Overheard in the Tube:
[4 girls with various food items sit down across from us. Girl 3 is drinking Red Bull.]
Girl 2: Red Bull gives you cancer, you know.
Girl 1: Where'd you hear that?
Girl 2: Somewhere. [pause] Oh, no it doesn't, it gives you wings.
[Hysterical laughter.]

The Camper Van Beethoven show was totally excellent, but this, my first experience at a rock concert in the UK, was a little strange to me. Maybe because it was a sit-down venue--and the chairs were padded leather and had arms, no less--but the British public were very polite and remained seated throughout almost the entire show. I feel like a rock & roll concert is a place for dancing and screaming. That wasn't happening.

Nonetheless, I had lots of fun. The band sounded great. David looked adorable in his glasses. Greg was amazing. Victor has gone gray, but it suits him. And as for Jonathan, all night I was bothered by a resemblance to somebody and I finally realized he now looks just like that guy who played Q on Star Trek: the Next Generation. What's that guy's name? I took a picture of Jonathan as he was doing some crazy pizzicato and I swear he saw me and was posing just for me. I wouldn't be surprised.

I'm all excited because the Eurostar tickets are now confirmed: we're going to London for a weekend at the end of the month.

Well, I'm really excited because the main reason for this jaunt across (under) the Channel is for me to see the sort-of reunited Camper Van Beethoven, playing at the Royal Festival Hall. (And I'll be seeing them again in Paris a few days later.)

But we'll be there three days and don't have anything else planned. I've never been to London before. What should we see? Where should we go? What should we eat? We'll probably stay at a hostel because my cursory research shows that hotels in London are incredibly expensive. I'm open to suggestions.