OK so being the sad girl I am I was still debating whether I could make the John Bramwell concert in Middlesborough next Saturday, having worked out that if I left work at 3pm I could be there (assuming all was well on the roads) just after 9pm and he’s going to be on stage at about 9.40pm (I know that ‘cos I asked). Of course that left the decision of either finding somewhere to stay for the night (some kind person recommended a hotel for me) bearing in mind I’d have to leave by 6am at the very latest to get back for work or driving back after the gig (which was likely to be a very late night so I was informed) and then try getting a couple of hours sleep. Anyway I finally decided that I WAS going to go for it regardless, then I found out that unfortunately (for me, not for John obviously) the gig is sold out. However, rumour has it that John has taken pity on me and arranged a gig for 21st February at the Half Moon in Putney (he’s also playing Manchester’s Night & Day on Valentine’s Day) so fingers crossed I’ll be seeing him then – Putney not Manchester obviously, although seeing him would definitely have improved my Valentine’s Day 100%!
On Saturday night Mrs H3 and I finally got to see Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky from Starsky and Hutch for the youngsters in the audience) playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. It was a fantastic evening bookended by a visit to Fred and June’s pub, the Swan and Mitre which is just down the road from the theatre. The pantomime was everything a classic panto should be – dodgy sets, terrible acting (apart from the awesome PMG of course who camped it up magnificently), rubbish songs and stupid jokes. The kids loved it, I loved and I think Mrs H3 loved it. Naughtily, we hadn’t actually bothered to find out who else was in it so we didn't know any of the rest of the cast, but a shout out must go to Andy Ford who played Bosun Smee for being the silliest person I’ve seen in a long time and for making me belly laugh till almost crying on several occasions. Roll on Panto season 2008!
So Johnny Depp won a Golden Globe for his performance, the film won a Golden Globe for best film and Richard at work, who somehow (Arggghhhhh!) managed to see the film last Saturday and was treated to a 30 minute talk by Tim Burton afterwards (I’m not jealous, No, really I’m not - Yeah OK I am, VERY!) says it’s gory as hell and hugely entertaining. High praise indeed! Yes it’s Sweeney Todd that rarely mentioned film. I’m now on countdown as I’m determined to see it on Saturday night. I already know I’m going to love it, which is lucky considering how many times I’ll be seeing it over the next month or so!
6 days and counting ...
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