Where are you going tonight?

[boltonboris]

A long bar might help actually...

Thwack

[ohjimmyjimmy]

You can do it my son.

[thebish]

tonight I have been out on my annual week of humility born of inviting scornful regard and rejection!!!

I've been door-to-door trying to persuade the good people of Romford to part with a little of their stash in the cause of some of the poorest people of the world and the work on their behalf by Christian Aid and its many local indigenous partners.

if a collector comes to your door - at least be nice!

[Bruce Rioja]

He who oppresses the poor.......... I've a little money beside the door in readiness

[thebish]

He who oppresses the poor.......... I've a little money beside the door in readiness

good man!

[thebish]

this morning I am mostly off to the dentist for part two of my crown-fitting (had all the excavation work done 2 weeks ago - so I think this is the painless bit with glue and lots of fancy blue-ray laser heating guns and goggles!!)

then - and hour or so later - am conducting a funeral.... am hoping the dentist trip doesn't involve anaesthetics... else the eulogy might be delivered in the vocal style of the elephant man....

[Annoyed Grunt]

Not a tonight, but went to Camelot today........not overly impressed with it. Not a patch on Alton Towers, however the Jousting show was fairly good.....although there seemed to be some racial tension at one pont.

[Gary the Enfield]

Not a tonight, but went to Camelot today........not overly impressed with it. Not a patch on Alton Towers, however the Jousting show was fairly good.....although there seemed to be some racial tension at one pont.

Were they picking on the Black Knight again?

Went once to Camelot when my daughter was about 3. During the joust the Black Knight bested the Green Knight and was poised to strike. My daughter was becoming more and more agitated at the Black Knight's cheating. A hush descended over the audience as he paused for effect and my daughter, in a proper Cockney accent piped up ''SMASH 'IM INNA FACE''

The audience fell about at my daughter's vehemence.

So proud.

[Gooner Girl]

Not a tonight, but went to Camelot today........not overly impressed with it. Not a patch on Alton Towers, however the Jousting show was fairly good.....although there seemed to be some racial tension at one pont.

Were they picking on the Black Knight again?

Went once to Camelot when my daughter was about 3. During the joust the Black Knight bested the Green Knight and was poised to strike. My daughter was becoming more and more agitated at the Black Knight's cheating. A hush descended over the audience as he paused for effect and my daughter, in a proper Cockney accent piped up ''SMASH 'IM INNA FACE''

The audience fell about at my daughter's vehemence.

So proud.

That's what comes of sending her to school with Tottenham fans...

[thebish]

went to the RADA studios (formerly the Drill Hall) with free tickets to see recording of Rufus Hound's R4 show "My Teenage Diary"..

pot luck - as it really depends on who the guest is..

anyway - it turned out to be Jackie Kay - the black scottish lesbian poet



and... she had a fascinating story to tell about her life - focussing on the 80s when she was at Stirling University and in London - and what the UK was like back then...

[ohjimmyjimmy]

A black scottish lesbian poet.
Wow you really lucked-out there bish !

[thebish]

A black scottish lesbian poet.
Wow you really lucked-out there bish !

surprising as it may seem - yes!

[ohjimmyjimmy]

[thebish]

actually (as I put on the happy thread when I got the tickets) - I was only there because they had a promotion whereby everyone who went to see rufus hound would get free tickets (and there is normally a very long waiting list) to go and see a recording of QI..

I hope poor Rufus wasn't aware of this - because everyone I spoke to in the bar beforehand was basically there to get their QI tickets (which they cleverly gave out AFTER the recording and not before!!)

anyway - I have now scored 3 tickets to go and watch a recording of QI...

[Gary the Enfield]

actually (as I put on the happy thread when I got the tickets) - I was only there because they had a promotion whereby everyone who went to see rufus hound would get free tickets (and there is normally a very long waiting list) to go and see a recording of QI..

I hope poor Rufus wasn't aware of this - because everyone I spoke to in the bar beforehand was basically there to get their QI tickets (which they cleverly gave out AFTER the recording and not before!!)

anyway - I have now scored 3 tickets to go and watch a recording of QI...

I see. And do you think you'll get to use them before you go to Devon?

[thebish]

actually (as I put on the happy thread when I got the tickets) - I was only there because they had a promotion whereby everyone who went to see rufus hound would get free tickets (and there is normally a very long waiting list) to go and see a recording of QI..

I hope poor Rufus wasn't aware of this - because everyone I spoke to in the bar beforehand was basically there to get their QI tickets (which they cleverly gave out AFTER the recording and not before!!)

anyway - I have now scored 3 tickets to go and watch a recording of QI...

I see. And do you think you'll get to use them before you go to Devon?

I don't know! the offer email said June recordings... but mood music in the bar said it was likely to be November.. if it is November, then my boys (who I would have taken with me) will be back at Uni way oop proper North and I will have 2 spare tickets....

[Gary the Enfield]

actually (as I put on the happy thread when I got the tickets) - I was only there because they had a promotion whereby everyone who went to see rufus hound would get free tickets (and there is normally a very long waiting list) to go and see a recording of QI..

I hope poor Rufus wasn't aware of this - because everyone I spoke to in the bar beforehand was basically there to get their QI tickets (which they cleverly gave out AFTER the recording and not before!!)

anyway - I have now scored 3 tickets to go and watch a recording of QI...

I see. And do you think you'll get to use them before you go to Devon?

I don't know! the offer email said June recordings... but mood music in the bar said it was likely to be November.. if it is November, then my boys (who I would have taken with me) will be back at Uni way oop proper North and I will have 2 spare tickets....

I'd be delighted to accept them. Thank you.

Seriously, though, if you were unable to offload them I would love to go and see a live recording. I could even fulfill my ambition of flicking spit bubbles at Alan Davies.

[Annoyed Grunt]

Not a tonight, but went to Camelot today........not overly impressed with it. Not a patch on Alton Towers, however the Jousting show was fairly good.....although there seemed to be some racial tension at one pont.

Were they picking on the Black Knight again?
Went once to Camelot when my daughter was about 3. During the joust the Black Knight bested the Green Knight and was poised to strike. My daughter was becoming more and more agitated at the Black Knight's cheating. A hush descended over the audience as he paused for effect and my daughter, in a proper Cockney accent piped up ''SMASH 'IM INNA FACE''

The audience fell about at my daughter's vehemence.

So proud.

It had nothing to do with that at all.

A lady went up to the jester, told him he needed to apologise to the pakistani man, then went back to her family and led them away from the show........baffled.

[William the White]

Tonight I'm going to the reebok where it's the annual memorial service for those Wanderers fans who are commemorated at the stadium. Ive got three people I really loved commemorated there, including my dad.

The club do this well.

It's the only religious service I purposefully go to.

[thebish]

tons of work to be done today - yet couldn't be arsed... so buggered off to watch the Kingfishers...


kingfisher by revnev, on Flickr