On Sunday as we were going to a book launch in Crystal Palace, I decided to show Simon the dinosaurs, my last visit was 20+years ago. They have since been restored and they look quite different, less garish, although still so wrong but that is what makes them quite cute…an 1852 ideas of what a dinosaurs looked like. Unfortunately grey creatures on grey sky is not to the most photo friendly (gosh it was like a winter day…in May:()

I forgotten how hilly the park was and slowly made out way to the bit of palace walls and stairs left but ran out of time to explore anymore as it was time to be at Jeff Book launch. He did the illustration for Unlost – The Collected Short Stories of K L Gillespie (Illustrated by Jeff Conway).

It a lovely hilly streets and artist corner (fab wall graffiti…many pics)

Exhibiting Jeff prints, the book, reading, signing, short films and music.  Lovely time there and an excellent end of the day as we decided to go to a recommended Moroccan restaurant near by Numidie (with Simon, Nadia, Steve and Smaff), delicious food, good company and the owner decided to offer some free prosecco to drink in their cosy decorated snug basement bar…

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On Saturday chimera_s drove simonsatori, stella and I to Brighton, we got very lucky as we reached Brighton the sun was out, gorgeous day, I do love Brighton, so many cool shops and cafes.
We had lunch in a quirky little café inside a vintage shop, discovered a very dark bar full of Belgium beers (but not time to stop), saw so many cool shops, came across the most amazing indoor antique place in Kemp town full of amazing weird taxidermy and stuffs...they had mice with guns, skeleton winged fairies , crocodile lampshade  and clock-worked mice in their cabinet of curiosity ...It was also the fringe so beautiful day with people and shows everywhere :) We only had time to do a few lanes but got a cute dress in snoopper paradise (new name now but same on the inside)
Met up with friends for dinner , so nice to finally be able to have dinner in a beer garden…it was a fab prize winning veggie place and had battered halloumi “fish” and chips. That was the biggest  piece of halloumi ever :)

Got to the Haunt where the gig was happening, great little venue , especially the toilets (see photos)

Enjoyed  the sets from  Ghost of Lemora, and Pretentious Moi (and finally got to see them live and got the CD ).  Inkubus Sukkubus were fantastic and on fine form…we got Vampyre erotica dedicated )) this little thing do make me the happiest person each time…

Afterwards we all popped next door to some fab little club/after party “Synergy”. Excellent music lots of dancing , very cheap drinks and catching up with Inkkies.

Not too bad drive back reaching home in the early morning hours :)

Also on friday i braved the hairdresser again but this time no tears and all now same lenght :)))


 
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I decided to cycle to angel after work, I always forget there is a bit of a hill, which in gig make up and silly platform boots is not the most practical…very handy Boris bike station right outside slimelight.
Met up with Ade, Clare and Julian, thanks to their insight (they just seen the same gig in Birmingham) the description of the first band Halcyon Way as a bad Guns&Roses, we had time for a drink in the pub and perfectly timed our arrival just as they finished their set and their description was adequate.
However the other support Trillium was excellent and it had been a few years since I last saw Delain and whooooaaa have they got better…. What an excellent gig , it was the last night of their tour so they were in a fine form and delighted us for 2 hours :))

Tempting after party but we all had early start (my guest caught an insane 6.40am train!!!)so naughty food and bed
I am a bit worried that my camera started to play up with the zoom just not working and took much turning ion/off, battery out to get it going again…which right now not good timing…hopefully just a glitch