Murder Mystery: The Murder Express - Jewel of the Empire

Tonight, my sometime-companion from Up in the Cheap Seats (UITCS) suggested a murder mystery! The Murder Express: Jewel of the Empire.. set on a train, and includes dinner (phew). Oh, lovely.. she got a Groupon deal, apparently..

Well, I headed out there by bus, she by train - I got less lost than she did, arrived first, and took refuge in the shade, on what was a very hot day.

She arrived just as we were being let in. Tables seat six, although not all were full - space was left for performers to sit. First though, we were left waiting in the bar - where there was no seating, unless you needed it. Drinks can only be ordered online - they have two WiFi systems, one of which I could connect to, ordering us some wine - took about five minutes to get it all sorted. Remember your table number when you check in, BTW..

Screens at each table depict "passing scenery" - although the graphics aren't great, this is still quite atmospheric. And the actors are quite entertaining. Dinner progresses in the meanwhile - we started with an amuse-bouche, which was ok, then a leek starter that I didn't like much. Beef, for main course, was lovely - there is a vegan alternative. Dessert is a delish chocolate thing. Portions are tiny though.. do eat beforehand if you're hungry.

As to the murder mystery - they recommend you buy the paper at the bar outside beforehand - and it's a good idea, it does help with the atmosphere, and you do get a clue from it. In my case, the barman's WiFi was down, so he couldn't charge me - and forgot to do it later, so I got it for free! Apart from that, though, you can forget the "immersive" murder mystery - the actors might talk to you, and they're very entertaining, but you haven't really a hope of solving it, you're not given enough clues. I remember doing a murder mystery over lockdown where you really could have a stab at solving it - not this one. But, as I say, it's atmospheric, it's entertaining - a fun night out.

Being at the earlier showing though, we were rushed out. And afterwards, we went to Casa Blue for one more drink. Passing, on the way, some of the graffiti that the area is known for:

Tomorrow, delighted to be back with Expat Bucket List London! Well, back with the founder of both this and Bucket List London - I haven't actually been with the Expat group yet. Yippee, back to the Globe - for The Comedy of Errors. Unfortunately, while I'm in the Lower Gallery, as usual, the others are upstairs.. the organiser did offer to switch with me, so I'd have some company, but I wouldn't subject him to such a lower-priced seat! Anyway, I do like to be close. I'd have moved to my new flat by now - indeed, tonight's event was closer to my new place than to my old one - but there's so much to move, even for a brief stay, that it's impractical! I have to make at least two trips - I'll have a go tomorrow evening.

On Sunday, back with Discover London - History Walks and Events to Discover the Secrets of the 19th Century London Docks. Always love this part of town - again, this is walking distance from my new place.

On Monday, got a cheap ticket with CT for From Swing to Soul, a concert series at Wonderville. I do wonder whether they fixed their tech issues from last time..

On Tuesday, back with UITCS again - this time, for A Strange Loop, at the Barbican. Multi-award-winning, it seems - cheaper tickets available from WhatsOnStage (WOS), fulfilled by London Theatre Direct. Interestingly though, to get the cheaper offer, buy through WOS..

On Wednesday, thinking film - and delighted to see that Asteroid City has risen in ratings, and is now top of my list! Ah well, that's a no-brainer - a Wes Anderson comedy, with an all-star cast, including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Matt Dillon, Steve Carell, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum (playing an alien, appropriately I guess..), Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie.. and probably some other people I recognise. Anyway, I love Wes Anderson's stuff - and it's on in my local cinema (for flat #1). My new flat isn't so close to a cinema, so I'll stay in the old one for this, while I still have access to it. And there are showings all day, so, given that I probably shan't have any other demands on my time that day, until I get another job, I can go to whatever suits!

On Thursday, thinking of heading back to Watkin's Bookshop, for the first time in an age - they have an author talk called Holy Waters - Searching for the Sacred in a Glass. There's a new book about this, which considers the use of alcohol in religion - sounds interesting! Then I'm back to Ireland for the weekend again.

And on the 3rd, I'm back with UITCS for A Playlist for the Revolution, at the Bush Theatre.

Storytelling: The Women Who Gave No F*cks

So, the boss was in today, and took me for a break out to a local vegan cafe. Sorry, cannot remember the name! but I can testify that they have very friendly service, one of the better hot chocolates I've had, and some interesting Eastern European hazelnut loaf, whose name I can't remember either. But it's very nice. And was worth her beating me at chess - which is quite predictable. Hell, she was apparently ninth in her country at one point! It's somewhere just north of Smithfield - have a wander, you might find it. It's on a corner.

Tonight, back at last with London European Club (LEC)! Happily, they were going to what I'd be going to anyway.. the Crick Crack Club (CCC) performed The Women Who Gave No F*cks, at Rich Mix. Fantastic when the LEC decide to come..

The organiser suggested meeting beforehand in Casa Blue - it's handy, just down the road, and it's spacious. And they have what we would call quite a traditional, popular soundtrack. I arrived first - and lo, it was Happy Hour, so I got a discount if I bought two drinks! Figuring I had time before the show, I did - and when he showed up, we had quite a nice, long chat. It was just the two of us, sadly - but it was great to catch up, after so long.

Just before showtime, we'd finished our drinks and headed down to the venue - where we discovered that tickets were to be collected upstairs, outside the studio where the show was to take place. We took the lift - sorry to the sign that asked us to take the stairs if possible, but four floors is a big ask. The others were upstairs - as were Ben Haggarty and Martin Shaw of the CCC, having a chat over by the window - and when the doors opened, we went in. Took seats quite near the front, but slightly elevated, so we could see over the people in front of us. Ben Haggarty MCed right at the beginning, then wisely made an exit - this was ladies' night.

All women from then on in. Two teams of three, and I didn't know most of them - on one team were Nell Phoenix and Laura Sampson, ably captained by one Alys Torrance, who was new to me. I didn't recognise any names from the other side, but upon seeing them, I recognised Sarah Rundle, whom I've seen perform with the Embers Collective. Members of the audience who were lucky enough to be seated with things under their chairs got to participate - one with a "clapometer" to decide who won each battle between a pair, one from each team: one to keep time (they were technically limited to 12 minutes per story): and one to award prizes.

First up was Nell, who was competing against Wendy Shearer, from the other team - both had stories about goddesses. I preferred Nell's cheeky tale, but Wendy won the clap-off. Following were the team captains - tricksters were their bag, Alys with a story about the Queen of Carthage, and Lucy Lill with an ancient Greek tale about an oracle - both women who got one over on the king. But the last round, after the interval, was my favourite - the theme was female leaders, and Sarah had, basically, the lifestory of Eleanor of Aquitaine! But keen as I am on that topic, the story of the night for me was the last. Laura Sampson has really progressed as a storyteller since I saw her last, and her story about a female Japanese general was the only one tonight that held me spellbound. Storytelling at its best - and she deservedly won that bout!

At the interval, we were encouraged to use the chalk provided to write the names of women that inspired us, on the floor:

Somebody wrote "Margaret Thatcher". Well, as Lucy remarked, that happens every time they do this show.. and certainly, as Alys pointed out, there was a woman who gave no f**ks! A most enjoyable evening - and roll on the next.

Tomorrow, woo! A couple of weeks ago, Up in the Cheap Seats was off to 2:22 - A Ghost Story, but I was meeting an ex-colleague for drinks that night and couldn't go. Well, I got a ticket for tomorrow - second-last night of the run! Unfortunately, cheapest available were £65, and no availability with cheap ticket sellers - ah well, I decided I really wanted to see it (great reviews helped), so I booked. Had great fun trying to decide which of the few remaining seats at that price was the best.. Showing at the Noel Coward Theatre. And with all the cheap shows I'm going to, I can afford it! Interestingly, yesterday I got an email from them explaining that if I wanted a drink, I had to preorder. And I have to arrive between 30 and 45 minutes before the show starts. Well, said I, if I'm obliged to be there that early, then yes, I'll have a drink, thank you! So I've placed an order. (Oh, and I'm to go in a particular door, too!) Goodness, that's more care than most places are taking..

On Saturday, my first outing with another new group - Bucket List London is off to Kenwood House, and I said I'd join them. You don't have to book, but it guarantees availability- tickets for free from English Heritage, via See Tickets.

On Sunday, I found something interesting with London Walks, Art & Culture Explorers! Yet another new one for me. This is an "Uncomfortable Statues Walk" - statues commemorating controversial people. I can think of a few, and it'll be interesting to see which come up on this!

On Monday, I'm with London Classical Music & Theatre Group, for a choral performance (annual, apparently) by The Sixteen in Temple Church. Fantastic, and I've never actually been inside!

On Tuesday, I'm with Guided Walking Tours in Brighton and Sussex (!). They have an online talk entitled Hallowe'en Penny Dreadful Online Show - The Art of Victorian Horror. I have to say, online has become much more of an option since lockdown. And that'll be a night I can move stuff from my desk - we have to clear them out by the end of the week, as we're moving office next month!

On Wednesday, I booked another walk with Invigorate - this one is a tour of (the outside of) Christopher Wren's churches. Starting even closer to the office than the last one, handily.

Next Thursday, an online storytelling double-bill - I'll have to see how that pans out. First, I'd booked Universe, a CCC show happening in Oxford and live-streamed. Clare Murphy - and I've seen it before, and it was the best show ever! And then I saw that Martin Shaw was doing an online show, earlier in the evening.. this one, in association with Watkins Bookshop, is called The Smoke Hole, and it's free. So I said, hey, why not? (And this is realistically the last night I can move stuff from my desk.)

On the 22nd, back with the LEC for a concert - Balkan Music, courtesy of Raka & Balamuc, in The Post Bar, Tottenham. Sounds like fun. Even if I have to bring my work laptop, as we won't have access to our desks by that night. Then I'm back to Ireland - another Saturday flight - and with a few days off, I'm not flying back until the 28th. At least I'm not working from home this time, so don't have to bring the laptop on the flight!

But on the 29th, back with that group again, for Carmen - contemporary flamenco at The Place. Funnily enough, someone in the group said there were no individual seats left, and asked whether anyone wanted to double up with her. I offered, if there were no other takers - but she never got back to me. So, since I was now up to that date in my schedule, I decided to check for myself - and got an individual seat! So I've booked it.

And on the 30th, I'm doing something nice and Halloweeny - a ghost story event entitled Night Owl - changed from Scared to Death in the Woods, which they're now doing on Hallowe'en itself, and which has sold out. Tickets from Design My Night. So, an organisation called London Dreamtime is leading us off into a undisclosed location, somewhere around Hampstead Heath.. we're to dress warmly, and bring a blanket to sit on, and a "candle in a jar" - I actually went out and bought an LED flickering candle in a lantern-style holder. Well, thought it was the most practical! Now I just need batteries..

Storytelling: Wise Ones Wild Ones

Tonight - back for the New Year with the Crick Crack Club! They're doing a new series on archetypes - tonight's was on Wise Ones Wild Ones, in Rich Mix. (Hallelujah, walking distance!) We were spoiled with the lineup - the night's storytellers were Ben Haggarty, Jan Blake, Daniel Morden - and Laura Sampson, who used (nominally) to run their now-defunct Meetup group. Never mind, for once the London European Club was going, under the stewardship of Henning! It'd be good to see some friendly faces there - and it's been ages since I saw these people! About time. And it'd be my first proper Meetup of the year.

I headed off a little late - there is always something to do - so when I arrived at the pre-arranged venue of Casa Blue, and couldn't see anyone I recognised, I wondered whether they'd already gone? Posted a message on the event page - and not long after that, in walked Henning! Turned out there were delays on the Central Line, which had held him up. Great to see him, anyway. We took a table near the back - as he said, one of the advantages of this venue is that it's never full, unlike the cafe at Rich Mix. Turned out one of our group was already at the bar, and another joined us there before we headed off - another few met us at Rich Mix, where some of us headed straight upstairs, it being in the studio tonight. A couple of us got a drink, and before long we were let in.

Seating, interestingly, included colour-coordinated beanbags at the front - as we agreed, perhaps not the comfiest! Instead, we headed for the regular, tiered seating - four chairs to the side were obviously for the performers. Martin Shaw was hanging around again - I do wonder whether he'll ever perform at one of these evenings again, or whether he's done for good. And you'll never guess - indeed, I hadn't even noticed until the lady beside me said as much, but TUUP was sitting just in front of us! He might not have been performing, but he was certainly engaged with the show, grunting his appreciation..

After that, they took turns, starting with Ben Haggarty - not completely in black, for once! but as theatrical and expressive as ever. All the stories included tales of old folk.. his set finished with a rousing version of Baba Yaga: as Henning remarked afterwards, the most humorous version he'd heard! (I never knew he was so into storytelling!) Jan Blake gave us two tales, the first of which she said had come from TUUP, and both of which were delivered in her matter-of-fact way with a flavour of hilarity. Daniel Morden gave his usual, deadpan performance.. the best soundbite story of the night for me was the young man asking the old how he came to make good decisions. "Life experience," was the answer. How did he get life experience? "Bad decisions," was the answer.. ;-) And Laura Sampson made a good debut, perhaps over-egging it on occasion, but settling into it more even by the time of her second story.

For the first time in my experience, they had a Q+A! About half the audience stayed for it, and most of the questions centred on archetypes in one way or another. Me, I just found it fascinating to hear people I've seen perform so often talking from the heart about how they do what they do! Delighted with the evening.. roll on the next! (Especially as it includes both Daniel Morden and TUUP - ooh, and Clare Murphy! my absolute favourite, and it's so long since I've seen her.)

What a deliciously short trip back. Tomorrow, I'm with a completely new group - London Sci-Fi Horror Hide-Out, for their first ever Meetup! Hem - this is Miskatonic LDN - Remakesploitation: The Horror Meme. Fairly trips off the tongue, the whole thing! So it seems that Miskatonic LDN is actually an institute of horror studies, and based at the Horse Hospital. Well now. This specific event is about the many international horror film remakes through the years. Would you believe it though, it took a co-worker, t' other day, to let me know that "Miskatonic" is a Lovecraft reference! Well, it's years since I last read him.

Then I'm back to Ireland for the weekend. And on Monday, back with Up in the Cheap Seats for Pinter at the Pinter again! This is Programme 5 - The Room / Victoria Station / Family Voices. And this evening includes a free Q+A with the cast.

Walks: Victorian Covent Garden & Heretics and Horrors, and Concert: An Arab Christmas

Uhh.. not sure whether I AM still alive. In case that's what you were wondering. I blog, therefore I am..?

Anyhoo, you may remember that, what seems an age ago now, I nagged the letting agent into giving me the keys to my new place on Saturday. First though, I had a walk to go to.. arranged to meet the letting agent at the property afterwards. The walk was at lunchtime - Victorian Covent Garden, hosted by the excellent Hazel of London Guided Walks. After doing her Christmas lights walk, I was keen to go on another - she's entertaining, but also has a wealth of knowledge! Has two Meetup groups - Walk About London, and Walks Talks & Treasure Hunts, which I'd signed up with that day.

Late night - as usual - so, scuttled off to meet her at midday. Fast route required - train to Waterloo, Tube to Charing Cross - we were to meet her outside Paul, outside Charing Cross Station. Naturally, I exited on the wrong side of the road - but they were easy to spot, just across the way. And when the rain that hadn't been forecast materialised, we shuffled sideways to shelter under cover, while we waited for the last of the group to arrive.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect on this walk, but she's full of fascinating facts - most of which I, at least, had no idea of. Mind you, when she stopped to show us the ornate Victorian cash register in the window of the Charing Cross Theatre, I was bemused that she seemed to assume that we wouldn't know what a cash register was. Goodness, they're not quite that rare! Yet..

So, off we meandered through backstreets, in sporadic drizzle, as she told us all sorts of interesting tales of Victorians. And we found out lots we hadn't known before. By the time we got to Covent Garden itself, where she finally left us, we truly had a new appreciation of the history of this area, shaped by people with a great zeal for improvement.

..and off I rushed, arriving slightly late to collect my keys, as she'd run over slightly. Home then for dinner, and had to rush straight off again to make the Arab Christmas concert that London European Club had organised, at Rich Mix. We were to meet at Casa Blue beforehand, and it was a good job I'd already looked up how to get there, because - in my flustered state - I'd forgotten my phone. Which led to a rather boring journey. Which made it not a great surprise that I was nearly asleep by the time I got off.

So, an easy walk from Shoreditch High Street - past Rich Mix itself and on to Casa Blue, at the corner of Brick Lane. It's not huge, and I found them after a few seconds - in a corner at the front, the Meetup sign a bit droopy on the table. So first, I went to get a drink - only to find that this is one of those places that has conditions on card use. In this establishment, the minimum spend is £10, and a large glass of wine is only £6.. What can I buy for £4? I asked her. She stared at me. Someone suggested I buy two large glasses, and I normally would have, except that it was now 10 minutes to 7, and I was afraid we might be leaving at 7. A small glass turned out to be £5, so I bought one of those (not as good value, but never mind).

We stayed quite late in the pub, as it happened - we were only just up the road from the venue, after all. When we finally made our way there, it was a bit chaotic - there was no proper queueing system, people clustered around the lobby and door - they hadn't opened the concert space yet. They were asking for booking reference numbers, but of course I didn't have my phone, and hadn't printed it out. Still, they found my booking in the end - once they figured out that Caroline was spelt with a C.. Eventually, they decided the lobby was getting too crowded, and I was asked to join the queue that had begun to form along the side of the building. Our organiser cannily spotted someone he knew at the head of the queue, and stayed there, so got in among the first.

When we did shuffle in, finally, he was easy to spot - one of the taller people in the room. And bless if he hadn't found us spaces in the very front row! So there we joined him. It took ages for the concert proper to start - I'd thought it was starting half an hour earlier than it was, and at that they were late. So, the first half saw a singer and an oud player, and we were into the interval. 

Now, the first half was good, but I've heard more impressive - and indeed, a couple of our number decided they had had enough at this point, and left. The interval saw Christmassy biscuits handed around, which our German organiser identified as definitely German Christmas fare. And I was to be sorry in the second half for those that had left, as it was a great improvement - not for a moment doubting the ability of those in the first half, but the arrangements were better in the second. We had the elegant Merit Ariane Stephanos, and a priest - Abouna Shafiq Abouzayd - with the most powerful voice, and an obvious passion for the history behind the songs, and the development of the language - some of which he explained to us. John Banks accompanied on the side - generally instrumental, but when he did sing, he proved to have a fine voice. It was a haunting performance.. Merit got us all singing along to the chorus for the last one, and we were still singing as we trotted down the road after.


The pub we'd had in mind was closed for a private function, and the next was too crowded - we headed instead to Boxpark, the pop-up facility just above Shoreditch Station (how handy!). This whole set of pop-ups is a collection of shipping containers, used for various purposes - we climbed the stairs, and passing through the plastic sheeting, found ourselves in a large open space, filled with long wooden tables and benches, with various stalls at the side, selling things that could be consumed at the tables. We had some drinks there, and our organiser passed around some German goodies, warmed by high, standing heaters. It was cool, but they did close early - we were shooed out before 11.

Just as well really - I made my first run of stuff to the new place after I got home, packing as much as possible into the car, and with the awesome assistance of Waze. Which meant it was quite late when I got to bed - I was glad the next day's walk was to start an hour earlier! Fast route again, of course, train and Tube - and we met outside St. Paul's Tube Station. Also outside Caffe Nero.. now, I hadn't had time for breakfast, and I knew they do good hot chocolate. So that was what I decided to do. When I told Hazel, she recommended the Chocolate Milano - a bit more expensive, but worth it for really good chocolate. And you know, with thick hot chocolate, and of course the cream on top - she was dead right. An absolute must for chocoholics!

This walk was Heretics and Horrors.. basically, a tour through bits of London that suffered from the Great Plague, the Great Fire, the blitz.. we started around St. Paul's, which covered the fire and the blitz, of course:

Naturally, the "heretics" part of the tour was covered in the area around Smithfield, talking about Bloody Mary's execution of Protestants. And her father, Henry VIII, got a mention too:

For me, one of the most interesting parts of the walk was when we visited the "Queens' Church". Now, a couple of queens are buried here - hence the nickname. And it features on many walks - in particular, I've already been on two ghost walks that stopped off here. What's interesting about all this is that both ghost walks claimed quite definitely that one of them was Queen Isabella (the "She-Wolf of France"). The second of these, in particular, was quite interesting - the guide on that occasion, although he knew many things, patently didn't know his stuff about her, and looked quite scared when, in response to his question about whether any of us had heard of her, I said "yes". Well, I kept quiet, but honestly, the story was rubbish.. he mixed up his kings and queens, the family relationships.. I suspect he got mixed up because he had some inkling of the true story. Hazel was able, quite competently, to tell us on Sunday that the queens buried there were as follows: one was not Isabella, the wife of Edward II, but rather Margaret, wife of Edward I. And the other was her mother-in-law. So now you know.

With a lot of information to cover, we finished a bit late again, and I spent the rest of the day moving. Jeez, I knew I had a lot of stuff, but not quite how much - the plan was to get it finished that day (yeah, right). So I did my best.. but not a hope. As this became apparent, I revised my plans for the week.


On Monday, I was supposed to be with Kensington Classical Music, at Pushkin House, for a piano recital. Just up the road from the new place, it would've been ideal. Sadly, this was one of the things that got axed.

On Tuesday, London European Club had a very interesting evening planned - "Beat the January Blues and Discover the Curse of the Green Fairy". Basically, a lecture about absinthe, with tasting afterwards. Tragically, all tickets were sold out by the time I heard about it.. What the hey, I probably wouldn't like the taste anyway. With the free comedy in Hammersmith cancelled again, I was supposed to be with TNT Comedy again that night. Nope, it was another nightmare night of moving, including being locked out, and discovering that the lock-out number they STILL give doesn't work. Well, I pretty much finished moving my stuff that night, although I still have to clean the old place.

On Wednesday, the Man with the Hat took London for Less Than a Tenner to Top Secret - inaugural visit of the year. And walkable from office and home! This was one I was determined not to miss. And I didn't - feels weird, including past events in the preview; I'd have included it in this post, but honestly, the reason I stopped where I did is that there's a limit on the number of characters you can include in the labels that are attached to the post. I didn't want to leave any out, so this will follow in another post. 

Yesterday, again nothing on Meetup - instead, I went to the opening night of Amaluna, Cirque du Soleil's latest show, at the Albert Hall! Cheapest tickets from the venue website, as long as you don't mind a slightly restricted view - for my money, a handrail in my sightline wasn't too much of an obstacle. To be included in the post with Top Secret. Today, it's back to Ireland for the weekend, and something of a rest - although I have to TRY to finish cleaning the old place on Sunday night.

On Monday, I've booked for Festival of the Spoken Nerd, at Soho Theatre. Yes, it's a comedy.

On Tuesday, I had signed up for free comedy in Hammersmith (!) with Free Comedy Nights in Hammersmith Wimbledon and Farringdon, and London Live Comedy. But.. then I saw that Funzing UK had advertised Rising Stars: East England Burlesque Festival 2017. So I booked that instead - hey, I can get straight there on the Central Line! And I love burlesque. After booking, I got an email from them to point out that there are two events there that night, and that to avoid confusion, the name of mine has been changed to "Star Watch"..

On Wednesday, I've signed up with London Speaks Sessions, London for a Tenner or Less (as usual, NOT to be confused with the Man with the Hat), and LDN Talks @Night (or more particularly with Funzing) for a talk on The Science of Psychedelics.

On Thursday, free comedy in Hammersmith.. same two groups as above.

Next Friday, I'm finally headed to The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, at the Criterion Theatre. Same team that did The Play That Goes Wrong - which is excellent - so I'm looking forward to this. Best value tickets from the venue.

Saturday 21st, I'm out with the Man with the Hat again - this time, it's Woolf Works, a Wayne McGregor triptych, inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf and showing at the Royal Opera House. Both his groups are going: London for Less Than a Tenner, and Let's Do London - for less! As usual, I have a cheap seat.


Sunday 22nd, the ever-busy Man with the Hat is headed (with Let's Do London - for less!) to a dance production - at Sadler's Wells, unusually for him. The Red Shoes, choreographed by Matthew Bourne, is completely sold out for its whole run. Our Man with the Hat has tickets, though.. but he held them back (under his hat, as you might say), with sales starting at 11am on New Year's Day. They sold out in 15 minutes - I checked. That's the speed of U2's ticket sales.. of course, being a seasoned purchaser of U2 tickets, I managed to get one. All he needs now are a stetson and some glasses.. (speaking of which, U2 are touring, and I have tickets. Purchasing still in progress. Watch this space..)