El Brindio's Chapter

Whats that all aBUUT! From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1159 days old)

My main mission in Canada has obviously been to tell the millions if the South Park rumours are true....namely that these split head ppl say abuuut instead of about. Well, i can tell you that within 2… more

Settling in with frustrations... From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1159 days old)

So, generally things are dandy here, people are friendly and lovin the accent. Some things cause a bit of frustration though, such as my courses not being confirmed after all. I still need to con… more

First days in Ottawa From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1161 days old)

So, I make it to Philadelphia on time and in one piece - quite apt that it is in the USA where the problems start. My 'bone hasn't made it thru to the belt, and the faff of looking for it mean… more

Edinburgh: Tuesday-Wednesday condensed! From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1169 days old)

Due to lack of remaining time before Canada looms, I must condense the remaining memories of the week in Bonnie Wee to bitesize bullet points... Tuesday - Afternoon off, so use only chacne to s… more

Edinburgh with the Rehearsal Orchestra - arrival and curry! From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1174 days old)

So, I've arrived in Edinburgh - what now? Well, this was certainly one of the most enjoyable and memorable weeks of this year, if not my life in general. To recap.... I arrive at George Heriot's sc… more

Download Festival remembered... From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1244 days old)

Some of the highlights of this memorable event (June 8-12 2006): - Our bizzarre crowd of midlands wasters, called something like Spunky,Andy and Chris, whose conversation over these days can ACTUA… more

Da Vinci with joff and jazz From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1268 days old)

What a disappointment. Rubbish direction, editing, scoring, the lot, altho acting was good! There was more excitement afterwards with the black possie in McDonalds causing trouble (a copper gets invol… more

Egham Brass Band - the first experience! From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1268 days old)

Friday, 19th May Decide to ring Egham Band's ringleader Gareth Green to ask if I can watch or play in the rehearsal. He doesn't sound thrilled but I realise thats just his nature later on! Will kin… more

Defining moments @ Holloway (Uni!) From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1334 days old)

March '06 Charlotte, a dizzy but lovely flautist has volunteered to play in performance class. During the last bars she fluffs a high note, but manages to squeeze a yelp of 'Sorry' in the quaver's … more

'Feast of Chamber Music' ! From nicksholl in The adventures of a young man... (1344 days old)

Friday 3rd Have been rehearsing a lot this week for the fundraising chamber music gig in the picture gallery. Group session with Tom sorts out the last 'feinheiten' on the Gabrieli, which sounds ve… more