General - Food, Jimmy, Lucy and Music

Andrew Steve and I have purchased a BBQ between us so we gave it a try out on Thursday evening as the sun was out.  The menu consisted of burgers with top quality crusty bread buns, the burgers were a little peppered but from a family butcher so of good class, home made lamb kebabs with peppers and onion, frankfurters  apparently made with ear oles, eye oles and bum oles, sausage which was nicer, some smoked fish and potatoes done on the fire.

We then went to the phoenix club for a pint of Landlord and I had an altercation with Jimmy White’s dad as he was pissed and trying to feed my dog.  I do mean Jimmy the snooker player By the way.    What else has been happening?  

I’ve found out that you can’t buy a chip butty in Epsom which is rather distressing for a northerner actually.

After me dithering about it Clare and I are going to the Lucy Porter show Happiness at the Colchester Arts Centre this evening, Lucy is a witty and bubbly comedian  watch and listen to this video of her in action.  

I also rediscovered the brilliance of Mike Skinner in the guise of the Streets sophomore album, a Grand Don’t Come for Free.   It is actually a concept album dealing with addiction in its many forms including gambling drugs and alcohol.  It brings home the fragility beauty and foolishness of the human spirit.  I nearly overlooked this because it is rap but gave it a try.  The cD is best enjoyed from start to end rather than one song played at a time to take in the story.  I guess  people in there 20s and 30s will get this smashing bit of work.