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it's been a bad week

Sunday 19th April 2009

... but it's getting better

Sorry you haven't heard much from me this week; it's been a trying few days here at Benn Towers...  Had some very sad news this week (nothing I feel like going into the specifics of, if you don't mind) which in turn gave rise to some slightly surreal scheduling complications, while all the time having to maintain my comedy mojo at a sufficient level to do a bunch of gigs and write a bunch of songs despite not being even remotely in the mood. 

Anyway, life goes on, and today at least provided a fun afternoon at the "Victorian" (rather more 1960s if you ask me) funfair on Ham Common.  This seems to have been designed with us - or more specifically, Greta - in mind.  All the rides were safe and size-appropriate for her, and there was a notable absence of the hordes of intimidating yoofs who generally populate funfairs (probably precisely because this one is all a bit kiddie-ish for them).  Greta seems to be genuinely utterly fearless; she relished every minute of every ride, even the slightly hair-raising rotary swing-thing, and flung herself down the big bouncy slide with such vigour she nearly bounced herself clean off of it and out into mid-air. 

Meanwhile, this has turned up on YouTube; it's nicely done and I'm quite proud of this song so it's gratifying that "upsetmama" has taken the time to do this:

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