The Old Blue Truck

This One’s for You Mum…

JRP — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:15:19 +0000

There are some words & photos on his website… Click any of the thumbnails to enlarge, then scroll.

Destination Marketing in the 21st Century

JRP — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:15:28 +0000

Go West young man… and good luck!

JRP — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:22:46 +0000

Event website is here – and live tracking was (not) there! But his race report and pictures are here.

What A Travesty…

JRP — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:30:11 +0000

Wanker in the Water… Stops Boat Race

JRP — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:37:25 +0000

Can’t get Live Video – or even BBC Radio, but managed to get this! Police boats have arrested him. Race will be restarted from Hammersmith Bridge. Jeeeez what a twat! Clever Tweet… “Think they should cut off his rollocks.” There always was a lot of shit floating in the Thames. And this time – a piece of Australian shit.

Are You Ready?

JRP — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:52:26 +0000

It’s Boat Race time. Oxford and Cambridge – and the tides are nearly right! Join us here at 1300 GMT Saturday April 7 (10:00 pm Saturday Australian Eastern Time) for 17 minutes of masochism… Or, there’s another way of looking at it…

He’s Back Racing…

JRP — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:30:49 +0000

The ‘Hell of the West’ double distance triathlon was held in Goodiwindi on February 5. He lost an early battle with his helmet in T1 (and a subsequent 10 minute delay in finding a substitute) – but managed to get home in 6th place… And then the Kingscliff Triathlon on February 19… Details and photographs on the photography site here.

Off For A Stroll In The Hills…

JRP — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:37:33 +0000

Some very big hills… He’ll be in Nepal for eight weeks, the next five on placement at a hospital in Pokhara. He won’t be home for Christmas but they are both very good photographers – so that will help. More pictures on his Blog – here.

I Believe I Can Fly…

JRP — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:54:57 +0000

I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo.

A 10th Anniversary…

JRP — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:46:14 +0000

At exactly 8:46am (New York time) on September 11, 2001, I was sitting in the Duke William Pub in Ickham Kent. It was 1:46 pm local time, and I was due at David and Patricia’s place at 2:00 pm. It was to be a very special reunion, we had not seen each other for 35 years. We didn’t know how special…

At 2:00 pm the Publican’s wife took a phone call, and I could tell from the look on her face that she was not hearing good news. It was her son, in New York, and he was describing what he was watching from his apartment window – less than a mile from the Trade Centre Buildings. She struggled with the remote and switched the bar TV to CNN. We watched LIVE as the second aircraft crashed into the South Tower…

Our overnight reunion lasted four days. The world had changed a lot in the 35 years since last we met, but it changed a whole lot more during those four days… There’s more about our reunion here.