The Fab Two

Had a really good and erm... tequila filled night at my local last night, The Fox and Crown. Returning again to the Fox was a Beatles tribute band called the Fab Two, and being a fan of the Beatles I had to be there. I'd actually seen the Fab Two in the Fox before and enjoyed them immensely.

Last night was also a charity night where the 'tequila wheel of death' was out in action again. Basically the tequila wheel is a wooden wheel that holds plastic cups filled with either water or tequila, the wheel gets spun and you drink the nearest beaker to you, it was 50p for 2 spins of the wheel and all proceeds went to charity.

The Fab Two were even better this time, playing other stuff besides the Beatles they really showed how versatile they are, they have great vocal harmonies and can really play guitar, they also played my fave Beatles track 'I'll be back' on request.

It was a great night, I had a stinking hangover to show for it this morning, I must have had 8 shots of tequila and about 5 pints!

The Fab Two (apologies for the dark photo)

Cor Blimey Guv'nor

The second boys away day with Gary being over from Hong Kong was a trip down to London, only a brisk 1 hour and 2o mins on the train, have a cuppa and read the paper and you're pulling into Kings Cross.

My first mistake of the day was telling Gary about the Harry Potter 9 and something platform just outside one of the entrances of the station. I was harangued till I took him there for a photo under the platform sign pushing the trolly through the wall, just so he could show the Chinese Harry Potter fanatics back home. I joked a Brian Potter platform from the Tv Series Phoenix nights would be more to my liking.

After that we headed down to the tube and onto Oxford Street, Down Berwick street where there are some fab cheap cd shops before meandering around China Town for a while and taking some photos.

Then it was off to my beloved Camden for some really blister inducing retail therapy. We were definately on a mission and hit shop after shop in search of clothing. I bagged a lovely hoody top from Cyberdog and several t-shirts from the several markets. We had some lovely Chinese food from the Stables market area before sitting down for a coffee and the second round of shopping. Ideally I wanted to do Covent Garden too but we just didn't have the time.

Later I managed to fit in a quick coffee with my old friend Pat at Starbucks near Kings Cross before we both exhaustedly caught the train home at 7pm - I must do London more often, perhaps a weekend in Camden even.

Somewhere in Soho ;-)

Somewhere in China Town

Dragonfly wall in Camden

Gary at Camden Lock

Skegness and Swordfish

I went over to the coast last week with my friend Gary whilst he was over from Hong Kong visiting his family. We decided to do the nostalgia trip and visit Skegness, home of our misspent early drinking years, namely Easter and August Bank holidays.

The weather was really fantastic and we marvelled at some of the changes in the much maligned Lincolnshire resort, even in September it was still bustling with people. We ventured onto the famous 'Chip Alley' and had ourselves some swordfish, chips and peas with a steaming mug of tea - it was amazing!

Sadly the fairground is a shadow of its former self, the rides for most part seem empty and the whole area wouldn't look out of place in a zombie flick, it needs a massive make over to compete with the likes of Butlins and Funcoast world a couple of miles down the road.

Skegness for me will always be a place of childhood memories and drunken weekends camping in crappy tents and trying to sneak into Butlins! It may not be the best holiday place in the country but it holds nothing but happy memories for me..... and some very hazy ones!

The Big Wheel (with some added effects!)

The Jolly Fisherman

Gary by the sea!

Never Forgotten

The beautiful girl pictured below was my mum as a child, in happier days, she died 2 years ago today, she would have been 60 this year.

A candle burns for her memory this day, tears fall.

A son never forgets.

Love always and ever.