and so down to new cross from deptford bridge past the site of the new cross massacre - calling in at the book depository (william morris the wood beyond the world, thomas hardy the distracted teacher and other tales - this one is for horsemouth's dad probably - 30p each, and two music books with annotations of blues - 50p each), then back via greenwich and halcyonandon (who are going alphabetical - horsemouth worries this will put prices up) failing to find the jefferies he saw last time but picking up a copy of lyubka the cossack by isaac babel (signet classic edition - one squid). nothing in emmanaus in chrisp street.
last night horsemouth jammed with andrew minty and then watched the grand hotel budapest - an engagingly light hearted piece of hollywood mitteleuropea, a kitsch caper movie/ comedy of manners lifted from the writings of stefan zweig. it was a pleasant enough way to pass the time.
earlier horsemouth had spent a little time listening to st.louis blues on youtube (the vocal version from boardwalk empire was the most helpful) and attempting to learn it from the music (in his usual 'next line up -it must be a 'd'' way').
horsemouth has neary a whole set of old time-y tunes that he could work up and play - paper moon. world on a string, (dance me) to the end of love, honeysuckle rose, la mer, les feuilles morts, the entertainer, darktown strutter's ball (part) and the reverend gary davis's slide tune talking bues - really horsemouth should just get on with it.
grey day - horsemouth will go for a wander then try and learn some songs.
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