was great. - from Half Troll to Glitter Worm.

He took the piss out of the German obsession for the trouder press (in the style of Kraftwerk) and we liked that....

Bumped into a former Express and Star colleague - always good to catch up....

Saturday was mum's boday do. We went to the Power Station Club in Rugeley and saw a comedian and 60s band (Ivy League) as well as a sax jazzy bloke and other variety acts... Most of it was dire, but the comedian (Martin Gold?) was excellent..

And our waitress had a pink tongue stud - Perhaps 'Pink Tongue Std' would be good to have on the front of a t-shirt. Sunday was went for Sunday lunch at the Park Gate.

On Monday I took the train(s) to Newcastle and went to the Piano and Pitcher on the Quayside with Sarah and then Malmaison for coffee...

Today saw all my tests with the docs. My lung function was down a little - which is annoying with all the swimming and exercise I have been doing...

But I knew it would be as since the cold weather started I have been breathless - It takes my obdy a while to adjust....I am confident it will be back up next time.

It is a shame as it has risen for three times on the run before today...

Dr Lourdon said I should try and stop my nebulisers as that may be having an effect - coming to think about it he could be right as I started those about 3 weeks ago too.

I won't be going into Liverpool to see my Zimbabwian friend any more - She is too strange (even for me!)...very hard to make conversation with...

Busy week with the Villa game tomorrow and Human League on Friday and Tuesday.... Think will need weekend to just veg. Will go to the gym and start to build up again.

Oh...I have lost 5 KG in 3 MONTHS... Just 1kg off by target weight (79kg)...

Tottle pip....

Zambia, Zimbabwe and Albania

Hello Bloggettes,

Well what is new.... It has been a busy one. Last weekend I went to Sarah's mum's for Sunday lunch (Leeds) - nice to get out of Widnes (as it always is!)

Then on Monday we had the 'excitement' of Halton's fireworks - and crap X Factor losers Eton Road - The display was excellent, the band less so.

I met up with Precious (my Zimbabwian friend) and her Zambian friend Mandy in Liverpool on Wednesday night which was interesting... We went to Lloyd Bar in Bold Street..

What is it about Scousers and dressing up? We saw nuns, dalmations and smurfs - on a Wednesday night...

I got in early and went to a pub called the Old Rope Walk for a drink and got talking to some of the cast from a panto - oh yes I did!

The big news is I have got back in contact with Era my gorgeous Albanian friend who I knew when we were both students in Holland back in 1992...

Her dad is a film maker and I found his website and got in contact throuh him... She sent me a pic and she is just as lovely as when I remember her..

She works for the International Organisation for Migration..

The last time I saw her was in Amsterdam, briefly, about 10 years ago.... Anyway.... is if wasn't for the internet these sort of contacts wouldn't be possible...

Well...kettle on