Paul in London

It is all very straight forward getting out of the Barbican... Sort of... Finding one's way home after catching the last day of the Satirical London exhibition at the Museum of London.

Man on phone : Well when I say I'm with people I mean all the other people on the 155 bus to Tooting. I mean they're like strangers you know…

Rickshaws waiting for the matinee to end...

Pissing on trees in Clapham Common is a popular pasttime since there are more toilets on the common closed and boarded up than open. An AFL event on the common today however had a solution by providing two portaloos... But despite theses valiant attempts by the organisers, man's desire to wee in the open continued...

Man : Your shoes will be ready next week. Paul : Ok that's fine. Man : When would you like to pick them up? Paul : I'll pick them up next Saturday… Man : They will be ready by Wednesday… Paul : Ok then I'll pick 'em up on Wednesday then! Man : And that's £10 deposit too…

S was in town on Friday so I took him to the third-last performance of Sunday in the Park with George , which also made it the third time I had seen the production. This time with front-row day seats it was a very up close experience. The cast is amazing in this production and there was an incredible chemistry between leads Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell. Russell was in tears at the end of the performance which isn't surprising given the emotional demands of the role, but also perhaps the result that this amazing production closes tonight. It is closing too soon but the full house last night made their appreciation known to the whole cast and production team with cheers and a standing ovation... Oh well, it is time to move on... But at least there is a cast recording available of this production...

After a little bit of wine and a bit of jetlag on the part of those around me, a conversation about family, Lutherans and lamingtons ensued...

The punters love a free concert, and today was the Puppini Sisters . They have an Andrews Sisters schtick that they take to songs like 'Libertango' and 'I will survive' which was sort of funny and entertaining for a free concert, but they are getting a bit of a following around London and their album is available on iTunes...

Southbank Originally uploaded by Pauly_ . The tourist and the traveller with jetlag...

Paul : I think I’m being stalked by a man from the Gujarat province… An : Really? What’s his name? Paul : It’s Parool but I don't know his last name... An : His last name must be Shah as everyone’s name from the Gujarat province ends in Shah... Paul : Really? An : Absolutely. And they call homosexuals Gay Shahs…