Grave

How do you freeze a moment in time forever? Well you take a photo. There are 2 things in life that last forever and they are music and photo’s (unless your house burns down with them in?). Take a look at the enthusiasm and passion from the Trombone section and vocalist in this snippet in time? (The trumpet player at the back is actually shouting ‘I want a tonic water’, as he heard someone at the bar 100 yards away saying it was his or her round) That’s why we are the best Band in the Midlands…because we enjoy it and that spreads to the audiences. There are so many trying to copy us now, but are only and always will be, second best.

I am still catching up with old mates from the Army Band. We were a Cavalry Regiment and although not mounted, I went for Horse riding lessons, just to say I could at least do it. Classes took place every Sunday morning. A Saturday night in Germany usually meant getting to bed about 3am. We then had to be at the stables at 9am to prep the horses. At the beginning of the lessons, the stable hands tacked up the horses for us. After about 8 weeks we had to do our own. I had a huge horse called Toby (I loved this horse so much I used to visit it at night to talk to it) who was very docile and easy to ride. However, the stable staff knew he had a trick that he played on none stable staff.

The first time I had to put a saddle on Toby, I had to reach beneath him to fasten the girth; he had this trick, where he used to exhale when I was tightening the strap. Therefore, when I though the girth was as tight as it would go, I stopped. It was only when I went to mount him that I realised,,, and slid…gracefully underneath his belly. Toby used to look down at me on the Stable floor and I am sure he was laughing.

So maybe I should have said that there are 3 things that last forever and the last is memories.

My partner has a cold. I have this thing about colds. If you stay away from people who have them, then you wont catch them? I must love her though as we are both having lunch. She is eating in Sainsbury's and I in Asda!