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Last Night of the Proms

 
 
sleazenation
19:21 / 16.07.04
Just sitting at home watching the first night of The Proms (the whole of the Planet suite AND Toccata and Fugue in D minor - it may be populist but it's also great fun) and it all just reminds me of how much fun the last night is - so, who's coming? register your intrest/intent here - I'll be there - Plus anyone got any proms they want to catch in the mean time? there are about 70-odd to choose from... post up here - I'm enjoying this season already and it's only the first night...
 
 
Tryphena Absent
13:42 / 17.07.04
Funny, yesterday I was sitting on a train talking about the Last Night and how amazing it is. I am so there!
 
 
Tryphena Absent
13:50 / 17.07.04
Wouldn't mind going to 52 on the 24th August, 40 on Sunday 15th or to 24 on my birthday the 2nd of August.
 
 
Lilly Nowhere Late
15:42 / 17.07.04
What's the date of the last night? And what time? I've always missed it but would be interested in planning ahead this year. Will go look at the website now.
 
 
The Strobe
20:30 / 17.07.04
24 looks great, Anna. I need to go over the programme and work out what I'd be likely to go for; I'm almost certainly going to try and make the one with the Chichester Psalms in.
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
23:51 / 17.07.04
omg. as a Dvorak nut, I'm very glad you started this thread, Sleaze.

ok, things i'm provisionally dead interested in, and would be well up for company for are:

prom 19 - 30/07 and this is my most likely. I love the Dvorak 8th.
prom 40 - 15/08
prom 53(primarily for the Chopin. mmm) - 25/08 (tho I may not be able to make this.)

agree 24 sounds v.interesting as well, an outing?

obviously I'm not going to all of these, but partly bunging 'em here for own reference/to picque interest.

(gawd, but just to be bratty, and return Sleaze for the football gathering threads, I h8 the Last Night. ugh. why on earth?)
 
 
sleazenation
14:14 / 18.07.04
The last night is great cos because it is so utterly preposterous - plus its a huge gig in Hyde park where everyone is reclining and pic-nicing...

But yeah - I'm up for a meet for prom 24...
 
 
Tryphena Absent
23:10 / 18.07.04
Let's get in practice.
Don't even bother if you don't have sound.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
06:57 / 19.07.04
Sounds like a good idea.

Web-fu seems to be failing me, is there a good place for a prom guide online?
 
 
Kit-Cat Club
07:03 / 19.07.04
I like Dvorak as well... might well be up for 19 (and it's just after payday...). What's on 24?
 
 
Cherielabombe
13:29 / 19.07.04
I'm not much of a classical person though I'm getting more edjamicated about classical in my old age. Therefore I would like to ttell all of you who are concerned about the proms being boring that the last night is lots of fun!
 
 
Tryphena Absent
14:36 / 19.07.04
The proms guide is on the BBC website. Go to the proms page and click on What's On.
 
 
telyn
21:52 / 20.07.04
I hope to be along for the last night, and promise to only grimace gently as Bjorn Again play. I'll bring cake to mask the pain.

I'm also up for the Chichester psalms and the Water Concerto. Tasty music.
 
 
telyn
21:55 / 20.07.04
I lied - I'll be in the wrong place for the Chichester Psalms. BBC online it is then.
 
 
Bear
09:38 / 21.07.04
Bjorn Again are playing? Sweet. Think I might come to this then.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
10:14 / 21.07.04
Last Night tickets are showing as sold out on the website. Anyone know where to go for these
 
 
sleazenation
10:20 / 21.07.04
We aren't going to the last night itself - that's in albert hall and requires that you've been to sundry other proms from that, and i believe, previous seasons.

What we are going to is the Proms in the park - the last night of the proms in the park (ass opposed to one of the other themed proms in the park events or the one for children...)
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
11:45 / 21.07.04
And indeed, these are the tickets that are showing as SOLD OUT.

Am I mistaken, or is there a real danger that I might miss the inimitable Terry Wogan?
 
 
Cherielabombe
13:04 / 21.07.04
Hmm... You put me in a panic there, SK, and thus I went to the bbc website to investigate for myself. They're showing up available to me... don't know what I'm doing differently. Must be the jet lag.
 
 
Cherielabombe
13:15 / 21.07.04
Wait! Update! I DID get the "Sold Out' message, and in my panic I called the box office to find out if that was really true. They said no it's not true, there are plenty of tickets still available for Proms in the Park and if you want to get some you can call this number:

020 7589 8212

~Voila!
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
13:15 / 21.07.04
Please could you put up a link to the page that says their available because I just went from bbc.co.uk and ended up at the page that I linked to above with the same message that says sold out.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
13:16 / 21.07.04
Methinks I will swing by Bush House tonight and save meself £2.

Woo Haa, I got proms in check.
 
 
Cherielabombe
15:41 / 28.08.04
Bumpety bump. So, who';s going to my date for the proms?
 
 
telyn
21:18 / 06.09.04
Pub beforehand as convenient meeting point?
 
 
Tryphena Absent
14:16 / 07.09.04
Erm, last year we went to that Wetherspoons, nasty but convenient. I have absolutely no idea what it was called.

I am so psyched that this is here again. Roll on Jerusalem.
 
 
sleazenation
17:38 / 07.09.04
It is, unfortunately the only obvious pub I know in the area - I'm going to looking forward to this and will search for the 'safe place' where i have put my tickets...
 
 
Mourne Kransky
19:48 / 10.09.04
Ah, mention of the elusive "safe place" put me in a panic there but I have now relocated the tickets. Going with some non-Barbelith buddies but will seek you guys out. I'll look for the people recreating Manet's Déjeuner sur l'Herbe whilst reading comics.

I hope you're remembering that you promised to stop the raindrops from falling on my head. Maybe we should contact someone from the Magick Forum about that.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
01:17 / 12.09.04
Well, the excellent sleazenation's big hands kept the raindrops from falling on my head and we sang patriotic, British imperialist songs and worshipped Harmony's candle-bedecked cake AND it all sped by in a merry blur.

I only went to give the Bear a big, manly hug and he wasn't there, oh well. Such a good night and rapidly becoming a Barbelith tradition, I suspect. You all have to come along and boogie to the classics next year!

Such fun for those who want to fuck shit up to Elgar. Kit-Cat and Cherry Bomb (with gorgeous new hair) had the boyz in ill-advised shorts buzzing round and Ganesh and I were the cynosure of all perverted eyes as per usual in our leathers (a practical choice, given the tail end of Hurricane Ivan loafing in the heavy, grey skies above us).

Dudes, it was a savoury morsel to file away in the memory. Illmatic, Seldom Killer, AND Flowers would have added to the merriment but they obviously had better things to do...

Of course, Duckie finishes off the evening to perfection, even although I got stroppy with the bouncer (ill-advised, sorry Ma'am).
 
 
Mourne Kransky
01:38 / 12.09.04
Worship the slightly space age-looking cake... We did!
 
 
Mourne Kransky
01:42 / 12.09.04
Worship the lovely boyz in fleeces (well, it was unexpectedly chilly... )
 
  
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