Comptons by 7pm. Very enjoyable beers with David and Ian. Had texted Jason to come join us there, and he did so. Had a couple more beers by which time we'd all put the world to rights, worked out how many degrees of separation there were between some of our friends and acquaintances and much more. Jason and I then headed off for a japanese restaurant in Soho - Taro, Brewer Street - which was really good. Jason lived in Japan for 6 years, so I left the ordering to him. Nice starters - tofu, little-bits-of-dumplingy-loveliness, butterfly prawny things and then rice, miso soup and a bit slabful of sushi. And beer. Best of all was having a really good talk to Jason. About life, the universe etc. Lovely man. Thanks Jase. It's not often you meet people with manners enough to text you thanking you for a lovely evening when on the way home.

New paragraph. This for David and Ian's benefit. They slagged me off in Compton's for having huge long chunks of text on my blog. Said it put you off reading it. I said it was my 'style'. Hmmm. Anyone got anything to add?

Decided to venture off to somewhere new to carry on drinking. Minkering. And a-tinkering. The A Bar in Gt Suffolk Street. It was fun in its own little way. Nice enough men. Nice atmosphere. Left there at 1am. And David, no jacket stories.