I love stories of people who live simple lives yet make a positive difference to the world. Our lives today seem to end up so complicated and yet it seems so hard to make a difference. Well today I am taking a bit of inspiration from a homeless man called Simon who spends his time between Bath, Oxford, Cambridge and Birmingham traveling, sleeping out and playing the spoons. I am sure it’s not an easy life and I don’t know his full story but I do know there is a wonderful twinkle in his eye and he spreads a bit of happiness wherever he goes. Check these vids out, first off playing to Faithless Insomnia, Borough Market London.
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quick demo of how to do it “it’s a dying art, we are going to revive spooon playing” and I bet he is too. Birmingham train station.
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duet with bluesman on Folsom city blues in Bath.
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rocking it out and amusing the crowds in Oxford
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and here is some more spoon fun
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There are loads of “playing the spoons” vids on youtube, what makes these special for me is the spirit of sharing a bit a happiness and we can all do that whatever we are doing today.
… and this is how NOT to play the spoons:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_An_qtS4tA
Fantsastic Robin I loved the first three videos I'm away to raid the cutlery drawer 🙂
Met this guy a couple of times, he is really sound, and i love his spoon playing especially with modern classics on a little boombox.
I liked the comment on one of the vids that said "Dude is only 35 all the raving caught up on him"