Suite and ladder arrive

Real interesting stuff today. Our new suite turned up and the combi ladder I bought off a very nice ladder on e-bay arrived. Val is happy with the suite so that's me out of the mire for a day or two. Combi ladders is a bit more complicated - bends at avery rung. I have to have a think about how this will work!!

Podga has posted again. I am very impressed with his ever increasing IT skills - e-mails, blog comments .... where will it all stop I ask myself!

Most of the Knebworth weekend is a bit of a blur for me. I think it may have been the couple (or how many?) bottles of wine Podga brought on to the train that started it. I do recall wondering the London underground offering drinks of orange to all and sundry. There was another drought on and I was bring West Country refreshment to our Capital City. I was tickled pink when a city gent, pinstripe suit and all, opened up his briefcase took out a cup and had a drink on us. I reckon he recognised us for the rather drunken yokels we were!!

The concert was outstanding and we slept out under the stars that night. Stones were brilliant and Skynyrd outstanding.

Over to Mr Thorn

"The Dark Haired One here. The only way I can post a comment now is to right-click on Comments (not Links) and then left-click on the top of the Drop Down - ie Open. This wasn't the usual route previously - but I'm finding a way! I'm about as IT savvy as an empty coke bottle - but getting there.Anyway, further to your email to Leon following his Suffolk Sojourn - the last time we were all together was, as you recollected, the August Bank Holiday Friday night of '76 - prior to you and I moving to Knebworth for 2 days of Stones/Skynyrd etc - 120,000 of us.We booked into my sister Claires' pad in Kentish Town on the Friday afternoon, then sat outside on the steps in the evening sun with a few Carlsbergs. We waited patiently for Dave Litchfield (Dave the Rave + Robert Plant lookalike)to appear up the escalator of the tube 100 yds away. I had his Knebworth ticket, and we were then moving on to meet Leon.An hour later, and now having finished a bottle of wine as well, we gave up and left a note for him on the door. No mobiles in those days! We moved on to the Red Lion in Fulham where Leon was setting up for the house band - New York Public Library (?!) - The 3 us of spent the gig sitting at the foot of the stage - facing the punters. Precocious brats! We didn't care. Having helped pack up post- gig Leon dragged us, with the band, (now 0100 Hrs) to some dive - I don't know where. Somehow got back to Claire's and still no sign of Dave. Dragged ourselves out to Hertfordshire the next morning in bright hot weather. Sister Claire and her boyfriend of the moment somehow found us, and a good time was had by all. Particularly remember some outstanding aerobatics from various aircraft that appeared over the site through the afternoon. And the hundreds of Confederate Flags that appeared as soon as Skynyrd came on.Anyway - Still got Dave's ticket, Mint and Intact. Sell it on ebay? I don't know how!Greetings from Suffolk and love to all. (No. 11 of 137).Blue Skies. "