Archive for August, 2009
Bob Skull is 80
On the 5th of August 1929 my father, Mr. Stanley Robert John Skull, was born onto this Earth. Some said that the Earth has never been the same since, while others said that August 2009 would be a fantastic time to celebrate his 80th birthday. So that, we did!
With the Wootton Bassett Bowls Club accosted for an evening, with cake and catering provided by the excellent Aunty Joy and with the presence of some fantastic family and friends, a birthday bash fit for a king commenced on Saturday 15th August. It was an evening where my dad would be showered with presents, alcohol and kisses from many a lovely lady (the old fox) and the rest of us would get to drink too much Magners Pear Cider and play with amusingly shaped balloons.
To all those who made an appearance, my thanks for making it a wonderful evening. For those who couldn’t make it (and for those who did but can’t remember) take a look at a few photos to see what you missed…
Living on Video
If you look at the menu to the right of this text you will discover that I have added a Video page. That’s right folks, all the video recordings that you knew and loved from the old website have now been added to the new world of me blog-thing. All of your favourites are there, including Mr. Sweary Goes to Town and The Lift of Death, plus some new additions such as the wonderful Vulcan bomber and some footage of the whitest man on earth.
This time around I have decided to host the videos on YouTube. Not only does this mean I save valuable server space by not hosting the files myself, you, my humble reader, get the benefit of being able to see high-quality (in content anyway) video without the need to download large files or bother with the hassle of dealing with strange and mostly-incompatible video file-formats. Unfortunately, YouTube has a nasty habit of removing videos if the content dares to even glance in the direction of a copyright infringement. Should this occur I will have no option but to resort to hosting the files myself.
The Video page is also accompanied by a YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/nigecube
Living
Too busy living to keep on the bloggin’
Not dead, just very busy with life. Several website updates to be added fairly soon..