Because we were with friends I didn’t manage to get my preferred seats, as we ate first. A nice little Italian restaurant close by but it suffered from being a little bit slow at serving the food. I suspect this was because it was all prepared and cooked fresh. It was a bit rich though after they had said we could only have the table for a specific period as it was reserved.
Being a tribute band we were wondering who they would have as support? The answer turned out to be no one. I'm guessing not many support bands are big enough to have tribute bands so I'm not sure where a tribute band would go to get a support act... So it was straight in with Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, during the first few tracks I thought “What have we done?” They sounded a bit ropey. I guess it took them a little while to hit their stride and for the sound man to get the sound desk sorted. The thing with Union Chapel is if the sound guy gets it right you are in for a treat, when they get it wrong it can completely destroys a performance.
We were sandwiched between someone who obviously felt they were at a proper Fleetwood Mac concert and a group who were determined to turn the gig into a party. They did not make great neighbours - all chatter and giggles one side and tuts and frosty looks from the other.
Because we were not in our normal seats I decided to take the camera and get some pictures from some different angles. I ran into one of the security guards, who took one look at the Mega Beast with the 600mm lens and promptly asked me if I was with the band. “Yep” I said without missing a beat.
“Have you got a Photo pass?”
“It’s in my jacket” I said, without stopping taking pictures, as if I was on commission. All the while slinking further away from him. It worked and my assured replies got me through a potentially tricky situation.
That just leaves the small matter of telling a couple of porky pies in a church.....Hmmm just as well I don't believe in god otherwise I would be damned to hell for sure....If it turns out that I'm wrong I'll be OK because the god I don't believe in is a very forgiving god.....
C.A.C.T.U.S (Cheap As Chips TUeSday)
The section cataloguing the films shown at Bishop’s Stortford cinema which has a half price policy on a Tuesday.
The third film for 2015 Ex- Machina
An interesting take on Artificial Intelligence. I found the film a bit slow to start off with. Managing to drop off at one point, I woke up to see Mrs B pushing up some zzz’s. It got better and I’m assured by Penny the slow bits were all about setting the scene.
The week’s C.A.C.T.U.S attendees (27th Jan)
Niel
Penny
Mrs B
The fourth film for 2015 – Kingsman (the secret service)
Brilliant spy spoof – everything that the 1960’s Bond spoof – Casino Royal should have been but failed to be.
The week’s C.A.C.T.U.S attendees (3rd Feb)
Niel
Penny
Mrs B
Al
Marb
C.A.C.T.U.S Running Totals
Niel (4)
Penny (4)
Marb (3)
Natalie (2)
Al (2)
Mrs B (2)
Photo Finish
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
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| Louise Rogan as fake Stevie Nicks "Seven Wonders" |
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| Amanda Kostadinov as fake Christine McVie Although she looks a bit like one of my old Dinner ladies "Smile At You" |
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| Alan Hughes as fake Lindsay Buckingham shadowed by James Harrison as fake John McVie.... "Everybody Finds out" But probably not until the encore, if they are drunk enough.... |
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| "Would You like chips with that?"* You have to remember my School days were a long time before Jamie Oliver's Healthy eating revolution ...
* No that was not a Fleetwood Mac song, it just went with the dinner lady theme ..
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| "Behind The Mask" Well more of a wig really... |
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