This would be my Team ... but which one's going to be the driver ? Here's the thing .. some might think I'm mad, some might say I'm asking for the impossible, some might say I'm living in the past .. I don't care. What everyone DOES know is that The Big Bird Race is one of the most entertaining BRBs in the Universe ... ( BRB = Bird-Related Books). I'm not saying that it's going to help your ID skills. I'm not claiming that it's going to impress your average "ornithologist." Or all those worthy types in the BTO. Nor all those high-ups in that "TURD-2" lot ! Nor the Low-Downs either . I don't think it is going to win any prizes for Progress in Avian Studies. And I do know that it is the most-likely-to-fall-apart book in the World. All that stuff IS NOT THE POINT ! The point is, I liked it, I still like it, and loads of other people like it. AND ... there was a film of it. It was only on the telly ONCE. And lots of people missed it. People ( such as ...me) therefore NEVER GOT TO SEE IT. Partly because I didn't have a telly until I was 32. Because that's how things were back in those candlelit, dreary times. There's been loads of people looking for it..... desperate hordes of them. Scavenging through the garages and abandoned warehouses of the land. Anyway ,as eny fule no, I like to provide solutions, instead of wittering on about problems. I know you were mighty impressed by my brilliant scheme for getting those two Waxwings on my house list. It's working too,,, they're already 28 tubs-up-the-road .... I've got the celebratory tin of Diet Coke ready for their arrival. I've also heard that there's been a big "run" on berry-bushes all over the UK. It's only a few posts back at 392 ..... woo. So ,,,here's my stunning, cunning, smart-as owt and do-able solution ... WHY DOESN'T " SOMEBODY " "DO IT" AGAIN !!??**$$$$~ !!!!!!!! Yes. It's brilliant. It won't be the same .... but it will be brilliant. And this time, the film of it all won't get lost, because nowadays you can watch things in about ( latest estimate) 73682 ways. Surely ONE of them is going to work whatever happens. But who's going to be in it ? Is "The Oddie" still up for it/ to it ? Is Chris Packham suitable ?? Ladies v.Gentlemen ? Twitchers v. Twerps ? Countryfile v Whatever-Watch ? Celebrity Birders v Other Celebrity Birders "The Kicked Off Springwatch" lot v " Their Replacements" ( yes !!) Lee Evans v The Rest There's so many exciting potential scenarios. Anyway, why have only 2 teams ? But I'm getting ahead of myself here ... it's only an "idea" so far. I've almost elevated it to a "concept". But I haven't got the media connections to get to the "project" stage. But now I've got the ball rolling, I'm expecting ACTION. I'm not going to be Trifled With .. .... or Cup-Caked, or Blancmanged ..... ... obviously, there'll be a pause for reflection ... but then ... get on with it
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