C John Taylor's "Islands of Beauty"

[Telo]

On the recent Chentleman's Cruise, I was greatly honoured to be presented with BlueMoment's 2009 Tip of the Year Award for my post "Advice that could save a life".

There was stiff competition, but, I suppose, quality shines through every time.

Anyway, the Award consisted of one of C John Taylor's most renowned tea towels, The Famous Bridge Over The Altantic, which has a very moving poem, and the sheet music for the wonderful "Islands of Beauty" (if you click this link, you can hear a narration by the great man himself).

It's really nice to hear this tune as it should be played. TCM did try it with his fiddle, and the tubular leg of a table, but he really wasn't up to the composition's complex internal rhythms. For the musicians amongst you, it's in the key of F, ¾ time, but, very unusually for a waltz, seems to have three beats to the first bar, two beats for each of the second and third bars, four beats in the fourth, and two in the fifth.

Perhaps, with some practice, we could try it again next year.

[claymore]

I see the tea towel is priced at £3:75
Not much of a price to pay for "Life-saving" information. Life obviously comes cheap on Seil....

[Telo]

It's the thought that counts.

[Nick]

Life obviously comes cheap on Seil....

Short, nasty and brutish . . .

Or at least that's what a bloke in a pub once said about me.

[little boy blue]

...Short, nasty and brutish . . .

Or at least that's what a bloke in a pub once said about me.

i wouldn`t worry it was probably hardy.
no-one pays much attention to him

[Nick]

Is that a hardy ha ha?

[claymore]

Kiss me

[Telo]

Kiss me

Naw. Ye're boggin';

[claymore]

Speaking at a fairly high-powered gathering of people here about sickness absence, I did remark that I have had a half day's absence through sickness in 12 years and that was as a result of muzzy's failed attempt tae murder me.
The muzz was seen to wince

[Silkie]

And so he should. BlueMoment has a zero tolerance policy towards failure.