May 2009

[Sweder]

Hello MB, thanks for the kick in the pants. I can always rely on you for an honest assessment. As for the ageist jibe about hammering me on the Snake we'll have to see about that Can't see me making a Sunday run for a while as work in Genoa and Bremen loom large on the immediate horizon. Good luck with the relay - wish I could be there on the support team. One day . . .

No running for me as yet here in Glasgee, though intend (yes yes, road to hell paved etc etc) to hit ParkRun in the morning, albeit likely to be extremely bleary-eyed if recent nocturnal events are anything to go by :o I have an invitation from the Lord Provost to attend a Civic Reception at the wonderfully historic, beautifully appointed City Chambers this evening. Plans are afoot to move on to a Tapas establishment where free-flowing Rioja will replace tray-mounted cocktails as the throat-charmer du jour. Rocked up at the Scotia pub (one of the city's oldest) last night to catch the Vagabonds and their eclectic bag of covers. Tried to Boo a couple of songs but plagued by good-natured banter from, amongst others, Sweder 2.0 (less than impressed with interpretations of CCR and Elvis amongst others) in the packed public bar. Here's Mr Brightside on VagaBoo . . .



Despite the Fishing Industry's penchant for doom & gloom the show has been well attended. The inclusion of a few live events, including Fishtucker trials, net-mending and fish filleting competitions, has helped, as has the inclusion of a record four full-sized fishing vessels on the show floor. Skippers and their families patrol the halls eyeing up the latest technologies for finding and extracting seafood. By coincidence the incomporable S Fry posted a link today via Twitter to a forthcoming movie on man's pathalogical plunder of the sea, recently dubbed 'the inconvenient truth for our oceans'. It'll receive short shrift from this crowd I'm sure but as their livelihoods depend on marine sustainability they'd be wise to take heed.



I'll post a Boo or two from this evenings' festivities at http://twitter.com/Sweder along with a few photos.
Provided I can keep a steady hand . . .