| "My
Nervous Trip Up North."
 Happy
New Year to everybody just as another year hits the
dust, so a new ’un begins and we are all back
in the groove so to speak.
Well The Wurzels are anyway with a trip to far off
Manchester last Thursday—I’ve got to say
that I do not relish journeys up North, or for that
matter journeys of any long distance at this time
of the year, especially since the weather can be so
unpredictable. Although the way the seasons have changed
in recent years, I suppose you could say that snow,
rain and high winds are predictable and exactly right
for this time of the year.
It
brings back memories of some years ago when we were
scheduled to perform in Leeds at a Bingo Hall, and
we made the decision not to travel because the snow
was so bad that no vehicles were getting past Birmingham
and the advice from motor organisations and the police
was not to travel as it was deemed dangerous to make
any journeys.
So, as advised, we cancelled our arrangements and
contacted the venue’s promoters who gave us
so much grief and threatened to sue us for our non-appearance,
that we decided we would never again take long distance-bookings
in January or February. I think maybe our management
had a senior moment in taking this one, or else don’t
know where Manchester really is in relation to the
West Country.
Fortunately, our trip was free of any problems and
the gig was very successful, so all’s well that
ends well.
A
couple of nights ago when I was watching TV, the national
news programmes were full of the London Premiere of
The Iron Lady, the film about the life of Lady Thatcher.
Even though this film was the last British-made movie
funded by the UK Film Council, why on earth did the
makers choose an American, Meryl Streep, to play the
leading lady when we have so many brilliant, talented
British actresses like Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen
Mirren or the magnificent Julie Walters CBE—any
one of them could have done a wonderful job depicting
this extraordinary and controversial British lady,
loved, and hated, by many.
Let’s
hope 2012 brings some much needed, long awaited success
to West Country football and rugby teams, with Bristol
City looking the most likely to improve, under the
management of Scot Derek McInnes, who proved himself
in Scotland with his success in making St Johnstone
a force to be reckoned with against the might of Rangers
and Celtic.
It’s
about time we had some sporting success to shout about
down here!
(Reprinted
with kind permission of The
Western Daily Press.)
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