December 28, 2004
A christmas play
We've all just been to see a most odd production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at the Princess Theatre in Falmouth. It was performed by The Miracle Theatre Company who are a professional touring group. It wasn't a panto or a play or any sort of coherent set of scenes or themes.
They threw sweets to the audience and did a fair bit of slapstick so there was something for the children. But they also threw in some adult jokes including one about gonorrhea and one about pornography. Then they added some "Capitalism is Bad" and "Green is Good" and some anti-EU fishing policy messages.
But the highlight was the inflatable sex-toy doll dressed in a mini-skirt with her back to the audience. Mixed messages?
December 26, 2004
December 23, 2004
Hawkeye
It's not every day you come across a hawk. This weather beaten character owns the Harris Hawk (that's it on the right :-)). The bird is spoilt as it doesn't have to do its own hunting but I guess if she were mine I'd do the same.
December 21, 2004
TreeTime
We're back down in Cornwall for Christmas again which gives us the chance to get a real tree instead of that fake one we have at home. As a kid we only had an artificial one which deterioated with age. In fact the most relaitsic aspect of the tree is that bits molted off of it regularly.
Until now I hadn't even come across this red trumpet machine which nets the tree up neatly once you have chosen it. Nathan asked to be bagged up as well and started climbing in which the guy operating it was happy to do but unfortunately I stopped the fun.
December 16, 2004
Royal Variety Performance
Did you see any of it last night? Totally and utterly embarrassing. Babs Windsor speaking as if it was her first time, Lamar's weak rendition of a classic song and a bloke in a leotard with bits of cardboard. That was about ten minutes of it and all I could stand.
December 15, 2004
December 13, 2004
No Photos
These signs are red rags to a bull.
Especially as we were at the Albert Hall watching the (rather excellent) Bootleg Beatles and there were loads of people taking photos. Anyhow, as the band are a bunch of bootlegs themselves they can hardly complain can they? Given that we were standing at the back I was quite pleased with the following photo.
