It was nice to be back at the Royal Festival Hall at the weekend.
Despite having a seat way way way at the back.
Despite all the people who arrived late and wandered around aimlessly so as to block my view.
Despite the fact that they double booked my seat.
Despite the fact that I missed half of the quite brilliant Valerie Project trying to sort out the double booking.
Despite the over-officious orange-jacketed security staff attempting to prevent any swift resolution to the double booking.
Despite – mapsadaisical recurrent theme alert – the queues for the toilets (didn’t they put more in?).
And despite – I may have mentioned this already – the fact that there was a double booking.
Despite all that, stamping around on the bat and ball carpet whilst looking out over the Thames fair warmed my heart after a few years away.
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June 26, 2007 at 8:15 pm
musicinterfaces
Sorry to hear about your trouble. I’m looking forward to catching Ornette Coleman there soon, hope he’s feeling better after collapsing from heat stroke in the US. Lovely picture – that pattern is so evocative. And yes, I’m looking forward to standing on the balcony at half time, if there’s an interval.
June 26, 2007 at 11:04 pm
mapsadaisical
Hello musicinterfaces. Odd name, I don’t know what your mother was thinking. Does it run in the family? Apparently you no longer update there, but now post at http://www.musicinterfaces.com. Damned cookies.
I’m going back there for Cecil Taylor/Anthony Braxton the day before you are there. I forced myself to choose one…and I chose the one on the weekend as opposed to the one on the school night. Well, I had to choose somehow. I must be getting old.
July 10, 2007 at 1:42 am
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