are they still alive?

Having been unable to achieve a great deal yesterday on account of the strange power situation that left us with everything working except the computers (at least until the circuits blew a second time), any attempts to get back on track today have been stymied by a pointless Directorate meeting that ate most of the morning and another, equally pointless Divisional meeting later this afternoon. I mean, come on guys. Anyone who complains about missed deadlines this week will get the full power of the stare.

Still, this evening I am leaving early. We – Furtle and Yours Truly – are off to Wembley Arena to see Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard, supported by Steel Panther. I understand this latter mob to be heavily influences by Spinal Tap. I am unsure what to expect.

The gig starts bizarrely early at 6.30pm. I imagine that it will finish equally early so the aging rockers can be tucked up in their hotel beds with a mug of Ovaltyne by 23.00.

Rock’n’roll ain’t what it once was.

Nonetheless, I’m looking forward to it; I’ve never seen any of the three bands live or indeed half dead, so it will be interesting. And it looks as though, Jubilee Line permitting, we will be able to get back to the Gin Palace at a reasonable hour (by which I mean midnight) for a school night.