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Well, Christmas is upon us - only 11 days left before I can officially start using my new amplifier (although rigorous pre-use road-testing and practice runs have been performed of late…) - sweet. I'm looking forward to relaxing and catching up with friends and family that I haven't seen for too long as well as indulging in the usual orgy of food and drink. Suffice to say that I will be letting myself go this Christmas. However, I'm going to be doing my bit for Christmas too, as a woman at work distributed this little gem last week:
Instead of sending each other Christmas Cards why don't you spend some of your money on making a child happy this Christmas.

Every year at the Broad Street Mall in Reading they have a Christmas Tree - The Giving Tree. This tree has tags on it, each tag representing a gift idea for a child (who lives in/around Reading) and isn't likely to receive any presents this Christmas. The tags give the age of the child, a gift idea and maybe a few other details. These children will be having a bleak Christmas but by buying a present you can help them have a brighter time. So come on and be generous; the present will only cost a few pounds. A few of the local charities involved are:

Parent & Child Together
Berkshire Woman Aid
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Make A Wish.

I have organised this for *internal dept.* for the last two years and it has been a huge success. This is an opportunity to dip into your pockets and make a child smile on Christmas Day.
If you want to buy a gift for the Giving Tree Appeal this is what you need to do….

Go to one of the representatives (usually to be found by the tree) and collect a tag.
Buy the present.
Attach the tag securely.
Give it one to of the representatives UNWRAPPED by Friday 17 Dec

I hope the word can be spread, and that loads of people will be able to find £10 or whatever they can spare to make Christmas just a little bit more Christmassy for all concerned. For those of you who consider themselves too selfish to do this, just think of the karma points you can rack up by taking part! You'd be a fool not to increase your own levels of positivity and chi by putting aside some of your festive turps fund to sort a child out with a some seasonal love!

Müf have been slyly introducing skank sections into some of our tracks, and I'm becoming more and more tempted to cover some famous metal tunes inna Dub stylee - rassssclut - to continue in Reading's long and illustrious tradition of comedy pub bands (see Rebus, Cooper Temple Clause, etc.)* Kind of like a metal version of Dread Zeppelin.

Search and Seize Jah - Nuclear Assault
Fabulous, This Rasta - Exodus
Into the Lungs of Haille - Megadeth

* A joke comment, not joke bands.