Last Thoughts

Sunset over Medomsley. 

My latest home - France

I'd downloaded hundreds of photos of French houses and thought for years about moving abroad. I looked at property in my spiritual home, Poland but in the end I bought a house in Brittany. It's in a small hamlet near Laniscat. The village has no shops or bars and the church is only open one day each year but life here is great. The postal address is:

KER YOUENN, 3 Hent Milin Liskuiz, Rosquelfen, 22570 Laniscat, FRANCE.

Just click on this link to send me a message.

arkless@wanadoo.fr

Some of the nearby tourist places are beautiful

The Abbey of Bon Repos and Lac de Guerledan are both nearby.

My house can be seen from the tiny roundabout in the village. Rosquelfen now has a streetlight but it's switched off before 11 pm to save electricity.

From the lane it looks a reasonable size but don't forget the 4 extra bedrooms and the enormous basement rooms.

From the side you can see the real size. The garden is great for a games field, a caravan site, horses or an enormous vegetable plot.

Fancy a visit? The light in our country lanes is magic.

The only sad thing about moving home is the loss of contact with old friends. If you've seen any of these people please let me know......... I’d not heard of the Mighty Mouse guitarist, Eunan Brady since 1971. Nicky Moore reckoned Eunan may still be somewhere in the Notting Hill area. However, I've received a couple of messages from Wreckless Eric saying that Eunan joined Love Affair then became a founder member of Hollywood Brats. Have a look at their sites.

The bassist from that band, John Restall returned to Wales when we split up. I heard in 2010 that he is living in Wales. This was the first I'd heard of him since 1970.

Another old friend from that era was Terry Durnien. He lived in Willesden Green during the late sixties and he introduced me to the best pubs in London but as so often happens we lost contact a long time ago. We all lived in Willesden Green and I remember his girlfriend at that time was living somewhere in West London but he could be anywhere. If you know him please contact me...... I just hope I've remembered how to spell his surname correctly..... maybe it's Terry Durnian.

I had also lost touch with a good friend - keyboards player/singer/songwriter called Gaynor Coburn. Gaynor visited me a couple of times in Sunderland before losing herself somewhere in Farnborough. I've just heard from Gaynor. She is living in Wales and still playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd2_N2k3_-s&feature=channel_page

When I first published this page in March 2002 I was looking for Mick Kirton. He sang in several bands with Bob Moody and myself then he went on the road with Tony McPhee's Groundhogs. Mick was featured on the back cover of Rhythm Magazine in the late 1980s. I found him with help from Dumpy. (Dumpy's Rusty Nuts) There's a link to his pages below.

Steve Christopher is also playing regularly. He was always a great guitarist and a good friend: http://www.myspace.com/soundthemes

I've recently found the keyboard player, Steve Gresswell. He's a very successful songwriter/musician and like most of us he has a web page - please take a look. Steve's success is well-deserved. Listen to his music .......in fact, have a look at all their sites:

http://www.mickkirton.co.uk for drums, http://www.dumpysrustynuts.net for venues and the history of hisband and http://www.sumorecords.com for fine music from Steve.

These links are repeated on my DRUMS page.

Here's someone else now living in France - though not near me.

If you're reading this and you remember me we need to go for a drink. If we've somehow lost touch or not seen each other for some time please contact me. If you're passing please drop in. There's always painting or gardening to do.