Saturday: The morning after the night before - short 12 mile ride to see how the arthritic knee is after the lengthy gig in
Laugharne.
A swim in the glorious surf at Pendine to take the swelling down and then a cup of strong milky coffee at the Point Cafe.
Sunday: The morning after the the game the day before. In the end individual skill won the game.
Field of dreams stuff from Ddol Wiber, Newcastle Emlyn to Twickenham: Scott Williams from such a young age would have been doing that chip and chase, then there it is again but this time on the big stage that is a Triple Crown victory!
Sunday morning same as but 40 miler to really test knee and coffee and a Twix at The Point!
Back on the Bang! Photo courtesy of Phil, 'The Judge' Jenkins' Photo Studio Happy Days
Next Gigs: Sat, March 3rd - Carmarthen Athletic Fri, March 9th - Candlelit Bar, Chicago Sat, March 10th - The Globe, Chicago
Keep taking the painkillers bois! - a Tramadol & Cocodamol fuelled evening with The Two Fat Cyclist, Uncle Lyndon & Grampa Seimon at The New Three Mariners, Laugharne.
The TFC & Uncle Lyndon (BFGUL) were joined by Grampa Seimon Pugh Jones of the Tin Shed Museum, Laugharne last night for their gig at the New Three Mariners Laugharne. This was the first gig for the TFC at the 'Mariners' for over a year and the new line up only had a couple of hours practice earlier the same day to run through the set, much of which was 'new' to Gramps even though they charted in the 70's and 80's.
BFGUL arrived in the township at around 2pm but due to ongoing health issues and massive painkiller intake had to get his 'head down' for an hour on the Grist and asked Andy (aka Kenny) to 'give him a knock on the way through'
Pork pie arrived at around 4.30pm to the vocal straining of the Highway Jones (BFGUL side project) chief warbler and the screaming noise of his new Zoom effects pedal. 'It's even got a drum machine'
We practiced a dozen numbers and things didn't feel to be going too well and the worry started to set in. We were reassured when BFGUL popped another handful of prescription meds into his gob and said ' it'll be alright on the night'.
We then retired to Penllew for tea and olives and another 40 winks and more meds for the lead guitar and phone texting maestro.
We got to the venue at 8pm and started to set up when the lead premadonna disappeared for some Spar bargain bin taurine drink and more meds. Then the extension lead packed in and it fell to Uncle Lyndon to effect a repair...It was like watching Hunter S Thompson in fear and loathing in Las Vegas with more and more blister packaged pills being consumed...and weird shit going on in his head...' I'm balancing the downer effects of the Tramadol and Cocodamol with energy drink....I'll be fine....' he mumbled in between texting sex messages to his wife.
One minute he was a drum technician, the next a guitar tech, the next he was fixing the electricity supply to the pub, the next he was crooning out his own version of 'Walking in Memphis' - Lyndon was raring to go!
The drunken Cornelly crowd (mum, dad, aunts and uncles) arrived and we started at 9pm with a first set of 9 songs.
A few pints of Bow for Porkpie and Speckled Hen or four for gramps the drummer and another 9 songs saw the second set put away. The place was buzzing, including BFGUL by this point and things seemed to all fall into place.
The final set of 17 songs saw us churn all the great singalongs out and we ended with a request to give it the guns on 'Come Together' for a second time.
Gramps and BFGUL really stepped up to the plate and it all went down a storm.
After the gig Andy suggested another practice session before we head off to the US...'no it'll be fine, we'll wing" it says BFGUL....."Lyndon" Andy says, "this time the week after next we'll be playing in Chicago....."........silence.....from BFGUL
Next up for the TFC, Carmarthen Athletic reunion singalong with Steve Stone and friends next Saturday.
Daffodil Classic – St David’s Day Cyclo Sportif 2012
Registration, will still be at
the Coffee Shop. Breakfast is offered at the Café from 8.30 a.m. Gilbert's Cafe has now been renamed 'The Coffee Shop'. The cafe is situated at the bottom of the hill in Pendine
The course is exactly the same as last year. A short but
tough course coming in at somewhere between 45 and 48 miles depending on whose
computer you read!
There will be a refreshment stop, if needed, at Trelech
(16.6 miles). Tea and cakes will be served! There will also be water available.
A broom wagon for those who are suffering will be on hand and there will be
first aid cover on board and also at the refreshment stop.
With just over two weeks to go the team are falling apart with illness and injury.
Andy - balloon knee - no cycling since Saturday - overweight, arthritis and over training? Two daily sessions at the cryogenic centre of Pendine - morning and evening tide. Will start light training Wednesday - will do at least 10 minutes very light spinning!
Phil - usual sore throat and tight chest - vocalzone lozenges needed for Friday night at The Three Mariners - suffering from enormous amount of cold weather training, finding it hard to motivate himself for long runs!
Lyndon - on the sick for another month due to severe back pain. Tramadol plus any other drugs he can get his hands on, but enjoying Jeremy Kyle and re-runs of The Persuaders.
Gethin - still suffering from little man syndrome. Exceptionally fiery at the moment due to the position of Saturn in the sky in relation to Venus, especially in this year of the evil Aquarian monkey man
Hoodies, tee shirts, etc sponsored and printed by I SEA SURF WEAR in aid of a The Two Fat Cyclists raising money for Canolfan Plant Sir Gar/Carmarthenshire Children's Centre.
A fat cyclist was stopped by a gang of smiling assassins outside Laugharne Castle last Sunday morning. Photographer, Seimon Pugh-Jones of the Tin Shed Experience was taking pics for the forthcoming Medieval Event at the Castle on May 12th - for more info http://www.tinshedexperience.co.uk/
Cyclists Andy Edwards and Phil Jenkins, known locally as the Two Fat Cyclists, are planning to ride 1,200 miles in just six days from Chicago to New York."
They hope to raise £12,000 for the Canolfan Plant Sir Gâr children's centre charity.
To date, they have raised £4,000, through events and donations.
They will be joined on the trip, which starts on Friday, March 9, by drivers Lyndon Williams and Gethin Jones.
To add to the challenge, they will be playing acoustic music gigs at various venues en route.
Andy said: "We're riding it as a relay. It's 100 miles each a day for a total of 600 miles each. We're calling it £12,000 for 1,200 miles."
The duo held a fundraising night at the Beach Hotel, Pendine, on February 3 and have a further event planned at Laugharne's New Three Mariners on February 24.
"The Beach Hotel was a great time, it's a real local thing with great community spirit," said Andy.
Back in 2009 Andy took part in an even more impressive 3,000 mile trip across the States, only to crash in torrential rain on the last day.
He is currently putting in the miles to get fit for the March ride.
"I'm training 20-30 miles every day and plan to do 100 miles on a Saturday."
Donations can be made at the justgiving website on www.justgiving.com/bandi.
The TFC and Big Fat Gay Uncle Lyndon (BFGUL) played at the fabulous Caffi Iechyd Da in Jacksons Lane, Carmarthen last night. Tanya the owner who holds regular monthly open mic nights offered to put a TFC only charity gig for us as part of our Canolfan Plant Sir Gar fundraising.
After a hasty practice in the afternoon, two pizzas and a litre of Chloroseptic for my raw throat we started at 8pm with BFGUL opting to go down the electric route a' la Mr B Dylan and pulling out the pretend Dave Dearnly strat accompanied by the obligitary silly hat.
Around 40 paying guests had come along. We hit them with a mix of obscure Americana, some singalongs.
An even more obscure two part half time quiz followed consisting of 20 general knowledge questions, then 20 ukelele bass line intros in a guess the song affair which would have been really great if the big man (Andy) could have remembered which notes to play and in what order they came. A quiz that will go down in the annals of history as one of the hardest and never to be seen again! Unfortunately we left the organisation and scoring of the quiz to Gethin 'the hairy toed Hobbit' Jones. It was a doomed enterprise from the outset!
Tanya produced some great food for us - a mixyblob organic curry with accompaniments. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, as there were sureties of making the next gig at The Three Mariners, Laugharne from all concerned (Friday, Februrary 24th)
We ended on our crowd pleasing version of can't take my eyes off you after which BFGUL who is now known as Cinderella, immediately unplugged the second strat of the night, shouted his customary 'Tarraraa' and dissapeared into the night before his 11 o'clock curfew.
A great night by all accounts and we even inspired Mr Huw Roberts to go home and drag his old guitar out.
We also raised £255 in the process so thanks to one and all for coming along and supporting us and the charity.
Uncle Lyndon and the Two Fat Cyclists were to play the famous Beach at Pendine. The highlight of the weekend was to be the Saturday of Beach Scrambling organised by the Dredgers Motor Bike Club. TFC had to go ahead without their guiding light, as Lyndon had a previous booking at his mother in laws' birthday party.
With the bank manager visiting and promising a match funding of £750 for the charity TFC were able to raise nearly £1750 for the Children's Centre including the money from the Polar Bear swim.
TFC kicked it off with a few songs before the cheque presentation to County Councillor/Charity Trustee, Jane Tremlett.
With the night becoming an open mic soirée. Seth, a brief resident of the Hotel during his 6 week ejection from the caravan park, had requested whether his wife could play a few songs. Glenys, introduced by MC for the night, Glyn Davies, kicked off her set with 'Feeling Groovy'. The crowd were roused, a sing song followed, 'Nananana nana feeling groovy'. Finishing with 'Cheating Heart' we know we'll be seeing Glenys at a lot of open mic nights in the future.
Next support act up was the incomparable John Wright, sporting his new red mohican haircut.
'Why so severe, John?', quizzed Phil
'Diverts attention away from the bald patch', retorted John
'Why don't you wear a cap like me?', puzzled Phil.
Thrown by TFC attempting to play Steve Millers' 'Joker', John, without his opening number ripped into some dance numbers, pleasing the large Irish contingent with his 'Dirty Old Town'. Becoming the double act known locally as Dereck and John, the boys roared through some harmonic gems. Practised in kitchens all over Pendine 'Brown Eyed Girl' followed leaving the crowd wanting more.
On came TFC, looking at the clock, thinking,
'shit it's only half nine and we've promised at least an eleven o'clock finish.
Then looking at the crowd and realising 90% had filled their bellies with a lot of booze and were baying for a sin song and a dance. We stuck it out and got out alive, even giving them a rousing, drunken, extremely raw, 'Sospan Fach' sung by the indomitable Dereck Alan.
Great community feel to the evening, lots of fun, lots of smiles and 'all for charity'
Cyclists Andy Edwards and Phil Jenkins, known locally as the Two Fat Cyclists, are planning to ride 1,200 mile in just six days from Chicago to New York in the hope of raising £12,000 for the Canolfan Plant Sir Gar children's charity.
They will be joined on the trip, which starts on March 9, by drivers Lyndon Williams and Gethin Jones.
To add to the challenge, they will be playing acoustic music gigs at various venues en route starting at the Candelit Bar, Chicago and culminating with a gig at the Longbow Pub and Pantry in New York."
Saturday: The morning after the night before - short 12 mile ride to see how the arthritic knee is after the lengthy gig in
Laugharne.
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