London Still Rocks!

Tonight, back with the  World Music Meetup , for another concert at  St. Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace  - again, it's nearly a year since I was  last  here, or with this group. It's a lovely group, but so often clashes with other things.. This time, the  concert  was with  Delband , who perform traditional  Iranian  music with a twist - and sold out quickly. I planned to eat in the Lord Aberconway - cheers for another great eating suggestion, Laurence ! But the concert was at such a time that I could choose to eat before or after. With work I wanted to finish, I chose after - and yay, managed to get what I wanted done! Happily, it wasn't far by bus, and I arrived at the venue in good time. The t-shirts are cool - we discovered that the design incorporates lyrics from the songs, and were designed by a member of the band. As we waited for them to come on, I nearly fell asleep.. it's been a long day, a long week. By 'eck...

I currently have a run of  Meetup s.. Tonight, back with the  World Music Meetup  (and  TunedIn London ), for the  Omar Rios Trio , playing at  St. Ethelburga's . Also livestreamed - and sold out, days in advance! With time tight, I headed to Liverpool Street Station to eat - I wanted something hot, so made a beeline for Panopolis , where they do moreish steak slices. And wow, was it a tasty antidote to the freezing cold outside.. Afterwards, with a few minutes to kill, rather than wait outside in the cold until they opened the door, I made my way upstairs, to Marks & Spencer , for a snack - where I came across hazelnut paste-filled mini wafer rolls! Oh wow, I lived on a diet of the larger version of these as an undergrad.. bought a pack, and made my way to the venue. Where the door was open by now, and was I glad of the heater at the entrance.. Interestingly, they were giving out red ribbons for people to wear if they didn't want to appear in photogr...