Hello marvellous LNYDP fanlets!! Welcome to another instalment of the Joe and Alfie blog! If I am honest the weather has taken a nose dive to winter-ish weather and well 'Big Bertha' storm remnants are still being felt! Similarly it has been an eventful week in the life of Alfie, or should I say Alf-flea!! The clue is in the re-naming there lol!! But more on poor little Alf later!!

Firstly I must address some very sad news that has come to light this week. Both LNYDP, Alfie and myself were really saddened to hear of the passing of a magnificent man, actor and comedian, 'Robin Williams'. I personally have very fond memories of growing up watching Mrs Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting and my personal favourite Good Morning Vietnam! Rest in peace.

A true Legend!

Rome or should I say ROMA!!! 

Well our LNYDP leader and very important person, Bob Bone, led a Youth Music Of The World team to the glorious city of Rome at the horrendous hour of 4.30am in the morning to have a meeting with the 'Mayor of Rome' and the 'Head of Rome Events' from the Rome Culture Department! I can happily report that the meeting was a great success! 

The Mayor and Rome City Hall are so excited for the Rome Event on New Years Day that they have asked for the original parade route be expanded and the event grown! They can not wait until 3.30pm on January the1st, when the parade kicks off, and nor can we!! Below is a mock up of the new proposed and expanded parade route! 

 New Rome Parade Route 

Happy Birthday to a True Youth Music Of The World Legend

Ella Gurmen, the Manager Of Italian Events, who has been with Youth Music Of The World since I was as big as Alfie (a longgg longgg time ago)..... has celebrated a milestone birthday this week!! Bob Bone and the lovely Lizzie where fortunate enough to present Ella with a birthday card and present from all of us at Youth Music Of The World! Happy Birthday Ella!! 

The gorgeous Ella!!

Alf-flea!!

Well as I hinted earlier it has been an interesting week for LNYDP mascot Alfie! Kate and I took the gorgeous Alfie into the beautiful English country side last weekend and Alfie being a city dog managed to catch Flea's!! Poor little guy!! Anyway to cut a long story short....one sleepless night, x5 doggy baths with special flee shampoo and one flea jab later,  we had a happy, healthy and flea free LNYDP mascot Alfie once more!! We also had x2 very tired doggy parents haha!!! Alfie is just delighted that his human mum and dad (thats Kate and I lol) bought a super soft rug for our apartment! See below, it has become Alfie's new playzone lol!!

Alfie on our, or should I say his new rug lol!!

Song Of The Week

A little different this week but something both very moving and fitting for one of the best entertainers of all time. x

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw7J2aNJxFA