Last week, on a flying visit to London, I was passing time pleasantly in Brick Lane, enjoying the sights sounds and smells of the Sunday morning street market, when I came across these buskers. The first group were semi-official, in that they were playing a prearranged slot in a provided venue. A ukelele band, just out for a good time, they certainly cheered the small crowd of passers-by.
The second was a loner, a maverick. A one-man-band complete with a mini drum kit to back his pretty wild guitar playing. He was actually quite impressive, in a Hendrix throw-back kind of way.
I was able to to grab a short video recording of both. Mobile phone quality of course, but good enough to give an impression of how they sounded. Here they are:
I wonder how well he'd go down in the Souq?
Postscript: Since posting this I've discovered that this guy's quite a regular in Brick Lane. His name is Lewis Floyd Henry. He pops up in a few youtube videos, some much better than mine. Maybe I'll buy a decent camera!
Hendrix in Souq Wakif - maybe he would fit right in....a timely one from a Mate from Manchester who sent this today: "A World Cup Joke - Sepp Blatter was recently asked who his favourite Qatar Player was.
Response: "On reflection, I think it has to be Jimi Hendrix"
Best Wishes and hope you enjoy your White Christmas, weather here today is warm about +25C and balmy - PaulRB_Doha. PS Dont mention the cricket........
Hi Paul - Yes, the weather's great in Doha now. I went up to the roof of Sofitel on National Day to watch the fireworks. An inspired choice, pleasant evening, great view and none of the madness of the Corniche 'parade'.
There are two pretty good ways to weigh a car: Drive it to the nearest public weighbridge and wait your turn. Look up the manual under General Specifications, ‘kerb weight’ But let's suppose the nearest public weighbridge is fifty miles away and you've lost the manual (and temporarily forgotten how to use public libraries and the Internet) and the burning urge to weigh your car just won't go away- what can you do about it? The good news is, you need hardly any equipment. All you need, for a reasonably accurate result is: a hand-held tyre pressure gauge which can be analogue or digital a retractable steel measuring tape a calculator, pencil and paper, or a good head for mental arithmetic The method Park the car on some clean, level concrete Observe that the car is held up by its four tyres (!) Measure the width of the tread of one tyre: e.g. 6 inches Measure the length of tread in contact with the ground: e.g. 7 inches Work out the area of tread touching the ground: e.g. 6 x
Beware of the Financial Advisor. It hangs around in ex-pat haunts such as Doha's Champion's Bar, listens in to conversations for hints of affluence, and ingratiates itself with unsuspecting individuals who might be looking to invest some hard-earned money. It is likely to use a pseudonym, like Decent Bloke, Helpful Guy or John Hunt. But what it is really trying to do is scam you with some dubious investment scheme Having received its commission, it won't want to know you any more.
Personally, I see no convincing evidence for the existence of supernatural beings. But even supposing I am wrong and the firmament is positively teeming with spirits, ghosts, angels, demons, saints, archangels, deities of every flavour, even that would not be reason enough for our political life to concern itself with anything other than immediate secular pragmatism. Politics, like ethics, should not ask "How did we get here?" Apportioning credit or blame for the status quo is an exercise for armchair philosophers. Government should address two questions: "Who is suffering genuine hardship?" and "What can we do to help?" There is work enough in a programme based on these two questions to keep politicians busy for years. If in doubt as to the meaning of genuine hardship, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a good starting point. As long as we have people struggling to find food, shelter and basic security, we should not even give ear-time to the complaints o
Hendrix in Souq Wakif - maybe he would fit right in....a timely one from a Mate from Manchester who sent this today: "A World Cup Joke - Sepp Blatter was recently asked who his favourite Qatar Player was.
ReplyDeleteResponse: "On reflection, I think it has to be Jimi Hendrix"
Best Wishes and hope you enjoy your White Christmas, weather here today is warm about +25C and balmy - PaulRB_Doha. PS Dont mention the cricket........
Hi Paul - Yes, the weather's great in Doha now. I went up to the roof of Sofitel on National Day to watch the fireworks. An inspired choice, pleasant evening, great view and none of the madness of the Corniche 'parade'.
ReplyDeleteCricket, I think you need to bring back Warney!