Chris Youlden & The Shakey Vick Band

Inn On The Green, 3 Thorpe Close W10 5XL

8 pm.

On Halloween I gave up all pretence of being sensible and ended up wearing a mask and a cloak. Talk about entering into the spirit of things. It was all Gigi’s fault – of course. We went to a friend in Pimlico, dressed sensibly at first. Naturally we stopped at a pub on the way where we were able to sit outside and watch the evening’s  halloween costumes going past with people in them. Suitably reinforced we proceeded to our destination and donned the necessary garments. Once inside the house. I attempted to divest myself of the encumbrances imposed on me, but was swiftly rebuffed and whilst I lost the mask, (which incidentally reminded me of those awful wartime kids’ Mickey Mouse gas masks we were issued with… couldn’t breath properly in clean air never mind in a gas attack…) I was persuaded to retain the cloak. The dagger came out later. Read more »

Chris Youlden & The Shakey Vick Band

The Oval Tavern, Oval Road, East Croydon, CR0 6BR

Free

Chris Youlden and The Shakey Vick Band.

 Inn on the Green. Portobello Green. W10 5XL.

 8 p.m. free