Now then! Tuesday sure comes around fast these days. Time for another one of these. Hope you're all well. Here's yer block. Eat it!

Only one new contact this week, i've been very busy work-wise AND socially <hic>, but plenty in the pipeline and plenty to come hopefully. Ello CATHERINE STYRING!! May your inbox ne'er be the same!

I keep bumping into choir people since i started this, it's dead weird. JJ THREE times, Jez Perkins, then today, McDonalds in Birstall, up pops Colin Powell. Belter! Good to see you Colin. Wondering who's gonna pop up next...

Keep contacts etc coming in - Remember anything is better than nothing. Thanx to Joanna Hobson for a lead on Lynn Cartwright AND Clare Castle, Kate Arnold is dealing with the Miller dynasty, Kath Wildman is dealing with Alex Uff and Jo Armitage got Catherine Styring for me. Keep 'em coming!

Steve Richards, Claire Ackroyd and Lee Birmingham all have pix, memntoes etc from the choir's past, so expect to see 'em in the youth Choir section soon. Send your pix etc my way, i'll do the rest - JPEG's and GIF's only please. Alternatively, post them to me at 18 Carr St, Marsh, Huddersfield, HD3 4BW and i'll sort them and get them back to you - Dont forget to include a return address.

Katy Heyes asked me to put out an SOS on the recordings we made all those years back. Anyone got spare copies - preferably CD - Available of ANY of them? Let me know. Katy, and maybe others too, is interested in getting hold of them. Alternatively if someone has a CD Writer, let me know and we could upload them into a download site and let everyone who wants 'em download them.

NO-ONE answered my idea about setting up a choir band/group. I wasn't p*ss*ng about! Maybe it was a bad idea!!

Anyone in this list that hasn't mailed me yet, please drop me a quickie - I'm paranoid about clogging your inboxes, but if i dont hear from you, i dont know if youre getting me mails! This also applies to anyone who hasnt mailed since they got in touch thru friendsreunited. It won't take a minute - Just type "Boll*cks" or something!

Add yerselves to the youth Choir section if you havent already - It's still growing! To access it, log on to www.friendsreunited.co.uk (if you're not registered, your e mail address and a suitable password you can remember will get you in) then click on "Teams/clubs", then "north" and finally search on "Huddersfield Choral Youth Choir". Once there, aswell as the large name list, there's a cracking photo section and message board. Enjoy! Let me know if you're stuck.

18 days 'til the Premiership starts. Thank f***. Withdrawal symptoms getting bad. Papers reckon Leeds are going DOWN this season. Hope they're wrong.

Ok, enuff of that. MORE of THIS.

This weeks SOS. MALE = Gareth Dickinson. Gareth is famed for coming to a rehearsal in a bow-tie, and for looking like Chris Waddle 'til he got his hair cut. Top man though. Know where he is or where his gaff is? Let me know! FEMALE = Frances Raper. The unfortunately surnamed Fran was apparently sound, but i dont remember her. However, she DID exist so let me know if you know where she is. Nice 1.

USELESS FACTS OF OUR TIME. PART 6.

Nigel Keenans name, when spelt backwards in Cantonese, translates as "delicious chicken danglies"

MEMORY OF THE WEEK.

Tim shorts array of flourescent cycling equipment was a joy to behold. Tim nearlly always cycled to choir, and his green, orange and sometime PINK shorts etc brightened many a dull winters neet. One week, when the lights failed, Tim attached himself to the ceiling in his famous flourescent attire. And presto! Then there was light.

PERSON OF THE WEEK.

Kath Wildman gets this weeks gong for painstakingly seeking out Mr Uff. She got a hunch about his sister (there can't be many Uff's out there!), found her, and is close to netting Alex. Kath is also credited with getting me into hardcore dance and trance top choons many moons ago. Raise your glass to this woman!

10 DODGY CHOIR RELATIONSHIPS. PART 6. Malcolm Fewster and Briony Lawton.

Again, not dodgy individually but as a couple they made very interesting viewing. 7ft 9" country bumpkin Malcolm and ickle refined Briony. Belter. Apparenetly, Malcolm used to milk his dads cows whilst Briony sang a poem about 'em...

ANAGRAM OF THE WEEK. "MISTER IAN RAFFERTY" / My f*rts tire in fear

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KENNETH ROTHERY. PART 6.

Hapless Ken inadvertently became Kirklees Karate Champ in 1986. Whilst attending an event in Honley, poor Ken's head started playing "Flight of the bumblebee" which he instantly began to conduct. Flailing arms, shaking head etc left the crowd dumbstruck and rather confused. However, at the final note, Kens hand came crashing down violently, straight onto FIFTEEN bricks, cutting through them like a knife through Flora. And Ken was crowned champ. He broke his hand in 27 places, though (the left one, luckily)

CLASSIC REHEARSAL OCCURENCES. PART 6.

This would be the time a fella called Ewan Hill joined us. Ewan was 16 but looked about 46, and he seemed to think, because he WAS quite talented musically, that he could have free reign of all the pianos at Waverley House before each rehearsal. Which used to get on everyone's t*ts. David Hartley finally gave him a massive b*ll*cking. Ewan is ALSO famous for his rib-tickling Stevie Wonder impression as the keyboard player (what a surprise!) in "THE BAND" at the Members Own in 1992. Minus the dreadlocks, his head swaying, eyes shut and grimacing had us all in stitches. SAD.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK. Last weeks answer was that the S*x Pistols supported Adam Ant's first gig, and his real name was Stuart Goddard. This is turning into the "beat Tim Short" competition for it was Tim who was first in again on both counts. Nice 1! See if you can beat him THIS week. What colour socks does Elton John wear on Fridays? Only joking. This weeks proper question. Which Youth choir member performed a solo DANCE at the Members Own Concert - The ONLY member ever to do so. First in gets a Flashdance Video, a quarter of sherbet lemons and David Hartley's unused Right Guard. There's a bonus prize of a Pomegranate for the 1st to tell me what colour leotard she wore! Good luck.

TOP 10 SONGS FROM THE YOUTH CHOIR REPERTOIRE. 5. "God so loved the world"

I had more ripples up me spine the first time we sang this than i did when U2 played Live Aid or when Leeds beat Man U last season. Quality stuff. The best 4-part harmony i can recall - Anyone know the arranger/composer? My mum CRIED whenever we sang it at a concert. Bless 'er.

DISH OF THE WEEK. As a starter, please enjoy the wickedly soulful delights of "You are the universe" by Brand New Heavies, guaranteed to bust a few buttons. your main course tonight is the cheesy 80's reggae masterpiece "Never gonna give you up" by Musical Youth. ("WICKED"). Soother yerselves with a dessert of "stay on these roads" by A-HA, and wash the lost down with tonights excellent wine, "Digital love" on the Daft Punk label. Any room for coffee? Try it - "Stay together for the kids" by Blink 182, another of Gods finest moments. Tonights Wildman special is "Awakenings" by Rank 1, which is absolutely top banana. Please enjoy your meals.

Joke of the week. Apologies to the blondes amongst us. A blonde walks into a drapers store and says "I'd like a curtain the size of my PC screen please". The assistant frowns and says "Thats a little difficult madam and, in any case, wouldnt it be a bit pointless?". The blonde replies "DUR... I've got Windows..." yo ho ho

* NEW SERIES * HANDY HINTS

"Don't waste money on expensive binoculars. Simply stand closer to what you want to look at"

* NEW SERIES * PIC OF THE WEEK

See the attachment. You get one every week. If you're good!

Ok, nearlly done. Hope y'enjoyed. Keep contacts, stuff for this mail, website stuff, ANYTHING coming my way - Especially ideas for WHERE you'd like the reunion to be and anything you'd like AT the reunion - Dancefloor, Karaoke (!), food etc - Let me know, and i'll do the rest!

you know where i am, and i'm here every neet! Look after yerselves, and keep in touch!

Adios

Dave

www.hcsyc.co.uk