Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:27 pm**

Mrs C. wrote:
Great Plum wrote:Surely at a boarding school, this initiative is pretty pointless as the kids have to be at school - they live there!

Also, Â£30 a week is a lot really - what I could have done with that sort of cash when I was at school...
What anyone could do with Â£30 a week - at school or not!

54 cans of Carlsberg from the convenience store behind Horsham Station (and Â£1.53 change!).

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:31 pm**

I suppose the plan is to buy books etc but as the school would sort that out anyway, surely the pupils don't need this 'incentive'...

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:31 pm**

Coffee and cake in Costa/ Esquires every day for a week (not Starbucks though - is it me , or is their coffee always cold??)

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:33 pm**

6 drinks in Jamie's Wine Bar......

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:35 pm**

New thread anyone ???
How to spend an extra Â£30 a week?

(started on General Chat..non CH.)

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:39 pm**

Mrs C. wrote:New thread anyone ???
How to spend an extra Â£30 a week?

Why not? This is probably getting in the way of some serious points here....

Or will we just be encouraging people to mis-spend their bribes??

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:41 pm**

Richard Ruck wrote:
Mrs C. wrote:New thread anyone ???
How to spend an extra Â£30 a week?
Why not? This is probably getting in the way of some serious points here....

Or will we just be encouraging people to mis-spend their bribes??

no encouragement needed......

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:12 pm**

Richard Ruck wrote:6 drinks in Jamie's Wine Bar......

No, 4 drinks in jamie's Wine Bar!

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:15 pm**

Great Plum wrote:
Richard Ruck wrote:6 drinks in Jamie's Wine Bar......
No, 4 drinks in jamie's Wine Bar!

Ooops, sorry!

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:13 pm**

I didn't get EMA in 6th form as I couldn't be bothered to fill in the form, it was far too confusing and brain taxing.
However I was working over 20 hours a week at the time anyway, so it wasn't really worth applying for an extra Â£40 [it was 40 when I could have applied] ; I always missed lessons on monday mornings as I'd spent the whole of Sunday night working on double money to pay my rent!
But at CH pupils might aswell apply, money for nothing...

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these color TV's

I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera
Man we could have some fun
And he's up there, what's that ? Hawaiian noises ?
Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:11 pm**

Richard Ruck wrote:
Mrs C. wrote:
Great Plum wrote:Surely at a boarding school, this initiative is pretty pointless as the kids have to be at school - they live there!

Also, Â£30 a week is a lot really - what I could have done with that sort of cash when I was at school...
What anyone could do with Â£30 a week - at school or not!
54 cans of Carlsberg from the convenience store behind Horsham Station (and Â£1.53 change!).

My god that isn't a bad deal, shame i don't get any EMA......

Only dosh i get is from washing dishes in the Local gastro-pub and the odd gig...

Is that next to the Bedford Pub per chance?

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:37 pm**

hound of the baskervilles wrote: My god that isn't a bad deal, shame i don't get any EMA......

Only dosh i get is from washing dishes in the Local gastro-pub and the odd gig...

Is that next to the Bedford Pub per chance?

It is indeed.

I've been meaning to ask - just out of curiosity, what sort of set do you guys play? How long, what sort of numbers, etc.?

Just interested in case I hear of anyone looking for a jazz group........

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:50 pm**

We generally try to be as diverse as possible, Latin and Rocky numbers
balanced with standards and well known tunes from 'Kind of Blue' etc..

Some of our own compositions, but we try to play things we actually like playing, it helps!!!!
A simple set would be composed of Miles Davis/Herbie Hanock/John Coltrane tunes, a couple of Funkers and Latin Bossa's, then some more mellow standards.

Have made a few enquires about a possible jazz reunion gig at CH, waiting for some replies!!!!!

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:56 pm**

hound of the baskervilles wrote:We generally try to be as diverse as possible, Latin and Rocky numbers
balanced with standards and well known tunes from 'Kind of Blue' etc..

Some of our own compositions, but we try to play things we actually like playing, it helps!!!!
A simple set would be composed of Miles Davis/Herbie Hanock/John Coltrane tunes, a couple of Funkers and Latin Bossa's, then some more mellow standards.

Have made a few enquires about a possible jazz reunion gig at CH, waiting for some replies!!!!!

Still aiming for this summer? Good luck, I hope you manage to arrange something!

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:02 pm**

Thats the plan. Making an appearance on the Trombone, RR???