Sylvian Tour cancelled

I tweeted this yesterday, but it is still really on my mind. What a massive shame. Of course, I hope he does get better soon, and I hope that the dates get re-scheduled, but that can be a logistical nightmare.

Still, there’s a new retrospective of his work coming out in Feb, so I’ll have to just wait for that and the one or two tracks on there that I don’t have already.

Happy Birthday Tom Baker, 78 today!

My favourite Doctor Who by far. Happy Birthday! I’m so glad that you’re back doing Big Finish stories. I still haven’t listened to the first one, but I’m so looking forward to it.

Blancmange at Bush Hall

I went to see Blancmange at Bush Hall on Wednesday. What a great gig. What a great band. Some of the old stuff, a lot of the new. I really enjoyed it.

I’m not sure I’ll get to another gig before the end of the year, so it was a good way to end the year in live music terms.

Bush Hall

I went to Bush hall last night and apart from it being a great gig (more of that another time) I loved the building, so here are a couple of shots of the ceiling. It was a great little venue.

The run up to Christmas

It’s kind of fun getting ready for Christmas. All the things that you expect to happen. The last minute shopping, the getting together with people for no apparent reason except ‘it’s Christmas’.

It’s like a kind of ritual preparation. A habit that gives comfort in some ways. Getting ready for the break at the end of the year.

I’m just looking forward to some time off.