Hello all.
I am still going to attempt to swim the Solent in August. I might drown as my training has taken a high board dive. I’ve cracked my ribs so have been out the pool for 3 weeks. Not good.
But anyway, you can donate. Click here to read all about the swim. You can donate there too!
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Hello all,
I hope you had a lovely weekend. The festival was great fun and despite the rain, it felt good to get back out there.
I even got a nice 10 second clip on Sky Arts. I don’t normally last 10 seconds so that was a record for me. Maybe it was all the cider I was consuming all weekend.
I’m back to reality now getting ready for Italy next weekend. From boozy musician to European Cup standard Beach Soccer player in 24 hours. I’m not sure it’s doable!
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Hey all,
Sorry for the delay on this. I am confirmed for 4pm on Friday 10th June and 5pm on Saturday 11th June on the Boxfresh Sand Stage at the Isle of Wight Festival.
See you there for a beer! x
Oi.
I’m starting work on recording my second album on Thursday 23rd June. I know it’s been a long time coming and I am sorry for the delay. Hopefully it will be worth the wait!
I’ll be playing new songs of the record at this weekends Isle of Wight Festival. I haven’t confirmed times yet but it should be Friday and Saturday evening.
Peace. x
Hello everyone.
I hope you are all very well and happy and smiling and all that stuff.
I’m smashed off my tits on Codeine while listening to Frank Turners new album. That’s not me trying to be rock and roll. I’m genuinely smacked up on painkillers just to be able to breathe properly.
I stupidly played two games of Beach Soccer at the weekend and ended up back at the hospital yesterday. For some reason I believe I am immortal. It simply isn’t the case unfortunately.
I have been told that I’m not allowed to do anything for a minimum of three weeks. I have even been banned from sex by my doctor. I reckon he just threw that in there to piss me off to be honest. Maybe he isn’t getting any and so doesn’t fancy letting anyone else have any either.
“Oh that is a nasty nose bleed. So sex for three weeks”
“Eh?”
Seriously though, I’m not allowed to get out of breath. I wanted to explain that I don’t normally last long enough to lose my breath. But then I figured that since he was holding a pot of my urine, he probably knew enough about me as it was.
Checking my urine for kidney damage. I took quite a smack in the ribs people.
This weekend I am playing a few slots at The Isle of Wight Festival. All I know so far is that I’m playing Friday evening and Saturday evening. I’ll let you know exact times as soon as I have them.
I really should get rehearsing this afternoon. I’ve just done 75 pages of spread sheets in one day so I reckon I’m on a roll.
I might even write something new. Something happy. Something so not like me.
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Oi.
I hope you are all well and smiling.
I am somewhat nauseous at the minute. It’s one of the main symptoms of having a nicely cracked rib.
I came back to Beach Soccer at the weekend for the first time in almost 2 seasons. It was great to be back and performed pretty well in two victories. 7-2 and 7-4. However, while diving at an attackers feet, I took a nasty knee to my ribs.
Because I’ve had so much surgery, my pain threshold is pretty high. I picked myself up and got on with the game. Unfortunately the pain increased over the following couple of days and a trip to A&E confirmed a crack.
My major problem now is that this throws almost everything into doubt.
I have two Beach Soccer games this Saturday, two Isle of Wight Festival slots the following weekend before heading off to Italy to compete in the Beach Soccer European Cup. That’s not to mention the fact that my Swimming/Gym training has now taken a Titanic style nosedive.
I am a positive person generally and I heal pretty quickly. So I figured I’d spend a couple of days reading through my book and changing a few bits before proof reading. That’s where the nauseous part comes in. I laid down for a 10 minute rest at about 2pm yesterday and woke up at half 7.
I’ve tried again today and managed to get through a couple of chapters before feeling too sick to concentrate. How annoying is that!?
I’m hammering painkillers and hoping I’ll be alert and on form for Tomorrows G and Tippers Show. We have Jason Perry from A on the show.
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Hey all,
I’ve just been confirmed for The Boxfresh Beach Stage at The Isle of Wight Festival.
It is a brand new stage being launched this year. Imported sand, deckchairs, Mojitos and live music for the entire weekend.
I have a couple of slots over the weekend but haven’t confirmed times yet.
I will let you know as soon as I do. G
Hello all,
Yesterday was International Missing Childrens Day and events were held across the World to highlight it.
Vectis Radio and Forever Searching organised a balloon launch here on the Isle of Wight to attempt to raise awareness for missing children.
Each balloon had attached to it, a photo, name and details of a particular missing child. My balloon had Amy Fitzpatrick on it.
All the balloons were released into the sky and with any luck, they’ll land in the hands of someone that knows something.
Please check out Amy Fitzpatricks page. Who knows, you may have seen her. It’s www.searchforamy.com
Please support these causes. They really do a grand job.
Peace. x
Hello all.
I hope you are all very happy and smiling. In fact, I hope you’re all bouncing off the walls, overcome with sheer joy and emotion.
That sounded sarcastic.
Tomorrow nights radio show will feature myself and Tippers writing a song live on air. It’s not just any tune though. We’ll be writing the masterpiece with YOUR words.
Simply tweet us at www.twitter.com/gandtippers or email us at gandtippers@vectisradio.com with your lyric ideas. We just need a single line off of each of you and we’ll piece it together and write the melody live on air.
The show goes out on Thursday between 7pm and 10pm British Summer Time and can be heard at www.vectisradio.com. You can also watch us on webcam at www.stickam.com/vectisradio.
Get your tweets and emails in people!
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Hey all,
Last night I got some very sad news. The poor puppy was born but didn’t survive. Poor thing.
This week is a crazy busy week for myself and the G & Tippers Show.
Today I get straight back in the pool after a couple of days off. I’ll get another kilometre under my belt as well as a gym session. Then tomorrow, my coach Serena is upping the anti and pushing me to 75 lengths of the pool. That’s 1500 metres without stopping. It probably doesn’t sound that much to some of you, but a strong swimmer I am not! Click here to read all about my charity swim attempt. It’s pretty dangerous.
On Tuesday I’ll be (fingers crossed) completing the 1500 metres and then hitting Tims to record a G and Tippers advert. On the show this week we’ll be writing a song on air. All we need from you, the listeners are the lyrics.
You can email a single line to gandtippers@vectisradio.com or tweet us at www.twitter.com/gandtippers.
Wednesday is International Missing Childrens Day. The Forever Searching Charity are doing a balloon launch from St Thomas’s Square in Newport, Isle of Wight. Check out the facebook group here for details.
Thursday is the G and Tippers show on www.vectisradio.com from 7pm to 10pm BST.
And then on Friday me and Tim are playing an acoustic Charity Show at The Wight Rock Bar in Ryde, Isle of Wight. Two Island girls are raising money to fly out to Malawi and help Aids victims by volunteering in an Aids hospital there. It is an excellent cause and well worth your help.
Check out the Shows page.
Be safe. x