Sitz putting on a musical. Orchestra, ensemble, principal singers.

Singing at a Sitz musical yesterday

Northampton Town Hall

Eleanor's Cross, Northampton. One of 12 built from 1290 to mark the journey of the queen's coffin back to London. It's a sister of the one outside Charing Cross train station, London.

Lock on the river Nene, Northampton

Countryside on NCR6 cycle path. A field of golden corn by a tree-lined farm track.

40 mile ride to Northampton today. Perfect weather 👌

They are excellent. I listened to their new album last week. Classy

Ensemble practising

Orchestra tuning up

Leads ready to perform

Another day singing MT in London for LMTO #sitz 10th anniversary. Much fun

The Hey Joe song I did vocals for is up on fatoldman.co.uk. I recorded and sent him the lead vocal for Mustang Sally today. Maybe next Otis??

Garden courtyard and pool, V&A museum, London

Cafe interior, V&A, wonderful decoration

More cafe interior, beautiful

Visit to the air-conditioned V&A. The photography room is particularly cold :-D
All the kids arw enjoying the pool and fountains in the garden courtyard and having a whale of a time.
Cafe interiors fantastic as ever.

Haha, I loved his Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters album in the early 80s. So funny.

View of the Barbican lakes and seating with prominent Pride flags.

Programme of Fiddler On The Roof pictured in front of the stage.

Visit to the Barbican to see Fiddler On The Roof. It was fantastic and very emotional. I know the MD and was excited to see his work in action.

Well said!

Exactly. Perhaps they could hold QT on Clacton once a month and then his constituents might see him (in passing, not at a consultation with their MP).

Part of the issue is the US is so large. 2/3 of the population have no passport and do not travel outside. In the UK, almost all schoolkids would go on an exchange school trip to France, Spain or Germany. You're exposed to other cultures and realise they do things differently. It broadens your views

This is an excellent, and accurate, thread. I remember all too well what it was like 50 years ago and that's where they would like to take all of us.

I've been learning to use MuseScore 4 and have entered several karaoke songs at scores. It's really good, and great for practising and remembering songs. You get a really detailed memory of the note pitches and durations when you type them in. And the piano accompaniment is the same as you get live.

Inside the British Museum

Street sign MUSEUM STREET

Summer and autumn birds 秋 and flowers 夏秋花鳥図 In the early 1830s, alongside his work on landscapes, Hiroshige began making pictures of birds and flowers. These four miniature prints are among his earliest designs on the theme. Each contains a poem. The block cutter skilfully captured the spontaneity of Hiroshige's brushstrokes. These small gems may have convinced several leading publishers to commission his later, more ambitious kachō hanga (bird-and-flower prints). Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Small bird and cotton rose, about 1830 Parakeet and bamboo, about 1830 Cockerel and bush clover, about 1830 Owl and maple tree, about 1830 Colour woodblock prints British Museum 1915,0823,0.779; 0.781; 0.783; 0.792

六十余州名所図会 阿波鳴門の風波 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Awa: The Rough Seas at Naruto, 1855 The Naruto whirlpools are among the most famous of Japan's natural phenomena. Many artists have celebrated them, including BJ Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), whose work may have inspired Hiroshige's dramatic composition, placing the viewer in the middle of the action. The beautiful colour gradation gives the waves a three-dimensional appearance, creating the impression of a turbulent ocean. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), preface to One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1859

Hiroshige exhibition, British Museum

It looks more like the Alien Queen in Aliens, just sayin' 😱

Flowering yellow water lilies, river Great Ouse

Fallen tree still growing strong

A sea of yellow meadow flowers

Sheep sheltering from the wind by another fallen tree, that is still growing strongly.

Nature bike ride today

Council meetings no doubt held at a Wetherspoons for breakfast and a pint :-/

Dagger in the making on the left in the forge

Tongs, work in progress, hammer

Oldfield Forge entrance dragon

The finished and ground sharp item. Beautiful

Forged a dagger yesterday at Oldfield Forge, Herefordshire. Great fun, 4 hours of hammering :-D

Tonight's show: Shucked
At Regents Park open air theatre, 27 Overtures singers.

It wasn't until 2013 the US DSM removed sexuality references in its categories of mental disorders.

It came in 1988 under Thatcher. I started campaigning politically in 1990, partly as a result of this. Bi Michael Portillo supported it as a Minister! Local Labour councillors at the time were, in the majority, how can I say "not very supportive" of LGBT rights. Culture has shifted greatly since.

Peacock butterfly feasting on cotoneaster

Peacock butterfly on the Cotoneaster, which is now in full bloom

Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority

I'll never let go, Jack, I'll never let go!

Fun evening singing at musicALL karaoke on Drury Lane. Sang "What Baking Can Do" from Waitress and "Oom-pah-pah" from Oliver.

Interpretative Little Mermaid acting/song ensemble going on below

It's such rubbish. I was born in Zimbabwe but somehow I'm a "good" immigrant. There must be some reason. What could it be... didn't think I'd hear Enoch Powell again.

Mr Goose preening at Tongwell Lake

Offering tree above Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist temple, Willen Lake

Peace pagoda with carved reliefs of the Buddha's life around it

Bird sanctuary island, Willen

Lovely day out on the bike

How cool is this old boy? That is some fine deadpan humour.

That is fantastic!

Principal singers in the Sitz musical at performed yesterday.

The principals on the stage for the #Sitz musical we performed yesterday at Bishopsgate Institute, London. It was fantastic.