Rachel, Becky and the boys. No string section?

The thought that Newbrough Town Hall has a box office has just made me choke on my sandwich. I'm about to ring them - may end up speaking to a confused cleaner.

I see what you've done there.

Mr DG & I have booked. His brother happens to live a few miles away in Dobcross, so we're making a weekend of it and having a family Drake night out. Teenage niece and nephew on babysitting duties. RESULT!

...The Mystery Of Rachel Unthanks Bairn?

As I recall, it was a dark and stormy night and sinister goings-on were spotted on the bairn front by one of our peers. Billy Jo McAllister and the Tallachie Brige weren't mentioned, but like Edwin Drood the Dickensian mists swirled around and a dark mystery was born...

Are any of the Massive attending any of the Unthanks singing weekends? I'm off to Seahouses this Friday and really looking forward to it. I shall report back.

Cor haven't been to a gig in Bracknell in years.

We went to see The Unthanks in the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh a couple of years back. My wife tells me she was in the shunky and the person in the next cubicle let rip with a highly audible anal announcement. As it happened said person and my wife both exited their respective stalls at the same time. Of corse it's none other than Rachael Unthank. Hey, we all do it ... but it did give me a snigger.

The gig was excellent by the way, absolutely first class but every time I see RU now, guess what immediately springs to mind!

Sorry for lowering the tone.

Much as I love Ely, it's a bit of a stretch...

Mind you, it's not surprising, as the only time they've played Stockholm, ten men and a dog turned up. Brilliant gig, though.