We went to the Questors theatre in Ealing to take in the fun- our second time.
Joe was in place having arrived from NZ on Tuesday.
A good fun evening with classic corny jokes and activities.
Pantomime 2022
Category: London
Messiah
This year’s visit was to the Royal Festival Hall. A new venue for us I think, but I think impressive.
Of course we, that is me, Shaz and IQ, wow critical. Shaz did not like the conductor as he seemed to tell the audience when to applaud. There was too much clapping during the performance-it became disruptive.
The choir was substantial- about 300-and so gave good volume. One of the males seemed under-powered. Overall it seemed a little flat.
Gunnersbury Museum
A cycle trip in the end included stopping off at the museum in Gunnersbury Park. In my mind was that there was section on Brentford FC. It was in the end a video of fans being interviewed about their involvement and attachment to the club- outside Griffin Park. Good value, as were the videos showing ceremonial swords being made in Acton by Wilkinson and about a champion woman cyclist in the 50s.
There are sporting section- includes Fred Perry-news to me, and programme of the Freight Rover final of 1985 which I went to with RR. Bees lost of course.
In the arts section-Dr Who’s Cybermen queuing for a 65 bus!
Plus a reminder of industry on the Great West Road- and architectural vandalism- the fine Firestones building knocked down the weekend before the preservation order came into place.
The season is up and running
This weekend is round 2 of the premier league season. An early start because of the world cup being held in winter because of the oppressive heat.
So this weekend is the first home game against the well- known Manchester United, who were poor in their first match and the Bees pulled back to get a good draw.
Erikson is gone- to Man Utd, and maybe a fine replacement has been found?
Brentford snap up Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for €15m
- Danish international joins Bees on five-year deal
- Damsgaard could make debut against Manchester United
Fabrizio Romano and Joel MiansWed 10 Aug 2022 12.55 BST
Brentford have agreed a deal to sign the highly rated Denmark midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria on a five-year deal for a fee of €15m (£12.7m).
The 22-year-old has completed his medical and will become the club’s sixth summer signing.
James Blake
This is very late in the day but…..never too late?
EQ bough tickets for James Blake at the Alexander Palace for Shaz’s birthday. However in the end- EQ decided to go to Croatia with the baby. So I filled her shoes.
It was on a Tuesday night, 10 days ago now, but a school night…so a little dangerous.
The journey there was in truth quite straightforward with an easy walk from Wood Green tube.
And the event-not bad. I like a lot of his music but I am not sure how well it transfers to the live settling. There were 10,000 people there who seemed very relaxed, white, coupled and not raucous.
A good event but not the best.
And a few extracts of music:
Another win
And it must be enough for safety. By far the better team against West Ham. A 2-0 result. A good performance- the best that I have seen in a long time. A return to proper football with accurate passing on the floor.
And the crowd were happy.
Survival?
Eriksen’s class can guide Bees to safety
Ivan Toney delivered victory for Brentford against Burnley, who were resilient for 86 minutes – yet the new box office Bee, Christian Eriksen, was the creator. The Brentford head coach, Thomas Frank, stated that his Danish compatriot could become the club’s best ever signing. Fresh back-to-back Premier League victories will ensure likely survival for Brentford. If others hesitated on Eriksen, Frank trusted his intuition. Four Burnley opponents were left rigid by a clip of an Eriksen boot for Toney to head home. And the Bees can look forward to similar manoeuvres in their nine remaining games. For Sean Dyche’s side, aiming to avoid the drop, it was harsh. For Brentford , with Eriksen’s trademark calm amid edgy moments, improvements appear guaranteed. Julian Taylor
- Match report: Brentford 2-0 Burnley
Good feeling
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“[Christian] has found a place where he feels confident to take the next step in the fight to get back on to the field. I’m super-happy that he is safe and happy and looking forward to playing football, and that we can all see him play again” – the Denmark coach, Kasper Hjulmand, on Christian Eriksen finding the right club in Brentford. Read his Q&A with Bart Vliestra here.
Football Drone
Walk along the Thames
Last week ( the bog as been inaccessible- host changing)
Anyway nice walk with EQ from Putney to the Tate Gallery along the river bank. Of note, it was the first time I have been up close to Battersea Power station.
It has been close and then under re-development ever since I was doing my daily trips to Bridge Lane. It has been developed for high-end accommodation and of course has the run of shops just by. This is where we sat for coffee and bun. The whole area is a construction site. Seems a concrete desert to me, with so many blocks going up- all the same.
