Ramblings

We're just back from a concert by Joe Cocker. It was in the Sheffield Hallam Arena, a place I haven't been before.
Joe gave an excellent show, his songs varied from rock to easy and he certainly controlled his notes, something I cannot see from all older artists.
When he sang 'You can leave your hat on', used in The Full Monty film which as you might know, was shot in Sheffield, it was as if he blew warm greetings over his birth city Sheffield and he got a response which was even warmer.
Yes, the crowd was very enthusiastic and also Mick, who
bought the tickets more for me than for himself, enjoyed himself this night.
One little note though: the seats were 'crap' (excuse my language). I'm not tall and there was hardly space for my legs. These seats must have meant a tough night for most of the audience but fortunately Joe and his band were worth the money.
'I'll be back', were the words he finished his concert with and this was replied with a cheering 'Yeah' from his fans.

Last night we had the Christmas "Do" of my work in The Shoulder of Mutton, a pub nearby. It was very nice and cosy and the meal was delicious.
I just want to show you what Mick and I were served. We both chose duck paté as a starter, nice toasted bread with a tasty paté. Our main meal was from the carvery which meant that you could get what you wanted, carved from a joint by a cook. One person put a Yorkshire pudding on your plate with stuffing and pigs in blankets, another person cut off the meat of your choice and then you add what you want: mashed potato, roasted potato, turnips, carrots, sprouts, gravy etc. As a dessert Mick had profitoroles (in Dutch the 'soesjes') and I had a cheese board. I liked two of the four kinds of cheese I got, Blue Stilton and the Brie. The Wensleydale, Red Cheddar, Double Gloucester and two others which names I don't know were kind of dry, I thought. All was finished with a cup of coffee with the famous mince pie. Thanks Rita, Dave and Adrian for this evening