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11th November, 2012: Rugby Allnighter – November 10th
Spat by Soulgirl at 2:05 pm | Comment here!
It would appear that my starter motor has died an horrific and ill-timed death which meant that I couldn’t fulfil my commitment of driving us all to Rugby. Therefore, my dear friend Lindsay had to step in at the last minute because there was no way I was cycling that distance 
So, at 7pm Lindsay, GoGo’s Dean & Nicci and I set off for a night of fun and frolics. It was Samantha’s Birthday too so we were in good spirits. Lindsay had bought her a bottle of Cava in a celebratory gift bag. I said we’d have to test it because Lindsay, by her own confession, doesn’t know if a wine is good or not. It was lovely! Mind you, I felt as though I was back in 1978 passing round a bottle in the woods. We put the bottle back into the gift bag 
We arrived a little after 9pm (Nicci and I with slightly damp hems to our trousers following a road side relief manoeuvre that went slightly awry lol) and the place was in full swing. I bumped into Samantha in the hallway and adorned her with a special Birthday Badge and a card. I handed her the gift bag and sniggered an apology, explaining the empty bottle – luckily she knows my sense of humour and took it in the spirit with which it was delivered 
My dancing started almost immediately and continued throughout the night – me, music and my dance floor. The only threesome I need. 
A truly across the board night of musical entertainment. I didn’t use the Freestyle room so much this time as the main room was fantastic. Bald Mark, Andy Dyson and Kenny delivered some very pleasing plays for me but of course, the rest of the DJs provided more than enough tracks to rock my boat. My big stiffy is smarting now, some 7 hours after my last dance which confirms I hoofed my foof good and proper. Brilliant turn-out number wise considering a handful of other events around the circuit were on too.
During one brief visit to the Freestyle Room I heard this played and promptly asked the jock what it was so he wrote it down for me. Blow me, Johnny Beggs had one for sale and Dean bought it
I just love the way it starts then changes up into a nice little groover. It sounded wonderful on proper equipment, loud and in the dark 
Endured a somewhat irritating conversation with someone that went a little like this:- (them) hello (me) fuck off (them) something banal (me) fuck off. This went on for a few minutes whereby I had to manually remove them from my personal space. Finally receiving my message, as intended, I was left to continue enjoying my night out. I’ve a sneaky feeling that my Mirena may need replacing; I’ve felt very aggressive and angry recently so the hormones may well have depleted on my current one 
The above hiccough aside, this was one of the best Rugby’s I’ve attended. Great vibe, great people and fantastic music. A person of the opposite sex even managed to extract my telephone number from me which is a feat in itself 
The temperature has certainly dropped; I took a breather outside to cool off and I was actually steaming! The temperature inside was blistering. A number of regulars were missing for one reason or another and I can sincerely say you were all missed 
A post-nighter beverage in the company of our Host and Hostess and a menagerie of punters, watching the sun rise, was a great wind-down prior to making our way home. For some reason Lindsay’s SatNav refused to show us any motorways at all so it was the scenic route on A roads. Mind you, it didn’t take much longer and it was very pretty, early morning, misty countryside.
Thank you Sian and Dean for another successful night of music that so does it for me. Another dance compliment ‘thank you’ to give as well. I could get used to this; it’s extremely flattering
PS: Who covertly used my camera and took an ‘up the skirt’ shot of a female? I choked on my tongue when I saw it!
Next stop, Soul Funk-Tion on 8 December; I cannot fucking WAIT!
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27th November, 2011: Soulvolution?
Spat by Soulgirl at 5:14 pm | Comment here!
As I sit here on my Boat the fire in the Stove is crackling and the flames dance illicit moves causing a light-headed flurry of sensual brainwashing whilst I’m bathed in soft light from a small lamp.
The Autumnal Sun is now all but set behind the bare trees, beyond the small but vibrantly green lawn. The only sound is that of birds busying themselves amongst naked branches prior to settling down for the night.
You’ll notice that I’ve not been out much lately. Even to the point of missing two of my favourite all-nighters being Bidds and Radclife. My Soulvolution has begun in earnest I fear.
Why, you may ask… why, I also ask myself!
I believe I’ve grown tired. Going out no longer fills me with effervescent child-like excitement. The constant on-line and real-life in-fighting, by supposed fans who share the same love of the music, is disheartening at least; traitorous at worst. I am more than aware this has been going on since the beginning of time and is a Humans worst trait, but I am becoming less and less tolerant of it.
No, I’m not about to take up Spinning or Morris Dancing but I’m weary of something that’s become kind of stale, for me. Not the music I might add.
My transgression has crept slowly and with stealth for the last two years but now takes on a determined pace.
What now? I really don’t know. Check your potting sheds, garages and greenhouses, for my Mojo may well be trapped awaiting escape.
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14th May, 2010: Creativity Returns
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My Daughter’s a very keen photographer but since being uprooted (that coincided with a new boyfriend) she’s not picked up her camera in around 5 months and stewed in the grasps of young love… last night she transformed her cabin into photo-shoot and showed me the spoils of her imagination once again.
A self portrait (that is her trademark) which I believe marks the end of her relationship with Mr X and the reignition of her imagination and creativity. Welcome back Lottie 
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19th February, 2010: Walked Out And Nearly Snowed In!
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We’re back… just!
We’ve (Lottie and I) spent 4 days up in the beauty of Northumberland. Choosing a self catering cottage close to the coast at Lucker. I’m now sat comfortably on my boat staring out at the Winter blackness and a New Moon.
Here follows a brief(ish) account of our midweek break :)
Monday 15 February 2010
Lottie and I headed off up North for a few days. She really wanted to visit the Harry Potter Castle, which is in Alnwick, Northumberland, so I agreed and booked 4 days at The Studio in Lucker.
It was a terribly long journey, made worse due to me not yet having gotten over the Rugby all-nighter at the weekend. Wankered-til-Wednesday is the norm so a 380 mile journey on roads that seem to be entirely bollarded road-works with intermittent rain showers and darkness near the end was enough for anyone!
About one mile from our accommodation we stopped at a garage for basic supplies. You know, tea bags, milk, breakfast supplies. AND A BOTTLE OF WINE! The guy serving had the most fabulous Northumbrian accent ever :D
Lucker is a tiny Village just North of Alnwick and is totally without light. No street lamps at all! Lottie commented that having watched The Blair Witch Project last night her imagination was running a small riot. A slow drive with full-beam found us at our destination… in the middle of no-where… BLISS!
The accommodation appears to be converted farm buildings… stables possibly… and they’re beautiful. Very modern but tastefully so with all mod-cons. Couldn’t get the WIFI to connect so our first evening was spent watching television as were the rest. Se7en was on… a bit of Brad Pitt before bed is just what the doctor ordered. We couldn’t do anything on our first day as we didn’t arrive til 8pm. That’s around 7 hours we’d been driving with a stop for sustenance.
We’re off to Alnwick Castle and Village tomorrow :D
Tuesday 16 February 2010
I woke up at around 9am… cows were mooing when I popped my head out of the door. We’re next to a large cow shed lol. They smell too! Just how the countryside should. Fantastic stuff.
We left the cottage at 10am and headed to Alnwick; our only destination for today. A very quaint olde-world market Town on the banks of the river Aln steeped in history with the famous Alnwick Castle made even more famous by the Harry Potter movies (Hogwarts). Unfortunately the Castle was closed and the Duke in residence but the Alnwick Gardens were open. Quite expensive to get in, especially as there’s not that much to look at in the Winter. However, the water features were stunning and the Tree House restaurant was faultless. Excellent cuisine in a fabulous setting. It really was a tree house! We left there full and tired LOL. Seriously, the food here is top notch and served as a rule for the remainder of our stay which sadly fell extremely short in terms of quality.
Actually, we left via their rather large gift shop lol. Must say though, some gorgeous stuff indeed. Really fancied one of the mugs they had but at £12 I thought it was a tad too expensive to pour tea into so left it there.
We walked all around the Town and down to the Bailiffgate Museum Gallery. Some interesting artefacts and information about days gone by. It was housed in a converted Catholic Church that still had the original piped Church organ in residence that you’re allowed to play if you can! There was a printing exhibition on the top floor with a youngish man waiting for visitors to try out his potato & carrot printing techniques. We declined his invitation to ‘have a go’. It was interesting to see just how complicated printing was as opposed to the way it’s done these days and I don’t mean with tats and carrots lol.
I was bloody annoyed with myself because I left my memory card for the camera slotted in my laptop! What a stupid arse… luckily Lottie had her camera so I used that.
I was knackered by the time we came home. My hips and lower back ached with all the walking which I suspect was exacerbated by all the dancing I did last Saturday night. My poor old bones LOL.
We’re now plonked in front of the TV resting our weary bodies…
It’s the Brits tonight and apart from Kasabian’s singer slipping up and Liam Gallagher behaving like a complete cock it was as shallow and useless as always… long live Northern Soul!
tomorrow is another castle. Should be fantastic!
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Up earlyish again and off, a relatively short distance, to Bamburgh Castle. This one, like Alnwick, is lived in by it’s owners. It’s situated overlooking the North Sea and has stunning views all around over land and sea. It’s very large as well with a quaint tea-room in the Clock Tower. Extensively built up around the original Norman architecture with several state rooms open for public viewing.
We took a drive further North to look at Holy Island but due to time constraints in relation to the tide times we came back without having set foot out of the car so we’re heading back there tomorrow for a proper look around. Spent the evening watching LOTR :D
Further North to Berwick on Tweed. A fine example of a viaduct still carrying trains across it’s span. DO NOT eat at the only Italian there… Verdi… it’s SHIT! Berwick has a very pretty train station though… very Victorian in appearance.
Thursday 18 February 2010
Our last day and I woke up at 9am to see snow falling outside. Very pretty but oh so fucking inconvenient. Hope it stops otherwise we’ll be snowed in! The weather on TV showed the worst to be in Wiltshire LOL. Will we get home tomorrow?
Grrrrr.
Well, the snow didn’t last for too long thank goodness; again driving Northward we aimed for Holy Island (Lindisfarne) once more. I was a bit cross with Lottie for taking so long to get out of bed and get ready. “I’m on holiday” she proclaimed. “I don’t expect to have to get up early and when I do get up I expect to do fuck all” she continued. I explained that I didn’t expect to have to go on holiday and spend a few hundred quid doing fuck all in someone else’s holiday cottage!
The Castle at Holy Island is high above the shores of the North Sea. Another example of a Castle that was lived in until not too long ago, and updated, then having been donated to the National Trust. What would we do without both the Trust and the donations!
We had a saunter around the small island and took lunch at the Ship Inn. Not an establishment I’d recommend for eating in but we didn’t have too much choice in February. I immediately knew it was going to be mediocre due to the overwhelming stench of chip fat. Although they’d tried to pretty up the menu it was still bland and presented with about as much artistry a 5 year old could muster. We also passed on paying a fee to look at the old Priory ruins as we could see them from the road.
Back along the causeway again so’s we weren’t trapped but parking up the far end we were able to witness the tide coming in. I actually fell asleep waiting for it LOL.
Back to the warmth of our accommodation, and homeward tomorrow.
Friday 19 February 2010
It snowed again, fairly hard. Our initial journey was slow in a flurry of snow.
PS: Bernie should have won the Popstar to Operastar! That’s twice today I’ve been officially MUGGED! PPS: I wish Artic Lorries wouldn’t pull out in front of people as quickly as they do… YOU’RE TOO FUCKING BIG AND SLOW!
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7th October, 2009: A Song For Soulgirl!
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OMG! I was absolutely flabbergasted today. Why? Well, I received an email from an American correspondent that I’ve been exchanging emails with over the last couple of years.
He’s a musician and craves our beloved soul music as much as we do. We have a laugh and share tunes. Well, today I had a shock. He emailed me an MP3 and it’s ABOUT ME!!!!!
Yes! He’s written, sang and produced a song about ME!
Now I know you’ll all be wanting to learn the lyrics so here they are together with a fabulous photograph of the Irvinator:
The Soulgirl
Hey… hey… This is a song about Karen B. Hey… hey…
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