Thursday 9th March 2023

Terrible night's sleep...the coughing kept us both awake! I got up and made myself a mug of camomile tea with lemon and honey in it, and climbed back into bed. Read some Bulgakov before eventually getting up and porridging, though it was getting more toward lunch rather than breakfast. Aki made herself some lunch. Didn't have much energy this afternoon, so pottered about doing nothing very much. Tony turned up around 1730 for his dinner. Aki warmed up the fish curry, and cooked up a dahl to have with it...I made flatbreads. Buttermilk pancakes to follow, with raspberry spoom, vanilla yoghurt, and black cherry sauce. Hightailed it to the bus stop opposite the Sobell Sports centre, but our bus was a few too many minutes away, so Tony hooked an Uber. Got to the Roundhouse in good time. Helen joined us having cycled over from Archway. Enjoyed Callum Easter's support set...he had the Leith Congregational Choir in tow, which takes his material to another level. The venue filled up prior to Young Fathers coming on...it was a sell out, so must have been nigh on 3,000 people in there! Luckily, we were in the upstairs seated area! The band slowly cooked up a storm...surprised to see Callum Easter in the band! Much of the sound they create comes via a huge beat box, which evidently houses the numerous backing tracks. The band elicited a roar of approval when Graham Hastings took to the mic, yelling "Say it Loud, Say it Clear, Refugees are Welcome here!" It had Tony on his feet roaring his agreement. Highlights were 'Geronimo', 'In My View', and the pulsating 'I Saw'....we were grooving in our seats come the finale! Took a while to get us all out of the venue...lord knows what would happen in the event of a fire!!! Helen scooted off into the drizzle on her bike, and we got the No.253 bus home, leaving Tony to continue on to Clapton, where he was putting up at Ickborough Road.