back from the festival

Hiya had a nice time doing the free fringe . Very hot down the cellar where we were performing but loveley bar staff which is what makes a venue in my opinion .
Went to see a show called trilogy in a church which had all sorts of women and one nice lad taking their clothes off a lot . Was very good -they kept giving you a break - we all went and stood outside . At first I thought it was very dear at 12 pounds but it lasted three hours and I thought that was value for money .

Thanks to all those who came . Loveley to see Ian -the keeper of the website with a Barbara T Shirt on . we should look at maybe making some and getting them to sell on the line . Need these little businesses going on with this recession !!

Love barbara xxxx

A pack of lies

Busy night packing for the festival.. Bit tricky because Ken thinks I am going dog sitting for Paul and Paul in Perth and he has just commented on the amount of animal print tops I am taking with me . I have headed him off at the pass by saying that one of the dogs is a Rhodesian Ridge Back ( they hunt lions ) and I wanted him to feel at home.

Heres one showing his ridge back -poor thing looks painful !

Ian has done another loveley job of the home page thanks love xxxxxxx

Calling occupants of Interplanetary crafts

Two boys have seen a space ship with lemon heads who said "We want you to come with us "

I am glad they didnt go .

Weather is better

I believe the Duchess of York (you know - Fergie ) is in trouble again . she has been making a television programme in Wythenshawe (Manchester -a big estate if you dont know ) supposed to be sorting out where folks are going wrong and helping them And the locals arn`t too pleased about it . I dont blame them . Who does she think she is ? Can we please pack in all this celebrities know best stuff . Mind you I did enjoy celebrity wife swap the other night with Tessa Sanderson and Bobbie Robson . I thought Bobbie Robsons wife Maggie was wonderful . She had on some good stuff . A nice cerise velour track suit and a lime green zip up hooded top . Really amashing . I am going to try and find a picture of her xxx

Ps Just realised when I was searching it was Ron Atkinson Not Bobby Robson . Poor Bobby has just died xx HRT rescue me !

peter and jordan

Whats going on do you think ?

I dont think they have split up at all . Hes got a show coming up on ITV -90 mins ! It must take a while to make 90 mins of a programmen and then theres the scheduling and everything . No I dont belive it . I think its a stunt to get more money how much more do they want ? Them kids need a decent up bringing not private education . I know that the one son has special needs and it is much more expensive but again its not all about money.

Here they are -would you like to see pictures of your parents like this ?

My two followers

Hiya Ian and Deborah,

Hope you are both well . I have a stiff shoulder -you know when you cant stretch out your arm properley ?

I have been carrying a lot of shopping thats probably why . Need to stock up the freezer for Ken as I am off to Edinburgh on Sat .

Will stay with Pat (you know the one who used to work on school dinners with me then won at bingo and is now big in buy to let in Marchmont ) I always do a bit of cleaning for the the people she has staying in her flats over the festival (paying "HOW MUCH!!!!!? " a week as I have said before ) .

Last year but one I was cleaning for Ricky Gervaise , Last year it was Joan Rivers and this year I think it`s Denise Van Outen . I hope she brings her boyfreind Lee with her- I loved him in "Any Dream Will Do "(Andrew LLoyd Webber finds Joseph ) I would like to know if his hair is naturally curly. I will find out -cleaners know everything .

You can learn a lot about someone from the hair product they have in their bathroom .

All the best to you two loyal followers xxxxxx sending you love

Hiya and Higher - If you arevthinking of coming to see it and want to know a bit more

MRS BARBARA NICE HIYA AND HIGHERThe Post-Menopause has never been so infectious!Crack open the latest Take A Break and brace yourself for an uplifting experience with the Stockport born mother of five and lover of a bargain, Mrs Barbara Nice. Having been compared to everyone from Janis Joplin to the Shake 'n' Vac woman, the housewife extraordinaire is returning to The Stand Comedy Club on a mission.Worried by our world of ever-diminishing friendliness, our heads always down for fear of catching someone's eye, Barbara is here to extol the virtues of saying ‘Hiya!'. We need to stand proud, be open and look the world right in the eye- or we won't feel the benefit! After all, if no man is an island, why do we try and hide from our neighbours when we spot them in the Supermarket aisles?Barbara wants us all just to jump in and say 'Hiya'! It's like having a swim- you don't always fancy it, but you always feel better after.With a friendly, inclusive atmosphere, home truths and unique insights into the human condition, Hiya and Higher aims to do for waving and comedy what The Lives of Others has done for surveillance and film. You'll find it impossible not to get swept along by the woman Daniel Kitson dubbed 'the benign dictator'. Barbara is a giddy, joyful celebration, not satire, of suburbia and the everyday. Like going round to your best friend's house for tea, make sure you're 'prepared for the mothering of your life' (Yorkshire Online)Because she has a true lust for life, Barbara will also be stage diving. Hiya and higher!Barbara's alter ego Janice Connolly is familiar to millions as the god-fearing barmaid Holy Mary in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy . She also appeared as Peter's mam in Coronation Street and supported Patrick MacGuiness on his sell-out national tour.In keeping with current concerns, Barbara is ergonomically correct. She doesn't drive and instead traverses the country by National Express coach. Her husband knows nothing of her burgeoning comedy career and assumes she's spending the last week of August dog sitting or at Bingo.Press Quotes'She's back!'Scotsman'A warm and wonderful act, an enthusiastic, livewire force of nature it's hard not too love'Chortle
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Past reviews ***** Chortle
***** The Independant
**** The Edinburgh Eve News
**** MAnchester Eve News .

Success again

I dont want to seem big headed (Cos no one likes a big head ) but I have been doing good recently . I have just found out I was nominated for an award for best comedy show at The Buxton Fringe . ( Piff the Magic dragon won ).

Swine flu seems to be going down a bit - thats a dispointment for all those who were fancying skiving two weeks off work . Shares in anti bacterial hand wash have gone through the roof- theres always a winner !

Better weather isnt it

love barbara