Allister Brown from Lisburn in County Antrim (I used to live there) set a new world record recently by playing the drums for 102 hours and 45 minutes. Yes. I did say hours, not minutes. He previously held the record in 2003 when he drummed for 58 hours and 17 minutes, and in 2004 for 78 hours. All in a good cause as well, raising about £5,000 cash for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

To qualify for the record he had to play recognisable tunes and not repeat any song with 4 hours. It wasn’t quite non-stop as he was allowed a 5 minute break for every hour he played. (Well, I guess he’d need the odd widdle or 2).

See his website for more.

(Photo courtesy of www.lisburntoday.co.uk)

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An interesting experiment indeed. Think before you sign up for ‘free’ offers….. Read

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Went to an Indian Restaurant in London recently. (Can’t remember for the life of me what it was called, but it was excellent food). However, I thought I would pass on the Devil Chicken……

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I was listening to the first test match between England and New Zealand during my lunch break at work and couldn’t believe my ears when Christopher Martin Jenkins came out with an absolute clanger. Reproduced from the Independent newspaper web site:

‘Test match special’ isn’t what it used to be, claim its critics, so all hail Christopher Martin-Jenkins for reviving the Radio 4 programme’s grand old tradition of corpsing. In the 52nd over of the First Test at Lord’s, CMJ intoned: “Vettori lets it go outside the off stump… good length, inviting him to fish.” So far, so prosaic. But he then continued: “Vettori stays on the bank, and keeps his rod down, so to speak.” Cue audible sounds of mirth from the rest of the ‘TMS’ team, before CMJ dug himself deeper by squeaking: “I don’t know if he is a fisherman, is he?” My, how we laughed. Well done that man; more of the same, please, in the many dull passages of play.

By now it’s probably famous, but if you didn’t hear it, it’s well worth a listen. You can here it here:

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I saw this card in a shop in London. It’s one of those that has the plastic rolly eyes – you know; the ones that roll when you shake them.

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I’ve uploaded some short clips of street entertainers at this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Downpatrick. I’ve uploaded them to my page at You Tube.

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Sorry all drummers out there! Hope you can laugh at it too!!

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The shortened version…

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Wish I had a bike like this!

The above photo © copyright Alan (Fred) Pipes 2004 – taken from www.weirdcyclelanes.co.uk

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