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Published: April 9th 2008
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Monday 12th November This morning I escorted Em through the busy London streets to London Bridge where we found a Pret A Manger (a popular cafe that's infested London) for some breakfast. 'Twas only 2 degrees on our way in, it's getting colder here!
Wednesday 14th November Once again I'd scored some tickets to be in a television audience and this time I was to see a new game show called "Nothing But The Truth" from the one and only - Jerry Springer. Jerry, Jerry, Jerry! Yes, there were a few in the crowd chanting the familiar chant, including an absolute muppet sitting behind us who would have copped a knuckle sandwich if security hadn't asked him to leave. Unfortunately, Jerry has a knack for finding some of the biggest numpties out there. This was a game show though, not his normal circus, the aim of which was to tell the truth for as long as possible in the face of some rather embarrassing/incriminating questions whilst in the presence of their family. I got to shake the man's hand before the show as he went around and said hello. He was actually born in a tube station
Riverside Studios
For Jerry Springer in London by the way.
The first contestant was quite entertaining. By the end of his go he'd admitted shagging his stepson's girlfriend, seeing some girls on the side (of his relationship) and having a homo erotic encounter. Although he was ruining his personal life he was doing well on £5,000 when he failed to answer truthfully whether he was happy with his penis size. His answer was that he was. So, after all that, he walked home (probably alone) with nothing 😊. The second contestant wasn't as sinful as the first so was a bit boring and she walked away with £10,000. A lot of retakes were dragging the night out a bit so we didn't get out the studio till about 11pm.
Thursday 15th November Another audience! Not any old audience though, tonight was Parkinson night! I walked from work over to the London Studios (which was the same as the one used for the Graham Norton Show) and jumped in the queue which was about 100 strong. Cambo was joining me today as Em had to work and he just made it in time before we had to go in. After about 2
hours in line and developing a bad case of frostbite we got the OK from security and were amongst the last 20 people let in. We had to sit apart but that didn't matter, we had some of the best seats in the house.
When Parky walked down the stairs he was given a rousing reception and he went on to explain that this would be his last ever normal format show after 25 years. The two shows he had left were to be specials. The guests tonight were Kenneth Branaugh, Ewen MacGregor, Paul Merton and KD Lang. They had a full band playing to the right of the stage and the whole operation seemed a bit more professional and polished than the others I'd seen. As usual the show was very entertaining and Parky's only slip up for the whole night was to get KD Lang's album name wrong. Everything else was locked in on the first take, something which I was beginning to appreciate. I was very glad to have had the opportunity to see the man in action before he packed his bags.
Now, if only I could get tickets for Top Gear! 2 year
Serj Tankian
Support band. waiting list unfortunately. 😞
Saturday 17th November Tonight we had an appointment with Mr Grohl and his bunch of fellow Foo Fighters at the O2 Arena in Greenwich. A pre-gig drink was enjoyed by Cambo and myself, so much so that we missed a good chunk of Serj Tankian's (System Of A Down front man) set. The bit that I did see was impressive with strong SOAD influences apparent. At least we had good seats this time, unlike the Prince concert. The Fooeys came out fighting in usual lung belting style and launched into a set containing a mix of songs from their new album as well as a lot of the old fave's. Mid way through the night, a stage slowly descended from the roof and two members of Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor, joined them on-stage for an acoustic jam session. Way cool!
Although it was a great night, I felt they could have done more with their set decoration and visuals and I felt they put in a more energised performance at Live Earth. Maybe I'm a bit more discerning after having witnessed Muse at Wembley? I think I'll be chasing that
dragon for a while to come.
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