OK, I have a few things to cover in this blog post, so hang tight.
* *Dammit, that sucks* – Unfortunately I have had to cancel my appearance at the Free Software and Open Source Days 2007 event in Turkey. I wish I could attend the event but alas, circumstances mean that I can’t. Apologies to anyone this may have affected.
* *But, wow, this doesn’t* – Wow, the [Big Red Recording](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=907) has already raised a whopping **£776.00** in just *two*, yep, that’s **two** days. Only another couple of hundred quid and we will hit the £1000 mark. Thanks to *everyone* who has donated, I am so grateful to everyone for chipping in. And for you ‘orrible lot who haven’t yet donated, [DONATE RIGHT NOW](https://www.myrednoseday.com/thebigredrecording) and lets just see how much money we can raise for such a good cause. 🙂
* *I am an artist don’t you know…* – I have started writing music for The Big Red Recording, and I have four songs on the go at the moment. My mission statement for this album is to “*tap into the full range of human emotions*” – expect happy, sad, aggressive, sensitive and other emotions thundering through with the songs. I am really excited about the material that is coming together. As ever, this will be blogged about over at [Recreant View](https://www.recreantview.org/),so keep your eyeballs over there for updates.
* *The single greatest event ever to happen* – We have had some incredible [LUGRadio Live 2007](https://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/) paper submissions, and this years event is shaping up to be pretty incredible. We are still very keen for more paper submissions though, so [see this page](https://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/index.php/Call_For_Papers) and get them in! We want a diverse and interesting range of talks, so everyone should submit something. Try and get your submissions in over the next few weeks. 🙂
Right, thats it. 🙂
