Sunday 13th April
Hurrah no aches! Hurrah again to a sunny start to Sunday! Slept badly though, my mind is racing with the events of the day and the upcoming days. Also started to think of home, but mustn't do that, it's too early, only just over half way.
What do I want from today? Am looking forward to the brass band practice I'm invited to.
Pleasant day today overall. Started with shooting in and around the streets with the sea as a distant backdrop and me walking in and out of shot. While doing this we came across a 'crew' doing a fashion shoot for Japanese Vogue. The (no doubt Southern) 'crew' had picked Easington as 'an urban backdrop in decay' to shoot against BUT they were a little disappointed it wasn't as depressed as they had hoped! What a bunch of twats. They're simply pushing clichéd, out of date, and frankly uncreative messages, to an international audience. F*ck me, I could have suggested some real shit holes back in London, why travel 350 miles? Morons. Rant over.
After that we went to the old pit head and walked to the summit to see the 'cages', a monument to the heritage and the 'reason' why Easington really exists. Really eerie place yet moving. Almost oppressive as a piece of sculpture but a fabulously iconic epitaph. A great spot and an appropriate testament to the mines. Very close to there was the band practice hall. A unique building as it's the last one of the old colliery but sadly really run down. We watched the band, or rather listened to them rehearse then Scott had the lovely idea of me joining in. Oh joy!
