- Pavia is a Medieval University town south of Milan. John is here lecturing. I was very proud of him today. Brilliant. #
- It’s unseasonally hot here. 35%! #
- Brilliant hot sunshine here in Pavia! It is called THE ITALIAN CAMBRIDGE. Because of the colleges. #
- We lunched at high table yesterday. The music director, Giulio Prandi is amazing. An extraordinary prog of concerts #
- ‘our’ college, where we are staying in a HUGE suite, is GHISLIERI. There is a top notch pro choir and ‘amateur’ college choir. #
- He specialises in 18th century Italian choral music. He will email me some Perti. I will arrange exchange prog! #
- Last night’s dinner in local osteria Gianni Vaggi we gossipped about Sraffa and Chomsky and high table at Trinity College in THOSE DAYS #
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May 27th, 2009
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May 24th, 2009
- Lars von Trier’s Antichrist? Dying to see it. Where’s it on? He is the greatest movie genius since BERGMAN #
- He is the Kurtag of modern cinema. #
- He is the Lucian Freud of modern cinema. #
- Hooray. The 2 gardens I liked best at Chelsea won!: Laurent-Perrier and Daily Telegraph #
- It is clear to me we are living the DECLINE OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE. A world re order will emerge. #
- Symptoms. 1. Collapse of economy 2. Sexual excess and general decadence. 3. Fundamentalism… #
- ..4. Collapse of UK political system 5. Social regression (tribalism- football culture AND collective hatred – witch hunting of politici … #
- Oh, and disease fostered by long term human intervention. #
- This Twitter is off the cuff stuff which I’m going to collate and develop into weekly blog. Bon idea? #
- Sitting in ultimate garden, looking at ultimate medieval Lodge (our home), happy punting sounds in one ear.. #
- …organ music from the Chapel in the other ear. Brilliant hot sun and light English breeze.. #
- ..few could refute that I am the luckiest, happiest person on this PLANET #
- ..despite our civilisation being in decline. I’m going shopping #
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May 21st, 2009
- I host 2nd in series of lunches for all staff of Queens’- porters, bedders, catering, office etc. Love it and very appreciated #
- Singing Day at my Cambridge school (50% special needs and challenging profile). After 3 years there, the results are astonishing… #
- … I was very proud and MOVED #
- 1st Fellows’ choir session of the season last night. Another source of great pride! Love it! #