June was more eventful than May. I attended a Sarah Waters reading on the 4th of June at the Bloomsbury Hotel, a very trendy venue for a reading. Waters was being interviewed by her editor and came across well. Her book The Little Stranger was selling fast and a second reprint had been issued that day. I actually have yet to read the book, apparently this is her first book not to included a gay character..gasp!!!. She made up for the latter by allowing some gay charity to talk to the audience about homophobic crime and raise some funds. Obviously got her to sign my copy and we had some of her hotel mints. On the music front saw Nerina Pallot at the Scala, a good venue with excellent visibility if your short and get to stand on the raised bench at the back. Nerina performed Sophia and I am loving her new track God of Small Things. Things are looking up for Pallot. I was disappointed when I realised that I had missed her support act Lisa Mitchell...completely my fault. I would have loved to have heard her perform Neapolitan Dreams
The final gig of June was Tracy Chapman at the Roundhouse in Camden (24th June). This time it was TC and band. Unfortunately got into the venue late and so didn't have a prime position. TC continued with the chatting (what is it with this new chatty TC..lol). She performed the big hitters but alas no Subcity. The sun had been out and the audience had been drinking and its was predominately standing = a lively audience not something I have witnessed before at a TC gig. Also a lot of singing a long opportunities, not always a good idea (inc. me in that). Well that sums up June. The
heat wave has ended..phew!!Mood: Weary, Films: Gran Torino, Charlie Bartlett, Books: Just starting The Little Stranger.
