| It's a real-time autobiography that grows as the years go by 2002 |
| "life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kierkegaard 1813-1855) |
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| Last updated: Saturday, 23 August, 2003 |
| Chapter Three Part II Preston 2001/2 4 Preston Courier 4 Preston Pictures 4 Dan's shorthand 4 Preston soundtrack 4 The Shipping Forecast 4 The Games 4 Highlights of the year |
| inside Ian's Website you will find... life is a real-time autobiography that grows as the years go by me is a name i call myself travel is from the outback to the arctic circle journalist is what i try to do but i can't hack it music is the food of love but you probably think i'm on a pretty poor diet books is what you should be reading and main index is where everything begins a bit like genesis |
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| The Trendy Group embarked on a few thought-provoking challenges while in Preston. Over the course of the academic year three games provided three psychological and spiritual watersheds in the lives of all those brave enough to play. Game One: The List Game Venue: The Variety Contestants: Brown R, Caulfield A, Murphy E, Wishart I. (Later joined by Murphy D after escaping the clutches of Mr Michael Nally.) Winner: There were no winners, only losers. Rules: Write down a list of five people on course. Round one: the top five over all. Round two: the top five of the "opposite sex". Round three: the top five you dislike. Round four: the top five you would like to get to know better. Other contestants must write list of the five they think are on your list. You read their suggestions and, without mentioning any names, tell them how many they have got correct. This game had repercussions. Game Two: Survivor Venue: Base Contestants: Brown R, Caulfield A, Lambert G, Murphy D, Murphy E (before going "swimming"), Wishart I. Spectator for opening rounds: Platt H. Winner: Lambert G and Murphy E who had the pleasure of spending half a year together in Greenbank lecture rooms without access to the outside world. (Apart from Greenbank caf�, after Lambert G persuaded game organisers to relax the rules.) Rules: 30 names for 28 "weeks". Each round ("week") one course member was evicted. For some rounds, after a proposal from Murphy D, there were "tasks" to perform, such as "Race to Greenbank caf�", and "Tell Mr Geoffrey Elliot we need more paper". Each contestant wrote a number from 1 to 30 on a piece of paper which corresponded to a name on the course list who they wanted to evict, or who it was thought would do worst in that week's task. The final round comprised Lambert G, Murphy D and Murphy E but Murphy D was eliminated by a vote of 2-1. This game had serious repercussions. Caulfield A and Lambert G were perturbed. Game Three: Course Death Match. Venue: The Variety Contestants: Brown R, Carr S?, Caulfield A, Lambert G (compere), Murphy D, Murphy E, Wishart I. Joined by non-Trendy Group members Amin D, May L, Newton R (carping on the sidelines), Scott E and similar rabble. Spectator: Mr Michael Nally (bemused). Winner: May L who beat Games veteran Murphy E in the final. Rules: Same 30 names as above. Two names drawn out of hat to go head to head in a competition also drawn from hat. Contestants vote on who wins. Competitions included: "Flying off a hill with home-made feathers, who would get the further?", "Best newsreader", "Best DJ", "Best in a drinking competition" and "Who would eat a Big Mac the quicker?" The competition suggested by Murphy E, "Best looking" was changed by Lambert G (they were both allowed out of Greenbank especially for the occasion of Game Three) to "Best baking". Odd. This game also had repercussions, most notably among those contestants who were not members of The Trendy Group and therefore had not prepared themselves mentally and emotionally for the events which were to unravel before them. Whether the Games should have been opened out to include non-Trendy Group members is still a matter of conjecture which will be debated for a long time to come. Contestants in these Games are the future of British journalism. One is even working for the Press Association. One is an "Entertainments Editor". One works for a national magazine. In the future the Games will be screened twenty-four hours a day on E4. Bookmark this page so as soon as it is implemented you can click on the link to access the thirty-four web cams viewing every move made by Lambert G and Murphy E in Greenbank. Will they be playing "Follow the Van"? To comment on these Games or to add to any of the information given, please write in Ian's Guestbook. Now, let's delve into Ian's Bag. In Ian's Bag, the "scraps" of paper used in the Games have found a permanent home. By clicking the link below, please be aware that you are opening up a whole Pandora's Bag of repercussions. You will see the "scraps" of paper at random. Please note that any resemblance of these names to any real person, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Right, are you sure you are ready to delve into Ian's Bag? |