Running

First run in years. I think the last time was with Caroline while we lived in Kemptown, so pre-2003.
One mile in eleven minutes, not great. Room for improvement. And if I'm less wheezy next time, that would be good...

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Tindersticks at Somerset House

Last weekend I went to Somerset House to see Emmy the Great and Tindersticks.
Against the odds, it was sunny and a lovely evening.
I made my way into the courtyard and lots of the audience were sitting down. Then Emmy came on, they were pretty good. Played a good song called Gemini. I think it was their cover of Pixies' Where is My Mind which was used as an advert for a holiday company. The sound was really good and clear. I'd not heard them before, I was expecting something a bit more folky, but I liked what I heard and should search out some of their releases.
Then Tindersticks came on, I have two of their CDs but haven't really got to know them. Again the sound was clear and crisp. The backing band were quite funky, a good rhythm section. Stuart Staples the singer had a lovely voice, like a deep Roland Gift. A bit mannered but lovely and rich, like a good chocolate. As I didn't know the songs, I only stayed for 50 minutes as I had to get home. But it was worth it - I won the tickets in a lottery at work.
All in all a good evening.

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Timoleon Vieta Come Home - a Review

So I bought the book through the Amazon Kindle app on my phone, since it was on offer at 99p.

I enjoyed reading it, it was well-paced, but I think it was a short story padded out into a novel.

A lot of the book was taken up with a series of unrelated vignettes, linked by the dog, and not part of the story of Cockroft.

My final impression was that it was irrelevant to me, and unfulfilling. It's a shame because I wanted it to be more.

 

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