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A message from
John
In the
last month we had a bit of a rollercoaster ride with Dad being taken very seriously
ill. During that time we were completely overwhelmed by the love, thoughts,
prayers and energy given by friends and my brilliant and loving Family. I had
a real dilemma about using facebook etc. On the one hand it can be used so trivially
for some absolute crap, but on the other hand I felt it was the only way to
keep so many important and close people updated and it really worked. This was
the good side to social media.
We received
so many lovely wishes and I could read them to dad..and just over two weeks
ago, he woke up and has made a miracle recovery & I don't use the word miracle
lightly. No one can really explain how dad has made such a strong & quick
recovery from where he was a month ago. Except that is to say; dads own strength
and will power to fight, the great care and skill of the brilliant nurses and
doctors in ITU at St Helliers Hospital & those positive vibes, wishes, messages
and prayers from so many of you.
So simply
and with all my heart THANK YOU. I have the biggest reasons to be cheerful,
my family and friends xx
About
the site:
Hopefully the side bar is self explanatory. All updates are added to my 'What's
New' which can always be found on the navigation bar.
- My
Blog has rantings and ravings about various things often responding to
things I see and do.
- My pictures
are now embedded below or you can see them in there
full glory here at Flickr
- Our
Music is The Big Red Bambino CD 'Up Your Day' - an ideal stocking filler
this christmas, oh Mrs!
- Twitter
for short n quick updates
- MySpace
I use less frequently than the others but it's up and going.
- Rockinmmended
has links to other useful sites related to both fun and work.
- The
Go Forum is a space for a local collective of Disabled People meeting,
campaigning & lobbying in Merton, but all are welcome to visit.
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- 25 August, 18.00 - A message of
thanks, see here
- 25 August, 1800 - Catch up on
RockinNews here
and the latest on RTBC,
here
- 25 August, 18.00 - Get your rockinpaddy
Tshirts, click
here
- 25 August, 18.00 - News on Go
Forums next Open Meeting, click
here
- 22 July, 15.30 - Rockintrivia
pays a visit to the Dragons Den, see
here
- 08 July, 23.00 - Some new piccys,
see here
- 11 May, 16.00 - Important &
Exciting News, Reasons
To Be Cheerful here
- 11 May, 16.30 - Site policy update,
see here
- 11 May, 16.30 - Go Forum dates
for the diary, click
here
- 11 May, 16.30 - New downloadable
training profile and page update, see
here
- 11 May, 16.30 - Upcoming gigs,
see here
- 28 April, 17.00 - Had a little
blog moment to say 'goodbye Mr Steen MP", read
here
- 28 April, 17.00 - Piccy updates,
click
here
- 30 March, 19.00 - Vote Ian Dury
as a legend, click
here
- 25 November, 22.30 - Finally caught
up with some new (and old) pictures, see
here
- 23 November, 14.30 - So What Is
Inclusion training dates announced for 2010, see
here
- 21 October, 18.00 - Details
of Go Forum Open Meeting & New Trustees elected, see
here
- 13 October, 15.00 - Two days after
the night before kinda blog, see
here
- 13 October, 12.00 - Go Forum AGM,
for details
click here
- 02 September, 14.00 - Some layout
changes (fonts mainly), see
here, here,
here
& here
- 02 September, 1400 - Extra useful
links on CIL article, updated
here
- 01 September, 23.30 - Latest news
on Merton CIL Development, click
here to read or listen
- 30 August, 16.00 - The Freedom
Ride cab Sessions partie deux, see
Prt2. here
- 22 August, 14.05 - Who's been
in the back of Barry's cab recently?,
see here
- 22 August, 14.00 - Summer news
& new site records set, see
here
- 20 July, 20.00 - from Abbeylfeale
to Albury to Athens, see
here
- 20 July, 20.00 - Latest blog now
up, click here to read
- 30 June, 23.00 - Picture from
our Irish gigs, see
here
- 14 June, 14.00 - Latest blog now
up, read it here
- 08 June, 16.00 - A few pictures
from Hyde Park gig yesterday, see
here
- 07 May, 22.00 - Latest & various
gig dates, see
here
- 28 April, 18.30 - My very first
fully edited short movie 'championeees', see
it here
- 28 April, 18.00 - NEW Twitter
feed to keep up with the latest rockinpaddy news, here
- 28 April, 18.00 - News update,
click here
- 27 April, 16.30 - After trouble
with my mobile phone, some old photo's, see
here
- 31 March, 21.00 - Who's been adding
a bit of class in the back of Barry's cab, see
here
- 20 February, 17.00 - The Freedom
Ride Cab Sessions, see
Prt 1. here
- 08 February, 14.00 - Who's been
playing rugby in the back of Barry's cab, see
here
- 17 November, 18.00 - Irish Obama
song recorded live, listen
here
- 16 November, 23.00 - Looking ahead
to some busy but fun times, see
here
- 16 Nov, 22.30 - Pictures now up
from latest Rockinpaddy gig, see
here
- 04 Nov, 20.00 - For those attending
the Equality Street Cabaret, click
here
- 23 August, 20.00 - Pedro's been
in it too, see
here
- 20 August, 18.30 - Remembering
Ronnie Drew at The Shamrock Dance hall,
see here
- 18 August, 17.00 - izzey Wizzie
Baz has been busy, Another
one in the back of his cab here
- 25 July, 16.00 - He's only picked
up another one!, See who's been in the
back of Barry's cab here
- 12 July, 20.00 - Piccys of a rainy
Elton concert & Fields of Lavender, click
here
- 04 July, 17.00 - Someone's been
in the back of Barry's Cab, click
here to see Whhooo!
- 04 July, 17.00 - Responce to guest
book entry from "A Friend", see
here
- 22 June, 00.38 - Rockinpaddy play
Godstonebury, see pictures
here
- 06 May, 23.00 - A rare gem gone,
sad news about Uncle
(Dr) Tom here
- 25 April, 21.30 - My Flick'r site
hits 7000, new piccys
here & news
here
- 14 April, 16.30 - New Survey to
find out about you rockinpeeps, see here
- 3 April, 22.00 - My Mate Davey
Boy, see
here
- 31 March, 22.00 - CIL Workshop
final report, see
here
- 31 March, 2200 - New old track
put up on player,
hear 'Family Tree' here
- 31 March 22.00 - Complaint about
lack of updates,
see news here
- 12 March, 23.00 - CIL workshop
flipchart notes up, see
here
- 15 Feb, 22.00 - New Pictures uploaded,
see here on my Flickr
site
- 15 Feb, 16.00 - CIL workshop updates,
see here
- 14 Feb, 21.30 - Centre for Independent
Living Workshop, latest
after workshop news here
- 03 Feb, 15.30 - Rockinpaddy gets
a whole page to himself in the local Guardian, see
here
- 03 Feb, 15.30 - My pictures updated,
see here
- 21 Jan, 18.00 - Putting People
First document, recommended by Robin Murray-Neill at DP Forum, see
here
- 13 Jan, 14.30 - He's worn the
same jeans now for four days long, See
here
- 5 Jan, 22.00 - Vote Glen, details
here
- 3 Jan, 16.00 - A little prayer
for the New Year for those far away,
see here
- 7 Dec, 14.00 - At last!! A decent
media player to hear BrBB's music, LISTEN
here
- 7 Dec, 14.00 - For my polish friends
on St Nicholas day, see
here
- 30 Nov, 16.00 - My heads fit to
burst so my Blogs taken a hammering, see
here
- 24 Nov, 15.30 - A tribute to Alan
Aubin, see here
- 10 Nov, 23.00 - More adventures
of Haydon, see
here
- 10 Nov, 22.00 - Haydon & Rockinpaddy
prepare for Junior Dons Christmas Party, see
here
- 10 Nov, 22.00 - Band page updated
with a few piccys and blurb, see
here
- 10 Nov, 22.00 - RockinDJ updated
with a few testimonials, see
here
- 16 Oct, 12.30 - Welcome to our
world Ansel, see
here
- 04 Oct, 18.00 - New Go Forum page,
see here
- 04 Oct, 18.00 - Goodbye to the
Disability Rights Commission, here
& Disability studies update, see
here
- 04 Oct, 18.00 - Hibby & The
Untrained Eskimo's & other new links, see
here
- 04 Oct, 18.00 - New pictures up
on Flick'r and updated
news see here.
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25 Sept,
22.00 - Elvis is alive and living in Abbeyfeale, see
here
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15 Sept,
21.00 - Various changes to home page see
above & tribute to Marc Bolan, see
here
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08 Sept,
2100 - Back from Ireland, new baby see
here & 2000 visitors on the counter, thank you.
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25 July,
03.05 - Independent Living/CIL research in progress, see
here
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20 July,
15.30 - Floods in SW20 added to Flickr,
see here
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19 July,
16.00 - Quotes added to disability studies, see
here
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18
July, 20.00 - Brighton Beach Boys & Mark Walker links
added
here
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11 July,
23.45 - Launch of new resource pack, see
here
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05 July,
23.00 - Over 4000 visitors to Rockinpaddy's Flickr site, see
news here
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04 July,
18.00 - Alan Johnston Campaign link removed as he has happily been
freed today.
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01 July,
22.00 - DJ action (well getting ready), see
here
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01 July,
13.00 - A womble in love! see
here
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19 May,
2230 - Any dream ends for Dan, see
here
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18 May,
2200 - Battle of Whitehall on national podcast, see
here
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18 May,
1800 - Bib (Duncy's band) new video, see
here
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4 May, 1800
- "So What is Inclusion" gets to House of Commons &
youth mag, Rockinpaddy featured in National Podcast, see
here
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27 April,
1900 - Johnny Crescendo's new album 'Rollover' released, see
here
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22 April,
1300 - Updated tags, see everywhere!
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18 April,
2300 - Over 600 visitors & resource pack now on sale, see
here
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09 April,
2115 - The 500th visitor logs on to rockinpaddy.com. Many thanks to
all who visit.
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09 April,
1700 - Computer crashes, toast burns, 'Deep-sea' lost on Irish National,
but Easter is going well, see
here
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09 April,
1700 - Changes to home page, see
here
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30 March,
1955 - Who's been in the back of Barry's Cab? , see
here
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29 March,
1430 - Independent Living in 'Other Work', see
here
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29 March,
1430 - Stu reaches a new land mark in his life in RockinNewz, see
here
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25 March,
22.15 - New Borat Game, I like, see
here
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18 March,
2300 - New picture drawn by Steve, see
here
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18 March,
1800 - Who's been in the back of Barry's Cab? , see
here
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17 March,
1528 - Rugby update, see
here and who is Maureen??! I want to meet up, see the guestbook.
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16 March,
1930 - Good luck to the Irish Rugby team, see
here
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15 March
1900 - New rockinmmended links, see
here
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15 March
1900 - The perfect cuppa, see
here
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15 March
1900 - RockinDJ updated, see
here
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14 March,
1200 - What's New is new! You are seeing it here, don't click on anything.
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14 March
1200 - Breaking news on news agency concerns, see
here
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14 March,
11.15 - A few more spelling mistakes spotted, see all over the place.
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14 March
- BrB Band page updated, see
here
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13 March
- Breaking news on Pete's Elbow, see
here

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