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APRIL 2012 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 1 www.theagiot.net Tel: (0030) 26610 58177 AgiotThe 54th Edition This Month The Steve Gibbons Band - Steve Gibbons - Agiotfest 12. Headline Agiotfest 12 Page 1 9th Losers’ Cup. Steve Gibbons: many bands including The Mann TT Races and it's a Page 2 Who, Little Feat, E.L.O. formula that has won him Village News. and Lynard Skynard. In tremendous respect from Page 3 1981, SGB responded to fellow musicians. These an invitation from the days Steve is as busy as When Nitsa was Young. German Democratic Re- ever with appearances as a Page 3 public and became the solo artiste, with SGB or first western rock band to touring with pianist Phil News from the North. Page 4 tour the major cities of Bond, guitarist PJ. Wright East Germany. With a and Fairport Convention's Aunty Lula’s Love- huge repertoire of original Dave Pegg and Gerry Con- Bites. Page 4 material to draw on, way as The Dylan Project. Steve's set list is always In 2004 Steve was invited Corfu Weather Statis- Born in Birmingham, fresh and surprising. He to join the legendary tics. Steve first came to promi- draws the audience into a Scotty Moore on a live Page 4 nence as the leader of The musical world with its own show filmed and recorded Two Easters. Uglys, an uncompromis- special history and culture; at Abbey Road to cele- Page 5 ing outfit at the forefront in his hands rock & roll is brate the 50th anniversary Percy Williams & the of the City's burgeoning a magical force. It's a for- of 'That's All Right Mania', Sacred Ibis. 1960s music scene. By the mula that works in venues Elvis Presley's first release. Page 6 early 1970s he had formed as diverse as Ronnie the five-piece Steve Gib- Photo Gallery. Scott's, Madison Square Page 6 bons Band which enjoyed Garden or the Isle of success in the singles Christmas 1938. charts during the decade Page 7-9 and has been perennially Monthly Joke. popular on the live circuit Followers of Agiotfest ……… Page 9 ever since. With a huge please try this link: The Economy international following, Page 10-11 Steve's long career has en- http://youtu.be/vUpj8MGkKCg compassed 15 albums. OCAY Villas. Along the way he has Page 11 worked and toured with APRIL 2012 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 2 it, so it can be 9th Losers' Cup inscribed. A big thanks By lished until the to all the com- Andy Player Committee has petitors and their supporters, and The 9th Corfu bought a rubber. to Tony Bloch at Losers’ Cup Chrissy also Croquet, who took place on made a claim for actually could play “The power of March 31st. champion Boules and knew the Tom” There was no but rule 87 sub- rules. Boring. Cup in 2011, section 3.1 states A wondrous slap-up meal at Mrs as it was de- that if the scorer has a chance of Anna Taverna’s Pie Shop put a seal cided to small time glory he will take on a great occasion switch the it.........Lula also showed significant Hope to see you all next “ Russ identifying insect event from the potential in the Golf nearest the year....evidence of the scoring found by Sue” Post-Christmas pin, (watch out method has now period (far too cold for our little Tiger), and of been destroyed, tootsies) to a course Lionel's much milder support and com- Keep Training Springtime. mon sense in in- Paul & Paul And, the terpreting the weather, though rules throughout cloudy, held. The the day was fully Organising Com- appreciated, as al- “You don’t have to “The crowd goes mild” mittee has to say ways. Lionel be- be able to see to play this game” it was a fantastic came the first day, and everyone “Sue returning blind competitor to try golf. Peter was awarded 10 at one stage or an- insect to twig” “No coaching points for man of gentlemen please” other was a the match!! "Winner"; Nine Thanks to Rich & events were Karen for the flags included in the and Paul M & day.....plus Lula for the cup drinking. (both of them). Individual “A champion in Mr Quilter is po- the making” events score litely requested to “Alex asking his mum breakdowns are return the trophy to HQ when he “The Feast” what the insect was” not being pub- has stopped polishing and admiring Positions and Points; 1st Rich Quilter 117.5 (1st in both Golf events & Pool) He was the only non-drinker. 2nd Alex Ferguson 105.5 (consistent throughout all events, and at restraining himself from murder at Croquet) 3rd Paul Scotter 92.5 (1st at Boules, and creative scoring) 4th Karen Quilter 92.0 ( if Paul S hadn’t been the scorer he might have been 4th!! TOP Lady of the day) 5th Russ Conway 91.0 (1st at Shove halfpenny & only "hole in one" of the day). He also did a fine medley of tunes at the taverna. 6th Tom Schafer 89.5 (Great at pouring Tequila, and should have won on that alone, must try harder at Darts). Top non-Brit this year. 7th Fonda Grammenos 86.0 (1st at Bowling with 282 points, and hassling, 3 times winner had no chance). 8th Paul McGovern 85.0 (Founding member retaining top 10 for the 73rd year). Would have come higher if able to stand. 9th Tony Barker 83.5 (Strength in Putting and contender for 2013.....note all the positions 3rd to 9th within 9 points) 10th Adrian Batten 69.5 (Strong first performance of new Agiot villager). Fell asleep whilst talking to Lionel at banquet. 11th Kostas McGovern 58.5 (Sorry Kosta for not letting you practice at golf ....Paul S feels guilty, but only a bit !!) 11th Sue Barber 58.5 (Boules and Putting strongest events, wins for most smiles of the day) 13th Alex Vasilakis 54.0 (Croquet excellent performance, massive sandwich may have hampered later events) 14th Spiros Revis 53.0 (Late arrival hampered a top ten spot, but still 2nd in darts with 80, and peaked around 21.00hrs) APRIL 2012 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 3 died. She often used to help at the known Lula and Anna as pretty taverna when it was busy, but for schoolgirls. He also renewed his Village News many months had been ill, confined acquaintance with Alekos whom he By to home and hospital. remembered as picking up tables Dr. Lionel Mann We experienced a little seismic with his teeth. Alekos has since jolt on Independence Day, nothing given up that hobby – no teeth! The frequent roar of aircraft en- much, only 4.9, and many did not gines has announced the start of an- notice it. I was still in bed, not hav- other season. As well as Easyjet, Ry- ing been told of the start of Summer anair is now operating inexpensive Time, and thought that Aspros had direct flights from U.K. airports. jumped on, but then I remembered Already some visitors have used this that he was outside trying to teach new facility. Bonnos better manners. I was ready with my big stick to thrash the brute “Lionel in his new house” if need be. Paul Grove and Micky Clarke are Happy Easter visiting. They will return here with others for Easter. to all our readers! Harry, last here in 1973, 1975 and 1976, lives near Stansted Airport and “Eletheria” took advantage of the new flights We apologise for being 2 days from there to pay a short visit. He late owing to I.T. problems. Eletheria, known as Crazy Nitsa, noticed a number of changes having the wife of Spiros Threewheeler, has the island to be drowned at sea When Nitsa was Young off Kefalonia By a haystack afire. Everyone awoke and and Zakinthos. Lord Biro Ioannis was scurried to get the nearby children always in the Chapter 3: Transition away. The flames spread quickly and “Mountain Infantry” it took all the villagers and the Ital- thick of things. One day the Italian soldiers per- ians with buckets of water drawn One day the Germans roared in to formed a search in the village and from the well and a spray machine, search the houses. They were not as they herded several political suspects to subdue the inferno. Part of one easy-going as the Italians had been. towards a van, for they were to be home was burnt out but nobody was However, luckily for Ioannis he hap- interrogated in town. Nitsa’s little hurt. This incident frightened young pened to have a framed photograph brother Prokopis [ now in Time-Out] Nitsa greatly. It was suspected that of the Kaiser [ from the Achilleon] fainted during the commotion. His the fire had started from a discarded on his cabinet. The soldiers soon Mum Sofia called to her husband, cigarette butt, tossed by a worker spotted this and immediately stopped who was being led away. He tried to sleeping in the haystack. the search of his home. get to his son, and the Italians raised In September 1943, the Germans Finally, the Germans too de- their rifles, but were sympathetic to became the new masters of Corfu. parted, as the tides of war changed. the plight of the child.…..After one On the 13th of that month they There were celebrations over their day of interviews all the suspects were bombed the theatre, then came their retreat but they were short-lived.