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Posted: 16th Jun 2005
well dont pee on the carpet! xxx

tHeReS gOoD aNd EvIl iN EaCh InDiViDuAl fIrE, iDeNtIfIeS nEeDs AnD fEeDs OuR dEsIrEs.

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
LOL- I'll try

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
is that me when you say "miss"? I'm part of the Ireland invasion this weekend. I'm the germ war fare one..... I'm taking lots of cold Viruses with me

Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
Yes, 'miss'

Enjoy Ireland- I'm NOT GOING TO CLAPHAM

Which is a shame.

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Posted: 16th Jun 2005
You're not coming to Ireland either Who will I have to taunt and annoy?... oh yeah its ok Strugz is going. I'll tease him instead

Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
Is Frodo going? If so attack him for me- poke him with sticks etc...

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
Nope the Hobbit won't be there....2bags will. I can poke and attack him for you instead

Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
I dunno-- he pokes back; Frodo just giggles like a girl

Posted: 16th Jun 2005
Hey dude, hope you have a swell time in merica sad I missed your last clappham aaaand spitz

see you at play?

Never assume
Always Acknowledge

Posted: 28th Jun 2005
Right, I fly at 4pm this afternoon to the US of A- still haven't finished packing and my lift gets here in 40 mins!

Love to all- Have a brilliant time at Falmouth and Uberpoi, and I hope to see you all at PLAY

Posted: 28th Jun 2005
Thank you for the camera... just charging up the battery now..


Have fun in America

see you at Play

Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...

Posted: 28th Jun 2005
Have a kiss-tastic time! xxx

tHeReS gOoD aNd EvIl iN EaCh InDiViDuAl fIrE, iDeNtIfIeS nEeDs AnD fEeDs OuR dEsIrEs.

Posted: 1st Jul 2005
Did I say 4pm- LOL- erm, turns out my flight was, and ALWAYS was, at 7.35pm- so I got to Heathrow 6.5 hours early, DOH!

Not all was lost, my best mate and chauffeur for the day stayed with me and we bought travel Guess Who? to past the time. I won 3/3

When I finally did check in I was pretty chuffed to be told I'd recieved a complimentary upgrade (ie they oversold) and as I was already in economy plus his meant I flew Business Class I declined the champagne but the smoked salmon starter was very nice hehehe

The first few days have been lovely- its great to be with my lady again, and the US is a cool place to be. My only complaint is the amount of time it took to get into NYC on the coach from RI, but it wasn't that big a deal as we were off to see Spamalot on Broadway, which was fantastic and rendered any travel woes forgotten- I laughed so hard I cried at times.

I've already taught Ali and her friend Matt how to juggle (Matts almost got it) and Matt how to spin- much fun to be had

Anyway, I should be off- Hugs to all

David

Posted: 1st Jul 2005
Oh free upgrade.. that's always good

Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...

Posted: 3rd Jul 2005
enjoy conquering the states Mr Chutney,

have a transatlantic hug



take care, have fun, spread a little sunshine,

Ben

please help keep the world clean - others may wish to use it

Posted: 19th Jul 2005
Chutney's Travel Update v2



Ok, so here I am, sat at Doc Lightnings Mac with just a couple of hours before I set off again, this time to wander to Northampton, MA where I'll be staying with my dad and actually working pretty darned hard on the last couple of essays I have outstanding and singing through the Bach Mass in B mimor which I'm singing at the Berkshire choral festival next week.



The 3 weeks with Ali have been fantastic; its something pretty special when you can not see someone for three months (and then only for a day) and then instantly live with someone for 3 weeks without a hiccup. Most of the time was spent doing domestic stuff- shes only been at her apartement for 3 weeks so there is lots to sort out etc.



We went to a forking huge Dave Matthews Band gig which was pretty spectacular if ultimately not quite what it should of been. I blame the stoner kids who invaded our seating area (we were standing but the seats were very expensive) and were very incosiderate (I'm asthmatic, my girlfriend is a proffessional choral singer and has no tolerance of smoke at all). Dave Matthews himself has to have the least charisma of any great rock musician I've seen- that said, when 20 thousand people practically cry for joy when you say "thankyou...very..much..." it must be hard not to get lazy when playing a crowd. All in all it was still a good gig, just not what i was expecting.



Next we saw Jonny Lang, a blues and rock singer who was playing a small venue in the arse end of nowhere- how the guys still has a voice considering he has one of those 'thjrash it till it cracks' voices I'll never know, but he does and I'm most happy he does as it was a really quality low key gig- serious talent.



Plenty of other highlights but they're mostly stuff I'm keeping for me- suffice to say I'm smiling lots at the moment.



I then made the trek to NYC on the bus (apparently the word coach is not the same in American vernacular) and managed to collide aftyer some tooing and froing with Mike. 2 great afternoon/ evenings of fun a nd frolicks ensued- the first spent wondering around with Mike, drinking, eating and laughing lots (and then theres the dead fish but I'll let Mike run with that one) the second spent aimlessly roaming around NYC absorbing the atmosphere. Its one hell of a place.



That brings me up to the present moment... I don't know if anyones actually following my ramblings but even if they're not I have a record of my trip, sealed in time (until the boards corrupt, crash or close... the end of HOP- I wonder if i'll ever happen?).

Posted: 19th Jul 2005
not to rub your nose in anything... buuut....

uberpoi was really really really really good

buuuut...

i really missed you the whole time i was there, cos you'd have loved it all so much.
(especially Matt (sph'ist) doing continuous double bounce wibbles )

keep on having fun in them states, monsieur le chutnee
but be aware that there are those that miss you on this bank of the pond

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."

Posted: 19th Jul 2005
Thats made me smile even wider monkey man Doc and I were talking about you just 2 nights ago

I was thinking about uberpoi lots even when concerned with matters as unrelated as driving on the left- I thoroughly look forward to catching up with you and emersing myself in all the new found fun thats been uncovered.

Posted: 19th Jul 2005
Im glad your having a good time... dont forget to send me a postcard! xxx

tHeReS gOoD aNd EvIl iN EaCh InDiViDuAl fIrE, iDeNtIfIeS nEeDs AnD fEeDs OuR dEsIrEs.

Posted: 20th Jul 2005
Update Number 3- the Bus experiences.



Well, I had to leave Mike and New York behind in order to meet up with my dad and get some work done at his apartment in MASS before I go to the singing festival on Sunday, the music being particularly hard and in need of considerable work which I haven't done. Yet.



So, it was another coach ride from NY to Northampton, and unsuprisingly it didn't pass without event.



The first leg of the journey was pretty quiet- I finally got to see the New York skyline from a distance and was immediately overawed by it- its unlike anything you see in England (and much of America at that).



As we were pulling into the terminal before then coninuing on to the final destination, I heard a lot of swearing coming from the otherside of the coach, a few rows back. It turned out some poor guy had dislocated his shoulder for the second time in a week, only this time he was stuck at the back of a bus. I got some help and we helped the guy off the bus. A sling was produced from his bag and off he went!



The secong leg of the journey was taken up with me trying to learn particularly hard runs in the Bach Mass I'm singing, only to be continuously interrupted by a guy behind me who had established some sort of gambling ring with the 3 young guys he had sat close to and apparently didn't know. He was hustling them for money by playing the 'wheres the coin/ball under the 3 cups game.' I briefly participated, and of course guessed right twice, at which point he said "well if you show me five, I'll show you 10". Suffice to say Bach was a somewhat better bet.



Shame the young guy who got sucked in didn't quite realise that though. By the end of the trip he'd lost $40 dollars, a new pair of basketball trainers and a brandnew cell phone. Infact, he'd been so thoroughly cleaned out that he was trying to sell the hustler some DVDs he in his bag as he was now to skkint to continue travelling. He even tried to flog his porn DVD collection in a final act of desperation, which of course, failed miserably!



So that was that, I met my dad and went for he best steak I've ever had, ever, at an Argentinian steak house, then returned, drank beer and went to sleep.



The saga continues

Posted: 8th Aug 2005
Flying soon!

Posted: 8th Aug 2005
Come home soon Mr Chutney, will you be back for Play?

Looking forward to seeing you again

Safe travels... and hope the singing went well

Getting to the other side

Posted: 8th Aug 2005

Written by: Mr Chutney

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Doc and I were talking about you just 2 nights ago

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Does he fancy him as well?


I swear every single other male HoPper bar me and Bovril....

And he's prolly got a secret crush on Rory too...


*pretends not to be hurt*

Meh

Posted: 9th Aug 2005
I have returned. I'm now jet lagged, sat in Herefordshire in the middle of the English countryside. Bleurggh.

Well, to finish the American adventure tales I suppose I should briefly outling the last 2 weeks of my trip, which went something like this.

I recived a professional theraputic massage from my dads friend who I met last year shortly before heading to the choral festival. It was darned strange, but extremely good- no-ones ever done what she did to my arm-pit before.!

Anyway, the choral festival itself was something of a non-event- I lost my voice in the second rehearsal (lack of practice and technique partnered with trying to singing too loud will do that for you) and so i sat silent for 10hours worth of very frustrating rehearsals. Further to this, unlike last year where I met my girlfriend and several other lovely younger people, this year the sheer number of applicants for the particular piece we were singing meant that there were very few younger people to hang around with AND all my friends I met via my dad were all extra busy singing additional harder music which they had to audition for. All in all it was a bit lonely, and I kind of wish I'd just stayed with Ali for another week- the final concert went well and the music (the Bach MNass in B Minor) was awesome, but it just didn't hit the spot.

So my final week was spent back in RI with my lady before I flew home on the 8th of August (yesterday). All I can say is that I miss her. Lots.

Still, its great to be back in blighty- the rest of my life a fertile field of opportunity.

Oh and then theres PLAY



David

Posted: 9th Aug 2005

Posted: 9th Aug 2005
Glad to hear you're home safe.

See you soon

(for the missing)

Getting to the other side

Posted: 9th Aug 2005
Feel strange to hear your own accent everywhere again?

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura

Posted: 9th Aug 2005
welcome back. I've got you this

Meh

Posted: 11th Aug 2005
Welcome Home Aled. Good to know you are safely back and that those Amreicans didn't steal you away forever!

I fear one American might steal Molly away forever soon That will make me sad

But they didn't keep you! WoooooHoooo and you are coming to play! I'll get to feed you chocolatey goodness for breakfast, lunch and dinner!!

Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!

Posted: 11th Aug 2005
I can't wait to see you Miss Skully

Life is at something of a low ebb right now- PLAY can't come soon enough