January, sick and tired you've been hanging on me....OR NOT !!

[lurksalot]

Well. by a fluke I scored top in November and won a certificate to put on my wall.

with thanks to you kind folk, for honouring me with the choice of photo this month and this was my offering 

 

 

This is a themed part of Chester Zoo that highlights the plight of wildlife in the southern Asian Islands.

 

Here are your choices , and a fine bunch we have , with newcomers to being welcomed to the fold.

 

As is the norm , please choose your favourite 3 entries before midnight on 31st Jan.

 

 

1  @Leonard Smalls    It's inspired by the time I worked at Chester Zoo (as a boat driver, what else?). One day loads of police turned up and completely locked the place down - they thought they'd smashed a major drugs ring. Turns out a lad who used to work there had been caught in London with a carrier bag full of weed, that he said had come from Chester Zoo. The police duly found a large amount of cannabis plants growing behind the bird house; however, they'd grown from hemp seeds thrown out while cleaning out the bird cages! For those who only want the very funky bit, rather than the ambient build-up, just skip to 3  minutes...

 

 

 

 

 

2   lurksalot   my take is cheesy wordplay ...but not too many of them

 

 

 

 

 

3 @Nicko   I'm not one for laying on a beach so here is the island nightlife (or Cheshire nightclub) soundtrack instead.

 

 

 

 

 

4  @Nail Soup    "Daddy's Taking Us To The Zoo Tomorrow" - the antidote.

 

 

 

 

 

5 @Doctor J   A quick glance on a small phone screen, with my deteriorating eyesight, of the seemingly deserted resort made me think of the Jonestown compound, Waco and then some kind of Andromeda Strain type of apocalyptic tragedy, as these things frequently end up. Yeah wrong way, I know!

 

 

 

 

 

6 @Dad3353  I've composed the jingle for the TV spot that this paradisiac resort has commissioned. All is in the title, really, it's a hypnotic exhortation to make you think of Paddling, Pedalling and Pédalos when next booking your holidays. Cunning, no..?

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 @Wolfram  Hey guys, this is my first entry, so go easy on me! In fact, it's my first recorded bass guitar line since about 2006!... New Years' Resolution has got me going on some music again, which can only be a good thing. It's not really finished - I have had time to neither write nor record lyrics, but here it is so far - Midwinter Daiquiri:

 

 

 

 

 

8 @SH73  Song about a zoo and ice cream that makes no sense at all. the lyrics don`t. I tried reggae this time.

 

 

 

 

 

9  @upside downer  Decided on a laid back, gentle reggae feel for this one, despite Indonesia not being in the Caribbean. The lyrics focus on the wish to get away to sunnier climes and the attractions of a South East Asian holiday. What's it like in Indonesia? You're asking the wrong bloke. I've never been further east than Antwerp 😄 Many thanks to Tom Waits for the pronunciation of 'Indonesia'.

 

 

 

That's your lot folks 

But I reckon there'll be something for everyone in there , most excellent 

 

so that's 3 votes closing at midnight on the 31st 

 

[NickD]

A fine crop to kick off the year. It was tough to whittle it down to just 3!

Edited January 26, 2023 by NickD

[Dad3353]

And the winner is ...

 

@Wolfram..!

 

 

Here, then, is your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ...

 

BC_Chal_Cert_2023_01.pdf

 

... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)…

 

 

[SH73]

@WolframFirst entry, first win, well done. Don't forget to send an inspirational photo for this month's challenge.

[lurksalot]

On 26/01/2023 at 10:09, NickD said:

A fine crop to kick off the year. It was tough to whittle it down to just 3!

Well I loved 5 of them and really liked the others so I absolutely agree.

it’s great to see some new voters dipping in as well.

 

[lurksalot]

And congratulations @Wolfram a great inaugural tune and a deserved win.

 

please PM me a picture that we can use for the February challenge and I’ll post the thread in due course 👍

[Doctor J]

Fantastic debut, Wolfram, well done and great job from all.

[upside downer]

Bravo, @Wolfram, in with a bullet! Good stuff 👏

[Wolfram]

Wow, I wasn't expecting that - thanks guys, that really made my day! I really enjoyed listening to all of the compositions, fantastic talent here. I've submitted a picture to lurksalot for the February challenge, can't wait to hear what you guys come up with.

[lurksalot]

here we go again then ....

 

 

Have a good one