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We headed off to Santa Monica beach after brekkie to give Sunna some time to work. Peter drove us with Barnaby in his urban assault vehicle, a Ford Explorer, which was as big as Sherman. On the pier we had the obligatory photo at the "End of Route 66" sign.
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| Route 66 though this is the first time we were on it! |
The pier was busy even on this Monday morning with cafes, a fun park, people fishing and buskers of varying ability. After a coffee we headed down to the beach for a paddle. Peter took Barnaby into the water and he enjoyed himself. It was a familiar scene with families and swimmers in the water and some surfers further down the beach and made me a little home sick.
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| Barnaby gets the traditional throw into the air. |
We had lunch and did a bit of shopping before heading home. Peter persisted valiantly to put Barnaby down and Sunna had to give a hand, literally as Barnaby insisted on holding hers when he was being put down. Nothing unusual there and the only advice I could give was that Peter used to rub a wart on his mother's hand as a comforter when he was going to sleep, like father like son. Peter gave us a tour of his recording studio and played a video about the music he recorded with the cream of British orchestral players in the Abbey Road studios including the tracks he wrote.
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| The maestro at his desk. |
These short pieces are sold to be used on film trailers and have to reflect the genre of the main film. Peter is very clever at creating the right atmospherics using his music.
We drove over to Culver City for dinner. This a more salubrious area and still has some old recording studios. I got to swing Barnaby with Sunna as we walked back to the car.
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