Waitangi Day.
A good day for Robert to spend dressed as a frog.
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| Does he wear the suit in the water? |
I'm back on hospital duty today - driving a friend of Shelley to Wellington Hospital (from Tawa - way across town) to visit her sick husband. It's all good driving practice for when I do my next tour.
Speaking of tours, my tour with Lynn and Peter was a huge success. Peter seemed to talk all the way. He couldn't hear the tour commentary because he had left his 'ears' at home. Lynn made it clear that she was not impressed with his forgetfulness, but Peter couldn't hear her and just talked on. It was very interesting to finally see where Owen O'Dwyer lived.**
I know that some of you are going to ask, "Who is Owen O'Dwyer?"
He was one of Peter's uncles. No, I don't know if he wore hearing aids.
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| Uncle Owen. |
I know I haven't really mentioned Waitangi Day, but I have been reading quite a lot about Te Tiriti. There'll be a lot happening up in Waitangi today. There will be lots of opinions (with bad grammar) on Facebook too. I'll try to keep up with events today.
Okay, time to get a bit of practice done before I start driving. I've got to be ready for this gig next week.
Evidently the organising committee asked me to play at least one piece that everyone would know. I suggested that maybe I could play the bass line from Rock Around The Clock or a set of variations based on John Cage's 4'33''. I haven't heard back yet. Outside of Classical music, I don't know of any pieces that are written for solo double bass (and they have orchestral or piano backings). Maybe they'd be better off with my solo pieces than listening to an unaccompanied rendition of the bass line from Rock Around The Clock? I guess you can't please everyone.
I hope your Waitangi Day goes well.
Ciao.
* typo included to make Peter and Robert feel more at home
** not
12 commenti:
You'll be able to waer your new underpants to the gig.
If I was going to 'waer' (I assume that's Scottish and not just a lack of proofreading) my new underpants to the gig, I assure you I'd leave them on during the gig and on the trip home as well.
Richard (of RBB)
This is all getting too weird for me. Is it a Wellington thing?
I don't wear underpants now, I just sit on a dry swan.
Richard (of RBB)
Are you getting Tony to write your ‘jokes’ now?
That’s a good poster but there’s no ‘I’ in manly.
It’s a good thing that I’m back home so that at least I can keep posts up to date.
Thank dog for that!
I've just ordered some new Muck Boots from Swanndri on-line.
Should I write a post on these?
OK, I'll talk to myself then .... or maybe to Robert (Robert-Sees-Things-In-Skies).
Hey, a post on those boots would be grate!
Richard (of RBB)
Grate, as in that thing in front of the fireplace.
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