19 November 2023
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Today was a busy day – leading worship at church in the morning, a gig with the concert band in the afternoon and, because there are more gigs looming, a CSWO rehearsal this evening. I was quite pleased with how … Continue reading
4 October 2021
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I got on better at the wind band rehearsal yesterday evening, even though it was time for the Christmas music to come out and it was a completely new pad. Some of the parts were written an octave up from … Continue reading
6 February 2019
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I hadn’t realised how much slower travelling by bus would be compared the nimble bicycle. Door to door journey time this morning was about three times slower than my regular time and, although coming back was faster, it still was … Continue reading
14 January 2019
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I did my first ‘earplug rehearsal’ for a while tonight. That is to say, a rehearsal where I felt the need to put the plugs in. It wasn’t particularly over the top but with bass and guitar keeping up with … Continue reading
8 January 2019
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Looking around at my collection of musical instruments and paraphernalia while I type this, I realise that all the toys is, strictly speaking, an exaggeration. However, after another Long Player rehearsal last night (60s / 70s blues rock covers), I … Continue reading
4 September 2017
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What do you do when you discover a library book you haven’t got round to starting is due back tomorrow and that you can’t renew it because someone else has requested it? Read fast was my answer. I ploughed through … Continue reading
28 June 2017
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Most of the book reviews I write are for things I have received as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers scheme. I don’t enjoy all of them but I promised I would write an honest review and so I do … Continue reading
5 May 2017
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That next String Project gig I mentioned? Tomorrow, in the countryside near Reading. We’re due on at about 8pm but there’s music from 4pm – 11pm (and cheap camping and a dry day promised to). Further details on the poster … Continue reading
8 November 2016
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I’m sure you can read that title. All the right letters but not necessarily in the right order. At least they sit still, allowing your brain to rearrange them to make sense. Now try this demo website. The creator, Victor … Continue reading
6 November 2016
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This afternoon I’ve got a jazz gig down in London at a wedding in Richmond Park. I’m playing upright bass alongside keys and drums from friends I used to play with when I lived in the Big Smoke. As it … Continue reading