I find it very hard to believe that the award winning Shanklin Town Brass Band played to a pitiful audience at their last Rylstone as pictured in this weeks County Press (page 41).
I know the moment the photographer had snapped there was an influx of music lovers desperate for a bit of Malcolm......;-)
I know the moment the photographer had snapped there was an influx of music lovers desperate for a bit of Malcolm......;-)
Oh Malc you are the apple of my eye
even though you look like a sultana
If I show you my Vectis badge
will you show me your banana?
Mrs Mary Teague
CSE woodwork
aged 7 and a half
even though you look like a sultana
If I show you my Vectis badge
will you show me your banana?
Mrs Mary Teague
CSE woodwork
aged 7 and a half
10 comments:
What a beautiful piece of creative writing! I'm speechless x x x
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Parp parp
I really don't think that some of these comments and postings should be put on a blog where children as young as 11 log onto.Whatever your feelings are about other brass bands ,I don't think you should be sharing them with the kids. They are easily influenced ,and a whole new generation of brass players will grow to have the same mindset.
Reply in bullet points for brevity
• If offence has been taken, none was intended. It’s a bit of a giggle
• Any minors are under the guidance of their parents regarding their internet access
• I consider that I manage my blog responsibly. See a recent thread where I felt it necessary to delete foul language
• If you are that upset, please report this matter to Google for their judgment. I’m sure they will have a humorous fruit related complaints department
• You don’t know my feelings about any other IOW bands. Neither can you make a fully informed judgment to that end from a banana related poem. I don’t discuss what has happened between other bands and me, I just laugh at it.
• The future generation of brass players have been given a much stronger “ mindset” by bitter personal experience of other IOW groups, rather than a rather silly verse I ripped off from Spike Milligan
• I cannot take you seriously, as you blog anonymously. Therefore, your validity is negligible. I blog openly and always have done so as I’ve nothing to hide and welcome open and honest discussion on any topic.
• Finally it makes me think that you either don’t know me very well or clearly don’t know much about the IOW banding community. I’m always happy to chat to anyone about anything. Of course you will identify yourself to move matters forward will you not?
I can just see her now, rushing into the next rehearsal in an attempt to please the inner circle, gleefully boasting “I’ve given them a piece of my mind, and they’ve printed it", only to be put down like a naughty child and told not to talk to you, especially in public – it’s happened so many time before hasn’t it? Why are they so interested in and terrified by your blog Mary? “Mindset” – that’s almost as good as the “insaltery” comment all those years ago
Parp Parp - I'm off to try and please Andy now, as I want to sit closer to him !!
“insaltery” - lol then and now ha ha!
Since when was a banana rude? If I was a banana I would be very upset by the inference and what about Bananarama, banana skin jokes, dieticians who recommend eating bananas for their nutritional content, banana flavoured milkshake, freeze-dried bananas, dried bananas you buy from Holland and Barrett in a packet.......?
I could go on but this is obviously a sensitive subject for some people so perhaps I had better not.
I am so glad that I was born with a sense of humour and a sense of the ridiculous, it really helps you through the day.
Top Man Tracey has got it spot on, the best way to deal with the person in question is to laugh because he is not at all nice in more ways than several. The tone of that band and therefore its (including the young ones) members' attitude towards Vectis, and Vectis members in particular (including the young ones), is set by the person in question (and his wife). This has always been the case anonymous 17th June 17.57 and is unlikely to change.
So I hope you don't find out the hard way, whoever you are.
From Miss AVA BANANA
I can't help thinking it's going to end like this Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeFpM2OEWPs
Obviously, you are Clint and I can guess who the three are, but who's the fourth coffin for?
Tumbleweed with lone bell tolling anyone?
The fourth one's for the death of common sense where you can't have a light hearted quip without the sanctimonious, self righteous brigade moaning. The IOW would be a lot quieter without THEM. Who would I have a banding giggle with then? Malc knows I’m only joking......don't you Malc x
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