Monday rolls round again and it's minging out there in darkest Berkshire. Why is it that when it's a bit wet on the road, nobody can drive properly? I'm a fairly conservative driver but good grief, you don't need to do 20mph all the way along a dual carriageway just 'cos it's a bit wet.
Pretty good weekend, all told. Particularly enjoyed a visit to one of the Gaucho Argentinian restaurants in London on Saturday night to mark the 31st birthday of good friend Si. Really nice steak, stunning wine, lovely. It was absolutlety stygian in there though - had to find the way to and from the table by braille. Not sure what they're trying to hide (apart from the gasp-inducingly expensive wine list) but they must have to employ owls for waiting staff. We had a really good night though, and (as per normal) we were the last to leave the restaurant.
One bit of bad news from Sunday - the band I play in has lost a member, backing singer Sally has found that she really can't make the commitment to us and isn't enjoying herself as much as she used to. We shall miss her lovely harmonies and frankly bonkers dancing. We had a positive rehearsal, but we are running up against issues on how to get enough gigs to make it worthwhile, and what new songs we can introduce to liven up the set and appeal to a function/party crowd - rather than the aging working-mens club audience. The W-M club scene is frankly moribund and not really booking bands anymore (not that we're expensive). The smoking ban, great news for us, will hit them hard now that the weather is changing. We need to re-position the band to get other gigs to make up the numbers.
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