I always think of Sandringham as a strange place. Not strange as in unusual but strange as in tucked away in a corner of Norfolk that doesn't feel as if it's in the county at all. That's probably because it's an area we rarely visit. I always refer to that part of our county as the Wild West.
So how was the concert. I went with my mate Mike and the journey there wasn't too bad as we set off very early in order to have time to stop for lunch which we did at a pub in Gayton where it was very pleasant sitting in the garden. We only had six miles to go but it took some time as the signs virtually took us to Hunstanton and then we had to loop back.
We parked in the red car park which was pretty much the same as the blue car park except one is red and the other blue which is really stating the obvious. We parked nine rows from the front and close to a large bush which we thought would give us a good point of reference for when we came out. How wrong we were.
We then had to join a queue that eventually led to anarchy in an acceptable form. Let me explain. The queue to get in snaked around and doubled back on itself and twisted and turned in the most ridiculous way. So round and round we went in a strange disorientating kind of way until people decided enough was enough and all moved en bloc to the zigzag things that made you feel like a load of cattle. To join the initial end of the queue we had to walk into the blue car park with the end continually getting further away as people joined from that car park.
Bags were intricately searched to ensure you didn't have any exploding Mars bars or more to the point any food at all. They don't want you to take in food but buy it at their ridiculously inflated prices. Similarly they don't want you to take in chairs because they wouldn't be able to charge you to hire deck chairs. That's deck chairs as in I need a degree in aerodynamics to put this up.
Other things you mustn't take in include confetti canons, drones, guns, weapons, alcohol (they want you to buy theirs of course). I even had to empty my half empty (or half full) plastic water bottle to show it wasn't gin in disguise. I did think about drinking it in one swig and then fall to the floor to make them think it was gin, but on reflection realised this wasn't a good idea.
We were in the arena well before the start and I will comment on the music tomorrow. An interesting aside is photographs. Remember when you went to concerts and were told that recording and photographs were prohibited. Now prizes are awarded for the best photos posted on social media.
Getting out was hideous and I will tell you about this in a fun filled way tomorrow.
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Does anyone suffer from random typing? I have asked so many people why this happens and nobody has ever given me an acceptable answer.
Random typing occurs when I'm typing on a mobile, a tablet, a laptop or a desk top and the cursor suddenly jumps to a different line and starts typing amongst text already written. It's most annoying. Does anyone have an explanation? The only thing I can think is that I type rather fast. Maybe this has something to do with it. Or is it something to do with WiFi?
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At the start of each week I look at my diary to see what's ahead and just how much I can fit in and what my priorities will be. I kind of like it when I don't have a lot on so that I can catch up. This week is one of those. It's our grandson's 11th birthday on Friday and as a contrast Saturday is my friend Richard's 90th. His book on a Hungarian freedom fighter and philosopher will soon be published and I will write more about this when it is.
I need to go into Norwich at some point but other than that, the world is my lobster as they say. I have gardening to catch up on, a summerhouse to clean and paint, work to do for the Norfolk Family History Society and the Friends of Hethersett Library and then some serious work on our book about Le Paradis Massacre. A number of changes are needed to the text, there are a few bits to add and a few bits to change around. I reckon it's two full days of work but I must get a round Tuit to allow me to finish it. Does anyone have a round Tuit I can borrow?
I have bought my friend Richard a triple CD of music from the 1970s in order to challenge him. He is a man with a wonderfully open mind so I want to find out whether he knows any or some of my favourite music and what he thinks of it. He will be certain to let me know as we often share opinions on various things - that's when he isn't insulting me or I'm not insulting him as is our custom here in Norfolk.