That's Special, Duke

Claude and good lady took in an evening's entertainment at Sheffield's Leadmill club last Saturday night.

The gig was the amazingly-haired Duke Special, who delivered an excellent show. He creates an amazing sound, especially taking into account that his "band" was just himself on vocals and piano accompanied by a rather insane drummer.

What made the experience even more "special" was that on several occasions he took to playing a piano positioned right in the middle of the audience. Also, after he had finished performing he gladly spent time in the bar with his fans chatting, signing autographs and having his photo taken.

He is an exceptional artist and a top guy.

Back To Work

First day back at work for Claude today. After the initial shock of remembering just how hideous the M1 is in the morning, I spent most of the day wading through 114 emails. All-in-all it was OK and just good to get that first day over and done with.

So, Xmas is over for another year. This one was pretty uneventful, but it was very good to catch up with friends. A very good friend of mine going back to when I was at school was visiting from Japan and it was nice to meet him and his wife.