Last week:

I stepped in to host the Moorlands Open Mic last Tuesday at Ogden. In and amongst the other performers I played a few songs solo and also some with Dan and Ol as a 3-piece. I've also been recording vocals with Katie for the BitterSweetShop's 'debut' CD which was great fun to do.

The weekend was the usual hectic madness but not for any work-related reasons this time. I went to see Peter Kay in Sheffield on Friday night which was brilliant, perhaps even better than expected. I went with an open mind as so long has passed now since he last did a stand-up tour and some of the gags have taken on near legendary status. This gives the new material a tougher job to measure up against it. I thought it was all very funny and it cheered me up no end. The opening Bernard Matthews comments set the tone nicely as I'd made the same observation on the way to the gig. Thanksgiving Day, turkey's ultimate revenge.

The following day I was down in London to watch the Masters Tennis at the o2. I was staying in Stratford amidst all the building work that's going on for the Olympics. I was a bit concerned about how much tennis I'd see from the upper tier but to be honest it was dead easy to see where the ball landed, the venue was superbly lit. It's luck of the draw when it comes to which match you will see. I saw the second semi where Federer demolised Djokovic. The afternoon semi had of course been Nadal-Murray which was something of an epic. We saw the closing stages of this in the bar outside which had a great atmosphere as there was a group of Spaniards present.


This week:

Snow permitting, and let's face it I hate snow, I'll be playing with Atlanta Soul on Saturday and then solo at the Rose & Crown in Greetland on Sunday evening.

Moan of the week:

2 words: Myspace Beta.