Sir Nicholas Parsons was raised by cats...

A quick summary of the weekend, followed by a long waffle about Just a Minute.

Friday I bought a bed, and had the best night's sleep I can remember. I also got some new glasses, and so I can see again. Then I met up with Nina for a couple of drinks and a bite to eat, which was very pleasant. We ate sushi, tempura, Thai fishcakes and sesame and prawn/fish toast, red curry and rice. Yum.

Saturday involved a tense England match, which came off nicely in the end. And Just a Minute, which I'll come back to. Sunday was mostly spent playing guitar with Chris, which was good fun too, and buying far too many CDs (finally I have all three Joni Mitchell albums with Jaco on bass!). Also, a spot of jasmine tea, bangers and mash and a couple of medium-sized whiskies.

Just a Minute, at the Shaw Theatre in Euston Road, was fantastic. I laughed til I wept! We were graced by the presence of Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Liza Tarbuck and Chris Neill. Possibly the best moment was when Liza Tarbuck started the subject 'Living legends' with the sentence 'Sir Nicholas Parsons was raised by cats'. Chris Neill buzzed and said 'Deviation - he hasn't been knighted', whereupon Paul Merton pionted out that no one seemed to take issue with him benig raised by cats. The jokes aboyut this continued for the rest of the show - has he been spayed, does he lick his arse, does he roam the streets at night, is there a catflap in his back door? I left the theatre with aches in my sides, and resolved to go back in Spring 2007 for the next London recording.