So my character is based on Frank Zappa. Or rather, my moustache is pretty much, an exact replica of the afor mentioned rock star, who incidentally died of Prostate Cancer, which happens to be the charity that I’m supporting with the old facial horticulture.
I’m so pleased with the way it’s gone. Quite a lot more to clear, but my current total is £532.77 with 81 sponsors. Thanks so much.
YES!!
I’ts over the £500 marker! Big thanks to Adam W for the £40 and to Mike G for pushing me over the £500 marker – and thanks again to everyone who’s chipped in.
For those that have promised and have not yet dug deep – now is the time. Nudge!
So Today I’m Frank Zappa. The legendary psychedelic muso who actually died from Prostate Cancer. Photos to follow – I’ve got the full garb and I’ve dyed and shaped my moustache to the same as his.
The Mo is now worth £457 and has 73 owners. Marvelous. Thanks to everyone who’s chipped in for the very worth cause so far. It’s going to be sad at the end of the month when it’s all over, but at least I’ll know I’ve done something good 
Great weekend. Friday – fairly chilled one – stayed in and watched some more Lost. (Season 3). Soon we’ll of run out of lost all together which will be terrible.
Saturday was Ben’s stag do. Being a bit of a stag veteran this year (that’s the 4th I’ve been on:1 2 3 4) our mission was to break the stag. It took us till about 8am but we managed with colours. Brilliant fun. Went out for a couple of drinks and a meal, but the ‘main event’ was an afterparty we hosted at DragonDrop. Big screen wii action, carrom, music, fun and, half a shandy or two.
Chilled day on Sunday round at a friends house. They were very sympathetic to my poorly head. Yesterday had a day in Harrogate. Specifically bed, but I was working. Popped down to the hospital to speak to a diet consultant for Sophie – she’s on a trial programme of no milk or soya for 2 weeks to try and see if her exzma will go.
Anyway – It so feels like Monday today. I’d better crack on.
My moustache has now raised over £400. I think there are some cheques clearing at the charity HQ as well so it could be more than that. Current sponsor tally is 68 We (Moustache and I) are very pleased. Special thanks to Ed this morning for the 50 Euro donation.
So I’m sitting in bed, pottering on with bits of work and next door has just put on Mariah Carry (I think – pseudo heartfelt ‘love’ croon) at full blast. I’m not bothered about neighbors playing loud music (as long as they don’t mind me playing it occasionally) , I’m just worried that I’m living next door to someone who could tolerate this at full volume. Disturbed.
It’s video game season again! Settled down to some good gaming recently.. Had a great session on wii’s monkey balls with some friends on Thursday, followed by a round of Tiger Woods – the staying power of that game is supreme. Friday, played buzz on a friends Xbox – Eirene and I went round for dinner, the 4 of us ended up playing – not played that before – fantastic mock game show game. Yesterday, a bit of retail therapy – I got a super nice cashmere coat, we also got Mario Galaxy for the wii – proceeded to play this lots yesterday afternoon, 10 stars up. It’s incredible. Absolutely brilliant, the game plan, the plot, the 3d, but best of all is the mashed up gravity thing they have got going on. it’s a whole new level – again Nintendo have raised the bar. Also last night.. Eirene and I embarked on Lost season III. very exciting.
Anyway.. I’m off to cook a mahoosive Sunday dinner for 10 now. eek.
So a load of my moustaches sponsors, of which there are now 59 have been hassling me for a look at their tash. Well – here it is.
I was holding out until I had something I could hold my head up high and say yes, that’s a tash ladies and gentlemen. (Still work in progress though – only 12 days in, that’s less than half way)
I’ve now got 54 sponsors. 54 separate people have coughed up between £2 and £30 for me to flourish a mo. Yes there will be a photo soon – I wanted to get it to a certain stage before I posted the first real ‘publicity shot’ with mo. It’s getting there though.. I had a balance issue this morning, my ‘blades’ as I like to refer to them as became misaligned. Some careful micro correction hopefully put them straight though. Thanks to everyone who’s sponsored, get clicking this if you haven’t!
Other than flourishing my opulent plumage over the weekend, we have been fairly chilled. Didn’t leave Harrogate. Went out for a birthday gathering on Friday night, stopped in and played a couple of games of scrabble with friends on Saturday and a windy round of disk golf yesterday followed by a slap up Sunday roast cooked by Eirene followed by the an obscene dessert, a stunning creation which Eirene made from a new ‘chocolate recipes’ book that I gave her on Friday (best money I’ve spent in a long time!)
Frost for the first time as we drove over the Pennines this morning. Cold but beautiful. Winter is around the corner.
My Movember sponsorship is up to 49 donations now!
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A fireworks hattrick of a weekend.
Much fun was had over the weekend. We’ve been attempting to ‘hibernate‘ till Christmas and so far have been failing unmiserably.
Friday night we had some friends over for what started out being a game of scrabble, before long turned into a fair portion of alcohol, ended up with me setting off loads of fireworks in the back yard.
Saturday was spent having a very lazy day. Saturday night we went to the fireworks spectacular on the Stray in Harrogate. It was a really mild night which was nice. We hooked up with friends and trekked down en mass. Not as impressed as I have been in previous years – I think it was the one 4 years ago that topped them all. Non the less, it was an impressive display, only slightly marred by DJ mumble shouts from Stray FM. Choreographed to music. Sort of. Opening gambit of starwars, ending up with Land of Hope and Glory. I had to take my hat off. After that Eirene and I dropped the kids off with babysitters and went to a friends birthday and did drink and be merry. Again.
Sunday morning, A round of disk golf in superb near perfect disk golf weather conditions – high pressure, no wind clear and mild. Got round in 36, but was quite happy as I’ve sort of sorted my drive out finally. Touch wood. Sunday afternoon / evening – went to lovely friends who also have many kids and set off about 100 fireworks. The picture above was from the grand finale 55 in a box single light show firework. Amazing. Nice food then home for a rest-o-rama.
This morning… shaved a mo shape on my face…
So – tis November the first. Here’s me in the simulation Moustache website. I’ve started. Get sponsoring (please!)
