OK, this should have been posted on Thursday, so I’m not really doing well at keeping up to date.
The company I work for has recently split from its larger conglomarate and on Wednesday morning was listed on the NYSE.
On Thursday, the company laid on a BBQ at lunchtime and then arranged an afternoon of team games with a pub game theme as part of the global celebrations. It was great fun, even if our team didn’t do particularly well. It’s not often you get paid to spend the afternoon playing.
I saw a post on Go! Smell The Flowers the other day when I joined BlogCatalog that reminded me of something I haven’t posted about.
About 5 years ago in June 2002, I downloaded and installed the Seti@Home software. The Seti (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project uses spare time on your computer to analyse the signals from the radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory searching for signs of intelligence.
In early 2005, a new version of the software was released. This version ran on the BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) platform, which was design to be modular allowing clients for other purposes to be released. I’m still searching for aliens, but I’m also taking part in the following projects:
You can just do this individually or join one of the many teams that do this competitively. Being a bit of a nutter with a liking for Monty Python, I had to join The Knights Who Say Ni! team, who are without exception stark raving mad. This explains my name in the team; the Knights are searching for a Shrubbery and with the name Hedges what else could I be other than ‘I am a Shrub’.
I checked out my neighborhood at BlogCatalog this evening and got a bit of a shock. Every thing was blank, I had no details in my profile, no messages in my shoutbox, no friends and no neighborhoods, even my avatar had gone.
It appears that they had suffered a data loss on their server and had had to restore back to 25th June. The blog data and user information were recovered up to 6th July. The net result of this was, that as I only joined late last week, I had lost everything except the fact that I had joined.
I have reset my profile and avatar and rejoined as many neighborhoods as I could remember and hopefully as I get some new visitors the widget will start to fill up again.
I thought I’d have a look at the Mediaeval Baebes website this morning before we see them at the Joust in a couple of weeks.
I knew it had been a while since I checked their site out, about the time of my post about Musical Taste back in April. So, it was a bit of a surprise to be greeted by a new picture and realise that I didn’t know some of the faces. It appears that 3 of the members including 2 of the founder members had left in May.
The other thing that was disappointing was to find that they had played in Milton Keynes, about 25 minutes away, at the beginning of May. I know that I should have checked the site, but I’ve got so used to RSS feeds, that some of the old sites I visit have been forgotten.
I first came across the Mediaeval Baebes in December 1997, when their first album Salva Nos was getting a lot of airplay on ClassicFM. I instantly became a fan.
We first saw the Mediaeval Baebes live at the Joust in 2005, where they signed a copy of their album Mirabilis.
There have been several changes in lineup over the years, I have tried to include all.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996. Born in London, Katharine is Musical Director of the Mediaeval Baebes. She was the lead singer in goth-rock band Miranda Sex Garden.
Katharine’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Joined the Mediaeval Baebes in 2003. Born in Cornwall, Emily has written and published her first full length novel in 2004.
Emily’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
A friend of the Baebes since their formation in 1996, Claire joined in 2005.
Claire’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Melpomeni joined in November 2006. Melpomeni studied Musical Composition in Melbourne, Australia and has been a nomad since.
Melpomeni’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Maxine joined in March 2007. Maxine started her professional career at 18 years old as a Contemporary Dancer and Choreographer, mainly working with Matthew Bourne.
Maxine’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Sofia joined in May 2007. Sofia was born in a cold November day in Portugal. She was the Portuguese voice of Jasmin in Disney’s DVD “Aladdin”.
Sofia’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Bev joined in May 2007. Bev Lee Harling is a writer, composer and performer of songs from many different genres, forming a rich tapestry of subject matter.
Bev’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1995 and stayed till 99 (last gig – the eclipse). Is now a teacher in Glasgow’s East End, married to Ted Garcia (former guitarist, Feline, Horsepower)
Member of Mediaeval Baebes in 2000
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2000
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2000. Nicole has her own range of children’s clothing.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2002. Spending time with her family in Texas.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2002. Carmen left to pursue her ambition of designing her own range of aromatherapy treats and live in New Zealand.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2003.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996. Dorothy was born in New York in 1935. It was her love of mediaeval instruments that inspired the formation of the Mediaeval Baebes, where she was instrumentalist and is credited with the arrangement of several of the songs. She died of a stroke in 2003.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2005. Teresa was born in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. She moved to London in 1989 and played bass guitar in the band The Lost Virgins in Space. She joined Miranda Sex Garden in 1995.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until 2006. Rachel was born in New Zealand and spent much of her childhood travelling with her mother’s glam rock band Ragnarock. She moved to England in 1985. She launched her fashion label Sacred Clothing in 2001 and relaunched it in 2003 as Van Asch including a much wider range of garments.
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until March 2007. Marie has written for television and has credits for Banzai and Smack the Pony. She was the leading lady in Ken Russell’s movie Fall of the Louse of Usher.
Marie’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until May 2007. Born in Brussels, Audrey has a degree in child psycology and when not being a baebe, can be found teaching in a nursary school. She sang in the band The Naked Goat.
Audrey’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Joined the Mediaeval Baebes in 2003 until May 2007. Maple Bee has release two solo albums, was the bassist in her sister’s band Queen Adreena and vocalist/guitarist in the band Vertigo Angels
Maple Bee’s page on Mediaeval Baebes website
Founder member of Mediaeval Baebes in 1996 until May 2007.
It will be interesting to see what the change of lineup has done to the arrangement of some of the songs. It seems from their guestbook that everyone is quite happy with the results. I wish the departing baebes all the best with their future endevors and look forward to some good weather for the Joust.
They are touring cathedrals this year. They performed at St. Leonards, London last Friday and will be at Coventry Cathedral and Ely Cathedral next Friday and Saturday. The remainder of the tour will be in November and December, it’s a shame that none of the locations are closer. Something like St. Albans Cathedral would have been great.
[Edit 7th September 2007] Update from Karen Lupton Garcia via my plugoo widget: ‘[Karen Lupton Garcia] UPDATE FOR YOU! > “Hi Ian, started Mediaeval Baebes 1995 and I stayed till 99 (last gig – the eclipse). I am now a teacher in Glasgow’s East End, married to Ted (former guitarist, Feline, Horsepower) lawyer -Pinsents” ‘
Thanks for the update Karen.
Today, 7/7/07 is supposed to be a lucky day. Something to do with all the sevens. Lets wait and see.
I saw this over at jmb’s blog and had to give it a go:
| Your Brain is Yellow |
 Of all the brain types, yours is the most intellectual. You crave mental stimulation, and your thoughts tend to very complex. Your thoughts tend to be innovative and cutting edge, though many people don’t understand them.You tend to spend a lot of time thinking about science, architecture, and communication. |
I think they may have me there, definately a thinker.
Posts 
