I would not have known that the London Jazz Festival was going to be held this month if I had not chanced upon it in the newspaper. So once I got home that day, I immediately scoured the website to see which of the jazz greats would be performing this year. Herbie Hancock was the first that caught my eye, and also one of those which had already been sold out. Naturally, I was disappointed but still I phoned the box office, and between an ebay auction for 3 tickets (that ended £30 above face value), I was encouraged to phone closer to the date should there be late releases. Imagine my elation when 2 days later I checked the website to find new tickets released! I was so excited that I didnt even check the confirmation email, only until the day of the event when I realised the email i had mistaken for it was the confirmation for another gig i was going to. Had I accidentally not purchased my tickets? The box office hotline was closed and a hundred and one things went through my mind as I envisaged not being able to watch this jazz great. I almost didnt want to make the trip down, thinking it would be a wasted journey. Thank goodness I did. It was a mistake by them for holding my tickets and not sending them out. Nonetheless, I was happy everything straightened out at the end.