Chun Yi

Went to see Chun Yi - the legend of Kung Fu at the London Coliseum. It was a really energetic performance of a very familiar tale. A bit of fun to cheer up a fairly low-key summer. The little guy in the photo was drumming in the foyer before the performance. On the way there we got held up by a cavalcade of motor cycles protesting about parking charges. There were hundreds of bikes - ah- what memories were evoked. I took some phone spics but they weren't good enough to post, sadly. I have to admit that I overspent on alcohol - two glasses of champagne at £10 a pop in the Colly (Bex didn't want all of hers, so I was forced to drink it for her- what a trial), and a £4.50 glass of Merlot in Pizza Express after the show. I could have bought salads for the week for what I spent on booze. Probably went over my recommended units too. I did economise on the show tickets - balcony seats at £18 each (a similarly-positioned seat at the Duke of York for Arcadia last week cost me £30 - obviously the difference between high and low brow culture).