Progtastic Art

There are some wonderfully talented artists in the world who would probably go unknown and unnoticed if it wasn't for the wonderful Internet.

My cousin in Utah sent me details of a young American prodigy called Akiane and, whatever your thoughts on religion are, you have to admit that here is a unique artistic talent. Akiane puts her artwork down to visions of God. I don't want to get into a debate on religion here (maybe I will one day). Suffice it to say that visions or not there is something special here. Christians will claim the talent comes from God, atheists will say it is just a talent that she was born with. Either way this is something special. Have a look at the artwork at http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/prodigy.html

There is also a link from there to Akiane's web site which is also worth a visit.

Have just bought tickets for a concert by John Lees' Barclay James Harvest at Norwich UEA in October. It's a seated concert which somehow seems wrong for a rock venue but perhaps reflects the age of the audience. John will be the only original member of BJH on stage. Woolly Woolstenholme and Mel Pritchard are both dead and Les Holroyd is off doing his own thing with a breakaway group. Lees remains my favourite rock guitarist of all time and would comfortably make my top ten of all time favourite songwriters. It promises to be a progtastic evening.

Interesting to see on the local news on BBC 1 a number of Essex County Councillors quite obviously asleep during a meeting. At least three of them in a line.

Talking of television we seem to be seeing an awful lot of Dawn French at the moment and also an awful little. A slimmed down three stone lighter Dawn seems to be popping up everywhere, doing interview after interview. Of course she has a new series to plug!