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Sunday
Finish reading Gargoyles by Thomas Bernhard while in bed. Astounding. In the evening watch Before Midnight on DVD.
Monday
On the train, dip into a book called Lacan for Beginners about the psychoanalyst. Watch some of the BBC’s Blues series on iPlayer.
Tuesday
Listen to an untitled Nick Cave CD that I find in the car. In the afternoon, go to see the Viennese portraits at the National Gallery. A friend shows me a YouTube interactive version of Bob Dylan singing “Like a Rolling Stone”.
Wednesday
Go with 15-year-old son to the official opening of David Attenborough’s 3D film on (and at) the Natural History Museum. Listen to Ry Cooder then Blind Willie Johnson playing “Dark Was the Night” on YouTube.
Thursday
Half-listen to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing Winterreise while avoiding doing tax stuff. In bed, start reading Geoff Dyer’s Zona.
Friday
Do tax stuff while listening to The Velvet Underground and Nico and Django Bates’s Spring is Here (Shall We Dance?).
Saturday
Talk on the phone to potential collaborator about a possible art show in Sydney. On iPlayer, watch BBC4’s documentary on the blues singer Big Bill Broonzy.
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