Saw Music

I seem to have spent half of last week framing pictures for my exhibition and the other half drinking in smoke-filled bars (and the other half looking after children; that's three halves, isn't it?).

My private view went well. Thanks especially to people who bicycled across Oxford in the rain to get there. And really especially to anyone who bought anything. I spent the rest of the night drinking quite a lot and, half a week later, I'm still sitting in pyjamas and a beret recovering from it all.

My other night out was Slacker's Night last Wednesday at the QI club which coincided with half-price champagne night in the bar.

After an appropriately delayed start and suitable inability to work a projector, Idlers Tom Hodgekinson, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Dan Kieran and Chris Yates talked about their new books and the melancholically beautiful John Moore filled the air with the  beautifully melancholic notes of the saw...

(If you want to try this at home, you'll need a REALLY strong thumb).