Ham Life

The thoughts and experiences of a man who enjoys challenging arts, unplanned wanderings and intelligent conversations.

11 July 2025

Neil Young at Hyde Park (11 Jul 25)

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I try and see Neil Young whenever he plays in the UK, the last time being with Bob Dylan in Hyde Park in 2029. I was keen to end the long wa...
3 July 2025

Marxism 2025

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After attending Marxism 2024 I wrote, "Overall it was a lot of fun, if tiring at times, and I am tempted to go again next year.",...
21 June 2025

BCSA Garden Party 2025

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Somehow it has been ten years since I lasted posted about te BCSA Garden Party and while Covid carries some of the blame the main fault has ...
19 June 2025

Parsifal at Glyndebourne Festival 2025

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I am a late convertor to Wagner, and not a fully committed one at that, and it was more a sense of exploration that drew me to Parsifal at G...
18 June 2025

Sparks at Hammersmith Apollo (18 June 25)

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Sparks are now about the only band that I try to see every time that they play in London who still play in London who still play in London w...
3 June 2025

Little Women at Richmond Theatre

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I never read Little Women (no great surprise there) but I had learned about it from radio drama adaptations and also an In Our Time episode ...
26 May 2025

Hawkwind at Barbican Hall (26 May 25)

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I use the "hawkwind" tag on this blog to cover any band that plays Hawkwind songs, either exclusively (e.g. Hoaxwind) or mixed in...
24 May 2025

Memento at The Cavern (24 May 25)

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Memento remain one of the best things to do on a Saturday night so I was back at The Cavern to see them again. As usual I walked there and t...
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Matthew Rees
Born in Leeds, raised in Weymouth and now settled in Ham straddling the Kingston-Richmond border in SW London. I love walking, drama, architecture, politics, pubs and reading stories told through words and pictures (some people call them comics).
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