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WHAT THIS PICTURE SAYS TO THE EDGE...
“Niall Teague & The Fast Company....probably the best Irish band in the world.”
They were certainly playing outside the best pub in the world (the Square & Compass at Worth
Matravers, situated at the head of a valley running down to the ‘Ledges of Winspit’ on the beautiful
jurassic coast) and it just so happened to be on the weekend of my 50th birthday celebrations, so
how lucky a bloke was I?
We also got wind of the fact that the weather back in Chelmsford was somewhat inclement to say
the very least, so a double-bonus for we intrepid (eight) travellers.
I’d even go so far as to say that this particular afternoon proved to be one of the best afternoons of
my entire life. A great pub, great view, great people around you, lovely music and some wonderful,
wonderful cider. Aye, life don’t get no simpler or taste no sweeter.
Dorset might be a few counties away from Essex, but so far as I’m concerned, it might as well be
another bloody country entirely, for every time I visit, I feel as though I’m entering an entirely
different land and culture, particularly the bit we go to.
When you come to think about it, the magic doesn’t
happen very often in life, does it? And sometimes it
really does seem to be that you’ve got to have a
really major excuse to get the people you want all
together, even if it’s just eight. In this particular
instance, six months notice had to be given!
Well worth the wait though.
So how does this ‘old man’ feel now that his long
weekend of celebrations are finally over?
Gutted. Absolutely gutted. Because now I’m just
another middle-aged fella struggling and muddling
his way through life, yet for one afternoon at least, it
honestly felt as though things couldn’t get any better.
Dancing the afternoon away...
Big venue stadiums, crap, overpriced lager and the
music belting out to a 75,000 crowd, or something far more intimate just off the coast?
Anyway, why don’t you check out both the Square &
Compass and Niall Teague & The Fast Company on the
web for a little flavour of what you missed.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I should be promoting a local pub
and a local band, but cut me some slack, will you, readers,
cos I’m feeling incredibly tender right about now, seeing as
I’ve reached such a ripe old age.
Cheers!
Even the dogs were lapping it up.
Mr. Charisma aka Kelvin Busher on
the double bass - a right cheeky
chappy if ever there was one.
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