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ON THE 2nd - 4th MAY 2008, THE MUDLARK'S HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRESENT A STAND, SHOWING OUR WORK FOR THE "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE"? (THE LIVE NATIONAL HISTORY SHOW AT OLYMPIA LONDON)
MICHAEL LEWIS DEPUTY IN CHARGE AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM (AND A VERY GOOD FRIEND TO THE MUDLARK'S) ONCE ASKED US TO DO A SHOW AT THE B.M TWO YEAR'S AGO......EVERY ONE AT THE MUSEUM THAT DAY LOVED THE MUDLARK'S HAND'S ON EXIBITION.....FROM THE FAMOUS TO THE AVERAGE PUNTER'S...THEY ALL LOVED THE LAY OUT !!! IT WAS DIFFERENT.....NO SILLY SCOUT'S HUT "LOOK AT MY FIND'S SHOW" !!! IT WAS BIG AND BRASH WITH THE MOST AMAZING FIND'S HERE THERE AND EVERY WHERE !!! (GOT TO SAY THAT, IT WAS MY DESIGN !!!)
MICHAEL LEWIS LOVED IT, AND NOW IT'S PAID OFF......AS WERE OFF TO "OLYMPIA" TO SHOW A EVEN LARGER OFFERING OF "ALL THOSE YEAR'S OF THAMES MUD PLUGGING" !!!
FROM HUNDRED'S OF HISTORY ORIENTATED SHOW'S AT OLYMPIA.....WE ARE THE ONLY "METAL DETECTORIST'S THERE" !!! WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO RUN THE P.A.S STALL AT THE SAME TIME BY THE BM (A REAL HONOUR IN IT'S SELF)....SO THIS REALLY SHOW'S....JUST HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE DETECTING COMMUNITY......AMONST ALL THOSE STAR HOST'S AND TV CELEB'S AT THE BIG SHOW.....WERE THE ONE'S, FLYING THE FLAG FOR DETECTING !!!
AND ON A VERY SERIOUS NOTE !!!.....AS TIME TEAM IS THERE TOO....THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO STRANGLE TONY ROBINSON (AND LOOSE MYSELF IN THE 20000+ CROWD) WHAT A RESULT FOR DETECTING......AND REMEMBER TONE......"DEATH CAN BE FATAL, FROM THE SAS TRAINED HAND'S OF A SIX FOOT SIX, ON A COVERT HISTORY MISSION, LITTLE TOAD ASSASSINATION SLEEPER CELL OPERATIVE"......ME !!!
WE START TODAY (SAT 26th) SO, I'LL TAKE SNAP'S OF MAKING THE CASES AND FILLING THEM AND WILL KEEP ON SNAPPING ALL WEEK LEADING UP TO THE BIG SHOW.....ENDING IN HUNDRED'S OF PICTURE'S OF THE SHOW AT OLYMPIA !!!
THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR DETECTING....AS GOOD AS IT GET'S....A SHOW CASE TO ALL THAT WE DO........JUST WATCH THIS PAGE !!!!
IT'S £20 FOR ADULT'S AND £6 FOR KID'S......AND THE STAR'S (APART FROM ME) ALISTER McGOWAN, NICKY CAMPBELL, PETER AND DAN SNOW, TONY ROBINSON, NATASHA KAPLINSKY, RAKSHA DAVE AND THE GOD "PHIL HARDING" FROM TIME TEAM, AND MANY MORE......MAKE SURE YOU GO !!!.......ON MY TICKET'S IT SEZ TWO ADULT'S FOR £20 ???.....JUST GIVE THEM A RING AND FIND OUT !!!!
I'M USING THE OFF CUT'S OF TRIM, THAT I USE AT WORK TO MAKE THE PURE WHITE CASES.....WHICH REALLY SHOW THE OLD FIND'S OFF !!! AND SPREAD AROUND ALL THESE CASES ON THE DAY, WILL BE TON'S OF METAL WORK, PIPE'S AND COIN'S TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A MINI 4-SHORE !!!
PERSPEX FROM BUS STOP'S FOR THE TOP'S !!!
SET AMONGST ALL THE 4-SHORE STUFF....IVE GOT LOAD'S OF DRIFTWOOD GOING IN.....SOME WITH RUN OF THE MILL FIND'S STUCK TO IT !!!
WE ALWAY'S HAVE A GOOD SHARD'S BOX.....PLUS, WE SHOW ALL OUR POT'S AND BOTTLE'S THAT WE FIND ON THE 4-SHORE IN THE EX-PO TOO !!!
PACK IT IN THERE TIGHT.....IT MAKE'S IT INTRESTING FOR THE EYE !!!
NO GAP'S.....YOU WANNA SEE ALL TYPE'S OF FIND'S.....RAM IT IN THERE !!! (ACTRESS AND VICAR SPRING'S TO MIND)
THESE ARE THE BACKER'S.....THEY HOLD IN THE FAKE 4-SHORE TO STOP IT FALLING OFF THE TABLE'S....INSIDE EACH ONE IS ALL THE OLD CR*P YOU GET ON THE 4-SHORE.....THE BOTTLE'S ARE PUT ON TOP OF THESE, AND IN BETWEEN TO MAKE A SOLID BACK ROW.....
MADE THE 4 LONG ONE'S OUT OF THE SCRAP TRIM FROM WORK AND CLEANED AND RE-VAMPED THE SQ ONE'S FROM TWO YEAR'S AGO'S SHOW !!!
ALWAY'S TRY TO SHOW THING'S THAT OTHER DETECTING GROUP'S DONT HAVE SO MUCH OF....ON THE THAMES THERE'S ALWAY'S KNIVE'S, FORK'S AND SPOON'S.......
I LOVE THE OLD POT'S AND BOTTLE'S....STICK THEM NEAR THE FIND'S CASES AND FAKE 4-SHORE AND THEY LOOK THE BIZ !!!
AND THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW WHAT THIS IS ??? "YOU CAN NOW DROOOOOOL"!!!......YEP......"MEDIEVAL GREEN GLAZE"......IT'S MASSIVE AND COMPLETE.....YOUR JAW'S DROPPED A BIT !!! IT'S FRIGGING RARE AS ROCKING HORSE SH*T !!! A BLOODY BEAUTY !!!
FIRST DAY AT OLYMPIA LONDON...FRI 2/5/08
TONY DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW US AGAIN !!!......BUT ME OLD MATE PHIL HARDING WAS UP FOR A BIT OF BANTER AGAIN......AND AS PER NORMAL, WHEN YOU MEET HIM "A TOP BLOKE" !!!........DONT TAR HIM WITH THE ASTON/ROBINSON BRUSH......HE'S AS YOU SEE HIM ON THE BOX......A GOD !!!
"LOOK PHIL.....I'M POLE DANCING, AND I'M FEELING SAUCY" !!!
NICE MOVER !!!
LOVING THE WORK BOY'S !!!
HOPE OLD TONY DOES'NT CATCH ME TALKING TO THESE OLD BOY'S AGAIN !!!
YOUR A CHEEKY F****R ME OLD MUD FRIEND !!!
I WONT TELL TONE, BUT IVE GOT A SOFT SPOT FOR THESE BOY'S !!!
JESUS !!!........IS THAT YOU, OR THE THAMES MUD STINKING ???
PARDON !!!
THE SMELL ???
PARP !!!
"TONY....I'M COMING TO FIND YOU" !!!
LAST DAY AT OLYMPIA......AND TAKE A CLOSE LOOK, AS ALL THE TOP NAME'S FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND LONDON MUSEUM'S ARE HERE WITH US......PLUS THE GOLDEN OLDIE'S FROM THE MUDLARK'S !!!
EVEN ON DRY LAND.....HAND'S IN THE AIR !!!
FORK OFF !!!
WHERE'S THE FRIGGING TRIGGER....I'M GONNA KILL YOU EAGLE !!!
ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER....AND IVE GOT ALL THE OLD MOT's......DONT BE SHY, YOU CAN TRUST ME !!!
"I'M LOST !!!.....BY ABOUT A 100 YEAR'S" ????
HI STEVE, IT'S TONY ROBINSON HERE......STICK YOUR MOUTH ON THE END OF MY SHAFT (SNIGGER) AS IVE GOT A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF DUST UP MY BARREL !!!
IT'S NOT THE SIZE OF YOUR GUN.....IT'S THE WAY YOU USE IT !!!
AFTER A WEEK AND A HALF OF GETTING IT READY AND SETTING IT UP......I'M F****D !!! LUCKY IVE GOT SOME VERY GOOD MATE'S AROUND ME TO HELP !!!.....TOP MEN (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
