Mary Poppins.

The lovely lady and I went to see Mary Poppins at Birmingham Hippodrome last night. I haven’t been to the theatre in probably 25 – 20 years, so last night was something I haven’t done for a long time. Tickets were bought for Sal’s birthday – she seemed to have a fantastic time, which is [...]

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Shopping. Aka Wedding update #1

Wedding shopping today. It’s the first real “shopping” we’ve done for the wedding today. We now have wedding rings. Strange really, as we’ll not be wearing them for another 9 months! Still, it’s another piece of the jigsaw completed!
We now have the Church booked, the reception venue booked. The tentative guest list written. We’ve sent [...]

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Ill.

Well, not really. More in the “feeling tired and fed up” zone. I have a headache and I’m feeling run down and overworked. I am working hard – although it’s hard to see it, as most of my work is undertaken in the pleasure of my own company.
Met some nice customers in Manchester today. I [...]

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Cardiacs – As Cold As Can Be In An English Sea rehearsal.
Rehearsals for the Garage Concerts 2003.

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Cardiacs.

Why oh why do I love this band so much? I received my 2 CD set of their 2003 Garage Concerts today. The sleevenotes of CD 1 say this;
“In October 2003 Cardiacs did as they were told and played some gigs. They played tunes only from way back when they were very horrid eggs. Tunes [...]

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Twel12th Night.

Went to see Shakespeare’s 12th Night at Ripley Castle on Saturday. Ok, I admit, I didn’t want to go. I have successfully avoided Shakespeare for most of my life and I didn’t really want to start now. I don’t understand him or his plays. Anyway, as usual, I was completely wrong and I loved it.
Performed [...]

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