Sunday, March 29, 2009

In Aberdeen (again). Honey chilli chicken noodle chowmein and dragonfly king prawns with spicy dip!

To my favourite Chinese takeaway, just down from the awfulness that is my regular hotel in the Granite City. Secure parking and within BBC budget, though. It's either that or the Salvation Army.

I was amazed the old Suzuki GS1000G (American model, shaft drive, 80s muscle bike) started almost immediately after five months untouched in Stewart's garage. Not only, that, it needed nothing doing before blasting off towards Aberdeen today, fortunately in dry, if very windy weather. And that bulletproof Japanese parallel four never gave a hint of trouble. Much nicer to ride than my last bike, the much more modern BMW R1100R.

The John Gillan gig went well, I think, slightly low on numbers maybe, but a good 100 or so folk. All kudos to Funk Connection (11 of them) for donating their fee to Roxburghe House, the hospice in which John spent his last days.

It was a hard slog for me, playing across an empty dancefloor through loud foldback, plus a Phenergan and NorthLink hangover, to an invisible and largely inaudible audience. The songs are all about the lyrics, really...some nice comments afterwards, though, and it was all in a good cause.

Ridiculous £40 single for the train to Glasgow yesterday, but great to see Magnus. Out to Clydebank to get the bike, and then dinner with Mag and old pals Stewart, Maggie and Gill. First time in the pub during this 30-day bout of sobriety, and the ginger beer and lime went down...reasonably well.

Three and a half hours cold motorcycling at my age (the bloody railway ticketperson asked me if I was eligible for the over-55 discount!) takes a good two hours to recover from. The honey chilli chicken just about did the trick...two days in Aberdeen now to touch base with the TM production team as the show heads inexorably for its seventh birthday...on Wednesday.

6 comments:

Catherine said...

No idea what a phenergan and north link hangover is, but sounds like something that would make a great song lyric.

Anonymous said...

tee hee! you can get an over 50 discount card for Subway you know........

Rachel Fox said...

Northlink hangover...good word combination...band name? Album title? Book title? Something...sing to tune of old Diana Ross number...

Tom Morton said...

AN OVER 50S DISCOUNT AT SUBWAY!!! Sign me up!

norrie said...

Tom! As a man who bekes his own bread I am astonished you would put that anywhere near you!

norrie said...

oops meant to add

http://www.recipezaar.com/Very-Flavourful-Chinese-Honey-Chilli-Chicken-63165