Dateline: 06 October 2011
If you come across a site mentioning Gerry Jones and Tiscali in the same breath would you please disregard it, since Tiscali was taken over by TalkTalk I have been trying to access my old site to redirect traffic to this one, the old one is dead but I can't get the corpse so that I can bury it.
Dateline: 08 September 2011
John Blakeborough has uploaded the latest version of my site, is should be easier to navigate and quicker to load. Please take it for a test drive!
Dateline: 17 June 2011
TICKLE THE IVORIES! I have signed up for three one-hour spots in this Liverpool One "open-piano" event which is on during July and August. DO try to say hello on WED 6th JULY 11.00 - 12.00 in Peter's Lane, by Bluecoat. Then on WED 3rd AUGUST opposite THORNTONS, and finally on FRIDAY 26th AUGUST on the CHAVASSE PARK Leisure Terrace. Do ask for Requests - I will play them if I know them. My CDs will be on Sale, "Liverpool Lyrics" and for "Liverpool Country Dance Band." Should be good fun.
Dateline: 23 May 2011
Another PDF booklet is under way: Chansons Françaises - The Dots. The melody lines (and maybe the chords) for many of the classic French songs, that you may come across (or be expected to know when you are learning French).
Dateline: 27 April 2011
A date for your Diary: TUESDAY 19th JULY 2011. This is the Centenary of the official Opening of the Royal Liver Building in 1911, and hence the 100th Birthday of the Liver Birds. On this day, the Royal Liver will be having their own big events, the City will honour Carl Bernard Bartels as Citizen of Honour in the Town Hall, and the new Museum of Liverpool will open its doors to the general public and have its official Grand Opening. What a day for Liverpool!
Dateline: 09 April 2011
CARL BERNARD BARTELS; shout his name, loud and often. He designed our Liver Building Birds, back in 1908, and this coming July they will be 100 years old. Carl himself will be proclaimed a CITIZEN OF HONOUR on that day, to make up for the way Liverpool treated him during and after the Great War! View my booklet about him, and ...Watch this space!
Dateline: 08 April 2011
At last, I am now able to edit and improve the various pages of this site, inserting some items I have been offered. Thanks to John B for sorting out the gremlins!
Dateline: 03 April 2011
News on the Lyverchino front - see my lyverchino booklet, for details and photos of the Lyverchino in action, and the stencils, old and new.
Dateline: 02 April 2011
Do you speak French? Do you need some practice, need some tuition, or just fancy a chat in French? A group of like-minded people tend to gather on Tuesday evenings in The Brew Bar, just off Old Hall St, from 6.00 - 8.00 or so, to chat in French. Just pop in, sit anywhere, and introduce yourself to anybody - that's what we have all come for. It is totally informal and free of any charge, (although the manager would appreciate you buying a cuppa!).
Dateline: 01 April 2011
I am currently working on the Song Books, (in the "Songs & Lyrics" tab), and the EUROPEAN one is almost sorted. The songs are on view and it just remains for me to provide a contents list. Some of them are in English, and this signifies that these songs are popular in Europe.
Dateline: 25 March 2011
Make a note for Last Wednesday of The Month, the next one being 30th March. That is when St Michael's Irish Centre have their monthly SUPPER CEILIDH. It is an excellent evening of Irish Ceilidh dancing for YOU to take part in, with live music, an excellent caller, light supper - all for only GBP 2.00. What a bargain!
Dateline: 24 March 2011
Make a note for Mayday Bank Holiday, Monday 2nd May. In the Sefton Park Palm House there will be Scottish Dancing in the afternoon (12.30 - 4.00) for anyone to enjoy, by watching some dances, and joining in some others. It is FREE, and refreshments are on sale. A great way to spend a bank Holiday, in a beautiful venue.
Dateline: 22 March 2011
My new, improved web-site went live today, uploaded at last, all thanks due to the remarkable John Blakeborough. It is much easier to navigate, quicker to respond, the links all work. Much of the content is now in the form of PDF pages, which makes it easier for viewers to download or print the exact text they want. It is still in need of actual editing, as it is months since I have been able to do anything.
Dateline: 12 March 2011
I was interviewed by Alan Weston of the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo, in the Brew Bar, St. Pauls Square, regarding my campaign for "Lyverchino" - a cappuccino with a Liver Bird logo on top. You can read the Echo article here and see more about Lyverchino on my page here, also the article and news photos taken by Gareth Jones can be found in my Lyverchino Booklet.
