Sunday, September 28, 2008

Hurricane Kyle is now here

The Hurricane Centre have upgraded Kyle to a Cat. 1 and He is picking up speed just like Juan did. So Kyle will slam into Yarmouth, Shelbourne around 9pm instead of going up the Bay of Fundy. The interesting fact of this Hurricane is that Kyle is hitting Nova Scotia 5 years to the day that Hurricane Jaun slammed into us here in halifax.

Kyle is now expected to cross Nova Scotia over towards Digby and up through NB.

The wind and the rain here in Halifax is terrible the rain is warm like bath water and is coming at you almost sideways. You can hear the rumble and moaning in the wind and it sounds like souls in distress.

We have our candles out and our flashlights in easy reach. Filled up a 5 gallon jug of water just in case.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Oh Bummer- Now Hurricane Kyle is on its way to Nova Scotia

What a way to wake up to a Hurricane warning about Kyle on it's way towards Nova Scotia expected to hit the Western Shore which is more or less than the same area as Hurricane Jaun; 5 years ago almost to the day. If it veers from present course a few degrees will go right over Halifax once again.

We had another showing today at 9am. So we were up early to clean up the house and get things in order before Ginny headed off to work.

We are also Cat Sitting "Munchkin". for a couple of dear friends as they head to Montreal for a vacation. Patches is not amused as she likes to be the only centre of attention.

Well I guess it is time to batten down the Hatches. Look for Batteries and get the flash lights loaded and candles out just in-case.

Here is a picture of Munchkin with a Super Model.

Monday, September 22, 2008

I owe an apology for the deletion of my last few blogs

I was going to put a picture of the Queen in her Mac Donalds outfit. When I realized that I was taking the thunder from dear Mutleys Blog. I didn't wish to do that. So please pop over to Mutleys.

Then I thought about putting up a link to the countdown to Christmas. If that thought really entered your minds as of yet.

Due to the Mind numbing and frightening state of the worlds economy at this juncture in time. The last few weeks we have been been anxious for news of our friends down in Holguin area of Cuba after Hurricane Ike tore through. Still haven't heard any thing apart from the Youtube pictures and travel forums. What we see is very bad, both down there and in the Stock Market.

So just in case you really want to know how many days till Christmas. If you are not depressed enough already. I have put that gadget on the sidebar of this blog anyways.

After all it is now officially Fall in Northern Hemisphere. It is gone 4 in the morning here in Nova Scotia and I have nothing of any importance to blog at this time. I am up at this time due to my chronic pain giving me yet another sleepless night, just one of the many thousands over the past 12 years.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Bank Job Movie-2008


How many of you saw the Movie that just came out recently of a bunch of inept crooks. Who do the impossible and rob a Big Bank in the Middle of London and get away with it all. Well sort of got away with it all. Only to get tangled up with several shady characters a Malcolm X, a London Madam with ties to the Upper Crust, a Porn King with ties to the Police and of course to make things interesting MI5.

Well all around that same time frame Michael and I were under the wing of our very Shady Manager a Mr. Peter Utal and a Lady by the name of Janie Jones. ( If you happen to Google them Peter was arrested for living off the means of Prostitution and Janie Jones was a local London Madam. Who by the way was the subject of a song by the group "Clash". ) It appears that Peter is still up to his eye teeth in "Tricks of the Trade " so to speak.

This all occurred around the time of the London Bank Job and the subsequent Arrests/Public Embarrassment/Resignations of many of the Lords and Senior Government Officials being caught up in a scandal that had so called ties to the Royal Family.
Due to the unseemly nature of a so called Madam known as Sonia Bern according to the film.

Now the interesting thing in of all this. Is the fact of our acquaintanceship with perhaps some or all of these persons apart from Malcolm X, MI5 and the Porn King. Michael and I were actually practicing in the basement of a rather large house in London in the Studio at the time, where they had a Dark Room funnily enough as well. Peter Utal had a different coloured Jaguar for each day of the week. We often remarked about all the girls at the House but we were told it was a modeling agency so never really paid any attention to what was really Going On or "Coming Off." We never did get to know the name of the Lady who owned the House was exactly either and never came in through the front door of the place.

Michael and I were busking at the Marble Arch. We met some chap who had an Italian Restaurant in the Marble Arch Area.
We used to sing at his place on the weekends for meals and enough to pay for our 1 room flat off the High Street over a Greek Restaurant between Paddington Station and the Marble Arch. While were were playing one night we met Peter Utal who used to come in to the Restaurant with Janie Jones and some other Lady on occasion to talk business or to eat, who knows or even remembers all the details after all this time.

I haven't really thought about these events for decades until I saw the Movie the other night and things came back into a blurred focus. I remember Micheal came over to the flat one night and said. "Our Manager Peter and Janie were busted for vice and running a Brothel etc and a lot of Mucky Mucks will be brought out in the open because of it." ( that may not have been his exact words, hey it is over 35 years ago at least or longer). I didn't believe him but the next day headlines in the local papers and on the news told the sorid story.

I certainly was in the wrong place at the right time a lot in those days. We later on through EMI and another more legitimate Manager were going to be the Opening Act I think for Mungo Jerry but the Miners strikes brought an end to the tour and Michael and I went off in our own separate directions and I haven't seen him since. He did record a song or three with EMI.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Home Selling Cartoons



I found a buyer for the house. How much you willing to pay him.





It is a start. The for sale sign has been sold.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Seniors Moments -Daily Life at Chez Nous






My life in a nut shell. Murphy's Law.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

We are up to 6 Showings



Nice Home in-between two undesirables.

We have been there before in the last few houses. We had some neighbours from Hell. Been threatened with a bullet in my head on Queen Street from the Witch of Queen Street. Been threatened with death from our other neighbour on North Street. The Airman from Hell about the right of way. Come to think of it both times it was a right of way that caused all the problems, interesting both flew through the Air, one on a Broom and the other in a Helicopter.

So lesson to be learned in this. Do not buy anything that has a right of way or easement.

We are getting a little yancy and want to do something besides clean the house.

Really worried about our friends down in Cuba as Hurricane Ike went right over most of our friends homes in the Santa Lucia and Costa Verde Beach Area.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Well the Condo showing is continuing



We have had 3 showings in the last 5 days, so the activity is good. It is a little frustrating having to keep everything neat as a pin. The old cat is getting fed up with all the vacuuming. So far we had only good comments on the place. We would be happier with
an offer though. Hey it is early days. Drove around Dartmouth to look at a few locations so we have a better idea of what is out there.

This is a link to a similar property we are interested in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7deN_dpQIYs

We apologize in advance for the music for the youtube video, it is a little loud and not that appropriate.