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Radio CCC
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Double Olympic gold for Tunbridge Wells skier
A Tunbridge Wells resident has won two gold medals at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Representing Team GB, Jane Andrews is currently taking part in the games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Jane, 35, has been an alpine skier for more than 20 years and in January 2012 won three gold medals at the Great Britain Nationals in Pila, Italy, in the Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super Giant Slalom categories.
“Special Olympics means a lot to me,” Jane says. “It has helped me realise my potential for doing Alpine Ski Racing. I never thought when I started out in this sport that I would have such opportunities for training and competition. I’ve seen great improvements in my skiing and I’ve grown in confidence.”
Jane trained for the 2013 World Winter Games at the Bowles Outdoor Pursuits Centre and Bromley Ski Centre, as well as attending regular gym sessions at the fitness centre in St. Johns, Tunbridge Wells.
Jane works at Sainsbury’s in Tunbridge Wells and is an active member at St Matthew’s Church in High Brooms, where she volunteers her time as a Sunday School assistant and serves as a member of the Welcome and Ministry Team which helps lead worship once a month.
“Special Olympics has changed my life immensely,” Jane comments. “I’ve become a more confident skier, I’ve made new friends and I’ve developed my skiing further by training and taking part in competitions here in the UK and abroad.”
More than 100 nations participated in the event in South Korea, with 2,800 athletes with intellectual disabilities taking part.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas timing
If, like me, you’re working on Christmas Eve and feeling a
little hard done by, it’s a good time to consider that it’s actually not all
that bad.
This morning, I was reading a host of Twitter posts from
disgruntled employees, bleating blithely about having to work on Christmas Eve.
I won’t repeat some of the choice language, but you get the idea. Then I came
across the following Tweet from @DS_Rosser – a Brighton based Detective
Sergeant, who specialises in hostage and crisis negotiations.
It read: “Been up on Beachy Head and it’s proper dark and
proper wet. Negotiated with female in distress clinging to the face of the
cliff. Female wasn’t engaging with uniformed officers and generally sat in
silence. Suicide notes left, goodbye texts typed…. Eventually managed to get
her to come away from the edge for some help. As we were walking away she gave
me some lovely customer feedback. Feedback that I’ll never forget….she looked
at me and said: “You need to work on your technique, seriously…”
It hammered home that there are amazing people out there,
who deal with life or death situations on a daily basis. Not just DS Rosser,
but the armed forces, nurses and so on. These people are rarely appreciated
until they make an impact on your own life.
On the other side, DS Rosser’s straightforward explanation –
clinical almost – reveals how he must have to ‘close off’ to such intense
situations. Faced with that poor woman literally hanging on to life by her
fingertips, called for immense courage and confidence. Feelings rule so many
people’s lives, with sadness and loneliness being the ones that too often drag
the sufferer into despair.
So what do you say to someone who has chosen to give up on
life, has no more words to say and has already written her goodbyes? How do you
pull someone away from the brink of suicide? Whatever DS Rosser said, worked –
to the extent that she even joked with him afterwards. Perhaps, it wasn’t what
he said, but the fact that he gave up his time and took the trouble to listen
and to talk.
Loneliness at this time of year can intensify for those who
have nobody to talk to and nobody to listen. Surrounded by everyone asking: “So
how are you spending Christmas day?” and sharing details of family
get-togethers, those who are on their own must feel as if Christmas is a
punishment, rather than a time of celebration. It’s a cliché, but as clichés
go, it’s a good one: but if you can spare a thought for someone on their own
this Christmas, please try and do what you can to help. A few words and little
acts of kindness can have an immeasurable impact on a lost soul.
I’m reminded of a Tweet I posted in October, that praised
the humble art of letter writing. A retired man was going through his loft and
found some old school books. Flicking through, he suddenly remembered one of
his favourite teachers. He managed to track down her contact details and, on a
whim, sent her a letter, thanking her for all she had done. Because she was one
of the most popular teachers at his school, his letter began: “I expect you get
this all the time, but…”
Within a few days he received a letter from his teacher,
which read: “Dear Willie: I cannot tell you how much your note meant to me. I’m
in my 80s and live alone in a small room, lonely like the last leaf of summer,
lingering behind. You’ll be interested to know that I taught at the school for
50 years and yours is the first note of appreciation I have ever received. It
came on a cold, blue morning and it cheered me as nothing has in many years.”
A simple letter can mean the world to someone who feels
undervalued. Time is precious and it’s easy to get dragged into the
pre-Christmas sprint. But even a few moments spared to give someone a kind word
can lift the lowest of the low. Take a moment to think of someone who will be
on their own this Christmas. It may not be the first person you think of – not necessarily
a relative or friend. What about that guy that goes in the pub that everyone
ridicules? Or the one in Sainsbury’s who everyone thinks is ‘a bit odd’? Or the
‘quiet one’ in the office?
The best Christmas present you can give this year is a
little bit of your time to touch someone’s heart.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Feeling Prudence's "Babas"
Oo-er missus...
Sorry, if you've come here searching for filthy naughtiness, you'll be sorely disappointed. It's just a quick mashup, delightfully named "Feeling Prudence's 'Babas'".
Boston - More Than a Feeling Beatles - Dear Prudence The Who - Baba O'Riley
Hope you enjoy!
Image courtesy of BigSammy
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Chicken Shout video
Video mashup artist BorisB 2012 has created a video for my 2005 track ‘Chicken Shout’. It features Lulu’s Shout, The Bees’ Chicken Payback and U2’s Vertigo.
Warning – the video contains strobe lighting.
Video mashup artist BorisB 2012 has created a video for my 2005 track ‘Chicken Shout’. It features Lulu’s Shout, The Bees’ Chicken Payback and U2’s Vertigo.
Warning – the video contains strobe lighting.
CCC - Chicken Shout (mashup) from BorisB High Def on Vimeo.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Oh Renee
A new track from the forthcoming Abbey Road / Motown mash; Beatles: Oh Darling / Four Tops: Walk Away Renee...
ccc Oh Renee by ccc1
A new track from the forthcoming Abbey Road / Motown mash; Beatles: Oh Darling / Four Tops: Walk Away Renee...
ccc Oh Renee by ccc1
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Kelly Watch the Hole and She's Slipping from Cracked Pepper are both getting regular airplay on Beatles Radio. Nice!
Here's a link, but beware ... It's very addictive ... When you know what Dr Robert is about to announce you know you're listening too much. http://www.beatlesradio.com
Here's a link, but beware ... It's very addictive ... When you know what Dr Robert is about to announce you know you're listening too much. http://www.beatlesradio.com
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
More BBC 'stereo' BBC mixes...
Taking separate BBC session performances and mixing them together to create new 'stereo' recordings.
A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
I Gotta Find My Baby
Glad All Over
Hippy Hippy Shake
I Got a Woman
Sure To Fall
Taking separate BBC session performances and mixing them together to create new 'stereo' recordings.
A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
I Gotta Find My Baby
Glad All Over
Hippy Hippy Shake
I Got a Woman
Sure To Fall
Monday, July 04, 2011
Memphis ... A BBC stereo performance ...
Well, almost. I took two separate perfomances of the track and synced them. Took a lot longer than you'd think - but I like the effect.
Well, almost. I took two separate perfomances of the track and synced them. Took a lot longer than you'd think - but I like the effect.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Maxwell Baby
Another Tamla / Abbey Road mash - featuring Maxwell's Silver Hammer and The Supremes' Baby Love.
Click here.
Maxwell Baby by ccc1
Another Tamla / Abbey Road mash - featuring Maxwell's Silver Hammer and The Supremes' Baby Love.
Click here.
Maxwell Baby by ccc1
Monday, September 20, 2010
If I Let You Down
Beatles: Don't Let Me Down
Gladys Knight & The Pips: If I Were Your Woman
A bit of a diversion from my Abbey Road / Motown mash album, this Gladys track was always going to be used somehow, someway, anyway. It didn't fit with any Abbey Road tracks, but then I heard John singing Don't Let Me Down and it just made itself from thereon.
Click here.
Beatles: Don't Let Me Down
Gladys Knight & The Pips: If I Were Your Woman
A bit of a diversion from my Abbey Road / Motown mash album, this Gladys track was always going to be used somehow, someway, anyway. It didn't fit with any Abbey Road tracks, but then I heard John singing Don't Let Me Down and it just made itself from thereon.
Click here.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
25 Miles To The End
Well a couple of experimental mash ups seem to have evolved into a fully fledged new album - Abbey Road mashed with Motown tracks.
This will be the (almost) last track on the album - and is a mash of The End with Edwin Starr's 25 Miles (plus a few whoops and bleats from Back In The USSR).
Enjoy.
25 Miles To The End by ccc1
Well a couple of experimental mash ups seem to have evolved into a fully fledged new album - Abbey Road mashed with Motown tracks.
This will be the (almost) last track on the album - and is a mash of The End with Edwin Starr's 25 Miles (plus a few whoops and bleats from Back In The USSR).
Enjoy.
25 Miles To The End by ccc1
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Clavinet Together
Beatles: Come Together
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
As you can probably guess, there's a definite Abbey Road / Tamla Motown theme emerging...
Clavinet Together by ccc1
Beatles: Come Together
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
As you can probably guess, there's a definite Abbey Road / Tamla Motown theme emerging...
Clavinet Together by ccc1
Sunday, August 01, 2010
What's Ringo On?
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On?
The Beatles: Octupus's Garden
The Beatles: I Am The Walrus
Click here.
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On?
The Beatles: Octupus's Garden
The Beatles: I Am The Walrus
Click here.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Hello strangers.
Well, I haven't been around much have I? So - if there's anyone still out there - have a brand new mash, I Don't Wanna Leave Her Now.
Beatles: Something
Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Click here.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Whatever your opinion of the man, he could do a real slip, slidy moonwalk...
Anyway, here's a couple of my old Jacko mashes. I didn't realise that I'd actually used MJ for quite a few of my mashes. So embedded was he in our psyche, that it might take a while before we appreciate what an impact he had to our lives. He's just always been there.
Anyway - here we go: I Want Pity & You Make Me Feel Lovely.
I Want Pity
You Make Me Feel Lovely
Anyway, here's a couple of my old Jacko mashes. I didn't realise that I'd actually used MJ for quite a few of my mashes. So embedded was he in our psyche, that it might take a while before we appreciate what an impact he had to our lives. He's just always been there.
Anyway - here we go: I Want Pity & You Make Me Feel Lovely.
I Want Pity
You Make Me Feel Lovely
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Sorry for the lack of updates.
To make up for it, here are some videos of my tracks. Some created by me, some created by interweb bods.
Psychesmellica
Walrus Confusion
Man Alive
Lust Train
Blue Betty
Strawberry Mash
Sleeping
Rush of Love
That's All Yellow
Nowhere to Turn
To make up for it, here are some videos of my tracks. Some created by me, some created by interweb bods.
Psychesmellica
Walrus Confusion
Man Alive
Lust Train
Blue Betty
Strawberry Mash
Sleeping
Rush of Love
That's All Yellow
Nowhere to Turn
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Sorry for the delay, Cracked Pepper is almost complete but blame a certain internet provider for the lack of internet activity...
However, thanks to your enthusiasm, I can't resist posting a few preview tracks.
1) Kelly Watch The Hole
2) She's Slipping
3) It's Far Too Late
Go here: http://www.myspace.com/cccmashups
Enjoy!
However, thanks to your enthusiasm, I can't resist posting a few preview tracks.
1) Kelly Watch The Hole
2) She's Slipping
3) It's Far Too Late
Go here: http://www.myspace.com/cccmashups
Enjoy!
Saturday, June 02, 2007
As you may have gathered, June 1st is upon us and Cracked Pepper is not online.
Patience dear reader. There have been delays (not least due to the uselessness of a certain internet provider) but these tracks will be worth the wait.
Cracked Pepper pisses on Revolved from a great height and I can't wait to get everything online.
Keep an eye out as I will be uploading odds and ends over the coming weeks...
ccc
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Happy Christmas!
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done...?
Well, I've has a quiet year in mash terms, but in 'real-life' I recently got married to the love of my life and it's inspired me to finish off a couple of projects for next year. Both are B**tl*s related - and both will be full albums...
Until then, have a couple of my Christmas mashes to dip into your cranberry turkey at a wishbone-pulling 320.
Body Sleighin'
From 'We Wish You A Merry Christmash' (Half Inch Recordings HI010)
Available from HMV
and
Uptroika
Click here for tracks
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done...?
Well, I've has a quiet year in mash terms, but in 'real-life' I recently got married to the love of my life and it's inspired me to finish off a couple of projects for next year. Both are B**tl*s related - and both will be full albums...
Until then, have a couple of my Christmas mashes to dip into your cranberry turkey at a wishbone-pulling 320.
Body Sleighin'
From 'We Wish You A Merry Christmash' (Half Inch Recordings HI010)
Available from HMV
and
Uptroika
Click here for tracks
Monday, August 28, 2006
That difficult 'best of' album.
Sixteen tracks, all remastered and available - for the first time - at 320kbps.
01 One of These Heatwaves
02 Puppet Rock
03 Chicken Shout
04 Lust Train
05 Psychesmellica
06 Music Shaped
07 Man Alive
08 Go Go Go
09 Shake Your Grapes
10 Walrus Confusion
11 You Make Me Feel Lovely
12 Everlasting Enemy
13 I Want Pity
14 Tom's Investigations
15 La Fool D'Argent
16 Stand By Me
Click here for tracks
Click here for artwork
Friday, July 07, 2006
***NEW***
Watch the video for 'Lust Train'
here
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PLUS -
A Review of the 'Mash it up' art exhibition in San Antonio (details below)
here
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Watch the video for 'Lust Train'
here
*******
PLUS -
A Review of the 'Mash it up' art exhibition in San Antonio (details below)
here
*******
