Plot 109a

The Pie Tribe have acquired an Allotment Plot, a 1/2 plot to be precise. Over the Bank Holiday despite the weather work started on the overgrown jungle that is Plot 109a!

So far 40+ house bricks, 2 Sandstone Cornerstones, a pair of socks, a pair of trainers, a jumper, several bits of metal, money box ( Nothing in it!), rocks, weeds ........ have been unearthed. progress is slow but strangely rewarding?

Clannad/Sephira

Mr & Mrs Pieman had an outing together to see Clannad in concert at the Philharmonic in Liverpool. Although a bit of a dash we made it just in time to take our seats not knowing there was a support the ethereal Sephira also from Ireland. There were ok, not brilliant.

Unfortunately the Pieman's ears are causing problems and appreciation of fine music or bad music for that matter is quite difficult at the moment. This may be due to a distinct lack of Pie in the Pieman's diet of recent weeks however medical opinion currently disagrees.


The highlight of the evening though was seeing friends Colin and Gilly who had also travelled to see the celtic folkies in action. The Philharmonic was excellent as ever and is becoming a definite favourite venue. Clannad were at the end of a short UK tour and played for nearly two hours with a mix of well known stuff and not so known. Excellent 10 strong band with everybody contributing two more ways either vocally or instrumentally.

Penalty Woe

The Pieman travelled to Goodison in high spirits ( and full of Man flu) to see the return leg of the mighty blues european adventure. The toffeemen were excellent and absolutely battered the Italians for nearly the whole match.

A superb goal by Arteta levelled the tie 2-2, eventually going to extra time and then the dreaded penaties. A great evening spoilt by the luck of penaties. The atmosphere was tremendous but not helped by the Fiorentina fans who were useless compared to the SK Brann fans from the previous round.

Many thanks to the Dragonslayer for securing tickets.

Probably the Best Fans Ever

The Dragonslayer and Pieman headed for Goodison Park this week to see the second leg of Everton's latest European adventure. The opposition was Norwegian champions SK Brann from Bergen.

With a 2-0 lead from the first leg the Toffees were in a commanding position although they started quite tentatively with lots of perspiration but little inspiration. Eventually though the breakthrough came with a Yak goal. By half time it was 3-0. A couple of changes after the break did nothing to stop a goal feast for the Yak in particular with the game ending 6-1 and 8-1 on aggregate. However The Pieman will always remember the game for the away supporters from SK Brann.

They were absolutely Brilliant. Noisy, funny, and determined to enjoy themselves come what may. They had a vast repertoire of songs, chants and noises. Much to our shame they were Bi lingual with a heavy dose of English language songs. They had researched us and came up with some Liverpool songs and a huge banner declaring "Just a little club from Kirkby", Cheeky .............

The second half was the one the funniest matches I have ever been to. The SK Brann fans were an entertainment in themselves. At the recent league Cup semi-final with twice as many supporters and a much closer match, Chelsea they were pathetic in comparison.

Bring on Fiorentina!!

Heaven On Earth

Taking advantage of the recent excellent weather and half term the Pie Tribe headed out to North Wales for the day. Heading first for the Welsh National Slate Museum at Llanberis.

Situated next to the lake and close to Dinorwig Power Station the Museum is free to enter with plenty to do and on this occasion with the added bonus of a model railway exhibition taking place also free to wander round.

After this it was off up the Llanberis Pass to Pen-y-Pass and turn down to Nantgwynant stopping briefly to enjoy the view from the car Park over Llyn Gwynant, Snowdon and the New Cafe!

From here we made our way down to Beddgelert (The Most Beautiful Place in the world?) which was pleasantly quiet considering the glorious weather. With the impending completion of the railway line Beddgelert will be a lot busier. Ice cream, boot buying and strolling around was the order of the day with the time we had. No pies spotted but the thought of a simmering stew left on the go at home kept us going and we eventually headed back home through Betws-y-Coed.

Gathering Part 2 (Electric)

The Saturday evening of the Gathering at the The Arena, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, N Wales was excellent. The evening started with the support band Westway led by original Alarm bassist Eddie Mcdonald who play (For charitable reasons only) music of the Clash which got the audience in the right mood for the main event Mr Mike Peters & Co.

THE OPENINGTHREE SEVENS CLASHWHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE?MY TOWNFIGHTBACKABSOLUTE REALITYTHE ALARM CALLINGTHE DECEIVERWAR SONGI NEVER LEFT I ONLY WENT AWAYCEASE AND DESISTHIGHER CALLBLAZE OF GLORYACOUSTIC STAGE[In the middle of the venue!!!]BREATHERIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED FROMCLOSE21ST CENTURYELECTRIC STAGEONE STEP CLOSER TO HOMEKNIFE EDGESOLD ME DOWN THE RIVERDRUNK AND DISORDERLYTRAFFICKINGSUPERCHANNELSTRENGTHRAIN IN THE SUMMERTIMEWITHOUT A FIGHTRESCUE MESIXTY EIGHT GUNSENCORE 1DEESIDETHE STAND[INC.THE CHANT HAS JUST BEGUN]MARCHING ONENCORE 245 RPM NEW ROSEBOREDOMGOD SAVE THE QUEENSHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER45 RPM [REPRISE]SPIRIT OF '76LOVE HOPE STRENGTHSet length: 3 Hours [39 SONGS]

Brilliant apart from the fact that four hours of standing on a concrete floor plays havoc with the Pieman and his highly toned physique! New Tunes, Old Tunes and lots of noise. One the highlights was the move to acoustic stage in the middle of the set and some fine tunes therein. The liquid refreshment was overpriced as usual but the venue is very good and the parking excellent. No sign of theTrain driver and apologises to the Viking on the rock during the performance of " The Rock".

Gathering Part 1 (Acoustic)

As is our custom we headed for Llandudno last Friday for the first night of the Alarm/Mike Peters Gathering. The first night as ever was in the round and completely acoustic.

LOVE HOPE & STRENGTHUNSAFE BUILDINGSHOUT TO THE DEVILREASON 41FOR FREEDOMACROSS THE BORDERTELL MEWHAT KIND OF HELLSECOND GENERATIONDAWN CHORUSONLY THE THUNDERWALK FOREVER BY MY SIDEMAJORITYHALLOWED GROUNDSHELTERPERMANENCE IN CHANGEPRESENCE OF LOVEEYE OF THE HURRICANETHE ROCKLOVE DON’T COME EASYCHANGE IINO FRONTIERS B HARPHOW THE MIGHTY FALLCORRIDORS OF POWERA NEW SOUTH WALESTHE WIND BLOWS AWAY MY WORDSMOMENTS IN TIMEMARCHING ONWHERE WERE YOU HIDING?SIXTY EIGHT GUNSABSOLUTE REALITYBLAZE OF GLORYMOMENTS IN TIME[REPRISE]Set Length 2:15 [33 SONGS]

An excellent evening with some outings for a number of rarely played old songs and an absolutely cracking updated version of one the pieman's favourites "Across The Border".

Hit And Run

Along with the Pieman and the Dragonslayer, new England manager Fabio Capello went to see the mighty Blues be robbed by Chelsea in the second leg of the Carling Cup Semi-final.

As he arrived he nearly ran over the Pie Munching duo as they entered the ground! The atmosphere was fantastic, reminescent of the European Cup Winners Cup Semi final match against Bayern Munich. Unfortunately the reault was not to be the same this time.

Ups and Downs Of Shed Life

Saturday presented us with an opportunity to visit our good friends in Madeley, Stafordshire who as you can see live in a shed in need of repair.


An excellent time was spent catching up on news, exchanging presents, laughing with Mark & Judith Shed not forgetting Thomas, Samuel and Matthew Shed. Pleased to see Judith shed is making good progress after pre christmas surgery and hopefully will be back to fine form asap.

That was the good and the bad was the the afternoon spent at the stadium of incredulity as the mighty Everton succumbed to the the dogged resistance of 1st Division Oldham Athletic in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. A perfect day spoilt by one piece of skill the like of which nobody from Oldham will see for a long time. As we arrived the omens were not good. The match kick off had been delayed for 1/2 an hour as Goodison Park Road was closed for fire engines to attend an on fire Chip shop.

The game itself was frustrating to say the least with Everton battering Oldham but with little effect. The Yak was brought on towards the end but it wasn't to be. Frustrations boiled over at the end of the match with scuffles between Everton fans. You can tell how bad it was when that starts happening.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to one and all from the Pie Tribe. In an effort to overcome the indulgencies of the festive period a stroll along the beach was prescribed.

New Year's eve had seen the pie tribe at an all you can eat restaurant buffet which for some is always a recipe for disaster. So off to New Brighton beach to walk off the excess. Along the way we bumped into Mrs Pieman colleague with husband, Fiona & Johno Lindt.

An agreeable time was had by all before heading home for the beached whale on the sofa impression and dreams of Pies.