I Love Brass Bands....

[gness]

....and I love my cousin, Tom.....well I did....

Twice a year he keeps me two tickets for whatever show his Am Dram group is performing in their little hall.....usually an aisle seat five or six rows back.....

Tonight the seats were in the middle of the front row for....Brassed Off.....

If I stretched my legs out I could have kicked the front row of the band.....my, but we were close to the music....the very loud brass band music!

I'll bet you any money that when they do The Full Monty he puts me in the back row.....☻

'Twas jolly good though......xx

[tonyav]

I'll bet you any money that when they do The Full Monty he puts me in the back row.....☻



Of course he will, he know's that the balloons wouldn't last long with that hat pin ;-)

[sunny-dave]

How's your dud ear doing?

I said "HOW'S YOUR EAR WITH THE GROMMET"?

[sunny-dave]

I love Brassed Off - seen it live twice, as well as the excellent film.

[gness]

Oh you know me so well, Tony......

I did, some years ago, go to the first night of a Full Monty production..... getting the lighting just right is crucial at one point so the audience is blinded.....
They got the lighting wrong for the section in which I was sitting.....I wasn't blinded and have never, ever seen such a variety of dangly bits...... :-0

[gness]

Dave....when we saw where we were sitting I was wishing I hadn't had the grommets done..... on my last check up my hearing was better than excellent...... :-(

It's really good isn't it.....and the dying band leader tonight was fantastic...x

[janbee]

I loved Brassed off and have it on tape. Still watch it and still love it. Very funny and also very sad.

[aelmpvw]

seating you close to the band and all those expensive instruments, what was he thinking?

[gness]

Morning, Ael......he was thinking....Now how far away from our posh new bar can we sit the mad cousin..........x

[aelmpvw]

i was imagining you bobbing up and down to avoid the trombonist

[gness]

I do have three extra ear piercings thanks to the conductor.... :-(