Sadly, No "Boyz On Tour" World Tour ... Just Yet ....

For all those of you who have been asking ..........

........ sadly, there will be no humongous "Boyz On Tour" world tour, sweeping our beloved and most loyal followers: Jan The Fan, Mr and Mrs D and Pharmacy Michelle, to name but a few, in our wake, for the party of a lifetime .......

....... because, alak and a day, despite our Advent scratchcard, a festive gift from our best beloved, No. 1 Fan, Jan the Fan, offering twenty five opportunities of a potentially life changing prize .........

....... it yielded up nothing, other than the daily frisson of a tangible and palpable expectation, not a single matching pair or a double score, not even a hint!  But, never mind, the wonderous excitement each morning was to be honest gift and joy enough.   

HOWEVER, Darrell did win a whole one pound on another scratch card, pulled in a cracker over Christmas lunch. He's since secured it under his mattress to keep it safe, until the time, he says, when he gets a funny feeling in his water that Lady Luck is looking down upon us more favourably, whence he shall exchange said minor "winning" card for another, with a more, hopefully, fruitful outcome and then, dear friends, the tour and resulting party will almost certainly be back on!!!!!  What are we like? 

Our New 2025 Bucket List Calendar

One of our most favourite of all our wonderful festive gifts was a Bucket List Calendar, which I spent most of the morning trying to fill in all our birthdays, anniversaries and other dates of great import to start it off.

However, what makes said calendar soooooooo special is that each month it gives fifteen or so things for you to do during said month.

Well, as you know, we love to embrace a good challenge, but know we can't feasibly to do every single activity suggested, otherwise we'd probably never do anything else all year ......

....... however, we're going to give it a good go and by this time next year, when we look back, hopefully will not be found wanting in the overflowing bucket type stakes!  

It might also be a great help in giving us a few bits and pieces to post when there's a slow news day going on Chez Towers.

We've all had a good look at the inaugural January page and a few ideas cogitated upon. 

Sooooooo, it's very early doors, but it's starting to look like a busy and creative New Year ahead already .....  happy days!

Happy Happy New Year ........ It's 2025.

Last night was very different from the past ten or so without our beloved I and B, but nevertheless, I think you can say we made it our own!

It was our first with Alice, who persuaded us that the way to go was to karaoke like there was no tomorrow, in the very last hours of 2024.  

Who knew that such a fragrant, genteel and demure young lady could belt out "Living on a Prayer" and "Hero" with so much force, power and conviction! She certainly gave Bonnie Tyler a run for her money. Goodness only knows what "you know who" made of it all, but let's just say that Alice was totally unfazed when all the chandeliers Chez Le Towers swayed and rattled in unison!  

With the ice broken, Nigel did a mean rendition of "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now".

Darrell performed "Purple Rain" with very great aplomb .......

...... and me? Well, I took the mic for "Final Countdown" and "Eye of The Tiger".  It was a great night, of which, I think, Darrell's potent cocktails may have paid a significant role in its carnage/success, whichever way you look at it!

So, we greet the inaugural day of 2025 slightly worse for wear, but we wouldn't have had it any other way.  

We haven't seen or heard from Alice as of yet, but no doubt she'll be round in a bit to hopefully partake in 2025, New Years Power Ballards Part 2!  Should questions be asked in Parliament, we'll all just put on our most innocent of faces and declare that we heard absolutely nothing last night (or today) and that we promise we were all in bed by nine!! What are we like?