[$DocumentRoot$] My trip to see Lee Scratch Perry's Meltdown. June 2003 uiguy@mac.com © Adam Smith Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:08:10 -0400 [$DatePublished$] iBlog 1.3 B4 Now that it's all over, I've switched the format around so that it reads from start to finish. ]]> Tue, 20 May 2003 08:46:11 -0400 I have plane tickets, I have passports, I have show tickets, I have subways tickets - will I get to go? ]]> Sat, 31 May 2003 17:03:28 -0400 Air Canada pulls back from the brink. Looks like they're not going to tank this week. ]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2003 11:59:19 -0400 The British High Commission says "if they let you leave, we'll let you enter." Plus all the details of when and where. ]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2003 12:38:56 -0400 After a long delay getting off the ground, I'm somewhere over the North Atlantic with a valuable piece of advice. Never order the lasagne. ]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2003 08:16:09 +0100 Finally I'm in London. ]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2003 19:34:45 +0100 The first in a series of observations about what makes here decided not there. Phones, digital britta, and aerials. ]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2003 19:41:30 +0100 Some photos from Public Enemy at the Festival ]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:58:19 -0400 First day on the town. I visited all the old faves. ]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:48:36 -0400 The London Eye is always watching you, the Tate Modern is big, the traffic is congested, and what Love Is. ]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:38:29 -0400 The Bees, Coldcut (now with added Lee Scratch Perry goodness), and Tortoise ]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:41:33 -0400 Surveillance, toilets, yellow lights, and more. ]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:03:34 -0400 A bus tour through the city and Adam goes a guest appearance on BBC 6 Music. ]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:38:39 -0400 Roni bores us, Howie interests us, and Sly, Robbie, and Michael move us. ]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:58:35 -0400 Phone booths, newspaper stands, and the use of the language. ]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:03:42 -0400 Five hours of walking through Hyde Park and Regents Park. My legs are killing me. ]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:05:29 -0400 Friday's entries have been fixed. ]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:36:00 +0100 On the Portobello Road. Plus... visiting a cultural touchstone. ]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:39:00 -0400 A mixed bag of performances - some good, some cringeworthy. And Mr Perry sings happy birthday to the Queen. ]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:41:50 -0400 Paddling on the Serpentine ]]> Sun, 15 Jun 2003 14:39:11 -0400 A bunch of poets, and not a dull one in the lot. ]]> Sun, 15 Jun 2003 14:42:05 -0400 The Science Museum sucks me in for the best part of the day. ]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:39:23 -0400 Mad Professor blows out the bottom end and Trick is one weird puppy. ]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:42:16 -0400 We have a winner for the "how many holes" contest ]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:39:32 -0400 A full day in London - mostly spent on the river. Lots of pictures of buildings. Oh... and I caught up with Keanu in Covent Garden. ]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:39:42 -0400 My day with Don and finally some mushy peas ]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:39:54 -0400 Museums and London at night. ]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:40:06 -0400 Visiting Liberty, reaching my limit for museums, and taking shelter in the dissenter's graveyard ]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:40:16 -0400 The best show of the festival. The best show I've seen in at least a decade. ]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:42:29 -0400 My last full day in London. On the Eye, Selfridges, and Primrose Hill. ]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2003 14:40:26 -0400 Dub poetry from the master. ]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2003 14:42:52 -0400 More use of language, plugs, and again with the damned cell phones. ]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:53:51 -0400 A sad goodbye and a happy welcome home. ]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:40:36 -0400 An incomplete list of people to thank. ]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:40:57 -0400