Daz Mitchell: Joke of the week

Daz the drummer is a plasterer by day, stick smith by night. As you might know there are one or two characters in the building trade so now and then a few corking tales and jokes find there way into our practice room, much to our delight. So we are going to share a few with you.

This one is from Joe Mitchell, Dave's dad and fellow plasterer talking to Tony 'the builder' about a kid from there school.

J: Remember that kid from school called Fred Fishcake? Geeky kid who everyone picked on?
T: Nah I cant remember him pal.
J: You must do, he were in our year, thick lad who everyone laughed at his name and that. Anyway, I seen him t'other day dint I? First time in years and he cum up all smiley. So I says to him 'bloody hell Fred Fishcake how are ya? you look all happy!' So he says his life cant be better he's a new man changed his name the lot!
T: Has he?? What to?
J: Frank!!

Keep smilling.

...ML...

..Browns Belter..

Gordon giving it the 'Double Thumber'


So he's done it again, Gordon has dropped another clanger in calling 66-year-old Gillian Duffy a (former) devoted labour voter a bigot. The press have jumped on it like wolves on a carcass and the usual puns are a plenty, 'Grovelling grinner' is just the start...

Well I'm no politics expert and never pretend to be but Mr Brown has just won my vote. Its the only thing that I have ever heard quoted by a politician that is anywhere near the truth!! I have also had reports from the south saying the Labour vote has increased down there too. A gent in my office thinks Mrs Duffy got of lightely and Gordon should have given her some Prescott treatment. Pow right in the kisser!! Probably a little harsh....

So people want the truth from politicians? Well Gordon is certainly providing that aplenty along with much entertainment.

Regards
R x

...ML...

***Fierce Pandaaaaaa***

We are delighted to announce that we are to be included on the next compilation EP release 'Licensed to Drill' from London based label Fierce Panda. Here's a bit of background info on the label. We will be playing up and down the country to coincide with our first 'proper' release.

~~Fierce Panda~~
Fierce Panda the London based independent record label which has had an unnerving knack of picking bands at very early stages of their careers who would then go on to be huge selling household names. Ash, Coldplay, Keane, Supergrass, Embrace, and Placebo are just a few who have had limited edition singles released by the label.

However Fierce Panda is especially known for its compilation EP’s whose titles are mainly puns. The “Licensed to Drill” EP will be released on June 7th available as a download and a strictly limited edition compact disc.

We will be releasing details on how to purchase, if you so wish, the EP on our other 'industry standard' sites so keep your eyes peeled, we will probably include something on the blog too if we remember.

Anyway that's the formal stuff out of the way we will be back shortly with more tat for your visual pleasures, or not.

...ML...

A week off the ale

...A bad week for t'old George....

I went to visit an old pal at the weekend to reminisce tales of our youth and sink far too many cans of fosters.



As the night drew to an end I made what would be my final journey from chair to kitchen, this was with the aim of grabbing another frosty bad boy from the fridge. Being rather intoxicated I stumbled past 'Jenga's' (the dog) basket startling him from his sleep, big mistake, for my faux pas I ended up on the wrong side of a rather upset and under slept pooch, thus receiving a rather nasty bite on my leg. Being numbed from the ale I had consumed I found this episode rather amusing as at the time I didn't feel much pain.

Upon awaking in the morning I found that not only did my leg resemble the Michelin mans my best jeans had a rather nasty rip in them. A trip to the hospital followed and I'm on Antibiotics for a week... lovely. The description of a very similar dog attack is in the video link below...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tuan16mLLM&feature=related

G x

...ML...

!!Suprise!!

Daz Mitchell, our drummer and bird of prey enthusiast, today was shocked to find that Britain's most common owl is not, as he previously thought, the Tawny owl!!

Studies have now proven it is in fact the Teet-owl...

UN-believable Geoff...

D x

...ML...

??Why??

So why the Mouse Hole?

Few reasons actually… Firstly all the chaps are country bumpkins at heart and instead of spending our childhoods in the big city we instead were running round in fields getting, as my grandma put it, ‘shitted up’. This fondness for the countryside has continued into adulthood and has resulted in me becoming very fond of a local three and a half mile stretch of woodland named The Rivelin Valley. Whenever I get the chance I trudge the Rivelin trail complete with two hounds, bright orange Barbour jacket and borrowed Wellingtons, so very agricultural.

...The Hounds...

The Rivelin Valley possesses 21 artificially created ponds, testament to the twenty mills which were once present on the river. Though most of the mills and forges no longer exist there is an old mill still standing named ‘The Mouse hole forge’.

The Mouse Hole Forge Located close to Malin Bridge. The forge dates back to 1628 when it was known for iron smelting and bar production. However the forge became world famous for producing anvils which were greatly commended and won a gold medal at The Great Exhibition of 1851. It is said that the anvil at Gretna Green was made by the Mouse hole Forge. Production ceased in 1933 and part of the forge is now a private house. With the above in mind we have named our blog spot ‘The Mouse hole’ due to our liking for the countryside, my frequented visits to Rivelin which have inspired many lyrics and also our link to Scotland, which is another place the band enjoys. More on that to come….. Another reason for the name is that a close acquaintance of ours suggested that the word Mouse hole as in a 'mouses house' conjures the notion to come and have a look, sneak a peak etc etc. So there’s our reasoning, we like it, lets see if others do....

R x

…ML…

Everything begins somewhere.

As we sit casting ideas into the lets not bin, one 'sticky bomb' of an idea has finally stuck and is currently being 'run with'....

Its certainly not a radical idea and is and has been done by millions of others, but we thought sod it we will have a go. So ladies and gentlemen I present to you, and at the risk of bandwagon jumping, the all new and sparkly Mabel Love blog. Currently titled 'The Mousehole' - more to come on the reasons behind this.

This spot will become general dumping ground for members thoughts, actions, stories, photos, reviews, trials and tribulations.

Scary prospect, we all agree.

The spot is currently very bare and in need of a more computer literate person but this is the best I can do, I'll be honest I didn't listen in IT probably too busy trying to find 'rude stuff' on Internet. Anyway this is how we are going to contact with the modern world, apparently pen and paper and a natter in the local doesn't class as modern communication, Christ I'm turning into my grandad!!

Here's to forth coming good times....

Regards

...ML...