Ian Hunter and The Rant Band at the Concorde 2, Brighton

Ian Hunter in concert, with Steve Holley on drums (barely visible)

Steve Holley a bit more visible

The final number, All the Young Dudes (with Otis Gibbs, far right, who opened for Ian, joining in)

Back stage with Steve Holley

Steve Holley with Mariah June 

Friday 26 Oct 2012: I went to see my old chum Steve Holley at the Concorde 2 in Brighton. Steve is the drummer of The Rant Band, currently on tour with rock legend Ian Hunter. It was great to see him again; we go back a long way! What a great show it was. Ian is now 73 years old - can you believe it? But he can still really deliver!

I saw Steve and Ian in Brighton in 2010 and here's a short video clip I took of All the Way from Memphis from that gig:

Spamalot - my 9th time!

Yes, that was the 9th time I've seen the show (or was it my 10th?) On this occasion, I went with 11 friends to whom I had sold the idea, using extreme enthusiasm as a method of getting my own way! It worked!

Sorry, no pictures this time.

Needless to say, the show was excellent, with me smiling from ear to ear the whole show through, and me constantly wiping away tears of laughter, as usual. And everyone else seemed to have a good time too.

Spamalot is currently touring the UK so don't miss it http://www.spamalotontour.co.uk/tour

The show is SO good, you simply cannot, must not and should not miss it!

Harry Wood is joint winner of The Carol Barnes Courageous Child of the Year Award 2011

Harry Wood on stage at the Theatre Royal Brighton

The Argus Achievement Awards ceremony was held on 2 Oct 2011 at Theatre Royal Brighton. The master of ceremonies was newsreader Nick Owen.

Joint winners of The Carol Barnes Courageous Child of the Year Award 2011 were:

Harry Wood (appears in the last few seconds of the video), David Edwards, Rhien Browning, Charlie Allen, Maisie Smith, Millie Davis, Craig Beckett and Stephen Robinson.

And here's the link to the video Harry made to thank the doctors and everyone who wished him well after his accident and during his recovery, that earned him his award: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpT9cPv06lU

Each of the 8 winners of the award were given a 'front page'-style framed certificate and a cheque for £100!

Another awardee whom Harry was pretty chuffed to meet was former Chelsea FC footballer, now manager of Brighton and Hove Albion FC, Gus Poyet for his Contribution to Sussex Sport.

Here's The Argus's coverage of the awards:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9284154.Argus_Achievement_Awards_hail_Sussex_heroes/

These guys kept us entertained during the interval: The Iron Boot Scrapers They were great fun!

Harry Wood is 15 years old and attends Greenfields School in Forest Row, East Sussex.

Spamalot comes to Brighton

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I found myself in Brighton last night, so I thought I'd pop over to the Theatre Royal since Spamalot is playing there this week.

I took a few photos:

And on my way to Brighton, I passed a sign to the A272. Someone's even written a book about it!

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Michael Palin: "Well this is a truly remarkable occasion as it's the first time that a modern artist of such stature... has taken the A272."
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