My legs are still trashed after the 6ft track marathon and so I'm more open to spending my evenings in ways not involving compulsive exercise. I went to an excellent science lecture at the 'Judith Wright Centre' on Monday night entitled 'Our History is in our Genes' by Prof John Mattick (http://jsm-research.imb.uq.edu.au/jsmgroup/). He is a knowledgable, fluent and entertaining speaker and I learnt the interesting fact that, conservatively, '1 in 20 Australians don't have the father they think they do'! While enjoying a beer after this lecture, I noticed an advertisement for a classical Indian music performance the following night. I am a bit of a fan of classical Indian music (and bollywood, for that matter), although I have never been to a live performance. The recital was given by Ustad Amajad Ali Khan playing the sarod accompanied by Rashid Mustafa (tabla) and Ashit Ghatak (sarod). It was incredible! The highlight of the show was a 'duel' between sarod and tabla in which the tabla player would watch the fingers of the sarod player and play the same tune - not as an echo, but simultaneously, no matter how complex the combination of notes. His fingers moved in a blur like the wings of a dragon-fly!
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