Trolley 825

There was an M&S food hall trolley outside the station when we arrived this morning and it was still there when we got back this afternoon. So it had to go. While BH landed a lift home.

And it soon found a friend in Station Way. The two of them then returned to a half full stack at M&S.

From where, onto Waitrose for some large tomatoes from Turkey, tomato juice and lemons from I know not where. Some of the tomatoes did very well later, grilled with a little rape seed oil and black pepper.

Town as a whole seemed quite quiet, even allowing for it being quite late in the afternoon. Neither the terrace at Wetherspoon's nor the front garden at the Marquis were anything like full. To be fair, not really warm enough to be sitting outside.

PS 1: the Financial Times has alerted me to reference 2, which appears to be a rather loud propaganda sheet for POTUS. For some reason, I associated to the various, rather different media operations we have had in the this country using the whitehouse brand. See, for example, reference 3.

PS 2: further to the performance of Handel's Messiah noticed at reference 4, I now find that I have a three volume recording of same, this despite having given away my modest collection of choral music a few years back: I was not using using it and I chanced upon a good home for it. This recording survived the cull - perhaps not being boxed as a set saved it. The London Philharmonic Choir (plus soloists) and Orchestra. Ralph Downes on the organ, Christopher Wood on the harpsichord and Frederic Jackson conducting. An attempt to go back to the more modest performances of the 18th century. 1966 on the Saga label. From 326 Kensal Road, W10. A building which survives, very near where Ladbroke Grove crosses the Grand Union Canal. For the choir, see reference 5.

I learn from the sleeves that the Messiah has an interesting publication and performance history. One about which, no doubt, whole books have been written.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2025/05/trolley-824.html.

Reference 2: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wire/.

Reference 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehouse_(magazine).

Reference 4: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2025/05/bright-lights-day-two.html.

Reference 5: https://lpc.org.uk/about-the-choir/history/. Frederick Jackson was the first choir master, aka chorus master, serving from 1947 until 1969. He appears to have been involved in several recordings of the Messiah.

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