Have You Disabled Cookies?

"No but I once bit the legs off a gingerbread man". If, like me, you liked that joke, you would have loved Lee Mack on Friday night. We went to see him at King George's Hall in Blackburn on Friday. And what a brilliant show it was! Lee was side splittingly hilarious and managed to keep the entire audience in stitches for almost two hours.



It was a strange evening. Why were we in Blackburn? Well, it was Marion's birthday and that's where Lee Mack was performing. Have you ever been to Blackburn? It was a bit like a throwback to the seventies.We felt like gatecrashers at a private do as everyone in the audience seemed to know everyone else and we were a bit like the backpackers in "An American Werewolf In London" who walk into the village pub and are met with sudden silence. And strangely, although outside the venue there was a very high percentage of Asian people, there was hardly an Asian face in the audience.



As a treat for Marion's birthday I had reserved a table at King George's Hall's bar and bistro. When we arrived it was like arriving at a working men's club and we beat a hasty retreat (but we did phone out of politeness and cancel the booking - stuck in traffic). Which was good as it meant that we could find somewhere else to eat (not easy in Blackburn's one way traffic system I can tell you). We went to a really nice place called The Steak And Burger Company. The staff could not have been friendlier, the decor was really beautifully done,the food was great and the wine was good and very cheap. If you do happen to be in Blackburn, do give it a try. The waitress told us that they might also be opening in Manchester so look out for the logo there too - highly recommended.



Now, I like Abba and I like their songs but "thank you for the music" was the last thing on my mind on Saturday night as, as yet another treat for Marion, we were staying in the Ramada hotel in Bolton (don't ask). We somehow managed to be given a room that was not so much near to the wedding celebrations that were going on in the hotel but as good as on the dance floor. The idea was to get a good night's sleep before an event in Bolton early on Sunday morning but the Abba tribute band who were performing for the wedding had other ideas. The hotel manager almost met his Waterloo and if someone had "Gimme Gimme Gimme A Gun After Midnight" it would have resulted in one of those mass killings. As for money, money, money, we had paid up front but I've asked for it back. Nightmare.

We're probably going to see "Shutter Island" for our Orange Wednesday cinema outing this week unless there's something that appeals more but next week there can only be one choice it's "Kick Ass".