Thursday 15 February 2007

This morning started well and badly: well, with the arrival of some first edits from Suzie's album 'Tout passe'; and badly, with a certain BBC news reporter (at least that's who one of the witnesses said it was - it wasn't him after all) nearly knocking me off my bike in his car, adding an unequivocally rude gesture for good measure. And just as I was congratulating myself on my consideration for other road users, letting a pedestrian cross in front of me rather than mowing her down. Oh well.

Anyway, this afternoon Alison and I were rehearsing for tomorrow's concert in the rather incongruous surroundings of the RSAMD Opera School foyer, which around exam time was about the only place they could put a harpsichord and a fortepiano!  Peter Lissauer dropped in to sign some cheques so that we can all get paid for the last two months, and we bumped into Barnaby Brown on the way out. 

Meanwhile, the Lion CD is mastered and in its envelope, waiting for when I have time to go to the post office, and I've been devouring Ross Duffin's wonderful book 'How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)' which as popular musicology goes, is about as good as it gets. Highly recommended to anyone who's interested in playing or singing in tune. I met Ross once when he took the Chris Norman Ensemble out for a Greek meal in Cleveland to celebrate Ronn McFarlane's 50th birthday.

It may well just be coincidence, but since Virgin's takeover of ntl this week, my broadband connection has been falling off and requiring a modem reboot with tiresome regularity.