Sometimes, when you're an 'andad', it is necessary to wear a lampshade.

What 'andads' have to do.
Me wearing a lampshade to impress my two year old grandson.
 

"Makes me wonder if it is just the teachers that like girls to where skirts." Robert's back, and he's sorting out teachers!

This is a comment he left on my last post where I mentioned that schools in England, in a place called Teesside, plan to ban girls wearing skirts as part of the school uniform. Unfortunately, Rob hasn't sorted out his grammar. I assume that he means 'to wear skirts'.

I guess the question is, "Do girls like wearing skirts?" I guess you'd have to ask the girls. Most secondary schools in this country (I assume that just about all do) give girls a choice. It is certainly not unusual to see them wearing pants. I've worked in a lot of secondary schools. Okay, I do accept that I know almost nothing about fashion, but many older women seem to choose to wear skirts. 

Anyway, let's move along.

I've been asked to try out for a folk band - this try out will happen in early August because they have a gig at the end of that month. I actually practised the bass for an hour yesterday. This is quite an interesting concept. Folk music is generally on the easier side to play. This band has three guitarists, who also sing, and a percussionist. I've listened to a few of their videos and the time seems pretty 'up and down'. It could be quite interesting to inject a subtle rhythmic thing from the bass. Another question is will they give me charts, or will I be expected to work the chords out for myself? This type of guitarists often use a capo. I know guitar chords very well and could easily spot what chords are being played. A capo can add another dimension. For example, a guitarist might put a capo on the 3rd. fret and play G  Em  Am7  D7. What he is really playing is Bb  Gm  Cm7  F7. That makes it a bit harder to spot the chords. My practice yesterday was listening for chords. This is a great skill to really develop. It's like playing melodies that you haven't played before, like a singer does.

Missed the Saturday dance,

Heard they crowded the floor.

Ain't nothing without you,

Don't get around much anymore.

That's a great song, but it's Jazz.

Like Robert and his skirts, Peter has a thing about perfume. See his 'LOCKER ROOM' post. If I need to cover up smells, I often pinch some of Shelley's perfume. One day, many years ago, I'd done this and was sitting in a secondary school staffroom at morning tea. I heard one woman teacher ask her friend (they were both wearing skirts), "Who's wearing that lovely perfume?" I didn't own up.

Well, that's about it from me for today. I have jobs to do, and I'm not talking about going to the toilet - put a new door seal on one of our doors, try to put up a tricky to fit lampshade in our bedroom, change the batteries in our three fire alarms and record the due dates of our car warrants and registrations. 

Ciao tutti.