An Interview with Rick Wakeman and Other Stories, Diss, Norfolk - 22nd July 2013

Rick Wakeman, legendary keyboard player with prog-rock band Yes and pianist on David Bowie's "Life on Mars" (amongst many others) is interviewed in Amandine's Café in Diss for a new arts magazine run by one of Isobel's friends, and Nosher's there to take a few photos. Rick sociably belies his "grumpy old man" TV image as he tells of his interest in classic TV comedy "Dads Army", filmed locally near Thetford - as most of Perry and Croft's comedies were apparently filmed in and around Norfolk. Before and after this, there are a few garden activities including a probably-last-ever visit from Stephen and Gemma, prior to them leaving for the other side of the world, as well as the continuation of the demolition of the old 1958 asbestos garage.

next album: Henry's 60th Birthday, Hethel, Norfolk - 3rd August 2013
previous album: The 8th Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk - 18th July 2013

Lunch in the garden

Fred, Elizabeth, Harry, Grandad and Thomas

Fred poses by the slide

Millie the Mooch mooches around

A garden barbeque gathering

Rick Wakeman chats about Dads Army

Rick Wakeman is definitely not a 'grumpy old man'

Rick Wakeman tells more stories

Rick Wakeman drinks a coffee

Rick with Sarah Veness

The garage has almost totally disappeared

The remains of the garage

All that remains of the 1958 garage

The garage has gone

It's like some sort of reverse self-assembly kit

On Fair Green in Diss, Harry runs around

Fred and Harry on a climbing frame

Fred does some climbing

Harry plasters ice cream all over his face

Harry goes for a walk

Harry stumps around the garden

Isobel and the boys outside Fred's garden house

Fred does a good line in blocking the slide

The boys bundle at the bottom of the slide

A Dahlia

A deep orange dahlia

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