On my last Saturday in London (eek), I attended a recording for BBC Radio 2 for FREE. It was a celebration of the music of the late Marvin Hamlisch, that famous composer, and they totally give away tickets for free if you register online. So, along with my musical theatre friend (love that there are so many of these people in London) we sat down to watch the BBC Concert Orchestra and several notable vocalists belt out showtunes and serenade us with movie scores. The conductor was even a Broadway maestro himself, Larry Blank, who worked with Marvin for many years.
Some of his songs have special meaning for me so it was a great way to spend my last weekend in London humming the theme from A Chorus Line and thinking about What I Did For Love. I also did a little solo strolling in Notting Hill yesterday in the rain, and if milling about a crowded street playing umbrella chicken with tourists is not the true London experience, then I don't know what is.
I've only got a few days of work left as my last day will be this Friday, which is pretty surreal. It's been a great learning curve for me on the job and I've enjoyed it, but it will be nice to leave the world of Accounting for a bit and return to my nomadic tendencies. The big build up this week will be to the staff Christmas Party that's being held in coincidence with (or in honour of?) my last day. I made the wise decision to book my flight to Oslo the very next morning so we shall see how that travel day goes....
All that's left to do is soak up this last week in Londontown before I head out on my final hurrah of this adventure. That, and enjoy my last few days of comraderie in the Italian Share House. I'm not sure what I will do when I wake up in the morning and hear.....English?
Kiss today goodbye
And point me toward tomorrow
We did what we had to do
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love
- Marvin Hamlisch/Ed Kleban
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