Alarm at 0730. Aki got up and brought me a mug of hot water and lemon. Got up and porridged, then cycled over to Finsbury Park for a knock up on the tennis courts. Gareth and George were already there, and had started a match, so Aki and I knocked up on a neighbouring court for an hour. Cycled home afterward for a coffee. Did some work at the computer...spent about an hour on the phone to IT as they have changed the operating system, so couldn't find my work...got there in the end. Broke for lunch...Aki's homemade carrot and lentil soup. Did four hours at the computer before breaking to watch the second half of the Brazil v Switzerland game...it was pretty dull, but Brazil shaded it with a 1-0 win. Warmed up the remainder of the fish pie for dinner, then walked down to the bus stop to take a ride into Camden Town. Had tickets for a Sheku Kanneh-Mason gig at the Jazz cafe...it was a sell-out. Joined a snaking queue to get in, and lucked out with a great view of the little stage, behind a couple of rows of reserved seating at one side. Great concert...very intimate. Sheku played a variety of numbers with a jazz pianist he'd met at the Royal Academy, focussing on song, so they played versions of songs by Big Thief, and James Taylor, amongst others, as well as some impro around a JS Bach piece, and a pared back Mahler tune...it was excellent, and the crowd were enraptured. I noticed they have a gig or two at The Cluny near the Ouseburn, so emailed Jim and Kath, but not many tickets left. Got the bus home...got in by 2030, so caught the end of the Portugal v Uruguay game.
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