Upon first hearing of the 'Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday' gig' , to be held in Hyde Park on June 27th I thought : What's the point ? - What's he done for Britain , and , more importantly , was'nt he shockingly complacent about the dreadful Aids/HIV problem in his own country , and elsewhere in Africa ?
But when I heard that it's to raise funds for African Hiv/Aids sufferers , and that U2 may even play there , I registered early for , hopefully , the chance to get a ticket before they go on sale on friday morning .
So I'm waiting for an email with a special code in it to give me priority access to buy up to 4 tickets before then .
I know someone who I'm sure would love to go  , but probably not with me , so I'd have to go alone , but , who knows , I might even not be the only one of the 46,664 people there who'd be alone and  not knowing  anyone there .
U2 or not there'll be Queen with Paul Rodgers , Simple Minds , Leona Lewis , Razorlight , Shirley Bassey and and many more .
Maybe it'd be far less tiring , and more satisfying to stay at home and watch it on tv .
Anyway I expect  at least to be in London in early June , for my Uncle's memorial service , and to be able to use my oyster card  before it expires .

That's me , in the foreground , seated with girls , at Kings Langley Infants School in 1970 , to be precise .
A not unhappy time in my life , which I was reminded of by discovering that photo' .
(Click on twice if you want to see it slightly larger) .