giggirl

She's not sold out yet Titch. Go have another look. The website crashed yesterday and all sorts of crazy things happen to the SBC's website when they put Meltdown on sale. But go and have another look now - there are seats. All the front stalls have gone but you can still get side stalls.

Here I am again. It's Meltdown. Antony Hegarty's Meltdown at the South Bank. To say that Antony has lined up some pretty weired stuff is an understatement (although not a surprise). I've just spent the last 15 minutes listening to Diamanda Galas on You Tube and I'm literally terrified. But that's the joy of Meltdown. Somehow Antony has managed to coax Elizabeth Fraser out of self-imposed retirement for two nights. That's a bit WOW. This is the lady who turned down Coachella for ?1.5 million because she just wasn't feeling it. Needless to say that tickets are flying out so if you want to be there then I wouldn't hang about. I think public booking is on Friday and Elizabeth will sell out lightening fast. Members' booking opened on Wednesday. To be clear, I don't think she has any plans to do more gigs, she's likely just doing Meltdown then disappearing again for another 20 years. So go see her. What's to think about? http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/membership/members-area/members-home This takes my breath away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu9KPfDKvoc Here's Antony chanelling Beyonce. Now I'm crying. And humble.

You are who you are.

Strictly speaking, not theatre. However, Secret Cinema is on again this summer. Tickets available from 3pm today (2nd May), here: https://shop.ticketscript.com/channel/web2/start-order/rid/3DVMV7K4/language/en I expect these dates will be an instant sell out but more dates will follow. Last Secret Cinema was in November; The Third Man with Vienna re-created in a warehouse near Spittlefields Market and everyone trading on the black market for the night. Good fun.

Is that you Katie Numbers? px

Will the organisers be deploying surface to air missiles for the security of all on the day?

Very interesting watch. Thanks for posting.

That sucks. All I've had from Soho was a confusing email confirming my original booking. I was going on the Thursday. Good news about Somerset House though - it's a great setting. Last year I saw My Morning Jacket on the Sunday night and it was wet and cold - but still a good night. Am I the only one that thinks that Tim Minchin is so wrong for Somerset House? He's great live but I'd want to be sitting down somewhere indoors.

You absolutely have every right to park and I don't blame you for anything at all and if someone has damaged your car intentionally then that's unacceptable and yes I would be hurt if someone damaged something of mine. Nobody has the right to be territorial about the space outside their house; it is not "their" parking space. I used to have a neighbour when I lived in Melbourne Grove who used to leave me notes if I parked in "his" space. So I do understand, really. I think anyone who interferes with you or your car is wrong to do so. To clarify, I think you're right and they're wrong but honestly, I don't think you being right and them being wrong is going to help.

Have they actually cancelled those Soho Theatre gigs now? I had an email from them yesterday which was very confusing and I meant to phone them. So definitely cancelled then? Well that's a bummer. I've also booked my Tindersticks for Somerset House. It's on a Sunday night so we can all catch the 176 home together.

I recently saw Abigail's Party at it's sold out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. It's transferring to the West End for a while and I would recommend it highly. Here's a link to book. If you enter the promo code - CHOCMAIL - then you'll get discount. https://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=2A980F44-BF8A-4BA9-9227-D53BF3CA5A4A&sessionlanguage=

Personally I'm not really feeling this year's Somerset House line-up, but here is a pre-sale for those who want to book before the main-sale tomorrow (Friday). http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/5hurx6?dma_id=&wt.mc_id=EML_NTF232678_64[button1url

Maybe give these people a try. If you are looking for a new direction then they might help and you've nothing to loose. http://www.landmarkeducation.com/

Yes I'm sure you're right that the OP was simply asking for some understanding. I may very well have read something into her posts that wasn't there. If I did that then I apologise. I don't think "understanding" will help. Kings has parking needs which are not being met and using a residential street as a car park is inevitably going to cause resentment. We can all take the moral high-ground and make the Grove Park residents out to be the bad-guys, but it won't help. Of course she can continue to legally park in Grove Park. That's undisputed.

Good for you - please feel free to shamelessly plug again when you've got a gig.

What I wrote in my post is that the OP has options available to her. She can take public transport (as most of us have to). She can drive and park further away from the hospital and then walk or take a bus. Or, if she feels that she absolutely must have a car parking space and her employer is not offering her one and it's a deal-breaker then she can always find an employer that meets all of her needs. Another option for her is to continue to park in Grove Park but this seems to be causing her distress (?it is very hurtful?) is how she described it. What is not sitting so well with me is a sense of entitlement. Again, I apologise to the OP if I am interpreting her incorrectly, but this is how her posts came across to me. Grove Park is not a controlled zone and she is able to park there legally and without any interference (i.e. notes on windscreens, vandalism, dirty looks or whatever else). As other posters on this thread have already pointed out, it is wrong for Grove Park residents to leave notes or otherwise intimidate the OP. However, if Grove Park is being used as a car park by Kings hospital workers then this is going to cause resentment and that is a fact and that is human nature. It is pointless to pass judgement on the residents of Grove Park for not being understanding or leaving stupid notes. The fact is, there is a problem and there is friction there and it?s not going to be resolved by anything we post here. Until such time as the OP comes back on here to clarify that her car was damaged as a malicious act of vandalism by a resident of Grove Park then I refuse to jump to conclusions on the matter. My car was damaged whilst parked outside of my house three times. It wasn't vandalism; it was careless driving. It happens. To conclude, I don't believe the friction with Grove Park residents will go away any time soon. The OP is perfectly at liberty to continue to park there (and should be able to do so without interferrence). The OP also has other options available to her.

Chippy Minton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry giggirl, but I find it ridiculous that > you're suggesting someone should actually leave > their job because they don't like their car being > damaged or having notes left on it even though > they have parked perfectly legally on a public > highway! Sorry Chippy Minton but I find it ridiculous that you're attempting to put words into my mouth that I simply aren't there.

The OP merely states that her car has been damaged whilst parked. She doesn't give any more information than that. So, on the basis of the limited information given, I would say that parked cars being damaged is a risk you take. It happens all the time. Same thing could have happened whilst the car was parked outside her own house. If and when the OP offers further information on the circumstances of the damage then it will be fair to make comment, but otherwise I think it is best not to jump to conclusions.

Sorry Dawn but I'm really not feeling this. The fact is that you have chosen to work in a workplace that does not provide you with a parking space. If it is absolutely necessary for you to drive to and from work and you cannot take public transport (e.g. drive to a station in Kent and catch a train from that station to Denmark Hill) then you must leave this job and find a workplace that meets all your needs. Maybe even a hospital in Kent so that the environment benefits from a shorter commute? Or, if you must continue to drive to SE London then why not park a mile or two away and either walk or catch the bus. You have many options you know, you don't have to park in Grove Park. We live/work in London and the reality is that most of us must use public transport to get to and from our jobs. Once I had a job with a parking space and it was lovely and I felt pampered on a daily basis, but that's long gone and now ride the 176. Yes it would be nice to drive myself from door to door but it simply isn?t viable and that's that. If I had a magic wand and overnight I built a multi-storey car park for 300 cars next to Kings then do you think that would solve your problem? No, it wouldn?t, because no matter how many car spaces there were it would never be enough. All the people who are currently taking the bus/train to work would make a most convincing case as to why they now need drive instead; all the top brass would pull rank to get a space; and all the visitors currently taking the bus will want to drive instead. So the reality is that Kings doesn?t have sufficient parking facilities and as much as we might wish otherwise, we have to deal with it now it is. Yes you absolutely have a legal right to park in Grove Park but what I?m picking up from your posts is a sense of entitlement. Sorry if I?m reading something into your posts that you didn?t intend to be there.

Lofty - go with Pedder

I went for an afternoon outing to the Post Office and was caught in the rain and found myself in Homemade drying out and TWO cups of coffee later I'm at the Post Office overly caffinated and very curious. I couldn't sign for the letter without producing something with the addressee's name on it. There was no return address on the envelope, but the man very neatly slit the envelope open so we could examine the contents - someone I don't know hitting on me for cash with a photocopied letter. He re-sealed the envelope and it's being returned to Parcelforce with a "not known at this address" stamp on it. Strange.

Nope, Nette, not expecting anything ominous. If it csme through the door with a second class stamp I'd put it in the blue bin. Possibly marketing, possibly identity theft, but I don't think anything threatening. I'm waiting in for a delivery, otherwise I'd hot-tail it down the road and see what's waiting for me there.

Erm - I don't think there is anything harmful in it. I think it's creepy that someone who does not exist is getting something from Parceline. But I expect it is something uninportant. I think the bomb squad can stand down.

Sorry for your loss Karen. I have Eva Cassidy singing It's a Wonderful World if you would like it. It's a beautiful song and a good choice. Listen to it online if you like and let me know if you want to borrow. I'm around at the weekend.

Yes I agree - probably something selling/marketing. It's the Parcelforce delivery that's thrown me; that's not exactly a cheap option. Most marketing rubbish gets sent 2nd class.