I must remember to buy a lottery ticket tomorrow.  Why? I hear you ask.  Well, I’m just feeling lucky.  Let me explain.  A few weeks ago I entered a draw for a pair of tickets to a private viewing of .  I’m not sure if Richard Long will be there or not, not that I would know either way as I have no idea what he looks like but in my endeavours to explore the world of art free tickets to anything are always welcome.  However, that’s enough waffle, I received an email telling me a pair of tickets were mine…Result!

I may need to go on a diet!

Yesterday was a sad day, Violette (@_vio_ on Twitter) informed me that the Jenny Lewis gig that was scheduled for 18 August was cancelled, I scurried to www.JennyLewis.com and indeed it was true.  Jenny wasn’t coming to town and Mr O wasn’t sure he could cope.  Life it seems is unfair, Julie regaled me and indeed teased and tormented me with a graphic description of how hot Jenny looked in short shorts when she played at the Troubadour in San Francisco (why do I know so many people in a place I have never visited?)  I went home and ate till my belly was full and my heart had no room in which to swell with pain, however imaginary.

I warn you in advance, this is a longish entry so you might want to make a cup of tea and get comfy

Well, after seeing Dave Matthews Band (DMB) at an indoors venue I managed to see them a few days later at an outdoor venue, London’s Hyde Park where they provided support to Bruce Springsteen.  It was pretty much a Springsteen gig, a lot of people around me had no idea who DMB were but I have a feeling a fair few of them left with plans to either buy some CDs or, more likely, to head home and download them from some torrent site or another.  To be fair to DMB I guess because they knew that it was The Boss people were there to see, their set was a little muted than the previous one I saw at Brixton but no less enjoyable.  For one thing I very much enjoyed being outdoors and feeling some air blowing around, unlike the sauna like conditions of Brixton. Scores on the doors… DMB indoors 10/10, DMB outdoors 8/10