Wayne Fontana Supreme Mindbender
Tour Titbits
Sunday 24th May 2009
Here I am again! "About time" I hear you cry. Well we are nearly at the end of SSSS 2009. I have loved every minute of it, and I apologise again for not keeping the titbits flowing like I should have. My only excuse is that there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to do everything I try to do.
Sunday 16th May 2009
Would you say I was slow at getting TitBits to you? I mean well, but I get easily side swiped. I get back to my hotel room round 10-11pm and say to myself, "I MUST UPDATE TITBITS." I boot up my computer, and there they are....50,000 e-mails. I hate to miss anything, so I start sifting through them. Later, I realalise there are another 10,000 in my spam mail. I can't resist, I start scrolling through them in case one serious one was put in my spam mail by mistake. When I finish doing this, around 4am next morning. I remember I have a job and have to be up to go to work. "I'll do the TITBIT update tomorrow." CATCH 22. What can I do about being so nosy?
Sunday 19th April 2009
Woke 5:50am looked out of the window and got back in bed. Grey Day. I eventually got up for good 9:55am. I S,S and S, ironed a couple of shirts for todays shows, two today, one at 3:30pm and the second show 7:30pm. Got to theatre at 2 and priorities tea and sandwich taken. The memory must be attended to, I left the two freshly ironed shirts on my bed in the hotel. I finished up wearing a black CREW T-Shirt with a white dinner jacket, it looked OK though. The two performances were well accepted, and we had pizza in the break. What made the day special, was receiving a copy of the Daily Mail newspaper, with the headline, "Wake up and smell the pepper spray." At last someone prepared to tell us the truth. I waited twenty years for this day. This is one small step, to giant strides in claiming our country back. Bless her cotton socks.
Saturday 18th April 2009
Day off, drove to St Albans. PI hotel. "In the interest of the safety and security of all our guests, the complete opening of this window as been restricted. Please do not interfere with this restrictor." (This is on a window sign ,ground floor, two feet off terra-firma.)
Dear PI hotel," Please stop interfering with my life." None of my windows are restricted at home, so why are yours?
It's also handy for sticking my head out and having a crafty smoke!
Tuesday 14th April 2009
Set off for Eastbourne but decided to stop half way, too much holiday traffic returning home. I am in a lovely Moto hotel service station. I just got a mortgage for a meal and a cup of tea and returned to my room. Obama on the tv lying through his teeth. I have to turn television off now, it's all bullshit!
Well early night tonight. Then, up and at 'em in Eastbourne tomorrow. Put that easter egg down!!!
Monday 13th April 2009
Easter Monday can't trust that day, Easter Monday sometimes it just turns out that way..............oh Easter Monday..........dull but dry in Skegness. Fish and chips and rock 'n' roll. I wandered the streets and the gay crowded places...........I finished strolling, returned to my hotel and the sun came out.............ain't that a shame, my tears fell like rain, ain't that shame you're the one to blame! Good few hours on glynellis.com today. I really kicked some ass. I get nowhere with my dilemma, but it does make me feel better, fighting the New World Order. I am starting the days at the top of the page now, like I used to. You will just have to read backwards if you want to know what's happening.
Sunday 15th March 2009
This is the first chance I've had to sit quietly and reflect on the past two weeks of the tour. It started well in Cardiff and just got better day by day. We all still love each other, and have the best of times in each others company. I hate the thought of the last show on the 26th May. I just want it to go on forever.
We have four days off now, and I have lodged myself in the hotel that professes to be the inspiration for Faulty Towers. "That is Torquay between the sea and the sky." So far they have not mentioned the Germans and there are no rats in the biscuit tins. However, it is my first night. It's 1:40am and I'm full of burger, chips and raspberry truffles, bed calls, so I will continue tomorrow refreshed. NITE!
Monday 16th March 2009
I just stayed in my room most of the day sorting papers and other stuff. Around 8 I went to a Beefeater and had the sweetest pieces of minted lamb loin with all the trimmings. Believe it or not! I had no room for a pudding, honest! However about 11pm I made myself sick with a full bag of raspberry truffles. Slept like a log, woke up in the fireplace.
Tuesday 17th March 2009
Yesterday the fire alarm went off and we all rushed down to the assembly points. some women have favourite old house coats don't they? This morning at breakfast the chef threw a wobbler, "I'm in charge of this kitchen, now F--- Off!" he roared. I said, "That will be Basil" the other guests at breakfast fell about laughing. I'm going to stay here every time I'm in the Torquay area. Meanwhile this is another town in England suffering at the hand of the recession 22% of their shops have closed Torquay is becoming another ghost town.
Wednesday 18th March 2009
Not a lot happens when your on your own wandering round a virtual ghost town. I did buy a black shirt from an Indian shop and my whole body turned green with dye from it, but that's about as exciting as the day got. Spent rest of night in the bath. Still a bit green round the gills.
Thursday 19th March 2009
Back to the pleasurable grind today. I am at the Princess Theatre now 6pm, sorting my dresses out for tonights show. Show time is 7.30pm. John Walker's wife just sprayed some of her perfume on and I had to go take a cold shower. It's tough at menopause. Will fill you in later on tonight show, stay tuned...............We were all fabulous again tonight, and met lots of newcomers to the Solid Silver 60s Shows. They seemed surprised that we can still walk unaided, never mind entertain. I got back to Faulty Towers 11.15pm and checked e-mail, very tired tonight, was in bed by 12.45am. I put the radio on and plugged in my earphones, but I don't remember hearing a word. I was in the land of nod before my head hit the pillow.
Friday 20th March 2009
Only traveling to Bristol today, 104 miles from Torquay.................Arrive at the hotel 2ish sss, then to theatre. Bristol have had road works going on round Colston Hall for a century, you can never park near the stage door. I would have been quicker for them to build another theatre. Any way up, it was a great night and I found a mobile phone outside, call me if you lost one, you know your number.
Saturday 21st March 2009
One of my favourite rip-off councils, Barnstaple. Every years we all get parking tickets, today they even ticketed the truck while it was unloading the gear for tonights show.
I've worked out why they do this. Well! The parking meter scum and the theatre are run by the council, therefore the parking meter scum should get passes for visiting entertainers and their crew vehicles, but they don't, so the theatre says give us your parking tickets and we will pay them for you....Then, the (council) theatre pay the tickets to the (council) parking meter scum, and what should have been five £30 charges, turns into a £5,000 fine and the council and the parking meter scum share the fraud. On top of that the parking meter individual scum who gets the most tickets in a month gets a 48 inch HD ready colour digital TV, and at the end of the year, the best performing scum gets a Mini Cooper. Audience are hard work also. Probably fed up of paying illegal parking tickets in Barnstaple.
Sunday 22nd March 2009
Arrived in sunny Bournemouth 2.45pm after a pleasant drive down country lanes from Barnstaple 106 miles, it made a nice change from boring motorways. Bob had purchased more chicken and mushroom Pot Noodles, so that was Sunday lunch taken care off. I followed up the PN with a bakewell tart. This high living is going to have the gout setting in. Back to the sell by date sandwiches tomorrow. Drove through the night to Manchester, 263 miles. Arrived Premier Inn 4.55am, straight to bed. Up again at 9.50. £58 for nearly 5 hours sleep.
Monday 23rd March 2009
Day off today, but lots to do, so I can't sit here typing...............later! Did what I had to do, then had a good rest last night.
Tuesday 24th March 2009
Tied up a few loose ends from yesterday. Found out there was another made up warrant out for my arrest, this time it's for not paying the £1300 fine that was imposed on me at Chesterfield Courts, for me harassing a 26 years old vat man I have never heard of and I wasn't allowed to see, or speak to in court. He was allowed to give his evidence while sat in another room of the courts, over cctv. You used to be able to face your accusers, and I think the law still states that, but our judiciary don't let justice stand in the way of a good £1300 fine.
Show at Sheffield tonight...........It was a good night. Jane McDonald came and said I was the best thing since sliced bread, then I had this other dream!
Wednesday 25th March 2009
Rearrange the shit in the back of my wagon and left for Oxford. Parked at back of theatre, where vehicles don't go, well on the curb so other's could pass, if they ever ventured down there........got my third parking ticket of the tour. I can't always talk about the show, more fun things happen when I'm not working.
Thursday 26th March 2009
I am getting bollocked up hill and down dale for not filling in my titbits page everyday. Well! I know it may come as a surprise to some of you, but I do have a brain and yes it does forget to do certain things. I am not a multi-tasking woman. I am a man with purpose, meaning and bladder trouble, so please be patient with me, I get there eventually, as the actress said to the Bishop.
I am, from today, the 31st March 2009 going to try and apply myself to total titbits.
Tuesday 31st March 2009
Great week, most of the family came to Blackpool for the week-end. We ate, drank did karaoke for each other
in the hotel and stayed up late. I'd forgotten how many of us were good singers. My niece Lisa is one of the best singers in the world, but she's not got a recording contract with anybody, yet a thousand tone deaf have. Well! That was Sunday and Monday, I'm just beginning to feel normal again.
Wednesday 1st April 2009
How can I apply myself to titbits when our bent judiciary keep locking me up. Today they arrested me for the fifth time on trumped up charges, imprisoned me for the night in a a police station cell and treated me like an animal.
Here I am again! "About time" I hear you cry. Well we are nearly at the end of SSSS 2009. I have loved every minute of it, and I apologise again for not keeping the titbits flowing like I should have. My only excuse is that there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to do everything I try to do.
Sunday 16th May 2009
Would you say I was slow at getting TitBits to you? I mean well, but I get easily side swiped. I get back to my hotel room round 10-11pm and say to myself, "I MUST UPDATE TITBITS." I boot up my computer, and there they are....50,000 e-mails. I hate to miss anything, so I start sifting through them. Later, I realalise there are another 10,000 in my spam mail. I can't resist, I start scrolling through them in case one serious one was put in my spam mail by mistake. When I finish doing this, around 4am next morning. I remember I have a job and have to be up to go to work. "I'll do the TITBIT update tomorrow." CATCH 22. What can I do about being so nosy?
Sunday 19th April 2009
Woke 5:50am looked out of the window and got back in bed. Grey Day. I eventually got up for good 9:55am. I S,S and S, ironed a couple of shirts for todays shows, two today, one at 3:30pm and the second show 7:30pm. Got to theatre at 2 and priorities tea and sandwich taken. The memory must be attended to, I left the two freshly ironed shirts on my bed in the hotel. I finished up wearing a black CREW T-Shirt with a white dinner jacket, it looked OK though. The two performances were well accepted, and we had pizza in the break. What made the day special, was receiving a copy of the Daily Mail newspaper, with the headline, "Wake up and smell the pepper spray." At last someone prepared to tell us the truth. I waited twenty years for this day. This is one small step, to giant strides in claiming our country back. Bless her cotton socks.
Saturday 18th April 2009
Day off, drove to St Albans. PI hotel. "In the interest of the safety and security of all our guests, the complete opening of this window as been restricted. Please do not interfere with this restrictor." (This is on a window sign ,ground floor, two feet off terra-firma.)
Dear PI hotel," Please stop interfering with my life." None of my windows are restricted at home, so why are yours?
It's also handy for sticking my head out and having a crafty smoke!
Tuesday 14th April 2009
Set off for Eastbourne but decided to stop half way, too much holiday traffic returning home. I am in a lovely Moto hotel service station. I just got a mortgage for a meal and a cup of tea and returned to my room. Obama on the tv lying through his teeth. I have to turn television off now, it's all bullshit!
Well early night tonight. Then, up and at 'em in Eastbourne tomorrow. Put that easter egg down!!!
Monday 13th April 2009
Easter Monday can't trust that day, Easter Monday sometimes it just turns out that way..............oh Easter Monday..........dull but dry in Skegness. Fish and chips and rock 'n' roll. I wandered the streets and the gay crowded places...........I finished strolling, returned to my hotel and the sun came out.............ain't that a shame, my tears fell like rain, ain't that shame you're the one to blame! Good few hours on glynellis.com today. I really kicked some ass. I get nowhere with my dilemma, but it does make me feel better, fighting the New World Order. I am starting the days at the top of the page now, like I used to. You will just have to read backwards if you want to know what's happening.
Sunday 15th March 2009
This is the first chance I've had to sit quietly and reflect on the past two weeks of the tour. It started well in Cardiff and just got better day by day. We all still love each other, and have the best of times in each others company. I hate the thought of the last show on the 26th May. I just want it to go on forever.
We have four days off now, and I have lodged myself in the hotel that professes to be the inspiration for Faulty Towers. "That is Torquay between the sea and the sky." So far they have not mentioned the Germans and there are no rats in the biscuit tins. However, it is my first night. It's 1:40am and I'm full of burger, chips and raspberry truffles, bed calls, so I will continue tomorrow refreshed. NITE!
Monday 16th March 2009
I just stayed in my room most of the day sorting papers and other stuff. Around 8 I went to a Beefeater and had the sweetest pieces of minted lamb loin with all the trimmings. Believe it or not! I had no room for a pudding, honest! However about 11pm I made myself sick with a full bag of raspberry truffles. Slept like a log, woke up in the fireplace.
Tuesday 17th March 2009
Yesterday the fire alarm went off and we all rushed down to the assembly points. some women have favourite old house coats don't they? This morning at breakfast the chef threw a wobbler, "I'm in charge of this kitchen, now F--- Off!" he roared. I said, "That will be Basil" the other guests at breakfast fell about laughing. I'm going to stay here every time I'm in the Torquay area. Meanwhile this is another town in England suffering at the hand of the recession 22% of their shops have closed Torquay is becoming another ghost town.
Wednesday 18th March 2009
Not a lot happens when your on your own wandering round a virtual ghost town. I did buy a black shirt from an Indian shop and my whole body turned green with dye from it, but that's about as exciting as the day got. Spent rest of night in the bath. Still a bit green round the gills.
Thursday 19th March 2009
Back to the pleasurable grind today. I am at the Princess Theatre now 6pm, sorting my dresses out for tonights show. Show time is 7.30pm. John Walker's wife just sprayed some of her perfume on and I had to go take a cold shower. It's tough at menopause. Will fill you in later on tonight show, stay tuned...............We were all fabulous again tonight, and met lots of newcomers to the Solid Silver 60s Shows. They seemed surprised that we can still walk unaided, never mind entertain. I got back to Faulty Towers 11.15pm and checked e-mail, very tired tonight, was in bed by 12.45am. I put the radio on and plugged in my earphones, but I don't remember hearing a word. I was in the land of nod before my head hit the pillow.
Friday 20th March 2009
Only traveling to Bristol today, 104 miles from Torquay.................Arrive at the hotel 2ish sss, then to theatre. Bristol have had road works going on round Colston Hall for a century, you can never park near the stage door. I would have been quicker for them to build another theatre. Any way up, it was a great night and I found a mobile phone outside, call me if you lost one, you know your number.
Saturday 21st March 2009
One of my favourite rip-off councils, Barnstaple. Every years we all get parking tickets, today they even ticketed the truck while it was unloading the gear for tonights show.
I've worked out why they do this. Well! The parking meter scum and the theatre are run by the council, therefore the parking meter scum should get passes for visiting entertainers and their crew vehicles, but they don't, so the theatre says give us your parking tickets and we will pay them for you....Then, the (council) theatre pay the tickets to the (council) parking meter scum, and what should have been five £30 charges, turns into a £5,000 fine and the council and the parking meter scum share the fraud. On top of that the parking meter individual scum who gets the most tickets in a month gets a 48 inch HD ready colour digital TV, and at the end of the year, the best performing scum gets a Mini Cooper. Audience are hard work also. Probably fed up of paying illegal parking tickets in Barnstaple.
Sunday 22nd March 2009
Arrived in sunny Bournemouth 2.45pm after a pleasant drive down country lanes from Barnstaple 106 miles, it made a nice change from boring motorways. Bob had purchased more chicken and mushroom Pot Noodles, so that was Sunday lunch taken care off. I followed up the PN with a bakewell tart. This high living is going to have the gout setting in. Back to the sell by date sandwiches tomorrow. Drove through the night to Manchester, 263 miles. Arrived Premier Inn 4.55am, straight to bed. Up again at 9.50. £58 for nearly 5 hours sleep.
Monday 23rd March 2009
Day off today, but lots to do, so I can't sit here typing...............later! Did what I had to do, then had a good rest last night.
Tuesday 24th March 2009
Tied up a few loose ends from yesterday. Found out there was another made up warrant out for my arrest, this time it's for not paying the £1300 fine that was imposed on me at Chesterfield Courts, for me harassing a 26 years old vat man I have never heard of and I wasn't allowed to see, or speak to in court. He was allowed to give his evidence while sat in another room of the courts, over cctv. You used to be able to face your accusers, and I think the law still states that, but our judiciary don't let justice stand in the way of a good £1300 fine.
Show at Sheffield tonight...........It was a good night. Jane McDonald came and said I was the best thing since sliced bread, then I had this other dream!
Wednesday 25th March 2009
Rearrange the shit in the back of my wagon and left for Oxford. Parked at back of theatre, where vehicles don't go, well on the curb so other's could pass, if they ever ventured down there........got my third parking ticket of the tour. I can't always talk about the show, more fun things happen when I'm not working.
Thursday 26th March 2009
I am getting bollocked up hill and down dale for not filling in my titbits page everyday. Well! I know it may come as a surprise to some of you, but I do have a brain and yes it does forget to do certain things. I am not a multi-tasking woman. I am a man with purpose, meaning and bladder trouble, so please be patient with me, I get there eventually, as the actress said to the Bishop.
I am, from today, the 31st March 2009 going to try and apply myself to total titbits.
Tuesday 31st March 2009
Great week, most of the family came to Blackpool for the week-end. We ate, drank did karaoke for each other
in the hotel and stayed up late. I'd forgotten how many of us were good singers. My niece Lisa is one of the best singers in the world, but she's not got a recording contract with anybody, yet a thousand tone deaf have. Well! That was Sunday and Monday, I'm just beginning to feel normal again.
Wednesday 1st April 2009
How can I apply myself to titbits when our bent judiciary keep locking me up. Today they arrested me for the fifth time on trumped up charges, imprisoned me for the night in a a police station cell and treated me like an animal.
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