Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour

[jerkules]

A good thing I find about the kids being off school is that it forces you to be a tourist in your own city. Yesterday we went to watch “Rough Magic” at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre on the Thames South Bank.
Our train terminates on the doorstep of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge - two landmarks that I’ve walked past countless times that I’ve stopped paying attention. The enthusiasm and wonder of little kids is good for lifting your eyes up and noticing things that you otherwise miss every day.

“Rough Magic” was an imagining of what happens to the Macbeth witches after the story ends. The premise is that the infamous prophecy made by the witches in Macbeth was actually an error from a junior witch. As a result, the human world has realised they can influence their fates more than they should… It was genuinely a great play that we all enjoyed - a small cast of 4 kept the energy up, lots of on stage magic worked into the plot. It was also bloody hilarious.

Making use of our proximity to the Tate Modern, we went to get involved in Oscar Murillo’s interactive “The Flooded Garden”. Viewers are asked to participate in the artwork - we were all giving a brush and left to add whatever we wanted. The effect is pretty cool when you stand back, and the size of the work is enormous, taking up almost half of the massive turbine hall. Kids loved it.

Then, over to Borough Market for food. It was so hot and busy that I couldn’t be arsed spending too long deciding what to eat. Went straight to my usual Brindisa for a chorizo roll. Lush!

[jerkules]

[ARNC]

@jerkules that looks like a great day out. I’ve been meaning to see something at the Wanamaker for ages but never seem to get round to it.

[jerkules]

@ARNC it was really cool! It’s been ages since I’ve been to the Globe and must admit I had no knowledge of the Wanamaker with the complex. Nice and intimate setting, only a hundred or so seats. Glad it wasn’t in the Globe proper with the kids as doubt they’d be able to stand for long, the lazy little guys..

[Fadez]

@jerkules epic post! Thanks for taking us with you. Looks like a fun day with the fam and chore jacket

[Aetas]

What a lovely insight in your family day @jerkules .
This ‘The Flooded Garden’ interactive painting looks marvelous!

[Mister_Brue]

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[sabergirl]

Stellar update, @jerkules! Looking forward to more peeks into your life ️

[SKT]

@jerkules your self described “mundane” tour stop has been anything but! This is the stuff that makes a life and I’m really relating to and enjoying these awesome updates. And that art installation is amazing…perfect setting for the wabby!

[jerkules]

@Fadez was a blast!

[jerkules]

@Aetas thanks mate - the painting was great to see and very vast - all the overlaid pictures from thousands of different hands was quite emotional to see in a strange way.

[jerkules]

@Mister_Brue it was a beautiful day. I was surprised that I didn’t get too hot in the chore coast as well - the 12oz fabric is very wearable

[jerkules]

@sabergirl will keep em coming while I have the jacket - thanks for the kind words

[jerkules]

@SKT that’s kind of you to say buddy thank you. I have to admit I like how the wabash looked in front of the painting(s). So much blue!

[jerkules]

@Mister_Brue yikes! You’re made of stronger stuff than I.

[Mizmazzle]

I was hiking the other day. Heading down the trail at a fairly high elevation rocking my 295. All the people I crossed paths with were wearing running shorts and tank tops etc. Here comes me in my 14 oz denim shirt…defo got some sideways looks. I think I was starting to doubt my own sanity by the time I made it back to the truck.

[denim-dawg]

@Mizmazzle Your way of dressing and living is perfect in every way ️️️

[denim-dawg]

@jerkules Thank you honestly for sharing such a fabulous day! “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me.. King Wabash”! Cheers mate!!

[Mizmazzle]

@denim-dawg that’s sweet of you to say. Mind you it was hot as hell on that hike and I was sweating like a mofo in that 295er…the things we do for the fades!! Course, you know that!! Haha

Now we have David here…making it look dad sexy! No need for mountain rescue to intervene from his fade game.

[jerkules]

Sorry that it’s been a quiet week from me. It’s been HOT here so the wabash hasn’t seen much wear. Temperatures are starting to drop slightly, so I will hopefully rectify this.

A hobby I’ve recently picked up is learning to play the Alto Saxophone. I’ve been wanting to learn sax for my entire adult life, but for some reason I never allowed myself. As a kid/teenager I got pretty good at piano and drums, I played in loads of bands. Then adulthood happened and I just kind of… stopped. I think I’ve always been waiting for a time when learning something new didn’t feel frivolous or pointless; there’s no material reason for me to learn the sax, so I didn’t. But when I think back to my teenage years, pretty much all my free time was spent doing frivolous or pointless stuff, and it was awesome.

So a couple of months back I bought myself a Yamaha YAS-280, found a teacher. I have no reason to learn other than because I like it. It’s really humbling starting something new and being totally shit at it. I’ve nearly mastered “three blind mice”. I think I’ll continue and do gradings, just because why not? Maybe I’ll get good, maybe I won’t, but I’m going to try to enjoy it either way.

And my favourite album by a saxophonist…