Last Wednesday I went to watch Sally Mason playing a set at Mono in Chorlton. Wednesday is and has been deadline day for me to have my song-a-week song written which I managed to utterly forget I had to do and ended up diving into an alleyway to write the song for that week. As anyone following this project may know I am currently working my way out of a technological slump (stolen phone/broken laptop) which means no mobile Internet and no way to send the song to the Deadline Box in time. If the song wasn’t sent to the email by midnight, I would have failed this ridiculous challenge in its 31st week once and for all.
Hannah, who was playing violin for Ben Playford that night at Mono, tried to help me which some magical Internet ‘hotspot’ thing which was a revelation to me. Apparently I could tether my iPod to her phone’s 4G. Witchcraft! Things were looking good. However Hannah’s battery died just as the song was 85% sent (O First World! You and your problems!) and with 26 minutes til deadline I dove onto my bicycle and rode home like THE WIND to send the song from there.
Regretfully I missed Sally’s set.
The topic was ‘Venn Diagrams’ which was a suggestion from Facebook or Twitter though I regret that I cannot remember who from (make yourself known Suggester!) – listen and download here…
Richard Lomax 