Chilwell Blades Fencing Club

anthony greentree

1. Why did you take up fencing?

I have always fancied myself as a Musketeer, but unfortunately I am about roughly over 350 years too late!

2. What hobbies do you do besides fencing?

I am a self employed Graphic Designer, so if you see a man walking down the street with a monitor screen

selotaped to his face then yes thats me! Though my passion is Painting and Drawing when I get the time

(which is never). Running, Playing the Guitar and Flute badly and Juggling terribly! I also raise my 3000 children

3. What is your favourite television programme?

At the moment I am re-descovering Worzel Gummidge (while having a cup of tea and a slice of cake!)

I bought the old Rainbow DVD’s so that I could introduce my 4 year old daughter to Zippy, but instead I have

ended up watching them all on my own (yes I bought them for myself I admit it.)

4. What music would you take to a Desert Island?

Well my Guitar and Flute of course. I love Genesis and Jethro Tull, Roy Wood etc etc. Rock, Folk oh yes and I

adore Kate Bush! the list goes on…

5. Yes or No?

Marmite - No! unless there is nothing left in the cupboard.

Brussel Sprouts - Yes love them, though I used to hate them

Tom Jones - Yes he is a pelvic musically sonic sound boomer if there is such a thing.

Eastenders - yo or nes? see what I mean I can’t decide!

6. What is the best or worst advice you have been given?

Oh I don’t know really I tend follow my own instincts. Though here is my favorite quote from Mark Twain:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you

did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.

Dream. Discover.”

7. You are on a long haul plane journey. Who would you sit next to, given a choice of;

a The Archbishop of Canterbury

b David Blunket

c Ken Livingstone

I would rip out all the seats on the plane and turn it in to a Flying Disco machine, I would do some funky praying

with the Archbishop, play ‘Find the mistress’ with David Blunkett and put a congestion charge on the plane with

Ken, though If I made it a ‘Flying Robin Hood’ themed night, then he would make a great Sheriff of Nottingham!

8. What is your idea of heaven?

My heaven would be living in a windmill that converts into a lighthouse at night, then I can have a swim in my

chocolate pond. (no I am not on drugs)

9. What would you put in Rm.101?

Anything that couldn’t fit in room 100! (that was a terrible joke.)

Errrm... I think Ties simple as, even though I don’t wear one. Ties are like cotton handcuffs as you are ‘tied’

down to a conformist mind set. (what ever that means.)

10. What is your favourite film?

The Duellists is my favorite film about a duel that took around 30 years to resolve as the men involved kept on

getting disturbed. True story apparently.