Ray Mears in Aberdeen

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Toddy

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Jan 21, 2005
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I'm coming home from the Crannog that morning and I'm going to the lecture with Russ and some folks from SoTP :D
When I said I didn't have a clue what to wear, the response came "Well, we don't want to look like wannabe bushcrafters !", so that's me telt ;)

I think, just for the novelty value you understand, that I'll wear a skirt. I'll wash the smell of woodsmoke out of my hair :confused: , find the mascara instead of using sooty tears to colour my eyelashes :eek: , keep out of the mud for a change :rolleyes: and I might even find a pair of high heels, or at least boots without a 2cm grip tread sole on them.....not a soul is going to recognise me in that get up, are they ? :D

cheers,
M
 

ol smokey

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Oct 16, 2006
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Going to Glasgow too, Bringing SWMBO, and hope to meet up with the rest of you, before
the talk if anyone has a venue in mind. See you there . Stuart and May.
 

Graham_S

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Feb 27, 2005
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I'm sitting on the last train back to Dundee after a wonderful talk by Ray.
Thoroughly nice chap who spoke well and engagingly for a little over two hours.
Only one Bear question from a member of the public, it was laughed off with a no comment "moving swiftly on".
Due to an excellent seat I managed to get a couple of books signed too. I was third in the queue. Just as well as I had a 2215 cut off time to make my train home.
Great time.
Well worth going.
 

Graham_S

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Feb 27, 2005
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unsurprisingly the focus was on the subject of his latest book "vanishing world"
Ray started out talking a bit about the links between Scotland and the Heroes of Telemark and a few veiled references to BG.
The future seems to hold a series in Canada.
 

verloc

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Jun 2, 2008
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Yeah I must admit I was very impressed with the show last night - the question asking how do you get a shingle lizard to pee just put a huge smile on my face.

A great night and worth every penny.
 

Chance

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May 10, 2006
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I was a bit disappointed that he hadn't seen any new bushcraft in 15 years. I suppose that we've had since the Stone Age to develop the techniques; so it's possibly excusable.

I went to the signing to ask him to remember the Northeast when he finally finishes the field guide promised in "Wild Food".
 

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