Bredonborough Late rise at This
11.12
Bredonborough.
Late rise at 09.00. This is what gigging does: it upsets the player’s clock.
First-thing shopping on the High Street, acquiring food & the Minx’s Sunday dirt.
To reading. Now a contract to look over for the Minx.
12.50 An online review has this…
Fripp’s contribution to the liner notes is odd. In it the notoriously pretentious, obscure and wordy Crimson mainstay waxes nostalgic and — dare it be said — sentimental about Lizard. It’s essential reading for anyone interested in King Crimson’s development. Sid Smith’s liner notes are quite illuminating as well…
Imagine, dear Diary visitor, what it might be like if criticism such as this were the overall tenor of most public commentary on your work, and that commentary ≠of this standard also had an effect on your professional life. Such was once the case. How do I know this man knows little about what I do, how I do it, and no idea at all regarding the why of it all?
15.32 Tasty lunch with T & Bill.
E-flurrying. Back door call for 16.15 to St. Anne’s Church, Wyre Piddle where The Humans are performing this evening.
22.49 Soundcheck c. 16.30 in this wonderful, small village church where Beric Willcox, T’s Father, is laid to rest. The church’s minimal heating does not, and it was very cold. Pew seating for about 80, we anticipated a crowded house of around 100, and hoped that bodies in close proximity might contribute physical as well as feeling warmth.
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A walk down the road to the Team’s residential cottage, returning c. 18.30 to check the rig & spare guitar.
Soundscapes at 19.30 for c. 10 minutes & then The Humans walked up from the back of the church & played a fun hour or so to an audience of villagers, family & friends. The performance was dedicated to Beric Willcox & Mother-in-Law Barbara sat at the front.
The sense is that the performance was well received. Rev. Lynn, the Vicar, presented generous comments to me afterwards.
As last night in Bishops Cleeve, a retiring plate was available for contributions to Church funds. Rev. Lynn hinted that heating might be a good use of the collection plate’s contents & I agreed.
Returning for supper with T & Bill. To gentle.
