Monthly Archive for April, 2008

In Tents



Intense00062, originally uploaded by Captain Blue.

I bought this two man ridge tent in 1981 for the Bol d’Or and last used it 20 years ago. For some reason, Amy doesn’t want to use it for a festival this summer…

Kawasaki Day at the Ace Café London

A bit cold and wet to start off with, but Sunday saw me heading down to the Ace Café London for Kawasaki Day.

Photos on Flickr:

Kawasaki Day at the Ace Café 2008

Blue and Canon



Blue and Canon, originally uploaded by Captain Blue.

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Black Swingarm



Black Swingarm, originally uploaded by Captain Blue.

April 2008: with black powdercoated swingarm and Greg Couch (ZRXOA) rear brake torque arm fitted.

Free Hugs

I’m a great believer in smiling, saying “please” and “thank you” and just generally being ‘nice’ to people who are usually expecting the same old shit, just a different day. A little bit of charity every so often doesn’t go amiss either.

A friend just posted this YouTube video on their blog »

Look how people start off by ignoring the guy offering free hugs. Then when someone breaks the usual barriers and goes for it, it seems to break the log-jam until everyone’s doing it and there’s some happiness being spread around. If only real life could be like this more often…

Hope For Me Yet

Whilst reading an article a friend had blogged about, my eye was drawn to a rather attractive, bikini-clad young lady who is, apparently, “Gary Lineker’s girl”.

Now ever with my finger on the pulse, I had no idea he was divorced (a couple of years already) or that there was indeed a new partner for him.

Anyway, here’s a link to the Daily Mail’s story which is basically an excuse to see her looking fabulous in a number of different bikinis. With my 46th birthday rapidly approaching, it’s also good for me to see a 47-year-old still able to attract totty a woman whilst also having the makings of a stomach and love handles (though not quite on my scale). And he’s greyer than me, though more hirsute.

In other news, the BBC’s flying penguins were a cut above the rest of the April Fools including Virgin/Google’s “Virgle” flying to Mars one.




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