guess the ink!

[Yazeh]

Omi osun?

[mizgeorge]

I'll spare you - it's not a French ink

[Yazeh]

Pure pens Cwm Idwal?

[mizgeorge]

Pure pens Cwm Idwal?

That's another red-sheener.

No red here. And it's not a Welsh ink

[BayesianPrior]

And it's not a Welsh ink

Well that certainly narrows it down!!

Could we eliminate Hertfordshire, Cumbria, and the Isles of Scilly too?

[mizgeorge]

And it's not a Welsh ink

Well that certainly narrows it down!!

Could we eliminate Hertfordshire, Cumbria, and the Isles of Scilly too?

OK. I thought that was quite a nice hint...

It's not from anywhere within fifty miles of Wales either

[Yazeh]

Octopus _ Crystal blue ?
Krishna Monsoon?
Private Reserve - Cadillac Green?

P.S. I thought the hint was about Zanzibar, hence my califolio excursion... I have no excuse for going to Wales but stirring BP out his stupor

[mizgeorge]

Octopus _ Crystal blue ?
Krishna Monsoon?
Private Reserve - Cadillac Green?

P.S. I thought the hint was about Zanzibar, hence my califolio excursion... I have no excuse for going to Wales but stirring BP out his stupor

Not Octopus - it's far too bright
Monsoon is too blue
Cadillac Green is another red-sheener. I have almost no Private Reserve inks at the moment - I had to dump most of my old ones (mould), and have been reluctant to replace them, despite really liking a couple of the colours.

The hint's a bit too obscure to actually be written in the text...

(it did wake him up though...)

[thi]

I also thought the clue was Zanzibar. Zanzibar is in Tanzania. You can find Turmaline in Tanzania. It’s all connected!
I’m afraid I haven’t any good ideas here.
I’ll further confess that I initially took the “wake him up” out of context and was very confused about what might be getting woken up.
Is this De Atramentis Pigeon Blue? Did you wake up the friendly neighborhood pigeon?

[Yazeh]

Van Dieman's - Pixie Parasols/ Devil's island?
Or Troublemaker Opon Channel Blue?
Sailor Ink Studio - #162?

[mizgeorge]

I also thought the clue was Zanzibar. Zanzibar is in Tanzania. You can find Turmaline in Tanzania. It’s all connected!
I’m afraid I haven’t any good ideas here.
I’ll further confess that I initially took the “wake him up” out of context and was very confused about what might be getting woken up.
Is this De Atramentis Pigeon Blue? Did you wake up the friendly neighborhood pigeon?

I'm very impressed - a teal I haven't got!!!

this ink, however, is definitely not teal

[mizgeorge]

Van Dieman's - Pixie Parasols/ Devil's island?
Or Troublemaker Opon Channel Blue?
Sailor Ink Studio - #162?

None of these. Geographically, you've headed in the right direction though.

As for the clue, think about the writer rather than this particular song... It will take a double leap!

[Yazeh]

Sailor Alaska or California?

[mizgeorge]

Sailor Alaska or California?

Neither of these. We can't get them here, which given how eyewateringly expensive they are is fine by me!

[Yazeh]

The writer is Billy Joel. I'm not that familiar with him.... so it doesn't really help

Ro River of Fire? Velvet Storm?

PenBBS Breakfast Time Ink (this I doubt)

Vinta Blue Floss Perya
Yama dori? I doubt....

[BayesianPrior]

Oooh...Mr Joel didn't start the fire. Am I on to something here?

[mizgeorge]

The writer is Billy Joel. I'm not that familiar with him.... so it doesn't really help

Ro River of Fire? Velvet Storm?

PenBBS Breakfast Time Ink (this I doubt)

Vinta Blue Floss Perya
Yama dori? I doubt....

None of these

Oooh...Mr Joel didn't start the fire. Am I on to something here?

He didn't. But you're not

He did, however, write a lot of other songs and I'm giving you the choice of whether you want the big clue below...

Spoiler: 

including one about his then girlfriend and later wife (two different people)

[Yazeh]

Kong girl?

[mizgeorge]

Kong girl?

LOL - it's a bright purple ink with turquoise shimmer - I just posted the wrong picture


You've got one word of the song though... (I suspect entirely by accident)

[BayesianPrior]

Uptown Green?