The Anonymous Widower

Amy Winehouse’s Cat

I met somebody yesterday, who has a cat that was once owned by the late Amy Winehouse.

Apparently, it has a few problems, like wanting to sit on top of everything, like doors and the microwave on top of the freezer.

The cat just seems to love to get high.

September 29, 2013 Posted by | World | , | Leave a comment

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

I’ve never actually seen the band, but I haven’t heard of them for years.  So I was surprised to see this poster at the side of the road in Wigan.

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

But like most bands of the 1960s, the The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown seems to keep going.

September 22, 2013 Posted by | World | , | 1 Comment

Wheatstone Remembered

As I passed Kings College by the Aldwych yesterday, I passed this tribute to Charles Wheatstone.

Wheatstone Remembered

Wheatstone Remembered

He was one of the more unusual scientists this country has ever produced and was a true scientist and inventor.

August 26, 2013 Posted by | World | , , | Leave a comment

Dory Previn To Be Remembered

I wish I could get to New York for this concert.

A group of gifted artists have been added to the lineup of VINEYARD CELEBRATES THE SONGS OF Dory Previn, a special, one-night-only benefit concert featuring the brilliant and iconic work of the legendary singer and songwriter on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 7:00 PM at The Vineyard (108 E. 15 St., between Irving Place and Union Square East)

But I am elsewhere on that day.

June 8, 2013 Posted by | News, World | , | Leave a comment

I Meet The Underground Harpist Again

I met this harpist for the second time yesterday, in Oxford Circus Underground station.

The Underground Harpist

The Underground Harpist

The guy in the poster is showing an interesting expression!

It’s good to hear music, of any type of decent quality wafting through the tunnels. In fact, I don’t think, I’ve heard anything underground, that anybody would complain about.

April 25, 2013 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , | Leave a comment

An Unusual Place To Play your Drums

This guy was entertaining everybody at Kings Cross station.

An Unusual Place To Play your Drums

An Unusual Place To Play your Drums

You can’t question his ambition. He wasn’t too bad either!

April 23, 2013 Posted by | World | , | Leave a comment

The Last Quartet

I saw this film last night and it was thoroughly enjoyable and a very good study of the tensions and relationships of a group of talented people.

In some ways, I found it a bit allegorical, as the tensions between the major players in Metier, were rather similar at times, although we had simpler relationships.

Of course, philistine that I am, I didn’t recognise any of the music in the film. This probably means that you don’t have to be a music lover to enjoy the film.

I saw it in the excellent Barbican Cinema and afterwards had a drink looking out of the window, at the front door of Cromwell Tower.  That was a bit surreal and I did wonder how my life would have mapped out, if C and myself had kept the flat there, which we probably would have done, if Metier had been sold earlier.

Do we just go round in circles in our lives?

April 8, 2013 Posted by | World | , , , , | Leave a comment

I Brought My Piano To A Station And Someone Asked Me To Play

I took this photograph at St. Pancras station this morning.

Piano And Pianist At St. Pancras Station

Piano And Pianist At St. Pancras Station

It would appear it’s a street piano and that the music and the musicians are well liked.

 

 

 

April 6, 2013 Posted by | Transport/Travel, World | , | 2 Comments

The Galician Gaita

I hadn’t realised that there are bagpipes in Spain, but I saw this guy in Santiago de Compostela.

The Galician Gaita

The Galician Gaita

They are called the Galician gaita and they seemed to my untutored ear to be less harsh that those of our friends in the North.

March 29, 2013 Posted by | World | , | 2 Comments

A Good Pluck

I spotted this sign as I walked down the hill from the hotel to Liverpool Central station.

A Good Pluck

A Good Pluck

It’s for things like this, I always carry a camera.

March 9, 2013 Posted by | World | , , , | Leave a comment