a bit of a breather

Wednesday 8th November 2006

4:12 p.m. CET Both Monday night and last night were quiet, so I ended up playing mostly instrumental numbers, with a few vocal ones thrown in half way through the evening.

Got up early today to help with the band changeover which was pretty hectic. After lunch I went for a short walk despite it being cold, wet and foggy.

We’ve got a few large groups on tonight so hopefully there will be a bit more of a mixture of people than the last two nights.

Thursday 9th November 2006

11:42 a.m. GMT Had a good night last night, it seemed to get busier as the evening drew on which is the opposite of what usually happens, as you would expect. Had a fairly slow start, and the audience were mostly over-50s (as is often the case), but by the end I had several people singing along, and two couples were even slow-dancing to some of the more romantic numbers! Had two encores, and as a result I didn’t finish until just before midnight for the second time since the start of this contract. Also after I had finished my second set I got talking to a couple I had met on the outward journey the night before who were from Nottingham.

Another glorious day here in Hull, so I might venture out a bit later on. Not sure where to though!

[On a sporting note, just found out that Tottenham played Club Brugge at home in the UEFA cup last Thursday, beating them 3-1.]