Last week I was drumming for a pantomime version of Treasure Island. It went as well as could be expected, but I wasn’t impressed with the choice of songs. It also took up the whole week: tech on Sunday, Act 1 Monday, Act 2 Tuesday, full dress Wednesday, then performances Thursday, Friday & Saturday (x2). [...]

Well, the concert on Thursday was fantastic. The playing was superb; I cannot express it any better than that, I’m afraid. The venue was pretty good, but it was hard to overcome the instinct to become irritated at the noise of the fan, or the occasional sounds floating down the staircase from the door to [...]

Tomorrow I am going to a “Virtuoso Violin” concert at The Gardening Club, Covent Garden. Unusual venue for a classical gig, I know! Violinists Simon Hewitt Jones and David Worswick and cellist Tommy Hewitt Jones are headlining, and I’m going because it sounds too cool to miss. Also I know Simon and Tommy from my [...]

First day back at work today (since 2006-12-21) and it was ok, but last night I had a headache (which is rare) in the evening, had difficulty getting to sleep (rarer still) and at 4am I awoke with headache much worse (unprecedented). I suppose it could have been due to eating half a box of [...]