Last night of the Proms

[Dee Sa]

I sat thru the lot waiting with my little flag to bob up & down to the sea shanties [ well I'd had a few vodkas by then !] when Mr S said they arent going to do them any more, to which I replied dont be daft its tradition, but he was right [as usual], can anyone tell me why, its just not the same.
Dee

[Bobbisox]

awww that's a shame Dee, I didn't see it...again ,as I went to the Club

[crisgal]

sorry i don't know but wanted to comment on 'the dress'. I didn't really get it - it looked uncomfortable and silly - like a home-made fancy dress outfit. Was it all supposed to light p?
And to have the mike not working - 3 times - at the end! Not the usual standard :(

[boxtops]

I don't think they've had them for the last couple of years, dee sa - they didn't have them in 2008 certainly. I like them!

I really didn't rate that stupid outfit the woman singing Britannia was wearing - very home-made!

[boxtops]

LOL crisgal, yours crossed with mine - yes, the daffodil on the front lit up, but I have no idea what that pole she was carrying was supposed to be!

[DTCwordfan]

She looked like the cleanikng woman had arrived at Lady Alex's Hall to clean up after the Mad over-50's Club party.

I found it a curate's egg last night - parts of it were awful (esp the 1st half) and parts of it excellent, especially Lang Lang and the Britten version of the Anthem. I wish that they adapted that version for the full Anthem, more inspiring than the ditty, supposedly composed by a German, Mr Handel.