An amusing Christmas distraction

Our annual SEX party (Self Employed Xmas) found me assuming the role of auctioneer to raise money amongst the assembled 25 or so creative luminaries on behalf of our old, and sadly missed, pal Kenny Harris for his charity of choice; Diabetes Scotland.

Post lunch, rather lubricated my job began and after a few successful and enthusiastic lots had been sold we moved onto “the Sting” lot donated by David Reid for a “lost afternoon” lunch at The Canny Man’s.  Everything covered including taxi home.

All were pre-warned not to bid under any circumstances (for a wee laugh) apart from one person who tried but was restrained from bidding.  The action was caught on camera by a stealthy Mike Coulter.

The auction went on to raise £1,800 and David had the last laugh as his lot reached the highest total of £200 when it was later auctioned for real.

Enjoy!

Music quiz mayhem

Last years NABS winning team; Multiply

This is when my willingness to help folk out comes back to bite me.  I have not one but two music quizzes planned in September, both for good causes and both with overlapping audiences so the questions will all have to be different.

Please support one or both of them.

On 3 September I will be doing one for Altzheimers Scotland to raise funds for Pete Mill who is doing a sponsored hike to Machu Pichu to raise money for them.  It’s £40 a team and is being kindly hosted by Hudson recruitment in The West End of Edinburgh.

More details here…

On 24 September it is the third annual NABS music Quiz at Newhaven Communications.  Previous nights have been a riot and very close fought affairs with Newhaven winning in 2007 and Multiply lifting the trophy in 2008.  It’s £100 for a team of four.

Let me know if you’d like to enter either of them as a team OR as an individual (we can match you up into a team).