Last night, back with CT at the Backyard Comedy Club. I was in the office, so took a bus from there.. stayed on working for a bit, not wanting to arrive before the place opened: and I sure had enough to keep me occupied. Just made it before the bus left.. interestingly, the driver was under instruction, the instructor perched to the side, drinking a takeaway coffee or something.. and as I scrabbled for my Oyster card, the instructor told me not to bother, it was fine! What a nice chap.. so I travelled for free.
Well, I needn't have worried about being too early - the traffic was like treacle! The bus filled to bursting, too.. and it was damned stuffy, in the sunshine. By the time I finally arrived at the club, it was nearly 7 - the trip had taken twice as long as it should have - and while I could have ordered hot food, it was a bit late, and I'd have had to take it in with me.. so I went straight to check in and get my wristband. The guy on the desk recognised me, and obligingly popped it on for me - I was getting a lot of sympathy yesterday! perhaps because of that laptop I had to hawk around.. Seeing people going in, I asked whether the doors were open yet - but no, as he explained, it was the So You Think You're Funny competition, where newcomers audition for a place in that night's show..
Dinner, for me, was a packed of sweet chili crisps and a packet of salted peanuts. Which I was well finished by the time I went in. I tell you though, that WiFi hasn't improved.. I had to disable it on my phone to get a decent internet signal! Went through when we were called, and got a table near the stage:
It was an enjoyable evening.. but I have to say, not for the comedy - the best joke I heard was early on, when one of the performers compared the war between Brexiteers and Remainers to a war between bees and wasps.. I don't remember it really, but it was the only one that really caught my attention. Having said that, nobody bottled it, all had a prepared routine, and as I say, I enjoyed myself. The journey home was much quicker - but still, I didn't get home till after midnight, and was too tired to blog.Tonight, Movie Roadhouse London are finally having a social again! Ah, it's been so long.. so, back at the BFI Balcony Bar, and I've booked to eat at The Archduke beforehand - quite an early booking, they showed as being full after that! I tell you, without the main organiser in town, these socials don't happen.. strange that numbers are limited, mind- never happened before.. Sadly, it isn't in conjunction with The Hideout any more, and also the cap on numbers means some were excluded.. perhaps it was an oversight.
Tomorrow, The Hideout organiser was talking about heading to a cat cafe.. and that evening I signed up to go with him, and The Hideout, to a new slasher, Corporate Retreat. However, I then found out that's been pulled from release in the UK - and he's got a lot going on, so tomorrow is off. Well, that's a shame..
..but it does leave me free to go to London Museums A-Z (LoMAZ)'s next Dracula-related thing! So, an idea developed during the pandemic, based on the fact that the novel, Dracula, is written as a diary. Anyway, a website was set up whereby you could have the section of the novel corresponding to a particular day emailed to you on that day! So.. LoMAZ has decided to read along. Oh, but that ain't the half of it.. We also have a couple of tie-in travel events.. because the action moves to Whitby in August, and to Transylvania in November! And I had so many ideas for the trips.. I was asked to be a co-host. This is going to be a record-breaking Meetup - and with a terrific bunch of people. And the next Dracula-inspired event is a trip to the Cutty Sark tomorrow. Because, you know, Dracula arrived in England on a boat, and this is the best we can do.. Meeting in the Hung Drawn and Quartered, and taking a Thames Clipper from there. And wow, summer rolled in just in time - what a great place for a hot day!
On Sunday, talking about heading back to The Lanesborough for sachertorte, this time with Mark and Martin.. our monthly catch-up. Waiting on Martin to confirm a time.
Then I have two appropriately vampiric days! On Thursday, I'm back with The Hideout for Vampire's Kiss, an old comedy with Nicholas Cage, in which he thinks he's been dating a vampire, and is now turning into one himself. Showing in the Prince Charles of course, and we're meeting in Victory House beforehand. I've booked to eat in Bella Italia before that - took two goes though, the site was down the first time!
And next Friday - well, one of the things LoMAZ were talking about doing for the series of Dracula events was going to a ballet - and sure enough, there is a Dracula ballet in town! Supposed to be good, with a classical soundtrack - and sure enough, when I checked, it was almost completely booked up. The only tickets left were Tuesday evening - which I couldn't manage - and the matinees of Wednesday and next Friday - so I'm taking next Friday off, and will go to it that day! Can't see I'll persuade anyone to go with me though - they'd either have to take time off work, or if not, they might not be in work, and might baulk at the price! Showing in the Palladium - I had to take the Second Circle to get the lowest price, and as legroom is reportedly tight, I made sure to get an aisle seat.
On the 30th - back with Laurence Summers and the 45+ Not Grumpies for his Nooks and Crannies of London walk - and damnit, Meetup is charging for RSVP again! (plus an extra charge, of course). And afterwards, back with The Hideout for Backrooms - the film version of Backrooms on Creepypasta, a series of liminal horror stories about featureless, unending rooms and corridors, sometimes with hostile beings in them.. stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, as his psychiatrist, as - well, he might be expected to need one, with this kind of tale. Details TBA.
On the 2nd, back with London Fun for Churchill's Urinal, about a female Chancellor of the Exchequer wanting the urinal in No. 10 removed.. showing in the King's Head. The organiser bought the tickets - and later informed us we'd been upgraded. As he says, another reason to buy the cheap tickets! (Much discussion in the group recently on the relative merits of Churchill himself.. always a heated topic.)
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