It's not 5am yet. At Richard's Bass Bag* we don't muck around when a post is required.

Here we are again,

Happy as can be.

All good friends and

Jolly good company.

Listen HERE.

Well, it's Thursday and I'm up and showered before 5am and all so that I can write a post for you before I do my Atomic Habits and then go to look after my two year old grandson.

No thanks necessary.

So, what's the latest around the blogs?

Robert = nothing.

Peter = sorting out his spectacles.

Alex Perry was evidently responsible
for these ones.

Well, the old chap looks happy. That's good.

There's a new chap named Rick Tim Bagno hanging around and reading the blogs. He is evidently keen to become a Catholic. Well, I guess we need a few new faces around here, especially with Robert not around to uphold the faith. "Have fun boys, but don't sin." Yeah, right!

I thought that I should get to know our new almost Catholic reader, so I had a personal chat with him on Messenger. He said that he was happy for me to share it here.

Richard (of RBB): Hi Rick and welcome to our little blogging world.

Rick Tim Bagno: Hi Richard and thanks for the warm welcome.

Richard (of RBB): That's an interesting surname that you have. It's Italian, isn't it?

Rick Tim Bagno: Yes, my father is an Italian, though I was born in this country. 

Richard (of RBB): Bagno is bathroom in Italian.

Rick Tim Bagno: Yes. I know you speak some Italian. Evidently his original cognome was Bagnogetti but his friends started calling him Bagno as a joke and the name stuck. Some people say that my Christian name and middle name sound a bit like rectum, but this was not planned. It's just like how some people might call you Richshit.

Richard (of RBB): Yes, I understand. So, what part of Italy is your dad from?

Rick Tim Bagno: Altamura. It's a town in the south.

Richard (of RBB): I've been there! I have a friend who lives there. It's a nice place. I'd like to go back sometime to see my friend. Is your mother a Kiwi?

Rick Tim Bagno: Yes, they met in Altamura when she was on her O.E. He came to New Zealand to visit her, and the rest is history, as they say.

Richard (of RBB): So, why are you interested in becoming a Catholic?

Rick Tim Bagno: Dad was brought up a Catholic, as many Italians are. He never took it very seriously, but that is my heritage. Someone must have made the world and the universe. In The Bible that is attributed to God. God wrote The Bible, so it must be true. Me and my two sisters weren't really brought up as Catholics, but we did attend Catholic schools, which is a bit weird. We certainly got all the info from school. I think I'd like to give it a go. I certainly don't want to finish up in Hell or Purgatory! Better safe than sorry.

Richard (of RBB): And I saw that you like the cello. Do you play it?

Rick Tim Bagno: No. I just like its tone. I did learn the violin when I was a school, but I haven't touched it for a very long time. Did you visit Cremona when you were in Italia?

Richard (of RBB): Yes. I certainly did. I went into a violin shop that had a lot of people in it, and I was asked to try a very expensive violin by the owner. I played a bit on it. I guess I can say that I played the violin in Cremona.

Rick Tim Bagno: Hey, yes. That's special! Does The Curmudgeon play an instrument? 

Richard (of RBB): Well, he evidently had a go at the bagpipes when he was younger. I don't think that the neighbours enjoyed him practising.

Rick Tim Bagno: So, I see he's planning to move to Wellington.

Richard (of RBB): You've certainly been reading the blogs! He has to sell his house in Whangarei first. 

Rick Tim Bagno: And where does Robert live? Is he in Wellington?

Richard (of RBB): He lives in a place called Moera, which is in the bottom end of Lower Hutt, near Seaview. Do you know Lower Hutt?

Rick Tim Bagno: Yes, I've been to Wellington quite a few times. I've been to Wainuiomata once. I don't really know Moera, but I'll check it out on Google Maps.

Richard (of RBB): Hey, it's been nice chatting. Would you mind if I copy our chat onto my blog? It'll help people get to know you.

Rick Tim Bagno: No, not at all! Go for it. Hey, Richard, it has been nice getting to know you, though I've already learnt quite a bit about you from your blog. I hope the jam goes well on Saturday.

Richard (of RBB): Thanks Rick. See you around the blogs.

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Well, I know all you bloggers will make Rick feel welcome.

I'll leave it there for this morning.

Ciao tutti.

* the original bass bagging site