Well, I quite deliberately sent my two to the nearest comprehensive school. And I don't think anyone could say that they didn't do very well for themselves on it. Yes, they had to put up with the oiks as well as the lovely kids, but IMHO that's just good preparation for life. They both learned to be independent, and that if they didn't work then nobody else was going to bail them out. Dibble's had terrible trouble with some of the privately educated young people at uni - who expect everything laid out for them on a plate and seem incapable of using their own initiative. Anyway, I'll shut up now because I'll get political.
NEWAY
Today I've mostly bin...
having my Dad and his partner for a meal and then took them to the 24th Pepper foundation show.
http://www.peppershow.com/showinfo2012.htm This was quite a biggie because this is the first time Dad's partner has been here. Yes, I know they've been together for 22 years, but there was history. Anyway, apart from the fact that she didn't stop talking for the entire day, all went well.
The show was really good. Both K and D were featuring heavily, K played sax on about 12 numbers (things like Sir Duke and Sledgehammer, and a James Bond medley etc.) and piano on Tears for a Rose. D has been mentoring the "Pepper fusion" band, which was originally supposed to be all youths, but they didn't get any drummers applying, so he had to do it!! K was in the brass section, which I have to say were completely brilliant. There was rather a surprising finale of "Barcelona" by Queen - featuring Donald on tubular bells!!
They've just got to do this tomorrow, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday. I suspect K (who is teaching full time) will be like a dead thing when she's finished.
Although apparently, she told the kids in her class (7 and 8 year olds) that she was going to be in the show, and loads of them have convinced their parents to take them to see it ON THE LAST NIGHT, at a cool £20 a head, with no concessions...no pressure then...