London Still Rocks!

Tonight was film again. So, what I came up with was  Soundtrack to a Coup d' État , a fascinating documentary about events in the  UN  in 1960, with the entry of a host of newly independent  African  nations, shifting the balance of power. We get  Khrushchev  banging his fist, we get  Eisenhower  - and we get a political  assassination . Lots of shenanigans - and all to a rocking jazz soundtrack. Showing in the  ICA . I left a little later than intended, but the bus fairly flew - until we were nearly at my stop , when we hit horribly heavy traffic. When we were finally let off, happily, Google Maps had provided me with a terrific little shortcut, down Spring Gardens , then onto a pedestrian passageway that took me straight to the Mall . So handy - albeit there was a chap pissing in the corner. And wouldn't you know it, I made it on time! Had to queue for a ticket, then slipped into the cinema behind another couple, and sat in the...

Today, back with  Laurence Summers  and the  45+ Not Grumpy Old Londoners  - this time for  The Magic of Covent Garden: Secrets & Surprises . And  Helen  came to this one, good stuff! There had been a lot of talk about the  pro-Palestinian protests  that took place today - I saw one central London Meetup cancelled as a result. But as Laurence said, since when do people protest in  Covent Garden ..? Sure enough, the route went nowhere near there, and they were going to arrest anyone who strayed off it. It wasn't the best day to travel, all told - although the rain decided to hold off till tomorrow, and it was lovely and sunny. In fact, I wasted five minutes looking for sunglasses that were already in the bag I was taking! Didn't matter though - the bus was severely delayed. And when it did come, it was like a Tokyo subway , people crammed right up to the doors. I was surprised the driver let us on - but I guess he realised that anyon...