48. 27th February 2025. Meta modern sounds in country music - happening elsewhere

 So tonight's the night I'm not going to see Sturgill Simpson with our Tom. I drove to Boots in Aintree before and that nearly destroyed me. Chances of me making Mal's 60th diminishing by the moment. 

It's not covid. I know that 'cause I took a test. Not entirely sure what would have altered if it had been positive, other than knowing why I feel so shit. And the response from FB has been that so bloody many have got the same thing. Everyone's wiped out, people cancelling stuff through sickness when they normally never would. This is the new new new normal then?

The first draft of DD limped over the finishing line yesterday. Act two feels short, and weak. The illness permeated the script and everything got sad. Which is sound in parts, parts are supposed to be sad, but the whole? Wasn't gelling. First set of rewrites today, get on the way to a finished first draft. If I can be arsed that is. J thinks I should just do nothing.

Shack announcement last night - a gig in the Olympia 25th April, tickets on sale Saturday. Wasn't expecting that one. 

Gene Hackman and his wife? That's strange and awfully sad - he was 95 which is a hell of an age, she only 63, which definitely isn't. 

LFC 13 points clear of Arsenal now after tidying up Newcastle while Arsenal failed to score against Forest. AFC fans now claiming we're only winning this league because everyone knows we're not that good so they don't defend against us in the way they do against them. They're not dealing with this very well are they? 

The Ben Folds album I played yesterday? It's okay, same as it was 20 years ago when I last played it. But I can't remember anything about it and it only finished 30 seconds ago. New CD player the loudest thing ever. 

Something on vinyl to write to I think. 

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