Beth Rowley

Over the summer Anita brought my attention to a singer she'd seen on TV called Beth Rowley. She is a Blues/gospel style, not something I'd really listened to before. She had just released her first CD called 'Little Dreamer' which we bought and I haven't stopped listening to it since.

In August I visited Beth's website and noticed that she had just announced her autumn tour dates, one of which was at the Royal Northern Collage of Music in Manchester in October. Without hesitation I booked two tickets for Anita & me. This was quite an unusual event as I have never been to a concert before, although come to think of it I did go to see Don Francisco once at the Southport Theatre many years ago.

Well, the concert was fantastic and I really enjoyed it. We were just 3 rows from the front and next to the drums!

Check out her web site at www.bethrowley.com

The Rugby Season so far..........

Well not a bad start for Sale Sharks. The season tends to divide itself up into small groups of games for different competitions starting with the Guinness Premiership - after 5 games we are in 3rd position. A top 4 place is the main aim for the season as the top 4 play off for the Premiership Final held at Twickenham in May, a top 2 place would be even better as that would ensure a home tie.

In the EDF cup (a bit like the old football league cup) we were bottom of our group and did not qualify for the semi-final, all was not lost as may top players were rested and many young hopefuls from the academy where given first team game time.

The Heineken Cup (like the Champions league in football) has only just started and so far we have played 2 games - won one & lost one - so it's all still to play for.

Next weekend sees the start of the autumn internationals so we will have several top players away on international duty for England, Wales & Scotland. With several injuries as well, we will almost certainly need to call upon the services of some of the young players in the squad. Hopefully their experience in the EDF cup will hold them in good stead.

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