<p><span style="font-size: medium;">My DD and eight-year-old grandson have been to the pictures already to watch the film: <em>A Christmas Carol</em></span> <span style="font-size: medium;">and thoroughly enjoyed it.&nbsp; You have the choice of wearing 3D glasses, which my DD wasn't too keen on entertaining, but was glad she did.</span>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: medium;">On her recommendation I thought it might be a good idea to take my Mum as she loves Walt Disney films</span>.&nbsp; <span style="font-size: medium;">I'll wait until it comes to the Redcar town picture house in December though, where my Mum lives, in order to support and keep alive grass root cinema screenings.&nbsp; </span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>I've just been sent this, but I'm not sure where to put it!&nbsp; Anyway, if you're in the vicinity, unfortunately (or should I say fortunately?) I'll be travelling to Tunisia the same day of this event!&nbsp; I can honestly put my hand on heart though and say that I like Bob's work a lot.&nbsp; </em><br /></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <span class="mceItemObject" classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui> </span> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-size: xx-large;"><strong>The Acoustic Kool-Aid Cabaret </strong></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-size: xx-large;"><strong>of the Spoken Word</strong></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: large;">@ The Python Gallery,</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">Royal Middlehaven House<br /> Gosford Street<br /> Middlesbrough<br /> TS2 1BB</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wednesday Feb 3^rd February 7 -10pm</span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Featuring Harry Zevenbergen </strong></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-size: x-large;"><strong>(City Laureate of The Hague)</strong></span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Harry Zevenbergen is a poet and a performer with a story to tell. In his work political satire, sharp observation, a heartfelt tear and hilaric absurdism are alternated. As a performer Harry proved he can entertain all kinds of audiences. From a hardcore house gathering to a bunch of pensioners and from punkrockers to the poetry loving literate.</span></strong></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plus:</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">The launch of <span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>River Songs</strong></span>, the long awaited poetry pamphlet</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">by the legendary P.A. Morbid, published by Ek Zuban</span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plus:</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">The launch of <span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>The Seer Sung Husband</strong></span> by Bob Beagrie,</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">published by Smokestack Books</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">&lsquo;<span style="color: #ff00ff;">An antidote to the plague of anecdotes wishing they were poems</span>.' Sean O'Brien</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bob will read from the book accompanied by Kev Howard and Andy Broderick who have composed a musical score in response to the text.</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plus</span>:</strong> <span style="color: #ff00ff;">Leddie &amp; Smoggy</span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plus</span>:</strong> live music from</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Plus</span>:</strong> <span style="color: #ff00ff;">smooth vibes from The Equalizer</span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">MCd by Andy Willoughby</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Free entry (donations welcome)</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

This profile picture link is of Bob Scotney and me, a fellow Writelinker, who I met at a Books & Banter meeting held in Stockton Library. </p><br /><p> You may remember Bob’s fascinating article entitled: Al Khatun. I cheekily asked if he would allow me to publish it in our community magazine, as Gertrude Bell is associated with Guisborough and it would be of great interest to our readers. He very kindly allowed me to do so. </p><br /><p> Bob mentioned that the Dorman Museum Curator was going to be doing a talk on Ms Bell on the 29th July. Phil and I didn’t arrive back from our Turkish holiday until the 28th, but there were no delays so I was able to attend. It was very interesting and it was lovely to meet, Bob, another Writelinker in the flesh.