Last night I forgot the next verse, twice. Twice I repeated the verse I had just sung and the missing verse flowed perfectly. This in a ballad which are usually easy to keep going in.

For a while I went out with 'pick your own set'; a hundred titles for the audience to tick sheets and I did the most ticked. Never a great success but very interesting to do. Now I may have to scroll through the words in my head as a safeguard - but a missing line may pop up easily when sung or one I'd rehearsed may still disappear. Its like forgetting someones name or the name of a common flower which you know you know. a feature alas of age.

I'll give up one day if it gets too bad but I'll never use a crib sheet.