That's right, there's a few things to update you on this week, so let's see how we go...
Shameless Plug...
... for Sunday's gig at the Black Country Steam-o-Rama at The Griffin, 8 Stone Street, Dudley, DY1 1NS, from 5pm, Sunday 20th July - FREE ENTRY
Reasons you should attend:
** tea dueling - a ferocious face-off between dashing duelists - the terror of the high teas! Face your opponent over a malted milk biscuit. Do you have the nerve?? Open to all...
Reasons you should attend:
- It's a nice early finish, so you'll still be able to get up for work in the morning
- Crimson Clocks will be doing some more recording for a video - and we'd like you to take part with your own recording!*
- There will be tea dueling**, hosted by me and ably abetted by Mr Steven C. Davis as biscuit wallah
- There will be opportunity to purchase books written by Mr Davis and myself, just in time to take away with you on your summer holidays.
- There will be other stalls, including Sparkles By Gem, Steampunk Relics, and Clare's Prints, with shiny things available
- There will be music from BB Blackdog as well as Crimson Clocks
- There will be a lovely steampunk burlesque performance from Steam Tease
- It's FREE Entry! That's FREE!
** tea dueling - a ferocious face-off between dashing duelists - the terror of the high teas! Face your opponent over a malted milk biscuit. Do you have the nerve?? Open to all...
A more worthy plug...
...for Southcart Books, who, you'll remember hosted a book reading only the other week - see my blog from last week. Southcart are the only independent bookseller for miles around, and they are looking for ways to help them stay around. So they've set up a crowdfunder to try to fund improvements to the shop and help to keep it a community venue, with events for local people, and accessible to all. You can read more here and there's also a facebook event here.
Taken from the Express and Star, Monday 7th July 2014
Up, up and away...
...in a helicopter, no less, was what I was doing last weekend! Is there no end to my jet-set lifestyle? (yes there is). A helicopter pleasure flight over Berkshire and surrounds enabled me to capture some in-flight pics, some of which may be appearing in a 'mystery' project later this year... watch this space.
As to the helicopter flight itself, it was a great experience, taking us towards Farnborough Airfield, close enough to London that we could see The Shard, plus over lots of very posh houses and other things. A word to the wise, though - when the helicopter banks, hold onto your stomach. Eep!
As to the helicopter flight itself, it was a great experience, taking us towards Farnborough Airfield, close enough to London that we could see The Shard, plus over lots of very posh houses and other things. A word to the wise, though - when the helicopter banks, hold onto your stomach. Eep!
Me mid-flight
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Helicopter in flight (me not on it)
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The view from 1000ft up at 125mph
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Right, that's it for now, back to the dissertation work we go... stay vigilant!
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