Lager Lager Lager

It was iTunes festival time again here in London and I managed to win tickets to
Underworld at the Roundhouse on the 17th.

It was a good gig, a bit different to what I normally see live. we got into a nice dance to the different tunes and I realised I had been dance for about an hour when I decided to head to the back for a cold down. I guess the gym sessions are paying off!

Support was good too a chap called Kele. I didn't realise until he started singing but he's the lead singer of Bloc Party. He built up a really good vibe for the main event and I would definitely want to catch him live the next time he is playing.

Of course the crowd were waiting for one particular song and Underworld closed their set with it. As the opening bars sounded out you could feel the roar of energy rip thru the crowd and get the whole place moving.

we all left happy humming 'lager lager lager...'

Flat Competition

An update the flat is still up for sale. Its sort of a holding pattern now as nothing much is happening in the market at the moment. looking at the land registry info most of the stuff that does sell is a couple of 100K more than my flat. I would normally mostly be getting first time buyers looking at the flat and there aren't many of those about.

My competition, another flat that is up for sale in my block, made an interesting move at the weekend. the following hand written sign appeared outside on the railings.

For Sale by Owner
Westferry Rd. 1 Bed flat
NO MORTGAGE REQUIRED
£296 per week
cal 07xxxxxx

So er is that Hire Purchase? I assume so and that they would take about 20 years at around 5.5% to pay that off if the price is still anything like my place. I guess that's one way to go if its just investment and your want to get it rid of it for your pension.

Guitar Blues and Heat at the Roundhouse

A jolly night out at the Roundhouse with Olly one of my brother-in-laws. We caught the show by the Dead Weathers. The band includes the lass from the Kills and Jack White of the White Strips.

It was an interesting mix of rock, blues, amazing guitar work and some seriously shouty lyrics. The weather had been really hot and the southern American blues vibes suited it perfectly. I came away humming the tunes of even the ones I didn't know.