On the Road Again!

Another group of old men coming back onto the circuit with a tour. I couldn't resist a Sunday night at the O2 in London. It's 39 years  (!!!!) since I last appeared on a Whitesnake recording.  Yes, I was there back in 1980 at the Hammersmith Odeon as part of the famous Hamm-O Choir aka the audience. The Live in the Heart of the City album was recorded over three nights in 1978 and 1980! I guess they bodged all the recordings together! I don't know how many tracks I am on but must be on " There Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City " though.  I haven't asked for my royalties yet.... I am still waiting Mr Coverdale letting me know how much I am owed..... Anyway, the old boys along with Foreigner and Europe (the band not the continent)  are on tour starting May 31st at the O2 and then across UK and Europe (the continent not the band). I bought tickets on the Livenation presale today. I have the album on vinyl and nothi...

What can I say? I'd not seen Deep Purple for about 40 years and then twice in just a few! I had to leave work and travel home.  Walk the dog. Then Claire came home and it was a rush to get to Ashford for the high speed train to Stratford. We made it. Didn't have enough change for the very expensive car park. But used the online booking on my phone!! This time to cut the walking to save Claire's wonky hip we went Stratford International, DLR to Stratford mainline and then Jubilee Line to North Greenwich.  In the end it was a cock-up as the escalators at Stratford International were broken and we had to walk up. Then at North Greenwich the up escalator was broken. Dinner in Wagamama. Two chicken katsu later we emerged to join a very long queue for security. This time we had seats in the 100 series lower tier. Unlike the 400 series seats these are gently sloping and still with an unobstructed view. We also had the back row with just th...