So, looking back at my tags, it claims I haven't seen Marillion live since I was in England in 2007. I did miss them the last time they were in the States, so I guess that must be right.

It was great to see them, and also to see that John Wesley was opening for them again ( Read more... )

I first saw Vienna Teng four years ago when she opened for Marillion when they were playing as a trio. Since then, I have failed to see her top bill a show because of sell outs, or conflicts. So, last night I finally made it to one. I eventually gave my spare ticket to the Big German, since it wasn't sold out.

The first act, Paper Raincoats, ( Read more... )

Given that I have no job and unemployment is about to exhaust itself, I thought about canning my tradition of a monthly concert. I compromised and only went to one instead of two and bought the cheaper ticket. This was a mistake. From the last few of rows of the Keswick you can hear the lobby too well, also the people with no concert etiquette ( Read more... )

Friday night bertana and I went to the Keswick to see Billy Bragg.

It has been a couple years since I saw him, so I forgot just how much he talked during a show. Since the man is British socialist, and we are about to have an election - he had a lot to say. For once, not all of it was bad. He complimented us on trying to elect a black man, and really ( Read more... )

We had a fine time last night. Ian Anderson is still a dirty old man ( Read more... )

( Not that long )

So, I've been a little mopey, but some good stuff has happened recently too.

Last Friday, we had our office party (where we entered that odd zone of co-worker vs close-friend).

When I got home I found a receipt for registered mail. I found this odd, so on saturday, I went to the Post Office to discover that Lisa Snellings-Clark had sent me ( Read more... )