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veggiesu

2009 diversions

Dec 31, 2009 23:08

I've missed the last couple of months, but here's the year in things I did, read, watched and otherwise spent my time on:

Films: I haven't quite gotten around to updating 52filmchallenge yet, but I actually made it to 52 this year \o/ ( And for the record, here they are: )

travel, music, theatre, tv, london, diversions, books, gigs, holidays, review, films

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How'd I miss this? sofvckinghot December 31 2009, 23:27:16 UTC

YOU SAW EDDIE IZZARD!?@#$!! Fantastic. :) Had you seen him in person before?

P.S. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Re: How'd I miss this? veggiesu January 1 2010, 11:59:14 UTC

I'm pretty sure I neglected to mention it at the time :-/ This is the third time we've seen him :-) The first was at a tiny theatre in Stratford, where we were about ten feet from the stage; he was utterly hilarious, and I still think his act works better in a smaller, more intimate environment where he can interact with the audience a bit more. We saw him at the NIA in Birmingham a few years ago, and he was very funny then (I think that might have featured the famous "cake or death" routine); but I don't think he was well served by performing in a huge venue like that. This was the same place (and I was lucky both times to be able to get us seats near the front), and the staging worked better, with one huge screen directly behind him, so everyone had a good view.

Re: How'd I miss this? sofvckinghot January 1 2010, 15:15:55 UTC

I don't think he was well served by performing in a huge venue like that.

Yeah, that's why I didn't go see him at the cavernous United Center a few months back. It still puzzles me...I don't know why he'd WANT to play a gig in a 75,000 seat arena.

Re: How'd I miss this? mattia January 1 2010, 17:45:07 UTC

We saw him in Amsterdam (apparently the smallest venue in on his entire tour), good fun, a few moments of genius, good stage setting.