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Post by leoroberts on Apr 23, 2013 7:12:21 GMT
... A guide to village hall concerts...
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Post by Martin on Apr 23, 2013 10:58:08 GMT
That was good, Leo. It's always interesting for me to see 'behind the scenes' for stuff like this. I had no idea the artist would have such input into the physical set-up of the performance, including setting out the chairs!
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 23, 2013 11:20:11 GMT
Enjoyed that Leo - looks just like our village hall, and our church hall - the latter even wrt the badminton court markings!
I prefer setting up to play across the width or shorter dimension of a hall too if it's a "listening" gig - it reduces the echo time from the opposite wall when compared with playing along the length, as well as having a more intimate feel to the seating. For our church services in the hall once a month we also set up the curvy arc of chairs that Steve likes. Feels much nicer than regimented straight lines.
Less good for dances though as once you leave dancing space it splits the tables/chairs into two separate areas, which isn't ideal. Playing along the length can work better then, with dancing space in front of the band, and seating/tables further away so folk can chat.
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Post by brianr2 on Apr 28, 2013 21:52:53 GMT
How wonderfully un-rock star. I am a great fan of his lyrics and music. I would love to see him (and Phil Beer) live. I hope his round of village halls include some up here, in God's own county.
One piece of trivial pedantry: it was E M Forster who said "Only Connect"...
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 29, 2013 7:05:20 GMT
One piece of trivial pedantry: it was E M Forster who said "Only Connect"... Surely it was Victoria Coren LOL |
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Post by brianr2 on Apr 29, 2013 11:46:11 GMT
One piece of trivial pedantry: it was E M Forster who said "Only Connect"... Surely it was Victoria Coren LOL So, so wrong, and on so many levels. She is in any event not a patch on her old man. |
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Post by scripsit on Apr 29, 2013 13:31:11 GMT
Didn't she write 'Passage to Late Night Poker'?
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Post by brianr2 on Apr 29, 2013 21:29:56 GMT
Ambiguous....
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Post by brianr2 on Apr 29, 2013 21:31:18 GMT
Didn't she write 'Passage to Late Night Poker'? Kym Would "Poker" here be used as a noun or ( Cockney) verb, I wonder? |
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 30, 2013 7:39:32 GMT
Didn't she write 'Passage to Late Night Poker'? Kym Would "Poker" here be used as a noun or ( Cockney) verb, I wonder? I really enjoy her column for whichever Sunday paper she occasionally writes for (she tweets a link when she's published). As well as everything else she's a professional poker player - I'm not sure about "Passage To Late Night Poker" but she certainly wrote "For Richer, For Poorer: Confessions Of A Player" which, whilst being about poker (which I don't understand and never have - I still think a Royal Flush is something to do with the toilets at Sandringham) is a cracking read. She also co-wrote "Once More With Feeling: How We Tried To Make The Greatest Porn Film Ever" - another cracking read. I've never been able to look at her in a normal way ever since I read a review by someone which ended with the line "I'd like to pour? hot water through her knickers and make gusset tea."  |
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Post by brianr2 on Apr 30, 2013 11:15:56 GMT
Think I'll stick to Yorkshire Tea ( PG Tips, like Gusset Tea, is pants.... sorry!)
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