I just got back from Coventry, having driven over on a whim with Si to see Slybob play at The Jailhouse. They played well, as always. I particularly like the song they finish with these days. The sound wasn't as good as it has been on previous visits to the venue - but I'm informed that the old sound guy has left, which is a shame, as he seemed to know his stuff and was great to work with. I remember being on stage there during a soundcheck and asking Henrik to ask the guy for more keyboards through the monitors, and before I finished speaking he'd seen what was going on and made the change. Keyboard players are used to getting ignored, not having their moves anticipated :-)

Speaking of keyboarding, my Ben Folds Five score book arrived in the post this afternoon, so I've been eagerly attempting to learn such great songs as Philosophy, and discovering just how far my sheet music reading skills have slipped since I stopped playing classical piano. It's particularly frustrating for someone who used to scrape through the Associated Board exams on the strength of his sight-reading. Still, this book should get me back into practice. On that note (groan), I'm highly impressed with online sheet music stockist Musicroom.com. They have a huge catalogue, free delivery, and my book came in 36 hours after they quoted me 2-3 days. And yes, I am on commission. You gotta try.

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