tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167344342024-03-13T11:37:02.662+00:00Jamie's BlogThe trials and tribulations of bringing up children, playing the viola and supporting Arsenal.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-5232675548917490072010-02-21T13:27:00.002+00:002010-02-21T13:32:12.691+00:00Glinka at 300mph<div>We did a concert last night to a clubby audience, and it was more successful than anyone had hoped. People who had never seen an orchestra before, watched and enjoyed, and with a bit of luck and sponsorship, we'll be able to do it again soon.</div><div><br /></div><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrXLIc2wnrA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrXLIc2wnrA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-7680321005525906152009-12-15T12:46:00.001+00:002009-12-15T12:48:42.677+00:00<div>Trafigura have taken out an injunction to prevent the BBC showing this film. Pass it on, they can't injunct the world can they?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ocwLgilzmV8&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ocwLgilzmV8&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ySImPiktYWg&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ySImPiktYWg&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-24471433963697980322009-07-12T10:33:00.003+01:002009-07-12T10:39:41.614+01:00Oh God, what a day.Yesterday, was rotten. We did an outdoor concert and it poured with bloody rain non-stop. The roof was leaking right onto me, and my trousers are coming apart, luckily in a place that's not visible when I sit down.<div>It baffles me why 2500-3000 people will turn up and sit on the ground in the pouring rain for about £25 a go, when if you build them a concert hall, with proper walls and a roof, comfy seats and give them a well rehearsed concert that doesn't involve queuing for 45 minutes to get out of the car park at about £18 a go, they won't come.</div><div>Basically, I think British people don't like comfort or convenience. We like the idea that we are eccentric, and will put up with things that others wouldn't, but we don't have to, we just want to so we have something to moan about.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-49974780441177942692008-11-24T15:43:00.000+00:002008-11-24T15:46:06.204+00:00New conductor's first day.It's Kiril Karabits' first day as our principal conductor and he seemed a bit shy and nervous until he started conducting, and then he was just great.
<br>Unlike Marin, he can describe how he wants something to sound, and then conduct it too. We're doing Shostakovich's 11th symphony and I can imagine how it could really be a very boring first movement if it wasn't done right, but this is going to sound really good.
<br>Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless deviceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-25811931609625245132008-01-21T22:18:00.001+00:002008-01-21T22:18:26.034+00:00Really not what I was expecting.This one made me honk with laughter, as it was the opposite of what I was expecting to happen. Hahahahahaha!<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YtUAMsEPP7w&l=10&t=OEgsToPDskJoZXpoPapZz8o0I9xWhx8A&sk=oy6WfkKSGwCl55QW-qzSJAU&sourceid=y"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YtUAMsEPP7w&l=10&t=OEgsToPDskJoZXpoPapZz8o0I9xWhx8A&sk=oy6WfkKSGwCl55QW-qzSJAU&sourceid=y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></object><p class="citation"><cite cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v/YtUAMsEPP7w&l=10&t=OEgsToPDskJoZXpoPapZz8o0I9xWhx8A&sk=oy6WfkKSGwCl55QW-qzSJAU&sourceid=y"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v/YtUAMsEPP7w&l=10&t=OEgsToPDskJoZXpoPapZz8o0I9xWhx8A&sk=oy6WfkKSGwCl55QW-qzSJAU&sourceid=y">Embedded Video</a></cite></p><p style="text-align: right; font-size: 8px">Blogged with <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" title="Flock" target="_new">Flock</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-59772539309011253482007-09-02T11:38:00.001+01:002007-09-02T11:38:34.373+01:00Tipper.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/1295297324/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/1295297324_907cd6ca17.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/1295297324/">DSCF0274</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I took this picture in the front garden, when we had come back from trying to catch tiddlers in the stream. I've got a new camera, and am busily taking pictures of everything I see!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-41073091608861060742007-08-06T17:08:00.000+01:002007-08-06T17:08:56.154+01:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_SojxIvXwGwU/RrdHlZMqxcI/AAAAAAAAAH8/5cxj9vn7w3Q/s1600-h/DSCF0016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_SojxIvXwGwU/RrdHlZMqxcI/AAAAAAAAAH8/5cxj9vn7w3Q/s320/DSCF0016.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br />I went crabbing with Freddie today, at Poole Quay. We had a pair of stinky squid to use as bait, and I had no idea how easy it would be to catch them. We just plonked ourselves on a concrete spur, and dangled our lines in the water. Crab after crab grabbed hold, and in the end we had about 20 or so. None of them were big enough to eat though.<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_SojxIvXwGwU/RrdHl5MqxdI/AAAAAAAAAIE/pDkXaWS_ZVk/s1600-h/DSCF0021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_SojxIvXwGwU/RrdHl5MqxdI/AAAAAAAAAIE/pDkXaWS_ZVk/s320/DSCF0021.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-75508930968131400832007-05-23T14:04:00.001+01:002007-05-23T14:04:07.098+01:00rock<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/510775434/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/510775434_da3d8ed96e_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/510775434/">rock</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-47180051305667617352007-05-22T16:09:00.001+01:002007-05-22T16:09:33.613+01:00Caldey island<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/509473917/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/509473917_a414f80c6a_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/509473917/">Caldey island</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-63412330811746810752007-05-22T12:49:00.001+01:002007-05-22T12:49:26.701+01:00IMAGE_00203.jpg<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/509270129/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/509270129_a4a1080a1d_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/509270129/">IMAGE_00203.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-31616682367977817142007-05-21T10:24:00.001+01:002007-05-21T10:24:44.663+01:00Manorbier beach<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/507460471/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/507460471_b6a11a174b_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/507460471/">Manorbier beach</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-49121785504394714712007-05-20T13:35:00.001+01:002007-05-20T13:35:56.148+01:00Rock pool<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/505763393/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/505763393_2707406863_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/505763393/">Rock pool</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-46433583348024538632007-05-11T15:17:00.001+01:002007-05-11T15:17:17.729+01:00Second session, second day.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/493659933/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/493659933_4edf4e9271_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/493659933/">Second session, second day.</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Nicole has had enough, and is asleep in a bass case!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-16153303711958078142007-05-10T17:57:00.001+01:002007-05-10T17:57:25.636+01:00The recordings.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/492659671/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/492659671_c85efb915d_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/492659671/">The recordings.</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> This week we've been playing Bartok's 'The Wooden Prince', and for the next couple of days we are recording it, and I've got to say, it's bloody hard work. We had a backdrop of an abstract film supposedly illustrating the story as we played for the concert yesterday, but it was so abstract as to be almost pointless. One of the trumpeters described it as being Ken Russell without the tits, and he was pretty much right.<br /><br />Next week it's Bluebeard's Castle, which is supposed to be a bit better.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-69588885492869746132007-05-04T03:40:00.001+01:002007-05-04T03:40:05.498+01:00Nothing ventured and certainly nothing gained.75 votes. Not much change from the last time, so I think of it as a moral victory.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-27219449238738573912007-05-04T03:15:00.001+01:002007-05-04T03:15:23.522+01:00Quarter past threeAnd still no bloody result. I've really had about enough of hanging around, and trooping upstairs to hear other people's results. Bloody hell.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-37061919878341590782007-05-04T01:54:00.001+01:002007-05-04T01:54:52.146+01:00Only me!<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/483256488/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/483256488_870d0bbbc6_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/483256488/">Only me!</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-26989016071005365792007-05-04T00:32:00.000+01:002007-05-04T00:31:59.534+01:00turnoutIn my ward it was a mighty 39.21%Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-67492885055993574422007-05-03T23:37:00.001+01:002007-05-03T23:37:15.398+01:00The count.And just to add insult to injury, thr bar is shut because the BNP are in, and the woman runnig the place doesn't fancy the idea of pissed-up racists charging around, looking for a fight.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-76238351609439402142007-05-03T23:32:00.002+01:002007-05-03T23:32:43.912+01:00Local election count<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/483140786/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/483140786_16193792d7_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/483140786/">Local election count</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-2411146135991038502007-05-03T23:32:00.000+01:002007-05-03T23:31:52.085+01:00At the count.Watching the votes being counted is hilarious. Ream after ream of libdem and tory votes and the odd one for us. I saw one paper which cheered me up. The person had voted only once, and for me. Ahhh...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-34908869455819407312007-05-03T22:57:00.001+01:002007-05-03T22:57:35.599+01:00The election count.I'm knackered, and have just arrived at the count for the local elections. God only knows what kind of time the result will be announced but, I've decided that my target is 30 votes. That's based on Labour only getting 220 votes last time, divided between the three candidates, and Labour are abouth half as popular as they were, so around 30 would be par. <br>*sigh*Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-75635967936275786062007-04-29T16:47:00.001+01:002007-04-29T16:47:59.287+01:00Baptista misses another chance<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/476895773/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/211/476895773_1c20563560_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/476895773/">Baptista misses another chance</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-58141877931811764592007-04-29T15:11:00.001+01:002007-04-29T15:11:19.042+01:00IMAGE_00173.jpg<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/476777401/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/476777401_8168713984_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/476777401/">IMAGE_00173.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16734434.post-83542413676250912362007-04-13T15:59:00.001+01:002007-04-13T15:59:48.643+01:00Last one of the tortoise<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/457716346/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/457716346_078401f4e6_m.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiepullman/457716346/">Last one of the tortoise</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamiepullman/">Jamie Pullman</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0