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6Music/Night And Day, You Are The One!!!!!

04/04/08

Just arrived back in Brighton from my whistlestop tour of Manchester. Very good it was too. Marc Riley was an absolute sweetheart, as were all his producers and engineers. Lots of fun, and they even let me use their piano. After the session, it was on to the Night And Day for a hastily cobbled together gig. Despite a rather wee turnout, I thought I played a good hand, and there was muchos appreciation from the folk who were there, so job done I think! After the show, I was lucky enough to be given a floor to kip on by the lovely Cath Aubergine, who lives not ten minutes walk away. Come the morning, it was a bleary-eyed dash for the bus station, a sleepy four-and-a-half hours to London, then an extortionate 19 pound single back to Brighton. Privatisation really has a lot to answer for. Who is responsible? Who is accountable? In Manchester, a bus journey through the city centre cost me 50p. In Brighton, the equivalent would cost me 1.70. In Glasgow, a 50 minute train journey (including return) out to the coast, is around 6 quid. Triple that for the south of England. Someone explain that to me?!

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