October 2004
flash mob opera and my first national TV appearance
i had another late night at work (this time a company 10th birthday party) so i arrived at paddington at around 8.30pm. i didn’t know it at the time but they were recording a live opera in amongst the random commuters in paddington station (see BBC site here)
i had 4 minutes before i got the train so whizzed through the crowds and just caught my train.
i got these photos (vision man, orchestra by the sushi bar and camera man):
on the train i read my paper and noticed in the TV guide they were doing a live flash mob opera at a mystery location, and realised that’s what i’d just seen.
it went out live on BBC 3 TV 8-9pm but they repeated it again 10-11pm and i just go back in time. so i got to see my bald head go by for a split second on the TV. i even managed to take a photo of the telly when it was on. here it is (i’m the bright white bit on the bottom right of this photo):
on the telly we saw that alan yentobb, so i missed a celebrity photo opportunity. and there must have been the BBC concert orchestra lorry somewhere too. oh well.
update: our friend steve was there too (see here). also, in the morning i’d seen them setting up (see here)
4 legged race
it’s that time of year when new students have to do comedy things to prove they are new. here are a couple of rugby teams taped together in groups of four climbing up the stairs.
filming in soho
there’s filming happening all over london. it was paddington station this morning and a few hours later i spotted this lighting rig in soho on the way to a meeting.
kids cashmere jumper
how posh is this ? it’s a very small kid’s chasmere sweater lost in the street.
filming in paddington
they were setting up a BBC outside broadcast studio in paddington. if you are in those parts today you might want to go and have a nosey.
update: see here
rainbow
there was the most amazing rainbow on the south bank this evening as i walked to Embankment tube. it was a totally amazing double-rainbow with a full arch. unfortunately i couldn’t fit the full width in with my camera.
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from the bridge:
in line with the eye:
somewhere over the rainbow:
a pot of gold in saatchi’s gallery ?
playstation advert
here are some people filming a playstation advert. not sure who they are.
a few minutes before i’d been walking past the National Theatre when i heard there was a book signing so i went in. dunno who it was either, but it was cancelled anyway. so there you go.
why elderly people shouldn’t do the decorating
i’m sure this headline refers to something horrible, but let’s just pretend it doesn’t for a minute.
perhaps it’s actually referring to an old lady who decided to have a go at her down decorating rather than paying one of those cowboys to do it for her. she paid the price when she tripped and spilt paint on herself.
my headline would have read “grannies – putting the pain back in to paint”.
