Some of the keener eyed readers may have noticed me mention in passing that I am off the Classical Brits tomorrow. Because life is never meant to be straightforward, I am going with Jimmy. I hope to attend the red carpet, although I am not holding out much hope. I expect the Katherine Jenkins fan will be there mob-handed watching her totally upstage José Carreras, whose night it is.
Those of you who know me know that I am not tall, far from it! I will have my camera with me and will be looking out especially for Plácido and Jonas, as well, of course, as José. I may hand over the camera to Jimmy, who has the advantage of height, but tends to use it as a point-and-shoot. I will also have my phone with me and I will twitter when I can. That, of course, would be easier without Jimmy. It's not like I can stand/sit there and ignore him. I have warned him it might be a long night.
As it happens I'm not working tomorrow, but the bad news is that I am working Friday, then I'm out at L'Elisir D'Amore in the evening, so I will have very little time to write things up. I will try and do so on Saturday, but I will also have other things to do, too, and on Sunday I'm attending the Handel double bill.
I am full of hope but trying not to build my hopes up. The weather forecast for tomorrow is heavy showers; I hope that won't affect the red-carpet. Just my luck to be stuck standing behind someone with an umbrella blocking my view and dripping into the cleavage of my soggy cocktail dress. And I suspect that will put paid to our plans for a picnic in the park.
So flaming stupid having a bloody dress code. I've never known anything like it in my life. Not for a concert, anyway. Weddings, formal dinners and Trooping the Colour, yes, but not for a pop concert which is going to half-resemble amateur night down the Legion, with the joke acts they have in strange juxtapostion to greatness.
If I remember from the last time I was there, there are quite long pauses between acts, because of telly. So I shall try and send pithy messages, but don't cancel your evening plans on the off-chance of intermittent updates.
