Wed
01-Mar-2006

winter gospel concert

Matt and I headed to the Museum of London today for a free lunchtime concert by the London Community Gospel Choir. It was a lovely little performance, with lots of contemporary and classic stuff. For some reason, we were both feeling very emotional and fond of London today. I kept struggling not to burst into tears during several of the songs. I fall prey to gospel too easily! Matt was looking round at all the London schoolkids wandering round the museum and seeing their different colours and creeds and getting emotional about that. Then afterwards, we had a quick look at the "Queer is here" exhibition they are running at the moment, which surveys LGBT politics and community in London over the last 30 years. I didn't know that a third of all gay people in the UK live in London! Again, I was fighting back tears as I looked through it all.

Finally, we sat on a windy park bench nearby and shared a cheese sandwich before heading off back to our respective offices.