Wednesday September 12th 2001

Thousands die in a series of terrorist-related attacks on the US.

And in music news:

“MTV have dropped all their shows for the rest of the week and instead will broadcast videos of “unobtrusive adult orientated hits” such as Dido, Travis and Madonna.”

I walk the streets of North London and people don’t seem to be hanging their heads in collective misery any more than usual. The animal welfare charity subscribers are still out in force on Muswell Hill High Street:

Women With Clipboard (to passers-by): Can you spare a minute? Animal Welfare, can you spare a minute? Excuse me… Can you spare a minute…?

(Dickon passes her, looking the way that he does, not unobtrusive, not orientated to adults)

Woman: Can you spare a – Oh! You’ve put me off now.