Bank Holiday Monday - ASPIRE

Morfa Bay Adventure XI took on Pendine AFC at Llanmiloe on a cold Bank Holiday Monday afternoon to raise money for the ASPIRE charity helping people with spinal injuries.

Captain Gethin Jones saw the Adventurers take a shock two goal lead early on with slick passing and good finishing leading to Gareth Jones and Rhys Hughes slotting the early goals. The rugby players of Morfa Bay slowly slowed up as the superior fitness and tactical substitutions found the Adventurers struggle after their early exuberance. Man of the Match Dave Bradbury kept the Seasiders at bay with save

after glorious save.

A cruelly deflected clearance saw the goal keeper become an onlooker as the ball curled over his outstretched hand to find the back of the net. Even with a 2-1 lead it didn't look good for the part-timers as Pendine piled on the pressure and brought on the big guns with Roger Hunt filling the Pendine defence and Terence Langdon adding his deft touches to the Pendine attack. After Langdon was hacked down in the box the penalty was put away with aplomb. 2 - 2. Attack conscious Pendine wore the the Adventurers down with Robbie Walters slamming the sure winner into the top of the net. The game had been end to end entertainment and with tired exhausted

legs and the last attack of the day Jason Blewitt made sure of the penalty after Hughes had thrown himself to the ground without a defender in sight to give the teams a deserved draw. A penalty shoot out should have been the order of the day, but the charity shield will be shared on this inaugural occasion.

Back to the clubhouse, sausages, chip butties and beer , raffles and live music from The Frank Jenkins Experience - £400 raised.

Thank you Pendine AFC and Llanmiloe Social Club for the welcome and to all the players for a great game.

Boxing Day - Diabetes

Laugharne RFC 2nds v Legends XV raising money for Diabetes. 6 tries to 1 Laugharne shocked the Legends with a storming victory More tries but for poor handling over the tryline! Man of the Match and Laugharne captain Robert Thomas commented that he was satisfied with the win as they normally find it tough beating teams with less players.

Back to the club house, Phil gets BBQ going but there aren't many clients. The Jumbo Hot Dog (70% poultry) is marketed as the best

sausage that Lidl sell but it doesn't convince the punters and we break even on the BBQ - just!

The entertainment couldn't start until the Scarlets had finished their game. With 3 people transfixed watching the Ospreys win and 50 waiting for entertainment rugby rules in the Fountain Inn!

Uncle Lyndon and The Bear start it off. 'It's a slow burner' Lyndon the Kenfig Krooner remarks. The crowd having

only passed 3-4 units of alcohol clap politely to roaring renditions of Mustang Sally and Pink Cadillac.

With people packing into the clubhouse and copious amounts of beer being consumed the audience loosen up and with inebriated help from the young people of the township the party kicks off and tambourines are handed out.

The Diabetes bucket goes out and the collection starts.

A musical break allows Rhys and Kieron to get on stage and try out a few songs that they hadn't practised. Lyndon helps them out on vocals. Substitute (without the bass solo) Sweet Child of Mine (wrong key for Lyndon) Whiskey

in the Jar, that went on and on ( Lyndon left out Verse 9) and the crowd pleaser

that is Dirty Old Town.

With the beer flowing the time was right to bring on the main attraction. The ensemble finale of the evening with an attractive tambourine wielding backing singer saw Phil rip in to some huge singalongs with Lyndon forever saying, 'I got lots more in the tank'.

Four hours after starting the set, fingers raw and throats sore the music ends with the swaying crowd communally singing 'Let It Be'.

The bucket goes around again, one guy throws in £40 and the final

count sees £400 raised with a promise of more from the Laugharne RFC who obviously had a good day aswell.

Let's hope we can break the £500 mark.

Thank you everyone for enjoying yourselves. Many thanks to the players who put their bodies on the line!

Xmas Period Fund Raising

Boxing Day Saturday December 26th

Charity Rugby Game for Diabetes UK - Laugharne RFC 2nd XV v Legends XV

Kick Off: 1300 hours

BBQ and singalong with THE TWO FAT CYCLISTS and UNCLE LYNDON in the club.

Monday, December 28th

Charity Football Game for ASPIRE - Pendine 2nds v Morfa Bay Select

Kick Off: 1430 hours

After game entertainment with THE FRANK JENKINS EXPERIENCE in Llanmiloe Social Club

Pendine 3rd Annual Christmas Polar Bear Swim

Snow - I'm Not Swimming in the sea...

Pendine hasn't seen anything like it since, well last year...

Today was the 3rd Annual Christmas Polar Bear Swim at Sunny, Snowy, Freezing Pendine Beach - in aid of Aspire the spinal injuries charity.

Around 100 brave souls from far and wide (Pendine, Laugharne, Carmarthen and North Cornelly) laughed in the face of sub zero tempratures and early Xmas snow as they gathered at Gilberts Creative Cafe` for registration and the trot down to the sea for a dip at Midday.

Andy had chosen today especially so that the tide would be as far out as possible making the walk down to the sea and back to the safety of the bonfire and BBQ after the swim as painful as possible.

After a quick dip, all returned to Gilberts and filled up on homemade turkey burgers with Rhys `the boy` Lloyd Hughes` handmade cranberry sauce and stuffing, or hotdogs with onions for the less adventurous, all washed down with Michelle's fantastic mulled wine and a pint or two of Xmas cheer from the Spring Well.

An amazing £2000 was raised by all with Dai the milk weighing in with an outstanding £650 and a collection of around £400 from public houses of the area by a group of local's (Cinderella and friends). Uncle Lyndon also weighed in with £100 and with several other collections still to be made this has been by far our best ever year and the swim goes from strength to strength.

A massive thanks to all that collected and donated monies and bought from our BBQ and supported us by coming to swim in the sea in mid winter.

We look forward to seeing you all again in 2010..

Happy stroking & a peacful and joy filled Christmas 2009

Phil `frozen and shrunken` Pork Pie

If you are buying anything through Amazon please use the link above. A percentage of the total spent will be donated to Diabetes UK

Pendine Polar Bear Swim

Click here to download a sponsor form

e-mail from Dominic

Alright fellas

Just wanted to say thanks very much for putting on a top weekend at PAMfest. It was great meeting you both and hope to catch up again sometime. Thanks also to Andy for putting us up.

I've seen some of the pictures and footage from the weekend - they capture the vibe very well!

All the best for your future ventures.

Regards

Dom Yasgur (Ian's mate)

PAMFEST 2009 @ THE CROW'S NEST ARENA

Great music, food, beer and the odd SPAM DAGGER

“Just a few acoustic bands, some friends and family, a BBQ and a couple of beers”, Andy `The Fracture` Edwards had said; but those who know him know he doesn’t do low key events.

A couple turned into 10 bands, 100+ revellers and an all day musical extravaganza at Morfa Bay Adventure’s Crow’s Nest facility this Halloween.

The day got underway at 2pm with Ian Frog’s Yasgur’s Farm. Fresh from a sell out gig at the New Three Mariners in Laugharne supported by Two Fat Cyclists the previous evening the farm played 10 songs in their opening set of this inaugural PAMFEST.

Yasgur’s Farm (left) & the X Factor Panel (with Cheryl on far left)

After the Yasgur’s it was the turn of the Starcross Lovers, Iannis and Eoghan the banjo. For the purposes of clarity I have been asked to point out that only one half of the band is from Starcross and they are not lovers either apparently. “Nothing like that going on here”

Starcross Lovers

(Iannis and the back of Eoghan’s head)

Next up were Humble Hybel who hail from Aberystwyth, they performed a great hour long set of original acoustic music which the crowd loved. They were followed by Ceri Mile End from Llanddowror.

Humble Hybel

Ceri and friends

John Wright & D W Griffiths (Meurig) were next on the bill. Unfortunately DW is still operating on British Summer Time being a native of Llanmiloe and arrived fashionably late. In the interim John was joined by John Mile End on harp ahead of DW’s arrival. John Mile End then played a quick set with Mr Huw Balti.

John Wright and John Mile End (Left)

Fiddle and Banjo

Fiddle and Banjo were up next with three quick tunes. Something of a hastily convened ensemble, a truly `for one night only experience` possibly with Jackie on fiddle, The Fracture on bass (seated) and Phil the Goat on banjo.

The Yasgur’s did a second set and then on came East Wallian power duo The Spam Daggers. The Daggers line up was Big Fat Gay `Howling` Uncle Lyndon and The Ginger Diaphragm (Gareth from Narberth). Up tempo power rock got everybody up and dancing and the night suddenly had the feel of a stadium concert.

The Daggers first set was cut short by The Fracture who wanted to bring on The Frank Jenkins Experience. Uncle Lyndon’s wife, Aunty Fran with several tins of Strongbow on board was having none of it though. “Is that it” she screamed, The Fracture hands up with palms facing forwards in a pleading, don’t hurt me please sort of pose promised another set to end “they can headline”. This seemed to placate the Bow monster for the time being.

Spam Daggers, going full tilt with maximum diaphragm engagement

The Frank Jenkins experience (minus Frank) with DW Griffiths on percussion continued the up tempo feel of the later part of the event. Lead guitarist Keef `dodgy digit` Rudd recently lopped orf the tip of his pinkie on his fret hand in a bizarre tree felling incident. Several hours of re constructive surgery and 10 weeks of physio and special treatment from wife Gale have seen a remarkable recovery and all digits seemed to be working to order.

The Frank Jenkins Experience AKA The Dodgy Digits (Minus Frank but with DWG)

Our thanks must go to all that helped set up and run this year’s PAMFEST, all the musicians who gave so freely of their time and of course all those that attended and support the event by buying food and drink from us. All our fund raising efforts as you may be aware are going towards Diabetes UK, our chosen charity.

Some of the revellers:-

The Daily Pendinian – 29.10.09

Why can’t I go to PAM FEST with all the other Big Boys?

No show for Welsh Capitals Uber couple - `HENLOWRI` at Pendine Acoustic Music Festival this weekend

Pendine oligarch and music impresario Andy `the fracture` Edwards, 49 yesterday announced to friends and fellow musicians via his MSN that virtuoso rock mandolinist Henry `The Kitten` Jones will not now be appearing at this weekend’s acoustic musical extravaganza at the resorts premier location, The Crow’s Nest, Morfa Bay (www.morfabay.com).

Jones / Idol

`The Fracture`, 50 said that Jones, 33 had said to him earlier in the week that he was `itching to get his instrument out and caress it during the event`, particularly if he’d be allowed to do it between Big fat gay uncle Lyndon 46, and Ginger Gareth from Narberth 44.

Uncle Lyndon (left) and his legal team at a recent hearing into a charge of inappropriate / lewd behaviour in public place

Idol Jones, 36 had said his long term partner and business handler Ms Lowri Lloyd-Hughes had initially been `fairly warm to the idea of PAM FEST` but had advised him late in the week that `people from out of town were visiting with them this weekend`. Some delicate, high level negotiations had taken place in an attempt to rescue the situation but the fracture, 51 had said that `in the end the stronger man had won`.

`The Fracture`, 53 went on to say on the web that he knew little more than this other than to add that unnamed `sources` close to the leading couple had said that Billy Idol Jones 38, had been dreaming for weeks of overlaying some intricate rock mandolin over some of Lyndon, 48 and Gareth’s, 47 art.

The Fracture / Hermun Edwards

He had also hoped to slot in with Ian `Frog` Jones, 56 and his new folk super group `Yasgur’s Farm` and had been developing some Phrygian, mixolydian fusion jazz scales that he thought would fit in with Ian’s unusual musical style.

The Yasgur’s front man Frog, 58 of no fixed abode, London is known to enjoy using some unusual musical keys and sometimes employs several in a single piece.

Ian `Frog` Jones – Avant Garde tendencies

Devastated Idol Jones, 39 had it is reported, even booked appointments at local salons to `Billy` up his look ahead of the festival and had also been to view some new leather outfits at a specialist men’s shop in the city for his headline act. All this is now to be shelved and a weekend of home duties and shopping awaits the master Mandolin stroker.

Jones yesterday outside his company’s offices

PAM FEST 31st October (Halloween)

The Pendine Acoustic Music Festival is on. The Crow's Nest Arena at Morfa Bay Adventure Centre is the venue for the massing of a lot of mediocre below average music in aid of Diabetes UK.

With nobody willing to take the top billing for various reasons who knows what's going to happen!

Performers have been quoted:

'I can't go on last because i won't be able to drink all day'

'I've had to have reconstruction surgery on the little finger of my left hand following a bizarre tree chopping accident and therefore won't be able to strand up that late in the night'

'I'm on anti-biotics'

'Three months ago I broke my back in a bizarre cycling accident and won't be able to jump about if I go on too late'

A packed house is expected with the excitement building throughout the day as the belly pork will be sizzling on the BBQ. The running order goes something like this from 2 p.m on:

• TWO FAT CYCLISTS
• YASGUR'S FARM
• FRANK JENKINS EXPERIENCE
• HUMBLE HYBEL
• UNCLE LYNDON
• JOHN WRIGHT AND MEURIG
• CERI
• STARCROSS LOVERS
• YASGUR'S FARM
• TWO FAT CYCLISTS
• FRANK JENKINS EXPERIENCE
• UNCLE LYNDON AND GINGER GAR
• ENSEMBLE

All proceeds for DIABETES UK

PAM FEST 31st October (Halloween) - Suggested Looks

Ahead of this months Pendine Acoustic Music Festival (PAM FEST) which takes place on Halloween at the new Crows Nest facility at Morfa Bay Adventure Centre (http://www.morfabay.com/), Pork Pie has been out developing some new looks for the music duo The Two Fat Cyclists as well as perhaps for Big Uncle Lyndon and Ginger Gareth.

Please feel free to comment on your favourite look.....

1. Scary George Clooney / Richard Nixon Cross Breed

2. Halatosis Friday Night Date

3. Wonky PTI Instructor / Commodore Cooper on Acid

4. Something for the Weekend

5. Seasick Andy Edwards / Something for the Ladies

Scary Pork Pie