A basement level book shop just down the street from my flat!  I can’t even tell yowhat it was like to step into that warren of pure joy.   This sojourn to London has been long enough to give me the time to appreciate the places near my flat.  The local shops and their charms are something I am particularly enjoying.

Wigmore Hall did not disappoint with another Tuesday concert.  This time it involved a pianist and a trombonist!  They were part of the Young  Classical Artists Trust series.  These fellows played a variety of classical pieces.  They were very accomplished but, sadly, looked like a pair of accountants.  They also played a new recently premiered composition called “Three After Dinner Pieces.”  Each piece was named for a piece of cheese.  The composer, Jack White, who was present to introduce the pieces, explained that he had worked in a cheese shop during his studies.

With another Wednesday upon us, I was on a search for a bargain Matinee.  I was expecting a potential Tube strike on Thursday.  So,  Thursday had the possibility of being a day of extensive “walkies.”  I settled on:   Dreamgirls, of course, is the thinly disguised tale of the Supremes and what might have happened  if original Supreme Florence Ballard had not died shortly after leaving the group.  I grew up a huge Supremes fan and knew the real story well.  This production was well staged and very engaging.  Both the acting and singing were outstanding.  The actress portraying Effie, the Florence Ballard character had an amazing voice.  During the interval between Acts 1 and 2, I overheard the Americans behind me expressing confusion about the relation of the story to the real history of the Supremes.  I couldn’t help myself, I turned around and offered the benefit of my Supreme Knowledge.  Before the show began, I had the chance to begin a new book (on the Kindle) called “The Lost Way.”  Its about how the New Testament came to have4 Gospels and what some of the other Gospels say.

 

 

 

• Uncategorized