Month: May 2022

Ride London Free Cycle

The route

Last Sunday the event happened again for first time in 3 years- I was there 4 years ago.

I had to cycle there and back from home which made about 45km in total – with the circuit itself about 13km.

Me

I enjoyed my previous outing more the last time; maybe more space on the roads, less busy? but also just fresh experience. But good all the same this time.

Certainly a good event. Lots of people, lots of families with young children having the opportunity to access the roads in safety. An important way, for a short time at least, to reclaim the streets.

James Blake

This is very late in the day but…..never too late?

EQ bough tickets for James Blake at the Alexander Palace for Shaz’s birthday. However in the end- EQ decided to go to Croatia with the baby. So I filled her shoes.

It was on a Tuesday night, 10 days ago now, but a school night…so a little dangerous.

The journey there was in truth quite straightforward with an easy walk from Wood Green tube.

And the event-not bad. I like a lot of his music but I am not sure how well it transfers to the live settling. There were 10,000 people there who seemed very relaxed, white, coupled and not raucous.

A good event but not the best.

And a few extracts of music:

End of term feeling

It was the last game of the season which was far more important for Leeds United than Brentford. We lost. It was not a good game really. Brentford finished with 9 men- substitution for injury when 3 already done. Then Canos managed to get himself sent off for a stupid tackle after been booked for taking his short off during his goal celebration.

There was an end of term feeling as it was the chance for the team to show appreciation to the fans after a successful season.

And the highlights:

A good read

A book that I really liked- having given it to EQ as a Christmas present.

It tells the reality of living under different political structures when Albania ‘transitioned’ from one to another. The story strips out the bullshit of what democracy is and what it has to offer. A socialist state had its strengths.

The sad thing was of the stage when so many people were trying to leave the country. They knew how to go where they wanted…. but did not know why or what was at the destination.