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Tim's Dublin
Diary 4 - October 2001 |
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Thursday,
4th October 2001
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As
I mentioned last week, a gang of us went to the bingo on
Sunday. Four years down the line and Shirley is still
packing them into The George. We arrived at half seven
under the assumption that the eight of us would get seats
— we got two stools. Those two stools went through a lot
that night, what with people trying to steal them from us.
I think people can get quite nasty once the lights go down
and Shirley appears on stage. Audience members decide that
it’s alright to nudge you out of the way, to stand on
your feet, to spill beer over you – and all without a
word of apology. (Note to readers: I’m in a bit of a
fowl mood today and this has possibly coloured my view of
audience members at the bingo.)
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Anyhoo,
as Panti might say, I bought a Viewcam on Saturday and
wanted to test it out. The light wasn’t suitable in the
bar so I had to go upstairs to the toilets and film my
friends running around the place. I hereby apologise to
all those people relieving themselves.
The
gang for the night included Colm and I, my best friend
Martin and his boyfriend Robert, Robert’s Australian
cousin Lee, Dearbhail (safely back from NYC) and her twin
sister Aoife, and Robert’s friend from work, Phil. We
were standing in the ‘pit’ to the left of the stage as
you look at it. My only problem with standing in the pit
is that it can get really hot and I have a funny feeling
it is frequented by a troupe of frotteurs. (My medical
dictionary tells me that frotteurs are almost exclusively
male – I find this very hard to believe! Surely there
are some gurlz out there into a bit of rubby rubby?)
Once
Shirley’s intro music started I switched the Viewcam on
and pretty much stood there for the entire show watching
it through the little screen.
On
the whole, I enjoyed the show. Yes, I had seen most of it
before but Shirley’s wit and the new numbers (when they
perform them) made it all worthwhile. A few lines into
Shirley’s first number, she stopped lip-synching and
asked for the number to be started again which didn’t
bode well. Having said that, she picked up wonderfully and
gave us her all for the rest of the show.
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Halfway
through, the video screen came down and Shirley’s
appearance on The
Late Late Show was screened. Watching it on Friday, I
was disappointed that the TV audience hadn’t laugh that
much — that is why it was so great to laugh along with
the rest of the Gee to Shirley’s own brand of humour.
I’ll just have to tape Telly
Bingo and see how she gets along.
Once
the video screen went back up, it was time for Shirley and
her three guests — DialEmma and Dizzy and Dolly Dyin’
For It (I still don’t know which is which!; I think Dolly
might be the shorter one) — to shake their booties.
The
night ended — six pints later — with Colm and I running
along Dame Street video recording anything that moved.
After watching the tape the following day, I’m surprised
I wasn’t mugged! At one stage, I was running at full
speed with the Viewcam at a bunch of what can only be
described as undesirables. (Note to self: while drunk it is
not a good idea to believe I am indestructible.)
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I’m
off out tonight with Colm. We’re starting the night at a
launch party for weekend breaks in Newcastle by the
British Tourist Authority at the Jameson Distillery. I
have been reliably informed that rugger bugger Brian
O’Driscoll will be in attendance. Also Rob Andrew will
be there — is he a rugby player as well? (How gay am I!)
I’ve a funny feeling the night could well end up in the
Gee watching Annie Balls crucifying some poor missing
links.
Tell
you all about it next time. |
by Tim - October 2001 |
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