A very full day and night

Sunday morning an opportunity to get on my bike and cycle down to Seymour Field to watch Sunday Morning football, in fairness the short cycle ride was more worthwhile than the game, but anyway back home in time to make a curry and settle down to watch Arsenal's game at Everton. Very good display by the Gunners, and really never looked in danger until the final few minutes when Fabianski once again proved that as a shot stopper he's more than competent, its just the set pieces that worry me.

While Chelsea were taking a thrashing at home I was making making my way across london to Shepherds Bush to see Drive by Truckers. Fortunately for me, the Central line was running, 7 other lines were not. Travelling around London at the weekend is a nightmare and really ought to be a major issue leading up to the next mayoral election.

And so to DBT, firstly a new venue, for some reason I'd never been to the old Shepherds Bush empire,secondly a good opening set from Danny, Champions of the World. A few minutes after nine DBT came on stage. I'd been looking forward to seeing them since I unfortunately missed their previous tour two summers ago. Two songs in and Patterson Hood launches into Putting People on the Moon. When people say no one writes political, angry songs anymore they haven't heard this. Cooley plays " A Ghost to Most"and the other highlights for me were the Southern Rock opera tracks especially Zip City, Women without Whiskey and Let there be Rock. It was a stunning, energetic, leave nothing in the tank set. The venue seemed full and we got a few rows from the front, Petterson and Cooley compliment each other brilliantly throughout the set. Just a great night.

Let there be Rock was still ringing in my ears as I tried to make my way back to Essex, or more precisely Newbiury Park station car park. Anyway back home at 1am. The life I lead.