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So im back in scotland after two days in "London". Ive got a job working as a Hospital Records clerk, Just to bring some cash in. Im still doing my work for "Emi Records" as well as doing my own music etc and hopefully working for childline as well.

LONDON AGAIN

I’ve had an interesting last few weeks. My application to join the Childline team in
Glasgow is in the post, but im still job hunting, few things in the pipeline I hope.
I was down in London from Tuesday and arrived back today. I was down meeting
my boss at Emi which was only for 5 minutes, i wouldn’t say my journey was a waste of
time because I like London and got to see new parts. I arrived in the afternoon on Tuesday, so I was pretty tired, did some music industry stuff and then went down
for dinner which was a nice plate of fish and chips. The hotel was a "Travel Lodge" so you get what you get. The room was pretty simple and was a bit dirty, oh well ive had worst. But
its all part of the fun. I was going to a gig that night in “SOHO”, it was a band called
"Broken Records" from "Edinburgh", and it was there I met Jimmy from "Parlaphone Records". The band were great, really good, although I don’t like Soho it’s a very
Feisty area, it being the red light district of London, so not my scene at all. After I
decided to go up to a great pub I found the last time I was here on "Piccadilly square"
"The Cambridge". Had a great pint of "Timothy Landford Ale", one of the best English
Ales beside "London Pride" which wasn’t on tap at the time. From there I went and
Got a midnight snack, sausage and chips. Its so dam expensive in London. I was
Charged 3 60 for a pint in the gig venue, wont be going there again. I went back to
The hotel and planned out my intenary for the next day.

DAY 2

Woke up pretty late about 11 which wasn’t planned because I felt a bit unwell, sorry
Sympanthy needed here right now, no ok. So got on the underground down to "Green park" just beside "Buckingham Palace". A great walk was just what I needed, fresh air
brilliant. The last time I came I didn’t get a chance to go into "Westminster Abbey"
So I managed to get a ticket, and found my self in this great abbey, well more
Like a museum of memorials and graves of famous people from royalty, entertainment, Politcans. I did have a strange feeling it was kind unusual, I wouldn’t
Say morbid but it was as if there was a ghost feeling, maybe im going mad, I don’t know, you judge. I wanted to see certain memorials like "Handel" who was in the
Area known as "Poets corner" which was very charming. I heard during the early
Years of the abbey It was a real privilege and not something that just happended to be buried in the church. An hour later I made my way over "Westmister Bridge" to "The Southbank" to see what was cooking over there. It is a very arty place, full of culture of human monuments, musicians.
From there I went back over the Bridge and walked up past the parliament. The Budget had just been announced so there were thousands of BBC reporters. I find
Politicians very crazy and you can always tell who they are. I went back up "Victoria Street"
and wanted to sit down so found one of the pubs I was in before. It was the "Bag o Nails" so I had a pint of "Bombargder" another great ale,. I should really writer a blog
on real ale, although I love it I don’t drink a lot of it, its better that way. I wanted to see the "Royal Albert Hall" so walked back up to "Buckingham Palace" and walked through
"Hyde Park" which is a great park, very quiet but a long walk but I like walking so
I found it great, so I walked up and there it is “The Great hall of Albert”, that’s a "Michael Palin" parody. From there I jumped on the tube which the tunnel reading to it
Went for miles, "who needs the gym when yourve got London Undergrounds Tunnels".
I jumped on the tube up to "Kings cross" and went from there up to find some food, so I stumbled on a pub called "Lucas pub" which I think was the only decent pub in the area
So I had fish and chips again and this time it was better. I had a lovely pint of "Old Speckled hen"" a strong ale but nice. I then back to the hotel and done some music stuff again, so I


PS full time job at last hopefully, find out tomorrow

Fame is but a fruit tree so very unsung"

My love of Nick Drakes Music began when i heard "Pink Moon" on the Radio. I bought a Cd in Manchester called "A Tresuary" which is what Nick Drake is. His songwriting ability was so far advanced and his voice wasnt the kind of voice you would think would come from a white man, it was more of black voice, which made it even more special to listen, as im a massive fan of "American Black music". Nick Drake came out of a the folk revolucion which is funnily known as the Quiet revloution. He is up in legend with the likes of "Sandy Denny" "Bert Jansh" "John Martyn" "Incredable String Band". His album "Pink Moon" is my all time favourate of his. Some of the songs to me are full of emotion and as i write songs as well i can see where he is going with the songs, there is almost hidden messages of Help and anger. This man who was very quiet and was very much hurting inside which was probarly to play a big part in his sudden death at a very young age. I love his music, its poetry. He was the "William Wondsworth" of music.


David Mathers

THE BIG SMOKE

My first trip to "London" wasn't for Music industry reason's but to kick off my trip around Europe for four weeks. I had never been to London, so it was weird being in a new city which i had only ever heard about and seen on TV. I'm a massive music fan so being London was a real thrill. So when i got off the flight from "Heathrow" i had to figure out where to go, as i was prepared with a Map, i just took it easy, and was in no rush. But When i got off the train at "Paddington" i was a bit confused by the underground system, i don't think people in "London" have got it yet, every citzen always has a map. I made a promise to never ask becasue i dont want to be a tourist, but in some occasions i had to, due to the fact id been up since 4 that morning to catch a plane, so i was very fragile. I always felt i know a lot about London due to the fact most of the the bands i love come from London. I'm a big fan of "Only fools and Horses" so i guess i got know all the places that Del and his sibling Rodney flogged all the gear, one leggeded turkeys, turkish raincoats, etc, places like "Lambeth, Clapham" . The first night in London i was pretty tired but i managed a few beers and i went to see Spamalot, "The Monty Phython Musical", with its full English humor and whit its surely a great night out. The next day i decided to tour the city and discover certain places i wanted to see, so i set out with my map and toured,not before i had my continental breakfest, Londons such a lively city and so big its impossible to see everything, so i tryed my best to see the important landmarks. I started at Buckingham palace, which wasn't far from where i was staying in Victoria. I just decided to walk everywhere, i thought i would enjoy it more, and i did, its the best way to see London and you get to know it better, i then found my self in the most expensive part of London, "Mayfiar" which has still got a lot of its "Elizabethan" look to it, as it was the home to higher class in London during that period, still is, anyway im rambling on. I wanted to see a museum up here called "Handel house museum", which is the house and a museum dedicated to the life and works of "Goerge Fredric Handel", the German Composer, who spent most of his life in London. In the last few years they have converted it in to a musem. It was a great vist, something i won't forget, I've probarly mentioned it in previous blogs but when i enterded his room id did get real feeling of emotion and a great pleasure to be in the place where most of his great peices where written. The house next door was lived in by Jimi Hendrix during the 1960s so there is a feeling of privedge being in the area where two great musicans lived. I was also planning to go up to "Abbey Road" where the famous studios are, where "The Beatles" recorded most of there work. It was a long walk, but it was worth it f your a Beatles fan. I found myself on "Baker Street" where the Beatles played there famous Rooftop gig on the "Savile Row". The Abbey road area is very quiet, so it was nice to be in a quiet area. Its a place full of celebritys, Paul Mc Cartney, Kate Moss etc. This was the iceing on the cake of the week. If your a Beatle fan the walk is worth it, or get a bus, but where is the fun in that. So from there i went down to "Westminster" to see the "Abbey","thames", etc. "The Westmister Bridge" is full of little tables and people selling things like candy floss. I dont know what i eat, but i think it was Nuts with sugur in them, but they were outstanding. I wanted to see the picturegallery so i went in for ten minutes before it closed. It was now the evening so it was dinner time.before that i went to Mass at the "Westminster Catherdal" which is something i will never forget. I was now thinking of my tummy. So i decided i wanted a "Traditonal English meal", so i founda pub near "Buckingham Palace" called the "Bag o Nails", great english phrase. So i had the fish chips and soop which was outstanding and had a few pints of "Old Speckled Hen" a great "Real ale". I then headed back up to the hotel, not before stopping at pubs for a few beers, the hotel had a bar as well so it was ideal.So there you go my first time in London,role on the next

IPOD GONE GONE

My life with my Ipod has ended for the moment. My ipod for some reason wont work, i wasbacking up my songs from ipod onto a program on my laptop and for some reason the ipod wontwork now and it wont reset, so a local computer tech is having a look at it, but isnt looking good,and if that wasnt enough my computer is getting fixed the now, and means all the stuff will beswiped and inculding my 5,000 songs on my Itunes. So looks like its back to square one. Its a pity becasue a lot of the albums are from the Libaray rental service. There is this weeks nightmare.