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Date: 28 August 2006 17:48:44
Firstly, I would just like to add another thing to my list of 'smile-raisers' - reading other people's lists. It is a truly lovely thing to see what causes joy to people, and how simple many of them are (the joy-causers, not the people - necessarily!) If you have not read the comments on the previous entry, go and have a peep. Even if you have, it may be worth going back and taking a look at the ones you may not have seen yet. I recommend it.
In much the same vein, I would like to tell you a few things about my non-camping Greenbelt experience (see T & E blog for details) which raised a chuckle or at least a small smile.
* The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain - they provided a number of moments, but two stick in my mind:-
- One of the members called the guitar the 'Devil's instument', which prompted a small child behind me to utter the word 'Devil?' in a shocked and squeaky voice. I related it to a wibmember at the later wibmeet, causing them to comment that the pronunciation would rhyme with 'Neville'.
- Some indie-kids wandered thru the crowd as the Uke Orch were playing a very good rendition of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'. This prompted all of them to take a look at the stage. I would have loved to have been a mind-reader in order to hear their thoughts on seeing five dinner-suited-ukelele-players belting out this song. Priceless!
There were more snapshots in my mind when I began this...have forgotten the rest of them now.
Ah well, more later...maybe...if I remember.