Taking a long walk today. Well probably not much longer than yesterday but deliberately this time. Already done 10 000 steps.
Walked from my hotel on Mansfield Road to the Trent Building on the Nottingham University campus. I was hoping that the Trent café would be open but it's not so I'm in the Portland instead having an Americano and a vegan curry slice.
Between the gallery and the Arboretum I stopped at the Organ Grinder where I had a half of Lilly's cider. Unfortunately they didn't have the straight cider so I had one flavoured with mango.
There was a guy at the bar who seemed to be in control of the background music and he asked me what song I would like played. I replied that I'm not much of a song person as far as pop is concerned. But he pressed the point so I said some early Floyd. He baulked at that saying they are too long so I listed a load of late 1960s and early 1970s bands eventually settling on War Pigs as an appropriate song for the times.
[Verse 1] Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields, the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh, Lord, yeah [Instrumental Break]
[Bridge] Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that all to the poor, yeah Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till their judgment day comes, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2] Now, in darkness, world stops turning Ashes where their bodies burning No more war pigs have the power Hand of God has struck the hour Day of Judgment, God is calling On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging mercies for their sins Satan, laughing, spreads his wings Oh, Lord, yeah
On the way back to my hotel I stopped at the Lakeside gallery. The display of pencil drawings is stunning especially Penny McCarthy's drawings of water and her woodcuts after Titian.
