Five outta five!

I've been working a lot recently so have not had much time for ringing, but yesterday (after a cheeky drinking session down the pub with a mate) I successfully called a QP of 5 spliced. This was on top of the peal on Tuesday which I ended up ringing so all was going well.

Today I successfully scored all four QP's (3 as C) on a QP amble around Great Missenden, Bledlow, Haddenham and Cuddington. The highlight was without a doubt some very good ringing at Haddenham in a fast (and bloody hard work) 41m 1280 of Johannesburg. The QP was my 150th, which I called from the tenor, which goes like its 25cwt despite being only 17. So 41minutes really was a noble effort I think!

Heading to London tomorrow, ringing at Cornhill, Jewry and St Seps before coming back, the tour also goes to Bow but I'll have to give that one a miss due to, wait for it, work.

At the minute I'm also compiling a recruitment leaflet based on the one by the CCCBR, which should get done before I go away on Weds.

Decisions!

Had a tough choice today, whether to ring a peal at Aston Clinton on Tuesday or go to Gloucestershire to take pictures... So I left it up to the gods of fate and said I'd ring if needed. We'll see what happens. It annoys me that I'm working on Sunday - I wasn't meant to be and I could have done both then! Ah well.

Not done much recently, been in Tesco more than twice as much as I normally am the past two weeks, and I'm doing the same next week.

At this exact minute I'm bored, it seems to be boredness that promts blogging, and I may go mess around with some guitars in a minute. My Les Pauls still waiting to have its neck glued back together where I cracked it, and I've just noticed a crack in the body of my mockingbird! Ah well I'll just have to buy some more.

The quarter peal day on Friday took a bit of a turn the other day when we were told we could no longer ring at Long Crendon. This is a bit of a pain so Hal's trying to get Cuddington at the minute. I have the band sorted now so it's just a question of the last tower and then picking a method.

Clapton IS god

Had an amazing night last night. Aside from discovering the "pub" we were in was a strip bar, which was actually pretty funny, it was amazing. I had my normal approach of low expectations and Arc Angels, who opened for Clap, didn't do much to change my mind. But at half eight the place suddenly filled and when Clapton came on it went fucking mental. Amazing performances, I didn't know all of the songs (I've been listening to EC solidly for like five weeks and theres still massive tunes I haven't heard) but the solos on Old Love and Sheriff, and the extended Cocaine, were literally the best thing ever. The acoustic set was a bit of a let down in its way, I wanted to see Layla electric, but the solos were out of the top drawer on Somewhere over the rainbow, and Badge, which resumed the electric stuff, was the performance of the night for me. Awesome.

Well good to see Richie, or as he's now know dickie, too.

So yeah, it was amazing. Gonna persuade the woman to go with me if I get tickets for the 31st.

Not much ringing going on, or photography. Tar wise just been learning solos tbh. First solo from Forever Man atm. I'm gonna sell my amp, acoustic and the first guitar I got and buy a better acoustic and bigger amp methinks.

Jo'berg!

Well not alot has happened recently. Went to thorpe park which was wicked with the woman but it's not ringing! Been sorting out the bands and towers for the 29th, promises to be another good day. Also been asked to call 5 spliced on the 28th so my 150th will be on the 29th if we get four out of the five.

Sort of half heartedly thinking about putting together something on June 2nd, possibly 5056 of Minor using a bob course of LB after 7 true extents of Cambridge and Plain Bob.

No peals before then though, and if that doesn't come off it's likely that my next will be on the 18th June (also got peals on the 19th and 20th).

Got a peal I'm organising on June 27th, looking forward to it - hoping to ring Johannesburg which is a simple Lincolnshire variation.

Another quarter down

Another quarter down, a nice early start today of 6.30 which was a change from the 8pm normality. We rang 1311 Stedman Cinques with some very nice striking at points. I rang the 11th which is a novelty for me, although I ring that bell and the tenor lots on major it's the first time I've rung it to a QP on 12. Thats now 146 down so I should hit 150 (and 30 as C) by the end of the month, sadly I doubt they'll be together unless I number juggle as it looks like my 150th will be my 32nd as C.

Pealwise a very dry patch comin up, not got one until late June. Damn holidays. Got three in a week but who knows what may come up before then....

My pictures from Yorkshire seem to have gone down well; just done some Copyright decleration stuff for the A1 trust.

Back from oop north

Been back from Yorkshire since Friday now. Had a good week, got a fair amount of good quality pics which have received favourable comments so far. These are at http://jonpotterphotos.fotopic.net/c1694561.html and all but one are railway related.

Ringing wise scored the Cambridge Major on the 30th (the day before we went away), I rang the tenor and took 2hr49 which is a respectable pace, the tenor being over 19cwt. Scored another peal (possibly my only one in May - shock horror!) on Saturday, a particularly boring attempt for Grandsire Caters, which took my 2009 total to 16 which is my maximum for a year previously so one more to go! That may have to wait until the 18th June though with holidays etc.....

Right that'll do for now, off to work in a few. Should be alright I guess, subject to the customers, as always.......