Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
As I'm partaking in a Zoom quiz with buddies this evening, at some point today I'll need to write a round of questions for the inquisition. As yet, I've no idea of the topic of the catechisms I'll throw into our planned entertainment brew. However no doubt I'll adopt the same absurd 'true or false'... Continue Reading →
"True of False - Chaka Khan, but Adele can't?" A question yours truly raised to buddies during the intentionally absurd round of entertainment questions I posed during yesterday evening's Zoom quiz. The question one of fifteen I habitually write whilst endeavouring to impart levity to our already heady brew of live acoustic music, sensible quiz... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, lockdown rules in certain areas of West Yorkshire and Lancashire were tightened again, following reports of COVID spikes in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire pennine mill towns. The only certainty about these new edicts, affecting around four million people, is the uncertainty they create. From what I understand, the populace in those areas cannot... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, the lockdown entertainment landscape took a spike similar to that recently seen with Florida's COVID cases. Catalyst to this upturn in verve the participation in a bi-weekly Zoom quiz evening with buddies. These fortnightly inquisitions, in which rounds of questions are interspersed with live acoustic music courtesy of two of our number, affording... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening saw me participate in the fifth zoom quiz night with some buddies from the north east of England. A clambake including its usual heady mix of inquisition, live music and whimsical banter borne from decades long amiability. The protagonist's feasting on an eclectic smorgasbord of frolics, inquiries, interspersed by the acoustic guitar soundscape... Continue Reading →
Last night's Zoom quiz amongst the chaps passed in the company of habitual guests whimsy, competitiveness, absurdity, live music, one or two bowls of loud mouth soup and snacking on crisps. This heady amalgam providing an evening of variety entertainment enjoyed by British audiences since Victorian music hall days. Three hours, or so, affording likeminded... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening GJ Strachan joined seven buddies to partake in a Zoom quiz. This inquisition, in part, a display of deference to folk singing/whistling legend Roger Whittaker. Amongst this reverence some group members fleetingly adorning card masks bearing the warbler's visage. This evening of esprit taking the form of general knowledge queries relating to a selection... Continue Reading →
Moments prior to the contest commencing, five gladiators eyed each other suspiciously, behaviour manifesting from apprehension of what awaited in the fight ahead. This upcoming event only affording victory to one person..... To the victor the spoils!!..... Unless of course there was a two way, three way, four way or five way tie. Beads of... Continue Reading →
This literary composition progresses with a soundscape of the late spring breeze emanating tenderly through French door. It's gentle rustle through stalk and leaf bestowing a serene backdrop to my penmanship; this gift of Mother Nature (MN) enhanced further by witnessing a bee collecting pollen from cerise digitalis flutes. During the COVID pandemic, MN deems... Continue Reading →