You might, if you had a classical education, think this title was one of Aesop's Fables that you'd forgotten or overlooked. Not so! Nor is it a song by Owl City, although fair comment as they do have "The Bird And The Worm" in their repertoire. And for the really devious of mind, no they are not two of International Rescue's wonder machines*.
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| Okay, I'll allow you one. |
"We give up," I hear you quail. "It's early Friday morning and brains not working well."
Really! All will be revealed after this (unusually short) intro. Let the motley commence!
Burrowing
Ah well, the best laid plans gang aft aglay, which is Rabbie Burns for "Ooops".
There's Liam at work, who's the musician, not the wine-and-cheese guzzler Liam. Liam - the musician, do keep up! - has, LO! created an album of music on CD and backed this up by adding a band, both named "Burrowing". If I can kick that lazy article Art into motion -
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| Burrowing! |
I think that's the link, Facebook has gone weird overnight.
This band also features Ian Breen, also of this parish and more bands than I recall**, who contributes crooning and keyboards.
They were due to play at THE EAGLE in Salford this Saturday, until their drummer managed to break his elbow. Cycling accident. A bicycle, not a Chopped Hog, so not that rock 'n' roll***. Thus the gig is off. But now you know more of Liam's <tries to think of a musical noun beginning with "L",fails pretends it never happened> efforts. Check 'em out.
Oh, and after Burrowing, I bet Liam's favourite band are - Matching Mole!
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| Rob Wyatt and his Canterbury chums, the scamps |
Tormenting Tom
As you know, Conrad loves loves loves to bring joy and sunshine to his colleagues^, usually by keeping out of their way. Thus he felt compelled to bring a touch of Spring to Tom's dull and ashen life because he's feeling a bit flat. This is down to football - "soccer" if you MUST - and his support of a team called "Manchester City", who were recently drubbed soundly by those titans of European football (you only get soccer the once) Monaco.
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| A Football. We do not call it a "soccer" |
Here an aside. Yes, we've gone awhile without one, what can I say, I'm fickle and unreliable. You may not realise but Conrad is shockingly ignorant about sports and generally leans on Phil at Pub Quiz if the shadow of this sinister subject looms at all. So, Monaco may not be footballing titans at all, they may in fact be a ladies mixed pinochle team masquerading as sportsmen for all I know (and care).
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| A principality of puny |
"You seem to have gone wildly off course, Conrad, because all you've done is remind Tom of his secret sorrow," I hear you quibble. Read on! Read on!
| The average Monaco player's weekly spend |
Transporting Tom
No, not in the sense of abducting the chap and whisking him off for a ransom that his fiancee's millionaire parents will have to pay - that Smygly-Ridz Offal-Rendering money is old money, you know, old money, no parvenus they - not that I've ever planned it even if I seem suspiciously well-informed -
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| Tom attempts to disguise himelf. Too late! |
10) Which London residence did the Queen Mother live in?
3) Who was the first presenter of "Mastermind"?
14) This was a tricky one and concerns a foodstuff: first you throw away the outside, then you cook the inside, then you eat the outside and discard the inside.
8) The Rabbit is seen as a fertility symbol in some cultures. True or false?
- and that'll do for both Tom and you. I may give you the answers tomorrow.
Or I may not.
* A moment's respectful silence for Sir Gerry, thanks.
** It think he's up to 5 but it might easily be 7 or 8
*** Blue Oyster Cult are frowning at you right now.
^ This is a lie <courtesy Mister Hand>
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