Evening all, how you doing? Marvellously I hope.
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| DANGER: Strid |
I’ve been having a rare old time. Not only did I get to see
the stupendous Florence + the Machine at Alexandra Palace (as the previous post demonstrates in all its tongue-tied majesty), and had a mini adventure to
Bradford, where I experienced the watery danger of the Strid near Bolton Abbey
(Google it). It’s a secluded woody spot where the river narrows to about 6
feet, which causes a great deal of bouncing currents and tiny whirlpools. It
looks beautiful and reasonably impressive, but as numerous signs and parental
warnings pointed out, also “claims lives” as people try to jump over the gap. I
have no idea why anyone would even consider attempting to do that, but then
again I have no real taste for adrenaline. I don’t even like Lucozade. We all
managed to survive though, and the only losses were the button off a friend’s
coat and my dignity after I sat on a damp rock for too long. The rest of the
trip was a lot less risky and involved key lime pie, a game of ‘Shag, Marry,
Cruise’ (drunkenly renamed as ‘Mag, Sharry, Cruise’), and a delightful veggie
curry at the Prashad restaurant – a
little local recommendation for you there. Go in when you’re next in Bradford
(which I’m sure will be soon), or if you’re a massive fan of Gordon Ramsey...
Pretty excited about upcoming events, and still to come in
March is:
- The Duchess of Malfi at the Old Vic (and probably along with a
review you’ll be getting a rave about season 3 of ‘Nurse Jackie’ – also
starring Eve Best – which I’ll be doing a marathon of on Saturday)
- The Shins at the HMV Forum. Possibly the most eagerly
looked-forward to gig of my life, ever. I can barely contain myself
- Sarah Millican at the Hammersmith Apollo
- Crafty Fox
market at the Dogstar.
As well as this, I’m planning some posts that are actually
about Brixton, and potench some book/film reviews, AND a new weekly music spot
which I’ll be introducing tomorrow.
Boom.
Brixpig x
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