Let me tell you about the trip I made to London in May. Besides the fact that you don’t need a reason to go on a holiday, there were two why I went that long weekend: To have a reunion with the people I’ve met in Botswana 6 years ago, and music. On the first day I went to the Pink Floyd exhibition in V&A. It was very interesting and fascinating to see all these objects and instruments and letters and to learn about the Floyd. I already knew a lot because of the biography by Nick Mason, but I could’ve walked around there for hours. You weren’t allowed to, because at the end of the tour there was a highlight: Laying on the floor listening to and watching the Pink Floyd reunion concert of 2005. Heaven on earth right there!

But the day wasn’t over yet! That evening I went to the Royal Albert Hall to see another legend: Eric Clapton. It was very cool to be in a place you know so many talented people have played back in the day, like Led Zeppelin and CCR. It is actually a quite intimate venue and the concert was amazing! Eric wasn’t in the spotlight all the time, he made sure we got to see the talent of each member of his band. (The two backing singers were amazing on I shot the sheriff!) It was pure magic seeing this man perform, I was also reading his autobiography at the time, which made me feel like I knew him just a little better.

 

The next day I was on a mission to buy some vinyl. I found the records at Portobello Market a bit overpriced, but got some great stuff in Soho in stores like Sister Ray and Reckless Records. I even bought this one record simply because it had Magritte art on the cover, turns out, it was by a harmonica hero called Little Walter! I was hoping to find some Terry Reid records, but every store owner told me they are hard to find. When they do make it to the store, they sell instantly. Good to know I’m not the only fan.

London, always a pleasure!