Biomechanics Summer School 2011, Who's Going?

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My lovely wife, Pam, and I will be heading off to Manchester a week from today for the 2011 Biomechanics Summer School where I know I will be seeing my friends Simon Spooner, Craig Payne and Trevor Prior. I'm also looking forward to hopefully meeting some of the contributors to Podiatry Arena who I have never met in person before. Be sure to introduce yourself to me at the seminar since many of you seem like old friends, even though I have never met you before.

Who's going?

 

See y'all next Thursday.

 

I am very, very reluctantly going to have to miss this one. My good lady is going into hospital that day. Nothing serious (I hope) but "hey hon, hope it goes well, see you in a few days" is a sentence which would end in the resounding clang of frying pan against skull.

Y'all have a beer for me.

 

I`m afraid I can`t make it this year either, Kevin. Hope it goes well for all speakers and attendees alike.

Cheers,
Bel

 

boo, hiss, boo.

 

I know. Pitiful excuse

 

That's a pity, I was all set to order you up an "....it depends" t-shirt! Guess I'll just have to sport that one myself then

Robin

 

Not I said the blind man to the deaf dog.

 

Yep. I'll be there. Also a chance to nip up the road to see Mum and Dad, which doesn't happen often enough. Whilst I can't fill Robs shoes I might manage his drinks

 

I'll be there too - looking forward to it!

 

Thursday night. Bar at the Hilton. Done.

 

http://www.muzu.tv/cherryredrecords/cud-manchester-music-video/55487

Manchester
This song was never actually officially released, but was performed live and captured on video for the When at Home, Film Me release on Jettisoundz. It seemed bizarre at the time that a Cud video was released on Jettisoundz who were more interested in punk and rockabilly stuff, but there you go, takes all sorts.

The ‘Editor’ in question in the editor of the NME.
“Voice of the World” is the motto of Orange amplification, amp of choice for Mike Dunphy.
George Kay is the lyric rhyming catalogue used by Carl!
The ‘particular sacred cow’ is a reference to Manchester band The Inspiral Carpets who used a cow as their logo.

This is the story,
The Imaginary story,
This is the story of the voice of the world,
This is a story that must be told,
But I don't know where to begin,
Take it from me this boy's on the level,
He's got a rudimentary sense of wordplay,
He's got a torn and tattered first edition of George Kay,
Are you a 'ployer', or are you a 'player'?

Where would we be now?
If we came from Manchester town?

It was two years ago,
When my story begins,
When a voice sought me out,
And I started to sing,
I screamed at the foe "Won't you give me a hand?
We speak the same language but I don't understand",
I've always known the why's,
But I've never known the how,
And there's an awful lot of where,
For that particular sacred cow,
A man I'm on good terms with says "the staff are all handpicked",
Seems to be common knowledge that the editor is arse-licked.

Where would we be now?
If we came from Manchester town?

I don't want to linger any longer,
I'm a write write writer, not a wrong wrong wronger,
I don't want to linger any longer,
I'm a sing sing singer not a song song songer.

Where would we be now?
If we came from Manchester town?

 

I would LOVE to be attending this but it's just a bit too far away for me to be able to go this year. Must move to the mainland, it would be a lot easier!!!

 

We get in Thurs AM ... not staying at the Hilton - as despite what they claim on the webiste, they are NOT family friendly and I have the Arena'ettes in tow; we staying around the corner @ Jury's Inn.

For anyone staying at the Hilton, can I "borrow" your room number to use the Hilton's gym? The Jury no have one!

 

Looking forward to it, should be a great conference!

Craig, I'm at Hilton on Thursday. Not much of a gym guy so feel free to use my room number. Don't know what it is yet! get in contact when you get there and the gym's yours.

Neil

 

I will call you mid-late afternoon on the Thursday unless we get bogged down - what time you getting in?

 

Hi Craig
I'm at the Jury's Inn as well. Not sure that is good news for you or not! Still at least I can help you stagger back after a drink or two.

 

Oh no! .... I have the Mrs and Arena'ettes in tow, so that ain't going to happen!

 

Craig:

Looking forward to meeting the twins at last and seeing Mimi again. I'll let you into the gym on my card if possible since I'll probably be going for a run, as usual, in the AM before the lectures begin.

Looks like a great conference.

 

Here you go Kevin, this is a website a friend of mine set up (I helped with the concept and naming )

Punch in the postcode for the Manchester Hilton. http://www.city-runs.co.uk/

Needless to say, anyone is welcome to use my gym pass, and I won't be joining Kevin on his run. Rather, I shall be eating a fat-boy and listening to the Stone Roses. Oh and laughing at Griffith eating his five a day in one helping.

 

Rise up through the hills for 15 days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqlGOrDGZE4&feature=related

album version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSD11dnphg0

Loved them, even played 2nd coming the other day well other week.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgGTQgvCPOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BfnXX7EvhM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYmRsaF4gAE&feature=related

see if you can spot me in the crowd on this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mpBD1Gi_0E&NR=1&feature=fvwp

 

Good to hear you'll be hitting the Hilton gym - I will need a spotter

I like to get the gym/swim/fruit and all the other healthy nonsense I subscribe to out of the way by breakfast time... leaves the rest of the day for junk food and courvoisier.

 

My Mrs. will spot for you Griff. What are you benching these days?

Sing this with me: "You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, You don't make friends with salad, ad infinitum.

Come introduce yourself to me, I'll be the one eating lard and smoking.

BTW, if you are up in time to swim and gym before breakfast, you can call me Simon Van Spooner, Griff.

Yeah, that'll be the fly in the ointment, sand in the vaseline etc.

 

Is anyone going to the welcome do?

 

What welcome do?

 

I may have it mixed up. There is a Friday evening complementary dinner which is what really meant.

 

Will be at that. "Complimentary dinner"; is that a plate of food that tells me how handsome and clever I'm not? Your choice of outfit tonight is spot on Dr Spooner, you look just like Russell Brand 'Koff, Griff.

 

You won't catch me passing up free food. I'm there.

If only to see how Spooner has interpreted 'smart-casual' this time.

 

"If only to see how Spooner has interpreted 'smart-casual' this time"

He scrubbed up well for the great orthotic debate

 

"Rock star" as ever. Will you be coming as Craig Tanner again or as your dad this time (same outfit- right?)?

 

You obviously haven't seen the big dog in "party" mode Ian...

 

Looks like I'm going to be very fortunate to be lecturing with Dr. Spooner again since the man looks like he is traveling around the world lecturing.......Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Florida.....when will he stop!!!

 

If all goes to plan, will be there at 10AM on the Thursday! Don't know room number yet.

 

I'm in, see you next weekend. :drinks

 

I woke up with gout this morning, consider me stopped. I say this morning, it was 1am, 2am, 3am etc. until 6.30am when it was getty up time.

For those who've never had the pleasure, let me tell you, it smarts... just a little.

Alison thinks its funny and ironic. I'm sure we can all laugh about it together next week- oh how you'll laugh. In the meantime... My left 1st MTPJ is throbbing like a blind cobblers thumb. BTW, If anyone fancies a fried breakfast, let me know, I'll crack and egg on it for you- over, easy anyone?

 

Is Room 101 alright for you Mr Smith? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_101

**** me my foot hurts. You know how some patients seem obsessed by their foot pain? Yeah.... **** me my foot hurts. Anyone got a no.10 blade? Seriously, I'd be quite happy to lob off my own big toe right now, seriously. No, seriously.


Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Feet are rubbish.

 

Too much rich living for you, Dr. Spooner. Seriously, the quickest way to rid yourself of the pain is to inject the joint intraarticularly with 1 cc of a short acting cortisone solution. Works wonders.:drinks

 

Unfortunately, I live in the UK and I'm not licensed to prescribe myself such new fangled wonder drugs like cortisone. Amputation is the only option available which makes any sense to me right now.:morning:

 

Simon, come and see me and I'll do it for you...cash job!