Reidy writes

Reidy writes

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Buckingham Palace for Pops

Well, well welcome again,


Thanks to the help of good friend & amazing photographer Rob Palmer, we had a fun photo shoot the other day and well, lets just say we are all very much looking forward to some Swedish sun and maybe even British if we are lucky ! Hoppo reckons I'm looking so white he needs to wear sunglasses just to look at me. Thanks Hop ! Not even the saturation bevel in photoshop could tan our skin a little. On the up side, at least we should blend right in once we arrive in London on the 4th of July :)


One thing I'm looking forward to when sight seeing in the UK is Buckingham Palace. Why you ask? Well there's a couple of reasons. One is because I'm named after Prince Andrew. My mother is quite a fan of the royal family and thought I was destined to be a prince. (yeah right mum) The other is a little more special, and it has a lot to do with the photo below.
This photo is the only real memory i have of my grandfather Thomas Kenneth Morrison. He was Rear Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy and received the CBE (Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth when she came to Australia in 1963. He was given the CBE in recognition of his long and distinguished service.

I was only 4 years old when he passed away so unfortunately I never really got to know him as well as I'd liked, but my mum has told me some pretty cool stories and I'm very honoured to be in his bloodline.

In other news, we are stoked to have teamed up with the crew from Travelsim. These guys offer great call rates and an excellent service. which is awesome news for Maxi ! This means his mum can call him any time she thinks her pride and joy is getting up to mischief. It also means we will be able to stay in close contact with the gang at Owl Marketing as we start to lock in more dates for the UK leg.

Thanks for coming back and I hope to see you all soon :)

Cheers

Reidy
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16 comments:

  1. deb dawkins22 June 2011 at 3:58 am

    Reidy - whats with the dodgy pose in the main pic??? With a grandad like that no wonder you have sea legs - even if they are as white as mine. x

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  2. Anonymous22 June 2011 at 4:18 am

    where in london ?????????? please my mum is hugeeeeeeee fan

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  3. Anonymous22 June 2011 at 4:34 am

    Are you going to post dates of where you will be in the UK so we can come and see you?

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  4. Danielle22 June 2011 at 5:04 am

    Have a night out in London and let us know where. London fans can come have a drink with you, before you head to UK beaches x

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  5. Anonymous22 June 2011 at 5:24 am

    Haha I hope it's not raining in Sweden when you're here!!! I will keep my fingers crossed! :D

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  6. Anonymous22 June 2011 at 6:10 am

    Dear guys...
    Why are u actually skipping Holland?
    That would be so much fun! :)

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  7. cath22 June 2011 at 11:06 am

    Hey you 5 musketeers!!! If your worried about your lack of tan, why dont you gat some tips off your taneriffic expert Mr Carroll!!!

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  8. Jess22 June 2011 at 1:41 pm

    That's so cute!! Love that you're coming over here!! Can't wait to get on a train to London and come see you guys!! :D xx

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  9. Rebecka22 June 2011 at 2:16 pm

    It's so awesome that you're coming to Sweden! But it's no good sun here. Just so you know!

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  10. ♥ Hattie ♥22 June 2011 at 2:55 pm

    London is beautiful in any weather, you'll love it. Just this past Saturday I was outside Buckingham Palace (about the only place in London with no shelter) and the sun suddenly vanished and gave way to hail! There was nothing to do to avoid it, so my friends and I just danced and sang in it. All the tourists thought we were mad. We were just loving life.
    Your Grandfather must have been a pretty ace guy. What a lovely bit of family history. Maybe old Queenie will invite you in for tea!? She didn't let four soggy 20something women in, but your connection is way cool!
    Have a fabulous time in Sverige and the UK. Loads of wonderful stuff going on in both places. People will learn a lot from you guys. You'll be saving yet more lives :-)

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  11. Tammy22 June 2011 at 7:21 pm

    Since I don't have twitter, I'll comment on this instead! Blog= web+log :)

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  12. LifeguardZone22 June 2011 at 10:50 pm

    If you come to France and if want to enjoye the prettiest beach of europe (or one of those :0) ) . comme to Belle Ile en Mer . it's an island. Come to the lifeguard tower on the Donnan Beach. We will make a coffe for all of you.

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  13. Messyjessieee24 June 2011 at 12:43 am

    Well seeing as you love teh royals you DEFFO need to come to anglesey, the home of prince william & kate....some peopel are trying to change the name of the island from plain old Anglesey to ''Royal Anglesey'' haha! hope to see you on your UK leg :) x

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  14. Anonymous24 June 2011 at 6:16 am

    So close to Holland and not even a day here????
    Hope you all having fun guys!

    Grtz,
    Suus

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  15. Anonymous24 June 2011 at 10:58 am

    i cant wait for you to come over to the UK all ready got my mum and dad to say yes so i can come meet you :)

    tiffany x

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  16. Georgia Ham8 July 2011 at 5:33 am

    Dead sick (well good) init , bruv, blood, can't think of anymore at the moment but please follow me on Twitter @georgiaham1 :) (Y) x

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