Crispycat Recordings: Lack of fireworks...

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Lack of fireworks...

Playlist

Various – Current Top Albums

David Byrne - The Catherine Wheel

Nyman – 1-100

Up at 7:30...

Did some work which now escapes me...

Drove to South Queensferry for breakfast, having found the place we wanted to go to, which is on the way to SQ, to be closed...

The place where I played a few summers ago is now closed down, boarded up and deserted...

Back in Edinburgh, the rivettingness of 2013 continued with visits to Tesco, where Meg the Black Cat is earning some royalties...

...and to both B&Q...

...and Wickes re items required to unblock our kitchen sink...

No luck with that and I came home leaving Anne to continue the search – which ended with coffee at Lynn’s house – her son has a supply which he uses for chemistry experiments...

Meanwhile, I was in the attic looking for headphones which will allow me to listen to music when I retire of an evening – my previous pair having bitten the dust a couple of weeks back..

Many sets found and tested and one seems ok...

Watched Twyla Tharp’s “The Catherine Wheel” – hard to believe it’s over 30 years since this was put together – or rather, easy to believe when you look at the quality of the filming and the computer techniques being used in the piece compared to what can be done now...

There was, however, no getting away from the quality of the choreography, or the skill of the dancers, all of whom must now be in their mid fifties...

Anne returned half way through...

Spent (wasted) some time sorting out my collection of classical CDs re the conundrum of exactly how to file them...

Spent (wasted) some time compiling a list of current faves based only on the last 100 discs acquired...

Watched episode five of six of Michael Portillo’s entertaining “Great European Train Journeys” which featured Switzerland and made us want to take a train holiday...

An Indian Takeaway was enjoyed followed by the movie “Tower Heist” on DVD – very enteraining...

The rest of the evening was spent updating stuff, surfing and listening to music...

Highlight of the Day : Contemplating a European train journey......

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