Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Supernova]

On which note, I'm reminded of Theme Tunes to TV & Wireless programmes.

It's strangely satisfying to hear the theme tune for DID & the Shipping Forecast. "Sailing By" is just so soothing late at night.

Jarvis Cocker picked Sailing By as his favourite music choice on DID. He said it was the only thing that helped him sleep when he was struggling with it.

[tonytats]

I wonder if it's more expensive to employ Aleksandr Orlov and Sergei or Geo Compario?

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I saw on tv that his parents maybe now he owns a small old theatre in Carmarthen
It reminded me of the princess theatre at our local seaside resort  Hunstanton
For a few years when she was younger I took my daughter and my niece n nephew to see a panto every Xmas ,
With fish n Chips ,a visit to the joke shop with £10 off  me ,a trip to the penny arcade, a milkshake and maybe a walk along the seafront grand day out it was
Little playhouses steeped in theatrical history and tradition
Brilliant for some reason I love going to the theatre - my Mrs says it’s my gay side appearing 😂😂

[booder]

I wonder if it's more expensive to employ Aleksandr Orlov and Sergei or Geo Compario?

Click to see full-size image.

Click to see full-size image.

I saw on tv that his parents maybe now he owns a small old theatre in Carmarthen
It reminded me of the princess theatre at our local seaside resort  Hunston
For a few years when she was younger I took my daughter and my niece n nephew to see a panto every Xmas ,
With fish n Chips ,a visit to the joke shop with £10 off  me ,a trip to the penny arcade, a milkshake and maybe a walk along the seafront grand day out it was
Little playhouses steeped in theatrical history and tradition
Brilliant for some reason I love going to the theatre - my Mrs says it’s my gay side appearing 😂😂

FYP Tony.

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Me and Mrs Red love the theatre too Tony. We especially like the smaller ones where one cast member plays several roles and the props and scenery are basic but really clever.

[Rod Paradise]

Me and Mrs Red love the theatre too Tony. We especially like the smaller ones where one cast member plays several roles and the props and scenery are basic but really clever.

You've set off memories with that Red.

Many years ago I saw The Gambler by Mel Smith (of Alas Smith and Jones). One of my drinking buddies had a cousin in it so a squad of us went to the Everyman in Liverpool.

The Everyman was (is?) a small amphitheatre style setup, with seats raised around a stage.

The play started with the 4 actors popping in and out all over the theatre and playing the different sounds and shouts of a racecourse. They then explained that the play was about gambling so they'd be asking the audience to take a gamble, heads or tails, and if you won you got free tickets to the venue, if you lost you sat on stage as an extra.

I lost and sat at a pub table on the edge of the stage enthralled at how 4 people could play so many characters so well with minor changes of stance, prop etc making the characters clearly different. One memorable bit where 2 racing horse owners are discussing a horse and one introduces his jockey - as he turned away the other owner span round the back of him to the other side  onto his knees, owner one slapped a jockeys hat on his head and the conversation continued.

At times an actor would join the table for a pub scene - which included him getting us all to murmur  'rhubarb rhubarb' to make up the background noise of the racecourse boozer.

I was also given 2 tickets for any show in the next 3 months at the end.

We then went for a few with the cast who told us that they did the bet at the beginning for £20 in the original run in London, allowing double or quits until losing crowd members got even (which got quite high and had the audiences hooked).


I enjoyed the play that much that I got another group of workmates to go a couple of nights later, when I refused the gamble as I wanted to see it from the audience. Still really enjoyed it.

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Ha, great stuff Rod.

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I always thought Rod would make an excellent thespian.

Great story.

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Just F all Y I, The George Floyd murder trial is live on court TV.

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Just F all Y I, The George Floyd murder trial is live on court TV.

Am watching, it's only Jury Selection, but it's fascinating.

They are on Potential Juror # 30 at present.

[RED-DOG]

Just F all Y I, The George Floyd murder trial is live on court TV.

Am watching, it's only Jury Selection, but it's fascinating.

They are on Potential Juror # 30 at present.

Yes. I've never seen jury selection before, don't even remember seeing it for the OJ trial and I watched every bit of that.

Do we know if the state or the defence is questioning ATM? I've been feeding the dog and I missed a bit.

[tikay]

Just F all Y I, The George Floyd murder trial is live on court TV.

Am watching, it's only Jury Selection, but it's fascinating.

They are on Potential Juror # 30 at present.

Yes. I've never seen jury selection before, don't even remember seeing it for the OJ trial and I watched every bit of that.

Do we know if the state or the defence is questioning ATM? I've been feeding the dog and I missed a bit.

Don't know, I only just switched across after the football finished.

[RED-DOG]

I'm striking candidate # 30. He's getting on my tits.

[tikay]

I'm striking candidate # 30. He's getting on my tits.

Yup, too dithery too.

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This bloke's a gonner now.

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This is the defence BTW