Friday music & stuff

The weekend is here and so is Christmas shopping madness; have you seen it out there?

George Best seems to be hanging on in there but he is perhaps an example to all of us of what
can happen when drinking gets out of control. It seems that all that can be done now is to pray for a miracle.

Britons happy to forge a sick note
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of Britons admit to some kind of document-forging and a quarter confess to exaggerating educational qualifications for job purposes, according to a survey on Thursday.

The Dishonest Britain Study 2005 showed 45 percent of people admitted to some kind of forgery, be it underage drinkers faking ID or the work-shy faking doctors' notes.
"Dishonesty and fraud are shockingly widespread," said Danny Chapchal, Executive Chairman of TSSI Systems which commissioned the survey and which specialises in security verification systems.

"Identity fraud is now a major risk to consumers, yet our study shows that low level identity abuse and fraud is commonplace to the extent that it is almost becoming socially acceptable," he added.

The most popular forgery, at 18 percent, was ID cards, while five percent admitted to faking doctors' notes and four percent confessed to forging letters on company stationery.

Live music in South Somerset & West Dorset areas
BJ McCabe @ Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Alias @ Harry's Bar, Yeovil
Who's Next @ Green Dragon, Combe St Nicholas
Speed Handbag @ Woods Wine Bar, Yeovil
Dave Green @ Hardy's, Bridport
Shindig @ Poulett Arms, Lopen Head
Martha's Vineyard @ Swan Hotel, Crewkerne
Krays @ Fleur de Lis, Stoke-s-Hamdon (Please call to check this gig as the band may have been changed)
CartL @ GlobeTrotters, Yeovil
Mustang Sally @ Plume of Feathers, Sherborne
Kiss This @ Phoenix Hotel, Chard
Fat Marrow Blues Band @ Three Horseshoes, Burton Bradstock
Viking Skull, McQueen, Offshore, The Cedar Falls & Stone From Delphi @ Flicks Bar

Live music in the Taunton & Bridgwater areas
Fetch @ Watterow ChurchHall
Lazy River Quartet @ Cross Keys, Norton Fitzwarren
Snappa @ The Westgate, Taunton
Turnette Doone @ Pen & Quill, Taunton
Who's Next @ Green Dragon, Combe St Nicholas
Carla @ Forresters Arms, Williton
Hobsons Choice @ West Monkton Village Hall
Lone Star Country Music Club @ Beam Bridge Hotel
Barry Paull @ Cross Rifles, Bridgwater
Excellos @ The Malt Shovel, Bridgwater
Sneaky Pete Und Der Vipers @ George, Uffculme

Have a great day

The Editor