Greenery

A slightly shorter than normal walk this morning, as I had to be back in the house for 9am, when tickets for U2 in Belfast went on sale. You'll be glad to hear that Mme Tepeka and I safely secured our seats for the second of the two nights. Happy days.

The first time I saw U2 was in Dublin in 1989, which is a shockingly long time ago. More memorably was probably the time I saw them at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 1992. For a variety of reasons (hangover, torrential rain, localised flooding and a five-hour drive from Las Vegas that took nine hours), my dad ended up having to go to the show with me. He hated it. But what's really weird is that I'm now closer to the age he was then than the age I was. And he seemed ancient.

Must cut down on this whole gig thing - it's making me feel too old.