We’re going to see Alex in The Last Five Years this week. If you’ve recently defriended me on Facebook, then you’ve probably already heard that.
Alex doesn’t get nervous before a show, though he will confess to butterflies. I confess to a whole swarm of caterpillars, and I sweat like they’re shedding their coats in my stomach, especially in the last five minutes before he goes on.
Afterwards, of course, I never doubted for one minute that he’d be fantastic and not forget his lines or hit a bum note or come on stage from the wrong side. He’s never done any of those things so I don’t know why I worry. I’m a mother; I just do.
It doesn’t help that my nerves are already jangled from the drive up to Sheffield: Snake Pass in the rain, snow or fog (it’s usually one of those three) is not for the fainthearted; I am the faintest of hearted but I’m a mother; it’s what I put myself through.
This is me before a show:
And after:
See you on the other side.
Looking forward to your ‘review’!! 🙂
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Yes, it will of course be completely impartial and unbiased and I’m also as thin as I was at eighteen and almost as young-looking. 🙂
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I didn’t know you could dance! xox ViV
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😀
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I do not believe that road! How on earth does one navigate it during a downpour? Maybe with a boat?
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With GREAT caution 🙂
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And sheep graze alongside without fences around them? And it appears, no lighting out there at all. Probably no phone reception… You are nuts to have driven it! Glad you are still alive!
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We passed a dead sheep by the side of the road. So the Hub tells me; I had my face buried in my Kindle all the way from Marple to the first stop sign past Snake Pass 😉
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The only way to stay sane: Don’t look! 😀
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Oh that drive looks absolutely lovely…well from here!
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It IS beautiful; I’ll give it that. I couldn’t find any photos of how dangerous it is so I went for gorgeous instead.
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a delightful post, again. that road looks lovely but not in fog, or rain, or at night or….
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I’m sure you’ll enjoy every minute. 🙂
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I did!
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That Snake Pass can jangle your nerves on a crisp, clear, sunny day, Tilly!
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Too true, Tom!
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I’m looking forward to the review (with photos and video?). 🙂 Snake Pass looks very aptly named and something to avoid unless it is a bright day I would think.
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I’ll join the queue to read the review. Enjoy!
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The Carleton will never Not be funny!! Enjoy the show – looking forward to hearing how awesome he was. 🙂
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I enjoyed the Carlton, but the other video has been removed, what do you do after?
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Hello, stranger!
It was a video of a cat flat out on a car dashboard. Sooooo laid back.
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