Solo theorbo concert in Sarrant yesterday, which went off fine despite the intrusive sound check for the late evening flamenco concert just outside... Everyone comes crowding round afterwards to look at the instrument and ask questions, which is nice because it shows that they're really interested. The lady from the Dépêche du Midi arrived too late for the show but was very friendly nonetheless.
At supper afterwards I learn that Sarrant is the number 3 festival in the Gers, after the Marciac jazz and Mirande country music festivals. But the takings at Mirande are apparently down 70% this year because of anti-American feeling and Sarrant hopes to overtake them. The French haven't forgotten being called cheese-eating surrender monkeys. It seems that the Texas evening was a particular flop.
Half the village in Sarrant is pro-festival and half, led by the Mairie, is anti. The antis don't like the noise and the disruption to their car parking . The Maire doesn't like the fact that the president of the festival is the former Maire from the rival political party. Already the festival supporters are mobilising votes for the next elections to try and get their man back in. I have never read Clochemerle but I must, I must.
Packing up afterwards I found my digital camera, lost since March, in a secret pocket of my bag.
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u found the camera in a secret pocket in ur bag? OMG! the camera was missing for ages and u found it in ur bag!
Anyway, its nice the concert went well
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