Category Archives: Travel
Nous Allons à Paris
Hurray! The family leaves for Paris on the 12:56 train Wednesday afternoon. Four hours later, we’ll all be in gay Paris (well, its Gare du Nord to be precise). It’s going to be fun to go exploring the French capital. … Continue reading
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Zzz…
I’m back in Mountain View. In fact, I arrived almost 24 hours ago, but wasn’t much in the mood for blogging. I’d caught only 2½ hours of sleep the night before and had not grabbed much in the days before, … Continue reading
Parallel lives
Back in 1986, I would take the tube home to my shitty little bedsit in the arsehole of the universe, Neasden NW10, listening to the concert I’d just recorded on my trusty Sony WM-D6, a device that rather quaintly was … Continue reading
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Carpe diem
Six hours of sleep and I’m feeling a lot better. I dare say I’ll start to wilt this evening, but Dead Can Dance should hopefully invigorate me. The hotel had a decent breakfast, so I’m feeling sustained and ready to … Continue reading
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Time marches on…
…but not much changes. I left London in 1991. I’ve returned a couple of times since then, but not on my own. It’s funny how your perspective changes when you’re on your own in an old home town again. It’s … Continue reading
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