Crispycat Recordings: Tears of a clown...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Tears of a clown...

Playlist
Cloudland Blue Quartet – Soundingfall
Alice Cooper – Along Came a Spider
King Crimson – Plumpton Festival 1969
Electric Light Orchestra – The Night the Lights Went on in Long Beach
King Crimson – Mainz 1974

I always love to shop on Xmas Eve and so to FOPP first thing for some last minute presents but I was undecided and, instead ended up buying 5 CDs for myself – their sale stuff was out already...

Back in the afternoon and mission accomplished re the final presents but my basket also filled up with more stuff for my own collection...

Back home and some frantic present wrapping took place whilst enjoying live discs by King Crimson and the Electric Light Orchestra...

Upon Anne’s return we settled down for some comforting Xmas Eve TV comprising, in the main, comedy – firstly some programmes saved up for the last couple of days – “Outnumbered”, “Mock the Week” and “Lead Balloon” – followed by a DVD of the Muppets Xmas Movie – a loose remake of “It’s a Wonderful Life”...

A lovely dinner followed as we teamed up in the kitchen whilst quaffing champagne, to cook a couple of steaks with some tasty trimmings...

Post dinner, our final viewing of the night was the original “It’s a Wonderful Life” – much unmanly weeping from your correspondent – never fails...

Then the presents were set out for tomorrow and it was off to bed accompanied by some further King Crimson...

Highlight of the Day : Cooking with Anne and generally being Christmassy...

1 comment:

Sid Smith said...: I'm off to your neck of the woods today (Saturday 27th) to FOPP to my hearts content!

Seasonal greetings and all that.; 8:05 am

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