London Still Rocks!

  Appropriately,  Hallowe'en  weekend is all about   The Hideout / Movie Roadhouse London  (MRL)! Today, on Hallowe'en itself, The Hideout booked another field trip - following the success of  Shocktober , we booked for  Haunt Fest . However, disaster.. just a couple of days ago, we found out the company behind it has gone into liquidation! The organiser, who booked on our behalf to get the group rate, still hadn't got his money back, last I heard, but has already refunded us! Anyway, he's a bit under the weather, so stayed in tonight, but a number of us headed to the   Science Museum Hallowe'en Late , including an optional screening of   Bride of Frankenstein ! I headed off early to eat at the nearby   Stein's Berlin . For once, a bus happened along just in time to take me to the station - so I said I might as well take it. And at this time, today at least, the Tube wasn't too busy - I got a seat most of the way. Unfortunately, the s...

Last night, was thinking of film again - as my co-worker says, it's my movie night -  Urchin  is at the  Curzon Bloomsbury . BUT then Mandy got in touch - her Meetup groups ( BoB in London and London Herstory Walks ) were headed to see Gwenda's Garage , in Southwark Playhouse . Now, I'd seen this advertised a couple of weeks ago, and wanted to go with them - but it was already sold out. However, someone was now unable to go, and Mandy wanted to know whether I wanted the ticket! So I said yes please - I hadn't booked anything else - and waited for the ticket; I didn't want to commit to travelling down there without confirmation that I could have it. About 5.40pm, it finally came through - and I legged it, catching the bus , which came before too long.. and it duly stopped for the essential change of driver that happens nearly every time. I wasn't in time to eat - headed straight for the theatre bar, where I snaffled a couple of packets of Tayto and a glass of...

Last night , a new Meetup group to me,  Rewind Tours of London , which runs pay-what-you-think walks, started a special  Hallowe'en  walk -  London: City of Death ! (Actually running daily until Sunday, but I was going on this day.) The organiser messaged me the day before to say he was looking forward to seeing me - a good reminder, if I needed one. Indeed - I dug out cash, on the assumption he wouldn't have a card machine! There wasn't going to be time to eat beforehand. Indeed, I almost didn't manage to get there on time at all - every bus seemed to be delayed! When I saw I couldn't possibly get there on time by bus - and considering the event page said they'd be leaving promptly - I knew it'd have to be Tube . Of course, then there weren't any buses to take me there.. so I legged it, caught the Tube, got there about 10 minutes early, in the end. And lo! there was nobody there. I stood and waited.. gradually, people started to arrive, the guide himse...

Currently at the start of   three   Meetups : tonight, back with  Up in the Cheap Seats  (UITCS) at  Soho Theatre  for  Little Brother  - planned to meet my sometime travel companion, who was also going, in the nearby  Nellie Dean  beforehand: but she figured she couldn't make it in time, so she booked  Flat Iron  for after, and I said I'd join her. My buses were all delayed - and I was underway when I realised the play actually started at 7! half an hour earlier than I'd anticipated. That's what comes of not having time to check the ticket - which, to be fair, the theatre did text a link to in advance. Well, I made good time.. ran the last bit, and did get there for 7. Everybody had gone in, mind, but I got to my seat.. We could see the place was pretty empty, and sure enough, before the start, an usher invited us to go further down. So we took a place with plenty of space at the end of the row: As you can see, a sparse stage,...