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Comment on Gothenburg by Dummy Jim

Dummy Jim — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:09:27 +0000

Dear Gentlemen

Are the German couple cycling North? Perhaps with a lasso of strong rope you may harness their combined Teutonic leg-power for a wee while.

Yours aye

Jim

Comment on GO Outdoors by Dummy Jim

Dummy Jim — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:29:33 +0000

Dear GO Outdoors

That is a very Kindly gesture indeed, thank you very much.

Yours aye

Jim

Comment on Eine Brise / A Breeze by Terry Williams

Terry Williams — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:22:55 +0000

What a Breeze – Saturday 29th May 2010

Over 70 cyclists from near and far converged on Glasgow Green, to take part in the first ever performance in the UK of Mauricio Kagel’s Eine Brise (A Breeze).

This was a concert with a difference. The conductor had a loud hailer; instructions were simultaneously translated into sign language; section leaders were identified by balloons tied to their bikes; the instruments were bicycle bells, horns and vocals; the “score” was a series of hand painted symbols along the route; and the audience of supporters, passers-by, picnickers and bemused tourists lined up on the grass to watch and listen.

I was there on Glasgow Green when the breeze blew –
Were you?

Alex and Olly said: “Come, bring your bike,
Bring a bell or a horn, you can sing if you like.
And if you can whistle, or even just hum,
Please come, join our orchestra – it’ll be fun.

“We’re off to the Arctic, like Dummy Jim,
We need you to help us help children like him.
They can’t hear our music, but Rachel will sign
them the tune of our concert – it’ll be fine.”

So we came with our mountain bikes, racers, and tourers.
We came in our hundreds – well, seventy-two of us!
Cycles with baskets, bikes that would fold,
Bicycles painted red, blue, green and gold.

There were children and grandparents, babies “on tow”,
Lined up in formation, three to a row.
We did some practice, tried a few notes,
Then on with the helmets and off with the coats!

From the arch to the needle we followed the score,
Swung round in a circle and did it once more.
We pedalled and whistled, bells rang and horns blew,
And the folk on the ground heard our breeze passing through…
and through…

Like a high floating ribbon, the sound rose and fell
In a great celebration of bicycle bell.

So – were you there, on Glasgow Green, when the breeze blew?

I was!

Terry Williams – May 2010

Comment on Eine Brise / A Breeze by Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:12:59 +0000

Brrrrrrrrrilliant fun and totally surreal, but apparently our breeze really did sound like a breeze, so I hope Kagel would have been proud!
And splendid….if a little worrying……pic of my shhhhhhhh!!

Comment on Hello and Welcome! by Olly

Olly — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:20:46 +0000

The lovely Alan has fiddled with PayPal so it should be working now!
O&A x

Comment on Hello and Welcome! by Alex

Alex — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:17:45 +0000

hello luscious – you still having problems with paypal? a few other folk have, but for almost everyone it’s been molto bene! let us know if it’s still not working and we’ll call round and do your drying up personally. A&O x ps we definitely owe you some frozen juice

Comment on Hello and Welcome! by Stella Litchfield

Stella Litchfield — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:24:32 +0000

Hi Beautiful boys
Fab work doing this, god love your a**es after that cycle but well done on even contemplating it!!
Just to let you know your paypal is being a tad petulant, I just tried to buy a tea towel but it refused to let me, I shall try again tomorrow from my work computer in case it’s something to do with my home access, finger’s x’ed its me and not your paypal!!
Hope to talk to you both soon, dinner sometime? tis’ the season for frozen orange juce!!
Stellxx