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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 15:57:02 GMT
'Gender neutral, cubicles and urinals.' How in god's name is a gender neutral urinal supposed to work? I take it you’ve not been into an All Bar One in the West End on a Friday night?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 19:17:11 GMT
And also most of you cannot aim and I don't see why I should be forced to stand in/put my bag down in....well, you get my drift. I suspect children. I go to zoos quite a lot and if I need to use a cubicle and some kid has just been in there... They really don't seem to grasp the concept of leaving it in a fit state for the next person. And of course the parents are no help because as far as every parent is concerned their child pisses pure gold.
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 25, 2017 23:23:07 GMT
Definitely no children in the Barbican Pit listening to a composition masterclass @thematthew, sorry! Only fully grown blokes. I have just returned from seeing Michael Kiwanuka at the Palladium - lord, but that boy has the most beautiful, soulful voice! He was totally overawed at being at the Palladium - he said he's lived in London all his life and never been inside until today! Then he looked up and said "How's the box mum?" Could write a book over on the Bad Behaviour thread, but not now. Now is for letting his music swirl around inside my head. Great band too and support by an Armenian/American girl called Bedouine, who also told of how her London-based friend snorted in total disbelief when she told them she was playing the Palladium! (She said that at that point she started to get nervous!) Oh, and I think the Palladium staff have been poached from Trafalgar Studios! They were all totally awesome!
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Post by infofreako on Oct 26, 2017 1:38:57 GMT
Particularly unusual couple of days. A short trip to Holland to visit an attraction called The Clinic at Walibi theme park. I was well aware of what to.expect as I've helped write similar pieces of immersive theatre but its left me with much to think about. I'm not going to add detail here but there is a particularly good review in English on scaretour uk website. Its not my work but if you're curious check it out. If you're of a sensitive disposition probably leave it.
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Post by infofreako on Oct 26, 2017 1:40:33 GMT
Definitely no children in the Barbican Pit listening to a composition masterclass @thematthew, sorry! Only fully grown blokes. I have just returned from seeing Michael Kiwanuka at the Palladium - lord, but that boy has the most beautiful, soulful voice! He was totally overawed at being at the Palladium - he said he's lived in London all his life and never been inside until today! Then he looked up and said "How's the box mum?" Could write a book over on the Bad Behaviour thread, but not now. Now is for letting his music swirl around inside my head. Great band too and support by an Armenian/American girl called Bedouine, who also told of how her London-based friend snorted in total disbelief when she told them she was playing the Palladium! (She said that at that point she started to get nervous!) Oh, and I think the Palladium staff have been poached from Trafalgar Studios! They were all totally awesome! He does indeed have an amazing voice. Glad you enjoyed it
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 4:11:48 GMT
Definitely no children in the Barbican Pit listening to a composition masterclass @thematthew , sorry! Only fully grown blokes. Strange. The only time I've experienced seriously messy toilets is when there are children around or in pubs late in the evening when there are people who can barely stand around. It would be nice if toilet cubicles would have a shelf above the cistern, though. Given how many people carry things around it's astonishing how many toilets seem to be designed with loads of surfaces that are almost level but tilted just enough to make them absolutely useless for putting something on.
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Post by viserys on Oct 26, 2017 5:51:17 GMT
Great band too and support by an Armenian/American girl called Bedouine, who also told of how her London-based friend snorted in total disbelief when she told them she was playing the Palladium! (She said that at that point she started to get nervous!) Oh, and I think the Palladium staff have been poached from Trafalgar Studios! They were all totally awesome! Guh, now I'm jealous. I recently discovered Bedouine on Spotify and bought her album, love it! Glad you had a good evening.
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Post by stefy69 on Oct 27, 2017 5:54:49 GMT
Heisenberg followed by Rules restaurant, life doesn't get much better.
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Post by Marwood on Oct 27, 2017 9:40:00 GMT
So - £96.25 to see Chevy Chase at the Hammersmith Apollo in January - I would repeat my thoughts when I saw those prices but I'm thinking they might break the swearword defences on this site, and the additional 'bargain' price of £138.25 for him to pose for a picture with his 'loving fans'? - I would suggest to him what he could do with his picture but it would probably make his eyes water. FFS, he has done nothing of note for the best part of 30 years, who next from the semi-retirement home for American hasbeens? Henry Winkler? Scott Baio? Willis from Diff'rent Strokes?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 9:46:55 GMT
Is Chevy Chase not dead?! I honestly thought he was.
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Post by Marwood on Oct 27, 2017 10:38:55 GMT
Is Chevy Chase not dead?! I honestly thought he was. His career is, that's why he's doing stuff like this. Its 28 years since Christmas Vacation I don't think I can name a single film or TV show he's done since then - does he even get guest spots on SNL these days?
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Post by infofreako on Oct 27, 2017 21:40:00 GMT
Super stressful. Bonfire season in sunny sussex always is with a week to go
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 27, 2017 23:16:08 GMT
Every year the family book a surprise theatre trip for my birthday. This year the offspring left it to Mr Tibs, who chose and booked Annie. (Will review on both Annie and Bad Behaviour threads another time.)
However.
After about 10 minutes Mr Tibs leaned over and the conversation went like this:
Him: She seems a bit young to be wielding a gun. Me: Eh? That's not a gun. It's a scrubbing brush. Him: I know that, tch. But later she'll have a gun, right? Me: There are no guns in Annie! Him: Yes there are. It's not called 'Annie Get Your Scrubbing Brush,' is it?😖😖😖🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫
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Post by dippy on Oct 28, 2017 12:45:10 GMT
Just wandering through central London before going to a matinee when a bird decided to fly over and poo on my fleece and t-shirt. How lovely, now I'm wandering around in a new t-shirt (there was too much to just clean off) and my coat. I like birds but I think I'm a target as I seem to get hit about once a year!
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 28, 2017 13:51:25 GMT
Just wandering through central London before going to a matinee when a bird decided to fly over and poo on my fleece and t-shirt. How lovely, now I'm wandering around in a new t-shirt (there was too much to just clean off) and my coat. I like birds but I think I'm a target as I seem to get hit about once a year! In Spain it's considered good luck dippy ! Something nice is going to happen. Talking of birds - I have the perfect outline of a red kite in flight on my bedroom window! It looks like an xray. I can see the skeleton, four 'fingers' on the end of the wing tips, the beak and the shapes of its feathers on the spreadeagled wings. Thankfully, I wasn't in the room when it happened - this is a common occurrence round here and it scares the bejangles out of us when it does. Each time we expect to see a dead bird on the ground, but they usually just sit on the windowsill looking dozy until Waggy Tibs goes outside and scares them into flying off again!
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Post by bimse on Oct 28, 2017 14:10:44 GMT
Every year the family book a surprise theatre trip for my birthday. This year the offspring left it to Mr Tibs, who chose and booked Annie. (Will review on both Annie and Bad Behaviour threads another time.) However. After about 10 minutes Mr Tibs leaned over and the conversation went like this: Him: She seems a bit young to be wielding a gun. Me: Eh? That's not a gun. It's a scrubbing brush. Him: I know that, tch. But later she'll have a gun, right? Me: There are no guns in Annie! Him: Yes there are. It's not called 'Annie Get Your Scrubbing Brush,' is it?😖😖😖🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫 That’s priceless , I love it 🤣🤣 From your review Tibidabo that conversation was funnier than the show ? Annie is one of those shows I intend to avoid forever, and I only ever saw “Annie get your scrubbing brush” once , in New York with Bernadette Peters playing the part of Bernadette Peters . A first and last time for both the show and it’s star .
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Post by dippy on Oct 28, 2017 18:03:09 GMT
In Spain it's considered good luck dippy ! Something nice is going to happen. Yes, it is something that people often say is lucky. I'm fine with it happening, it's just a bit annoying, if it would happen at the end of the day on the way home it'd be fine but not when you're about to go to the theatre. At least it didn't hit my head this time, that's the only time it's actually really annoying.
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Post by neonsun on Oct 28, 2017 23:38:13 GMT
ice idea t-t Working from home today and not left the house, which somewhat limits my observations, and am squinty-eyed from too many hours staring at spreadsheets on a tiny laptop screen. But now I've finally lifted my eyes to the world, I find myself moderately cheered by the small act of defiance acted out today in our House of Commons where, it appears, POTUS shall not trumpet.
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Post by neonsun on Oct 28, 2017 23:39:42 GMT
I fell down the stairs yesterday so have been aching all day (new carpet is very slippy). Our hired treadmill arrived today though so hopefully will be getting fitter soon.
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Post by theatremadness on Oct 29, 2017 1:20:00 GMT
I fell down the stairs yesterday so have been aching all day (new carpet is very slippy). Great to have you on the board, Mr Cowell! (Hope you're ok)
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Post by showgirl on Oct 29, 2017 5:40:55 GMT
Enjoyed my latest trip of the season to Chichester, this time for the final day of the Norman Conquests trilogy. Chichester is a lovely place anyway but looked particularly beautiful yesterday's autumn sunshine and it felt positively balmy when I was standing outside on the lawn during the interval of the matinee. Always a large and enthusiastic crowd at CFT, too, which creates a great atmosphere, and compared to my trips to many London fringe venues, I feel young rather than old because the demographic is so different.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2017 6:06:17 GMT
It's that time of year when we have to change all the clocks apart from that one that you forget and discover a month later when you stumble across something that you didn't realise even had a clock.
One of my clocks has confused me. I went to change it yesterday and it was already correct, and I don't know how. It doesn't have any knowledge of the date so it couldn't have changed on its own. It's one that's a pain to change backwards so I certainly didn't do it myself without thinking. And it's right in front of me when I use the computer so I can't have left it set to GMT for seven months.
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Post by lynette on Oct 29, 2017 7:22:08 GMT
Is it one of those clocks controlled by satellite? We have one. It is beyond weird.
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 29, 2017 8:40:37 GMT
t's that time of year when we have to change all the clocks After a lovely half term I have to get my head back in gear to go back to a job I'm hating. So I got up, sorted out some worky stuff and then put my clocks back an hour. Ta dah! Magic! I actually got that hour back! It's like it never happened. Now I'm putting it out of my mind until tomorrow morning. (And yes, I'm playing a psychological game with myself, but I'm stupid enough to fall for it.)
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Post by viserys on Oct 29, 2017 17:58:46 GMT
I've just come back from a long weekend in Luxembourg. As much as I love my theatre outings to London, I really appreciated this leisurely break, going by car, so no worries about catching trains, no shows to rush to or anything, just walk around (and up and down... mostly up and down in that town!), bit of sightseeing, good food and hanging out in the hotel's pool/spa area.
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