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Presentation-tastic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today started early. Too early.<\/em><\/p>\n

I had to be up at 8am (that’s the equivalent of the crack’o’dawn in my world) to prepare for a talk I was giving at the British Council in the West End.<\/p>\n

I was asked to give a presentation to an international delegation, and it felt quite strange talking about urban75 in front of 70-odd folks from all around the world.<\/p>\n

Still, they seemed to get my jokes and despite the ungodly hour, I think I made some sense!<\/p>\n

My talk wasn’t helped by a lingering hangover from last night. We’d gone to this weird Dept. of Something or Another staff bar to see a friend play in their all-girl punk band, the A-Lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The smoky underground bar was strangely reminiscent of the old working men’s clubs I used to play in the Welsh valleys, with an oddball mix of punky-types there to see the band – and lots of completely hammered office types who’d clearly been enjoying the discounted beer for hours on end.<\/p>\n

The 1970’s throwback felt even more real with the DJ playing an authentic collection of punk and new wave tunes (The Adverts; “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes”, Costello; “Peace, Love and Understanding” etc).<\/p>\n

I fear I revelled in nostalgia a little too much as I feel pretty rubbish now. Why can’t they invent hangover-free beer?<\/p>\n

Still, the late night walk by Parliament and across Lambeth Bridge was a lovely way to end any evening…<\/p>\n

Right now, there’s just been the merest hint of snow in central London, although there’s no chance of seeing the blankets of snow I grew up with in Wales.<\/p>\n

I miss snow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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