Day out in London and the Sugababes
I was looking forward to the Reading half marathon for a reason other than the event itself: I had two days off work afterwards and was going to spend Monday in London.
I also had a ticket to see the Sugababes at the Hammersmith Apollo in the evening. I saw them at the same venue two years ago and really enjoyed the concert. When I found out they were playing there again the day after the Reading half marathon I thought that would be a perfect way to celebrate the race. As it turned out, I think I had good reason to celebrate.
I don't often go to concerts - I only really started a few years ago when I was working shifts and looking for things I could do on my own mid-week. I've been to some good ones - Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Christina Aguilera have been a couple of my other favourites.
The day didn't get off to a great start. My train was delayed by 20 minutes (always the way when you've rushed to the station). And I was feeling somewhat worse for wear after an excessive amount of beer and wine the day before.
Still, it could have been worse - I did at least have good weather for it. When I got to London I headed for Leicester Square and got myself a beer. I found I was really enjoying sitting in the sunshine, reading my book and watching the world go by, and so carried on doing just that.
I'd like to tell you I did something exciting or cultural but I'd be lying. I hadn't had a boozy day out for some time so just relaxed and enjoyed myself. I had a late lunch and an early dinner, and spent much of the time in between browsing in Waterstone's on Trafalgar Square - one of my favourite activities when in the capital.
I made my way to Hammersmith in plenty of time for the concert. The support act was fairly nondescript - I realised how spoilt I'd been when the Black Eyed Peas supported Christina Aguilera.
The concert seemed a little disappointing. It seemed to go very quickly, but in retrospect I guess that's probably a good thing because it proves I was enjoying it. In fairness they did a good mix of old and current stuff. I think I was expecting them to concentrate on tracks from the latest album, which IMHO is their strongest to date.
I don't know, the event didn't seem to have the same pizzazz as their last concert. Maybe I was expecting too much - sometimes anticipation can spoil an event like that. Or maybe beers in the sunshine had numbed my senses.
But even so I had a good, relaxing and well-earned day out in the sun. It looks like spring is here at last.
Copyright © Jonathan Weedon, April 2006
I also had a ticket to see the Sugababes at the Hammersmith Apollo in the evening. I saw them at the same venue two years ago and really enjoyed the concert. When I found out they were playing there again the day after the Reading half marathon I thought that would be a perfect way to celebrate the race. As it turned out, I think I had good reason to celebrate.
I don't often go to concerts - I only really started a few years ago when I was working shifts and looking for things I could do on my own mid-week. I've been to some good ones - Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Christina Aguilera have been a couple of my other favourites.
The day didn't get off to a great start. My train was delayed by 20 minutes (always the way when you've rushed to the station). And I was feeling somewhat worse for wear after an excessive amount of beer and wine the day before.
Still, it could have been worse - I did at least have good weather for it. When I got to London I headed for Leicester Square and got myself a beer. I found I was really enjoying sitting in the sunshine, reading my book and watching the world go by, and so carried on doing just that.
I'd like to tell you I did something exciting or cultural but I'd be lying. I hadn't had a boozy day out for some time so just relaxed and enjoyed myself. I had a late lunch and an early dinner, and spent much of the time in between browsing in Waterstone's on Trafalgar Square - one of my favourite activities when in the capital.
I made my way to Hammersmith in plenty of time for the concert. The support act was fairly nondescript - I realised how spoilt I'd been when the Black Eyed Peas supported Christina Aguilera.
The concert seemed a little disappointing. It seemed to go very quickly, but in retrospect I guess that's probably a good thing because it proves I was enjoying it. In fairness they did a good mix of old and current stuff. I think I was expecting them to concentrate on tracks from the latest album, which IMHO is their strongest to date.
I don't know, the event didn't seem to have the same pizzazz as their last concert. Maybe I was expecting too much - sometimes anticipation can spoil an event like that. Or maybe beers in the sunshine had numbed my senses.
But even so I had a good, relaxing and well-earned day out in the sun. It looks like spring is here at last.
Copyright © Jonathan Weedon, April 2006
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