Ladies ( and cross dressers ),

At Fight Night, due to the nature of the sports arena floor…

NO STILETTO’s!! ( please!)

If you turn up in pointy heels, you’ll be asked to take them off, which you might not like… So best to avoid that situation and wear something else!

Thanks so much.

Russ

I learnt yesterday that if you have a heart attack outside of a hospital then your chances of living to tell the tale are a frighteningly low 3%.

Surprisingly, the odds of survival if you suffer a cardiac arrest whilst IN hospital are scarcely higher.

I had had a heart attack during surgery in Toulon. It took 25 minutes to restart  my heart, I heard from Dani yesterday.

I’m not really sure what to think, other than to be proud of my innate survival instinct.

To call myself lucky would be wrong, as the chances of severing your spinal column are tiny, making me incredibly unlucky.

Thats all I can write.

That’s it fight fans, all tickets have gone and a few more besides, so if you haven’t paid or spoken to me and sworn that you will, no ticket!  I have taken most of the left-hand side of the dome, so the atmosphere will be terrific.  There will be a Table Plan on the night but I don’t expect it to last more than 2 minutes, so don’t worry too much where you are sitting – you will have to stand to see the fights anyway.  Don’t forget that Richard Johnson’s Street Food will be outside, so no need to eat beforehand.  Although some credit card machines will be available, I’d bring some cash if I were you, to ensure a speedier service.

It is a very casual event, so no need to dress up and, in particular, can Ladies not wear stilettos as they will either damage the tennis courts or they may go arse over tit.  Also, in one of my previous fights I got twatted over the head with one, requiring a few stitches.  Although I don’t expect that to happen on Saturday, you never know, better safe than sorry?

Let’s make it a raucous night for the Russ Boy!!

Dan

So I’ve tried skiing, and now Kayaking.

I was pretty decent at both these things before, so was keen to see if I could do either.

Of the two, its obvious already that to ‘compete’ against people with legs sit skiing is the way forward. I can’t see currently that it’s that possible to get the power into the paddle stroke without core muscles, whereas in the ski it matters a lot less.

Roll on my next attempt at skiing then- who knows when..

Ah the perils of being in a wheelchair . Last week, with Cherie, I attempted a push down to the river and back ( a few hundred yards ). It was really not easy, and I almost tipped out twice.

On the way back, I got both my front wheels stuck in the rail tracks of the level crossing in my street.

A rail worker rushed to my aid.

Just think if I’d been alone. The trains come pretty regularly.

Back in a boat…

So Dave Bee trekked his way from Chamonix to Nice – through the snow, the ice, the darkness, the awful blistering, the rain, the solitude, and for why? For some guy ( me) that he barely knew, but that as a man he could relate to, and feel a connection with.

He suffered on his trek, as I have suffered these last 9 months, not the same suffering,  but that might be hard to replicate ..

And he’s going to do the trip in reverse, soon, this time involving hang gliders. Christ Dave, are you for real?

Dave, you’ve raised a fair chunk of money along the way, it would seem from people youve met on the road , that you’ve touched with your personality and humility.

That Trek was a big ask, and took a big man to complete it.

Friends now now for life.

Russ