Period Take That

[FamilyWiggs]

Both Schoolmarm and I survived the disaster that was Ticketmaster today and came away with Take That/Robbie tickets.

Ironically, we both ended up with the same venue and date! So the next PPUK gathering is at the City of Manchester Stadium, Wednesday 8th June 2011.

Anyone else in the area perchance??

 

[Gareth Hughes]

I think I'm washing my hair that night...
:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[robgil]

yup , Im washing my hair as well im afraid.

 

[Schoolmarm]

:lol:

 

[FamilyWiggs]

:lol:

But Gareth, I'm sure it is a fine piece of architecture to marvel at!

 

[Feltwell]

Take That/Robbie tickets.

Come on Robin, confess - was that your choice or Mrs FW's?

You're among friends - no one will take the mickey. :wink:

Stop that sniggering at the back!

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Ummmm..... it's SWMBO's Christmas present...honest!

Actually, I must confess, I am a leetle-bit looking forward to the event.

 

[Feltwell]

We all have our little guilty musical pleasures.

I haven't been to a gig in ages - no chance really with the kids. Last one we went to was the Reading Festival, when Mrs F was expecting Les Enfants Terribles No.1

 

[JoceAndChris]

Who are Take That?

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Who are Take That?

Joce, they're a popular beat combo. Quite well known, I understand. The bandleader and caller of many of their more popular numbers fell out with them some years back and pursued his own career. They were recently re-united amidst scenes of joyful celebration up and down the country.

The initial presentation to sale yesterday, of tickets to their forthcoming touring performance schedule brought the public telephony and interweb systems to the point of collapse.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Goodness me, how exciting! Don't forget to take Macintosh squares, it can be uncomfortable to sit on damp grass and cold marble in these outdoor concert venues.

And organise your carriages early, the last thing you need is a scrum down with the general populace over a shortage of horses.

 

[Flyfisher]

I haven't been to a gig in ages - no chance really with the kids. Last one we went to was the Reading Festival, when Mrs F was expecting Les Enfants Terribles No.1

We used to take FF jnr to concerts from about the age of 9 (although he was in the 5th row at the Royal Albert Hall to hear Eric Clapton when he was minus 7 weeks old and then decided to come into the world on EC's birthday - coincidence or what? ) but he started to decline the offers by about 15 as I guess it was no longer cool to go to gigs with parents. Last one we all went to was the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

I'm not sure I would do a festival with young kids though; frankly, I now find them a bit too long for me, never mind young children. Anyway, now that a lot of my favourite bands are past their peak, I can enjoy seeing them in small local venues for sensible ticket prices that don't require a small mortgage. In the last year or so we've seen Jethro Tull, Focus, Wishbone Ash and Rick Wakeman in St Albans, Ray Davies in Cambridge and Paul Weller in Thetford Forest.

 

[Schoolmarm]

Macintosh squares! :lol:

 

[Feltwell]

Had to laugh at one of Mrs F's friends going into rapture on Facebook as she had managed to get 2 tickets for Take That - and then posting 2 minutes later that she couldn't understand why her husband didn't seem very excited at going, and did anyone fancy going with her!

 

[FamilyWiggs]

She only bought 2 tickets? After the pain in the @rse it was to get tickets, there was no way I was coming away with fewer than 4.

It's not very nice, but tickets are currently selling for 3x face value on eBay and Seatwave. If we can't find anyone to come with us, I will throw my altruistic socialist principles to the wind ( :lol: ) and sell them at a profit - should mean we effectively go for free.

It's a great thing, this free market economics!

 

[JoceAndChris]

Don't forget to take Macintosh squares, it can be uncomfortable to sit on damp grass and cold marble in these outdoor concert venues.

The PPUKe English prize goes to whoever can name the literary character I'm (mis)quoting above.

I'm sort of tempted to put up with this "Take That" group to meet Robin at last, and the lovely 'Marm again, but - no - I hope to persuade them to attend the Strawberry Hill outing instead.

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Don't forget to take Macintosh squares, it can be uncomfortable to sit on damp grass and cold marble in these outdoor concert venues.

The PPUKe English prize goes to whoever can name the literary character I'm (mis)quoting above.

Well, whoever she is, she must have a lavish lifestyle and enjoy period property - especially if the vista is worthy! :?

I just hope she doesn't end up going to 'Ell in a 'andcart !

 

[JoceAndChris]

:lol: clever you, from your cryptic clues, you must have guessed.

My mum loved that macintosh square idea so much she ran some up on the sewing machine, lace edged, of course. They accompanied every picnic.

And the prize? The satisfaction of being right, as Penners says.

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Ah - you see, we science graduates have also had some exposure to literature - albeit the more obvious works! :wink:

 

[Gareth Hughes]

We arts graduates learnt to pick out the salient words and Google for them (not that google existed in my day, but skimming the lit is a useful skill). Miss Lavish, in A Room with a View