Tag Archives: concert

Is Olly Murs coming for dinner? (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Dreamaticus

There were several areas set out for dining in the canteen. I first found a table with AA-D. He had placed only two jam tarts on his plate for his main meal of the day. When I questioned this, he … Continue reading →

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Gatecrashing the Choral Society concert (Rousse)

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was desperate to the attend the sell-out concert at the drill hall. Without a ticket, I hatched a plan to gatecrash the event. Just before the concert start time, I walked boldly into the reception area of the hall. … Continue reading →

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University selection criteria (Rousse)

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The prospective student from Stockton-on-Tees visited campus with his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He stated that he wanted to study Physics. Since we did not offer a degree in this subject, I started ‘selling’ Computing and Engineering, highlighting that two … Continue reading →

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North Sea cello concert (Rousse)

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Dreamaticus

At dawn on the last day of my holiday, I walked down to the shoreline of the cold grey North Sea. Already there were several brave souls in the water. Most were taking an early morning dip dressed only in … Continue reading →

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An exploration of Edinburgh’s infrared zone (Rousse)

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TMcE was at the wheel as we headed along Queen Street, Edinburgh in the middle of the night. We were discussing the concert that we had all enjoyed in Glasgow earlier in the evening when the dark suddenly switched to … Continue reading →

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Neil Diamond concert gate-crasher (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I gate-crashed the Neil Diamond concert in Paris. I ran to the front of the auditorium, grabbed a seat at a cabaret table, then plonked myself down between DP and AD.

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Phil Cunningham plays Edinburgh – to an audience of three (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I took my seat in the fourth row of the concert hall and waited alone for Phil Cunningham to take the stage. The lyrics of his first song were displayed on a flip chart a few metres in front of … Continue reading →

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Will Young entertains a convict (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The bride had somehow managed to escape the bail house and make a trip to London. Dressed in her long, white bridal gown, she took advantage of her rediscovered freedom to accompany her husband to a Will Young concert.

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Bare-chested 80s music fan caught on film (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘There you are! There you are!’ I shouted as TPR and I watched the old video footage of an audience at a music concert in the mid-1980s. The young TPR wasn’t that difficult to spot. Bare-chested in the third row, … Continue reading →

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AC/DC in concert in China (Rousse)

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Dreamaticus

AC/DC were playing in China. Since I was there on a work trip I decided to go along to the concert. BP made a block booking of tickets and organised for us to reach the venue by coach (which I … Continue reading →

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