Man, I'm Knackered!

Whew! Just got back from the basses' event South Side Story which was a treasure hunt along the South Bank. Thankfully, despite rather inclement weather in the last week, the sun decided to make a welcome appearance, and it was actually quite warm. We had a very civilized start at 11.30 a.m., met in the gardens of Southwark Cathedral and set off with a bang.

I will say that our first clue was relatively easy, but after we had spent the first hour getting to clue five (of thirteen) the busy week leading up to this event took its toll. So when a very friendly tea shop beckoned Simon, Ben, Liang, Julia and I took the chance to have a leisurely lunch. Thereafter Julia and Ben had other things to do, so our numbers were decimated, and with a full tummy and the warm sunshine, my brain had started to shut down!

The clues were progressively cryptic and while there were some lovely paths which I had not taken before, we had to drop several of the answers. Unfortunately, I didn't get to chat with Pinkies on other teams either apart from Emelda and Hester in the crypt at St. Paul's, and Andrew F on the phone. By the time we reached Oxo tower, all I wanted to do was go home have a cup of tea and a biscuit. Three hours in, we did ran into a couple of the teams outside St. Thomas' hospital, and I'm afraid my resolve just cracked and I threw in the towel. What a wuss!

Did get back for a well-deserved pint of Samuel Smith wheat beer at my local, the Yorkie Grey. A great big thanks to the basses though, for arranging an energetic afternoon out. I'm pooped!

Return of the Tiny Tenor

At last our dear friend is returned to us. How the readers of these pages have wept over his long absence. How we have searched high and low*.

By coincidence, earlier on this very day I have phoned Big Momma herself to enquire about whether she had heard any news from the absent blogaholic.

And now mysteriously he is returned to us. Just a few hours after my call.

Is this a coincidence - or an example of the mighty powers Big Momma doth wield?

Welcome back Pink Insider!


*mainly low

Southside story: a Southwark Hunt

Rumour has it that the treasure hunt has been organised primarily to search for a certain missing Pinkie. This prominent Pinkie was last seen perched atop a wobbly chair at the back of the Tenor section during a sunday rehearsal. This writer fears that in his zeal to grab just one more sound and/or video clip to cram into his ever bulging pink bits, the teetering Tenor accidentally fell out through the open window and was carried away by a passing pigeon.

His long absence from these pages can surely have no other explanation?

Pink Insider - where are you?

Who will enter my posse?

I was very excited to hear about the lovely Bass section's super social event. Apparently it will be a Southwark Hunt? I don't get to go south of the river very often and so I can't wait to forage about down there. Hopefully the clues won't be too cryptic or I'll have to rely on my posse to solve them. No-one has offered to enter my posse yet, but I'm still very optimistic.