THIRD TIME LUCKY IS RELEASED!

Hello beasties!

This week I'm just here to announce the release of the 10th anniversary special of THIRD TIME LUCKY and also to share with you a piece from that collection, that I've never really focused on before.

THIRD TIME LUCKY, published in late 2002, was Paul’s third self-published collection and his second to include completely contemporary compositions. Long before he became Shy Yeti he was just plain Paul Chandler; what hasn’t changed is that he always wrote daft verse! Until now THIRD TIME LUCKY has only been available alongside its sister volume GO 4TH AND DIVIDE (due to be re-issued in 2013) so this is the first time it has stood alone. This version is a special 10th anniversary edition containing photos and behind-the-scenes information about the book. This collection includes many poems that Paul still performs today such as COMPUTER DATING, GOOD HUG, HERBAL TEABAGS, OH, FLORENCE!!, PARTY GIRL, SOON ON YOUR WAY, TAKEN, THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE (PT 1) and X-MAS SHOP LIFTER, but many that he doesn’t! So… Sit back and enjoy!!!

Paperback: http://www.lulu.com/shop/paul-chandler/third-time-lucky/paperback/product-20470756.html

Hardback: http://www.lulu.com/shop/paul-chandler/third-time-lucky/hardcover/product-20491185.html

The paperback edition is £7.99 and the hardback £11.99

I'm busy working on new poems for future books, mainly working on my Blackberry on and off through the day. My most recent completed piece is called ON FIRST NAME TERMS WITH LOVE, not to mention the piece THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN which I posted as an additional post last week...

Next week we'll have a diary from the Venice trip with hopefully plenty of photos...

That's it for now, more soon...

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

THEY FOUND HIM WANDERING (IN RICHMOND PARK)

 

They found him wandering in Richmond Park…
Wild-eyed, hair astray – tozzled and twig strewn; a barber's nightmare.
He'd been eating daffodils and something that he'd picked up out of a bin…
A couple of walkers had spotted him staring strangely at large footprints in fresh mud;
He'd bent down and begun kissing the earth!!!
The Police had been called; just in case he was dangerous…
But when they came he wouldn't say a word, instead he just pointed at the prints…
“It was as if he'd lost something…” said the arresting officer before they took him away; For his own protection mind; just to get him sorted out – not a BAD arrest or anything!
No one could understand him – or what had made the footprints; best left well alone…
“No-one has feet that size – not even the Abominable Snowman!”
Said the Duty-Sergeant on the night they kept him in…
“Not a man!” shouted the stranger, “A woman!” It was the only thing he said all night.
Next day they had him bundled off to hospital to be observed…
“It was rather like having a sulky adolescent come to stay…”
Said the Duty-Sergeant – for their guest hadn't said another word…
Once settled Sister was heard to have her own opinion
“He's quite an attractive young man under all that hair…”
He'd scrubbed up nicely – but wasn't happy…
No-one seemed able to do anything for him, “Let me go back to her…”
He sobbed during his first night in the hospital, “Let me go back!”
There wasn't very much else that they could do…
They discussed it and agreed that they couldn't keep him in much longer…
But next morning – somehow – he was gone…
They had found him wandering in Richmond Park… That first time.
But he was never sighted again; except maybe once…
A scruffy young man sitting under an oak tree…
Eating daffodils with what the observer described as looking like –
“Some kind of Amazon woman at least eight foot tall!!”
“Let me go back to her…” he had pleaded; seems he found his own way eventually.
Happy wanderers lost somewhere in the depths of the Park…  Paradise.

This poem and all contents of this post are Copyright Paul Chandler 2012.

WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON IN SHY YETI LAND!?! :)

Hello!

Well, I did promise a review of all my writing during 2010 and I do still intend to complete that post; but it's going to take longer than expected. I thought instead that I'd like to update you with some other news about stuff that is yet to happen.

Mainly as follows:

1) NEW POETRY VIDEOS

There are now 3 videos from my December 2010 trip to L.A. They are on both Youtube and Vimeo at the following links:

Part 1 is called: LA-LA-LAND...  and can be watched at either: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0I_x9Xy6tI or www.vimeo.com/18133998

Part 2 is called: VEGAS-VA-VA-VOOM...   and can be watched at either: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF4OlsOeqTY or www.vimeo.com/18238790

Part 3 is called: HOLLYWEIRDNESS and can be watched at either: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYYzcBIYS34 or www.vimeo.com/18970584

I'm undecided as to the title of the 4th part and it isn't ready for viewing yet, anyway, but I'm currently editing this video, which is due sometime in February.

I have also completed filming the next video after that which is provisionally entitled: A YETI IN WINTER and was filmed in the UK between late December 2010 and mid January 2011. There is also an additional episode of SHY YETI TALKS concerning my collection THIRD TIME LUCKY that I'd like to put out before Easter and the legendary lost SHY YETI VS AUTUMN two-part episode which I'd like to return to before the summer; by which time there will most likely be new live material. I also intend to film another SHY YETI ON LOCATION episode in a mainland European city during late April 2011.

2) YETI HUGS AND OTHER HORRORS

I am in the final stage of proofing this book. All the poems and most of the behind the scenes stuff is ready to go. I'm just taking extra care to get the short stories proofed properly. You can see the cover and hear some of the poems from it in the new SHY YETI ON LOCATION videos. It is provisionally due out on Friday 1st April - with a book launch/gig party booked at The Poetry Café for Saturday 2nd April. More to follow on this...

3) NEW GIGS

I am hoping to go to open-mike night tomorrow for the first time in a while. More on that if and when it goes ahead. As mentioned I am planning a book launch/gig on Saturday 2nd April 2011. I am also working with Julie Howell PR to put on a show at The Poetry Café with a number of other creative types on Thursday 16th June 2011 - but once again; more on that and how to get hold of tickets nearer the time.

4) 100 WORD STORIES AND VAMPIRE COW POEMS

Things are going well with the writing of THE VAMPIRE COWS OF SCUNTHORPE AND OTHER DAFTNESSES - but this project now looks like it is going to include quite a lot of prose as well as well over 30 new poems. As of January 2011 I have been writing 100 word stories; this came about because I discovered some old ones that I had written during late 1994 and was quite pleased that they still held up so well. Last week I decided to write some more and have written getting on for 20 new 100 word stories which seem to have received some good feedback on Facebook and which I think will work well at gigs and in future Shy Yeti videos. In fact I have recorded 4 of them for SHY YETI IN WINTER… I include one of them below - it's called GRANDPA'S WIG and was only written at the weekend. I hope you'll like it.

5) OTHER PROJECTS

On top of all this I am also working on proofing GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS AND THE COUNTER-CLOCKWISE CONUNDRUM - with my mum returning to proofreading with this particular book after a break of around 5 years. I am also typing some of the short Mouse stories that I wrote back in 2007 and 2008 for another book of short stories. In addition to this I am working on expanded 10th anniversary editions of both JUNK/FOOD and ROLLERCOASTER my first poetry collections from late 2001 and early 2002.

More news on various projects - including open-mike night if it happens, soon.

Thank you for reading!

Yeti hugs,

Paul xxx


GRANDPA’S WIG


Tommy was sure his Mum was lying...

“Grandpa wears a wig!” she’d whispered in confidence.

Tommy wasn’t convinced.

Once when Grandpa was sleeping he’d sneaked a quick look himself and sure enough when he tugged at it Grandpa’s luxuriant hair flew off without resistance.

Much to Tommy’s surprise, on Grandpa’s shiny bald head there sat a grumpy-looking rabbit with long white ears. “Some of us are trying to sleep!” it snapped.

Tommy dropped the wig and ran...

Eventually he overcame the shock; but after that every time he saw Grandpa - Tommy always took a carrot with him; just in case...

GRANDPA'S WIG was written on Saturday 22nd January 2011 and is Copyright Paul Chandler 2011