Underestimating is my business...

Playlist
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Ersatzreal
Dexter Gordon – A Swingin’ Affair
Donald Byrd – Freeform
Hank Mobley – Hank Mobley Quintet
Horace Silver – Doin’ the Thing
J R Monterose – J R Monterose
Jackie McLean – Jacknife
Kenny Dorham – Whistle Stop

More listing today – single artist compilations were completed, as were all Crispycat CDs I have (even I don’t have them all!)...

This leaves classical and various artist compilations and a few other bits and bobs here and there...

Today, we also had to go and buy a new tap for the kitchen – nephew, and newly qualified plumber (he will be rich) Alastair is popping out on Tuesday evening to replace our given up the ghost current tap...



So, to B&Q and new tap secured – in the car park, Anne asked me how much I reckoned it would cost – my laughable response of “£10?” was proven to be laughable when we viewed those on offer...

Oh well...

To mum’s – her video has broken – a tape stuck inside and, on her orders, we secured a Tivo Box for her this morning on the net – taking the opportunity to purchase the same one for ourselves...

In the not too distant future the term “on tape” will no longer be seen here...

Ironically, we fixed mum’s video (invalidating the guarantee) by merely opening it up and removing the offending tape...

She is still looking forward to the box though...



To Anne’s mum’s for Anne’s birthday tea – it’s her birthday this coming Friday...

Keith and family were absent but the rest of us made enough noise to make up for that...

Home Made Steak Pie had been chosen in advance by Anne...



Accompanied of course by chips and (not pictured) veg...



And followed by Anne’s Mum’s best sponge in the world – this time with strawberry induced pink icing...

Kids love a cake...



And of course some strawberries on the side...



Post tea, it was off, for the first time in a long time, to The Listening Room, where the headliner was Jill Hepburn, whose new CD "Snowflake" joined my collection this week...



I was late in arriving but was nonetheless offered the chance of a two song slot in the open mic...

I took the opportunity to air "Lights Out" and "The End of Everything", both from the last but one CBQ album, "Erstazreal"...

Surprisingly well received, including by Count Brodski and Lady Penny, who just happened to be at The Blue Blazer bar tonight by coincidence, post a film at the Filmhouse...

Although suffering from a cold, Jill put in a good performance and I would hope she managed to shift a few CDs...

A brief post gig chat with chum Scott Renton included an invite to his stag pub crawl in a couple of weeks' time...

Home and enjoyed two programmes on BBC4 re, probably my greatest influence, Mr Brian Eno...

Lights out on another good day...

Highlight of the Day : Performing well...