apprise

Tuesday 12th June 2007

4:38 p.m. CET Had a good night last night. Things were a bit slow-moving at first, but the numbers quickly picked up, as did the audience’s reception. There were several groups and couples who stayed for most (if not all) of the evening, and a few requests, including some from a couple who I later discovered were from Cracow. Two middle-aged women who had been sat behind me listening intently all evening, stayed until the end and were full of praise afterwards.

As part of my musical research, I sometimes read up on various musicians and artists on the internet. Was reading about Burt Bacharach on Wikipedia earlier on. What a career! He must be one of the most prolific song-writers of all time. You can find the article I was reading on him here. Quite inspiring stuff.

Wednesday 13th June 2007

11:10 a.m. Yesterday evening was typically quiet for a midweek, but I didn’t mind as I was still slightly under the weather. Still had a warm reception though, despite playing instrumentals for the first half of the evening. Needless to say I finished early again.

I have just finished reading ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ by Bill Bryson (thanks to Lewis for the recommendation). Was thoroughly enjoyable, but also an eye-opener, learned some astonishing things about nature which I never knew, and it also contained some salient points about the (sometimes catastrophic) effects of our presence on the earth and the environment. Well worth a read.