Hello there!!!! April has suddenly turned cold, we’ve had snow this week! Luckily the weather was warmer last week when my son Benjamin helped me make a new video for a song I originally recorded 4 years ago.
I’d never been happy with the original video. I shot it on my iPhone and I didn’t have playback of the song to sync with so I guessed the audio speed when I shot the video…. which made editing very difficult .
So I’ve been wanting to make a new video for some time and I recorded a new audio track for it as well, so what we have below is a whole new version.
That’s the new above…. below is the old version from 2013….
Hope you like one of them at least….
Cheers and stay warm. Especially on’t moors!
Dave X
It’s the school holidays this week and I’ve had the pleasure of having my son Benjamin stay with me for a few days.
We’d had ideas for a short film concept a couple of weeks ago with the intention of making it this week.
All went to plan and we’re both very happy with the end result…
“BENJAMIN – naughty or nice”
Shot and edited in one day with a budget of £2.50 (for the t-shirt).
Benjamin is hoping for more film work and we certainly will be shooting more collaborations.
Anyone looking to cast a teenager for film/TV work, please contact me (below) and I will see if we can work together. Benjamin is a pleasure to work with. But then I would say that, I’m his Dad….
I trust Christmas was good to you and that 2017 has been a happy one for you so far. Look at this, almost Valentine’s Day and it’s my first update of the year… naughty Dave.
Dave’s birthday 2017
Things are good here, I had a most enjoyable Christmas with family and friends and then another birthday rolled around a couple of weeks ago…
My birthday was quickly followed by my son Benjamin reaching his 15th… He’s a pretty amazing young man and makes me very proud.
Benjamin’s 15th birthday
Glad to say BBC is showing trailers for upcoming drama series and Jimmy McGovern’s BROKEN, starring Sean Bean (and me as one of his brothers), is in the list. As soon as I have dates I will post it here.
In the meantime, The Yorkshire Teabaggershave been busy in the rehearsal studio with a few gigs recently and more to come.
Dave and Bex at Teabaggers gig
We made this video during our rehearsal this week, consider it our Valetine to the women of Yorkshire….
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And I’m very happy to share that I have a new pair of Doc’s…. picked up at a decent price on eBay, lightly used. Love ’em!
Doc Martens
So, that’s it for now. Wishing you as much love as you can handle for Feb 14th!
And so we wind down to Christmas and the final days of 2016. All the presents are bought and wrapped, the festive food and drink is in… time now to have some fun, feasting and family time.
I finished the year with a most wonderful job, a new drama series for BBC, written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Sean Bean. I play one of his brothers, along with amazing actors Steve Garti and Paul Copley.
newspaper snippet….Bex and Sean Bean at the wrap partyMe working in Hollywood with Sean Bean…. along with Paul Copley and Steve GartiSean Bean with art by my mate Tommy TeabagDave McClelland, Steve Garti & Paul Copley
Right, that’s it, let the festivities begin! Have a wonderful Christmas, and I wish you the very best for 2017! Be kind to each other – and to yourself.
I don’t usually get political on my blog, it’s mostly work and life stuff. But the post-Brexit craziness and Labour Party internal struggles have led me to profess my support for a Jeremy Corbyn led Labour Party.
I’ve always been a Labour voter. I delivered leaflets with my Grandfather as a lad. But the honesty and passion displayed by Jeremy Corbyn had me signing up as a £3 supporter last year and becoming a full member shortly after Corbyn won.
At a time when we should be hitting the Tories, the Labour Party has chosen to rip itself apart. All I can say is that I hope Corbyn wins the leadership election and that the PLP will stand behind him. We need a Labour Government. I believe Jeremy Corbyn can deliver that.
In other news…we celebrated Bex’s birthday with a couple of nights away in a Yurt in Herefordshire. It was a glorious break, it was very, VERY, hot and we returned rested and refreshed.
Here are a few pics from the trip, along with a few other interesting images. I’m really enjoying Instagram these days and the image filters offered by the Prisma and Tadaa apps.
Our yurt in the meadow
Moon rise over candle
Cheers!
Cheers!
Bex with crumpets al fresco…
Cream Tea!
Cream Tea!
Ludlow Castle
Ironmongers shop, Ludlow
Bench, furniture repair shop, Ludlow
Bench, furniture repair shop, Ludlow
Furniture repair shop, Ludlow
Ironmongers, Ludlow
Ludlow Castle
view from Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow
Yarpole Church
Yarpole Church
Yarpole Church
Yarpole Church
Yarpole Church
Filtered Birthday Bex!
Me, filtered
Model pose – Me, filtered
Me, filtered
Me, filtered
Country walk
Sheffield
Sheffield Town Hall
Lovely dog, filtered….
Candle, filtered
Yarpole Church
Launderette, Leominster
Ludlow
Until next time, stay hydrated and enjoy the summer!
And the Barry Pigeon Twitter feed is great too! I wish I could say the funny words came out of my mouth, but it’s all down to the wonderful writers Kurt and Andrew!
Have a great weekend! And a Very Happy Birthday to my amazing son Benjamin! 14 on Sunday. How the years have flown. I love you Son!
In my second post of the Yuletide Season, I’ll share what’s happening in the present…..
I have joined up with a local bloke known asTommy Teabag, changed my name to Dave Teabag, and we’ve done our first video release especially for Christmas.
Going under the name of The Yorkshire Teabaggers, we’ve recorded our take on the Christmas classic, Fairytale of New York, but given it a Yorkshire twist and renamed it Hairy Tale of New York(shire).
We’ve had a huge response on our Facebook Page and on YouTube as well… I share it with you now to spread the love from Yorkshire this Christmas.
All filmed locally at The Railway, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield, just down the road from The Trafalgar Fisheries mentioned in the last post. Jean serves a fine pint, so get down there!
And finally, as a little Christmas gift to you, I’d like to share something I’ve recorded for family and friends, with a special Christmas wish for my children, Benjamin, Sophie and Joseph.
My apologies for being a bad blogger of late, I haven’t updated in ages, and now, like buses, three will come at once, so keep your eyes peeled and stick your hand out if you want me to stop. Correct change please!
In the spirit of A Christmas Carol, I will break these down into Past, Present and Future. This, as the title suggests, is a post about the past…
As you will know, I had a brief appearance on Coronation St in October – for those who missed it, here it is again….
That’s me on the telly!
Always nice to have a bit on the telly and funny the reactions you get afterwards.
I have the best Fish & Chips shop in Sheffield just down the road from me, Trafalgar Fisheries….
Trafalgar Fisheries. Tell them Mr P Fritter sent you!!!!
I love the staff in there, all very friendly, and they serve all the fish and chip shop fare – with the exception of Pea Fritters. Pea What??? you ask? Pea Fritters – Mushy peas rolled into a ball, fried in batter….. Bex introduced me to Pea Fritters – as a vegetarian, fish isn’t an option for her.I asked if they had them the first time I went in and I tease them constantly in the hope they will start cooking them.
So, shortly after my Corrie appearance I went in and the lovely woman behind the counter was very excited to have seen me on her telly, she was doing her hair and her mum shouted “The Pea Fritter man is on!!!!”
You can call me Mr P Fritter any time, just don’t call me late for dinner!
Whilst looking at the past, I would also like to share this photo of my Dad, taken as a publicity shot when he was a furniture store manager.
As Christmas comes around again and we miss him being with us, this reminds us all what a lovely handsome chap he was. And a Father I can only aspire to be. He’ll never be forgotten x
After 3 weeks with my leg in a cast, I went to the fracture clinic today to check on my progress. They took an x-ray, poked my tender foot and said I needed 3 more weeks in a cast, though I’ve gone down to a smaller ankle to toe cast. My calf feels cold now and my ankle is aching after not being used for 3 weeks.
I had a moment alone in the consultation room to take a picture of the x-ray – here is the offending left foot from 2 angles….
It’s the long bone on the left that’s broken, the 5th metatarsal.
Life has been slower since the break. I can get around the house ok now, but need two crutches outside and everything takes time. Showering requires a garbage bag and masking tape. Despite the pain, it’s actually quite relaxing to have enforced “Put your feet up” time and I’m trying to make the most of it.
In the least spectacular accident EVER, I managed to break the base of my 5th metatarsal falling off my pushbike. I was going really, really slowly between the house wall and the car and I passed the balance point, put my foot down…. but it slid under me and I fell. There was pain. Then there was Bex saying, “Don’t move, let me get a picture.” Here is that picture…
Here’s the leg now in my bright red cast
I’m getting around quite well really and I have mastered the art of showering with my foot in a bin bag attached with masking tape. Always a treat.
The doctor told me it will be some weeks before I am back to normal, in the meantime I am just taking things very slowly. Which is actually a rather nice change of pace for me.
Thankfully the car is an automatic so I can still drive, I just take my time with the crutches when I am walking. I can’t go too far as yet, but I’m not complaining.
