ROSS WRITES

Crikey! It's just like driving in New Zealand, but I'm in the centre of
London. I'm reminiscing about the recent petrol disruption in the U.K and
one of the minor side products of said event. With a tank inadvertently
filled beforehand, I ventured forth - downtown, all the major A's out of
it, through Harlesden AND Wembley, anywhere you like, and on a Friday
afternoon to boot! No traffic and straight on through - just like in New
Zealand.
Which brought us to our predicament - a promise by the petrol disrupters to
do it again, probably during our tour. It was on a shoestring already, and
the thought of playing to 4 people clearly had Steve doing something in his
pants. Thus, the tour is off, and, instead of trying to get people to
travel miles without petrol to see us, we will be travelling to you, at
your home. And it won't be us; it will be one of us, on a bike.
Roundabout dinnertime. And Steve will be there too, but a table will have
to be provided for merchandise. Seeing as it's only one of us, it will more
than likely be Don, who can sing. For those you who are deaf, I'm pretty
good, the blind should get a feel for Tony, and those with a lack of taste
will always get the lead guitarist.) We think this could work (me
especially) as well as doing our bit for the environment.
Ross

**************************************************************The Summer of Sport is upon us! Yes, put your feet up, close the blinds (at 8.30am) clench the remote and gurgle a'la Homer vis donuts. First up, the All Blacks, as they begin their campaign to flay the pants off Wales in the World Cup Final, (aren't we in NZ at that time, Steve? Please check) Followed by the Young Black caps (??) as they show England that in order to play like a team, first you must have a team, not a stampeding retirement carnival on it's way to the Senior Golf rounds. And finally Soccer. What, Already? Yup, already. But why not? There's basically only about a week of truly summerish weather in the UK, thus the summery sports are woefully under-represented, cricket having already been mentioned and tennis UK relying on a Canadian and a lamb dressed as mutton (no pun etc) As for synchronised swimming... Soccer is now the all round sport all round the year. And if Harry Redknapp doesn't bring home the chrome in roundabout 11 months time, then I'm getting out my swimming trunks!