Footie Turnaround....

What a turnaround from last week’s five a sides. Tonight it’s four a side….and I can’t believe how well I played (comparatively speaking of course – see last Wednesday’s entry). I was running around, I was playing one-twos, I scored four or five goals, I didn’t let in too many goals (although I did give away a dubious penalty for “allegedly” being outside the goalie’s area when making a save – I’m sure a penalty shouldn’t be awarded for the effects of momentum…). Hopefully my toe-surgery at the podiatrist tomorrow night won't put paid to this Indian Summer...

After the game I gave the Comedian, Jim Park, a lift home – he’s been doing quite a few gigs recently and has more lined up before presenting his own show at the Edinburgh fringe in August. Check his site at www.toecurler.com.

Outside his flat we have a conversation about the work going on at his building at present. He’s not noticed before but the portaloo which sits right outside his gate, is on hire from a Mr Pugh. Oh how we laughed (or chuckled, anyway…)

Today three CDs arrived from my recent forays onto e-bay, The Tubes’ 1977 album “Now”, a CD (“From Time To Time”) of demos and out-takes from Uriah Heep’s erstwhile keyboard player Ken Hensley and a disc of Talk Talk rarities “Missing Pieces” recorded for their last album “Laughing Stock” from 1991. The first is great, the third is good and the second is, I'm afraid, merely ok and unlikely to be listened to again after today...so it goes.

Tomorrow I’m hoping to play my third set in recent weeks at Out of the Bedroom.. I’ll play “Where Are You” the lead track from the seventh and final “Deeperdown” EP and “Still We Doubt You” and “The Beauty Of A Foreign Land” the two second tracks from Deeperdown which featured on the first and second EPs – if you follow me….Of course I’ve not rehearsed them…

Jamie’s going to try for another squashee slot as he won’t get there till later on, as his wife, Suzy, is off to Prague first thing Friday and he’ll need to look after their kids, Madison and Conrad, while she gets packed etc.

He’s been writing some new songs and sales of his album have been good so I hope he can make it along to entertain the masses – heaven knows they’ll need it after CBQ’s three dirges (ha ha)….