Class In A Coat

Noel

Image via Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The news has been dominated this week by the capsizing of a modern Italian cruise liner off the coast of the island of Gila.  The Costa Concordia went over off the Tuscany coast and, not surprisingly there has been hell to pay, much of it by the captain.

Apparently he left the ship early.  He is in the mire big time.

All of this brings to mind the quote from the divine Noel Coward

"I always travel on Italian ships, there's none of this 'women and children' first nonsense."

Many a true word said in...........

And so on to more prosaic matters - being a Toastmaster!  An absolutely brilliant wedding show at the Kingpower Stadium last weekend.  It was very busy and some very positive conversations were held. In fact I had two enquiries by the time I reached home and then a third yesterday. Bring it on!  Of course the conversations were all good, but you can only tell how good they are when the signatures are on the bottom line. 

Fingers crossed.

I was greatly amused when someone came up and asked me how much it would cost to hire a tail suit and top hat!

Off to Castle Donnington tonight to do some storytelling with my mate Jim from the James Joyce Band.  It's a repeat booking and last year it really seemed to go well.  It's a fairly chilled and a little bit of a boozy evening based around music (Jim) and stories (me).

And then it's HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes folks ther won't be a blog next Friday, I shall be in Arabba in the fabulous Italian Dolomites, skiing my little socks off.  

 

I can't wait!

Live Long And Be Toastmastered!

Related articles

• Italy:Costa Concordia search suspended (laaska.wordpress.com)
• Italy:Costa Concordia rescue effort resumes (laaska.wordpress.com)
• 1955, October 22 - NOEL COWARD SINGS TANGO "NINA" (todayintango.wordpress.com)
• Woman Defends Cruise Ship Captain (fox4kc.com)

Manic.......

Although I've not been out being the Toastmaster at the cutting edge of British Society lately, I have still been rushed off my little old plates...

...there just seems to be so much going on.

On the sad side, two funerals this week.  One for my dear old Uncle Bernard.  That's another one of life's rocks pulled away; and the other for Dave North of this parish, whom I have known well since I moved into the village.  Dave was a great character.  Amongst other things he was the holder of three TT Trophy Replicas.

He raced there, one of the most dangerous motorcycling races ever.

 

Besides these two events I've been frantically writing a murder for performance at Stapleford in a couple of weeks, and preparing for this weekend's wedding fair at the Kingpower Stadium. The home of the mighty Leicester City Football Club

It is the brilliant Asian Celebrations wedding show.  

It is always a big old do and hopefully there will be some work from it.

Talking of work, at the moment it's like buses - there's loads coming along all at once and everyone wants the same dates.  This is incredibly frustrating.

but there it is....

Well gentle reader, I must return to my murder.  Have a great week.

Live Long And Be Toastmastered

Just a quicky..............

Ooer Missis as the inimitable Frankie Howerd you to say.

(If he's inimitable, why do people keep trying to imitate him?)

Anyway, a very short entry this week, as although the week seems to have been very busy, there's not a lot to write about.

The annual FOFFC New Year's Day Footie match went well considering how hungover everyone was.  The highlight was when Dan tackled himself and fell over in the first five minutes.  The icing on the cake would have been if Swannie had booked him!

Last week I mentioned the Toastmaster job at the Barcelo Angel Hotel in Cardiff.  Well it's for Louise and Ben and they are having a vows renewal ceremony and a party.  I spoke to Louise earlier in the week and the booking has been confirmed.  The huge "up" is that much of the music is being played by Paul Roberts.  Now many of you may be thinking "Well, the Paul Roberts I know can't play a thing", but this particular Paul Roberts used to be lead singer in "The Stranglers". 

Now these Stranglers are not an East End gang no, these Stranglers were a particulalry excellent pop combo from the late seventies/early eighties.

 

So that's one to look forward to in October.

Well good people, I will finbish now.  A week of funerals coming up. Sad.

Live Long And Be Toastmastered