Before continuing with any World Fantasy Convention impressions …

While wandering over the weekend from the University of Brighton (where I took in the Jan Švankmajer exhibit) to a Pizza Hut (where I hoped to track down the infamous cheeseburger crust pizza), I heard the beating of drums. I turned toward the sound, and when I saw police motorcycles approaching along Stanford Avenue, pulled out my Flip camera.

What was up? A protest march in support of the National Health Service.

On a weekend during which a friend visiting the UK had been hospitalized and apparently received good care, I felt supportive of the NHS, too.