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Last week I phoned a call centre in Manchester and the call was picked up after one ring and there was a human voice on the end of the phone. It took me a few seconds to realise that I was speaking to an actual person. When the penny dropped I gushed something like "oh you're real, not a recording, how wonderful". Bet she thought I was barking but it's so rare nowadays and most refreshing. I've been with First Direct for 17 years and they are very good. I've only ever had one recorded message in all that time.

Second thoughts. Stay away from the Donmar. He's mine. Understand. Stay away. I saw him first. My toy. Mine.

Second thoughts. Stay away from the Donmar. He's mine. Understand. Stay away. I saw him first. My toy. Mine.

Brum, thank goodness we have you. Otherwise I think that after reading this thread I wouldn't be able to sleep nights.

Brum, thank goodness we have you. Otherwise I think that after reading this thread I wouldn't be able to sleep nights.

I'm a huge fan of the Donmar and am posting the autumn/winter season here because it looks amazing as always. Dear Friend, We are delighted to let you know about the autumn/winter Donmar season, which we are announcing today. ? A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams, directed by Rob Ashford A cast that includes Jack Ashton, Elliot Cowan, Barnaby Kay, Rachel Weisz and Ruth Wilson will perform in Tennessee Williams' wonderful play, which confirmed his reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights, winning him a Pulitzer Prize. ? LIFE IS A DREAM by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in a new version by Helen Edmundson, directed by Jonathan Munby A cast that will include Dominic West will bring to life a classic play from the Spanish Golden Age ? a richly poetic, epic masterpiece which explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny set against the backdrop of a mythical kingdom. ? RED by John Logan, directed by Michael Grandage A two-man cast of Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne star in the World Premi?re of a moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century ? Mark Rothko ? whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing. Booking for friends goes on sale on the 11th May and I would urge you to consider becoming a member - it only costs about ?40 a year and the theatre is so small that many performances sell out before they get to public booking. Phone 0207 845 5815 for membership.* For the cynics; NO, I don't work for the Donmar.

I'm a huge fan of the Donmar and am posting the autumn/winter season here because it looks amazing as always. Dear Friend, We are delighted to let you know about the autumn/winter Donmar season, which we are announcing today. ? A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams, directed by Rob Ashford A cast that includes Jack Ashton, Elliot Cowan, Barnaby Kay, Rachel Weisz and Ruth Wilson will perform in Tennessee Williams' wonderful play, which confirmed his reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights, winning him a Pulitzer Prize. ? LIFE IS A DREAM by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in a new version by Helen Edmundson, directed by Jonathan Munby A cast that will include Dominic West will bring to life a classic play from the Spanish Golden Age ? a richly poetic, epic masterpiece which explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny set against the backdrop of a mythical kingdom. ? RED by John Logan, directed by Michael Grandage A two-man cast of Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne star in the World Premi?re of a moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century ? Mark Rothko ? whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing. Booking for friends goes on sale on the 11th May and I would urge you to consider becoming a member - it only costs about ?40 a year and the theatre is so small that many performances sell out before they get to public booking. Phone 0207 845 5815 for membership.* For the cynics; NO, I don't work for the Donmar.

Ah Belle, I feel I don't know you at all. A tap dancer in Leicester Square. How special. The worrying thing is the number of self-confessed piromaniacs in ED. I'm sure we have way more than the national average. Scary.

Ah Belle, I feel I don't know you at all. A tap dancer in Leicester Square. How special. The worrying thing is the number of self-confessed piromaniacs in ED. I'm sure we have way more than the national average. Scary.

Reminds me of school assembly. Kum By Yah, Blowing in the Wind, Morning has Broken

Reminds me of school assembly. Kum By Yah, Blowing in the Wind, Morning has Broken

BE STILL BE BEATING HEART OMG, DOMINIC WEST IN THE FLESH. I've just received my members' update from the Donmar Warehouse about the winter season.... LIFE IS A DREAM by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in a new version by Helen Edmundson, directed by Jonathan Munby A cast that will include Dominic West will bring to life a classic play from the Spanish Golden Age ? a richly poetic, epic masterpiece which explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny set against the backdrop of a mythical kingdom.

BE STILL BE BEATING HEART OMG, DOMINIC WEST IN THE FLESH. I've just received my members' update from the Donmar Warehouse about the winter season.... LIFE IS A DREAM by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in a new version by Helen Edmundson, directed by Jonathan Munby A cast that will include Dominic West will bring to life a classic play from the Spanish Golden Age ? a richly poetic, epic masterpiece which explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny set against the backdrop of a mythical kingdom.

Feet. I notice feet. It's coming up to sandal time so, please, I beg you, before inflicting your feet on the world, get a pedicure. There's not a lot you can do if you have bad legs but there's a lot you can do with caloused feet and ugly hard skin. Yes I know I'm shallow but still. Would you believe there are still men out there wearing socks with sandals?

Killers in Hyde Park. Two presales below. May already be sold out but keep trying. Sorry for late posting - am many miles away, have just got up, have a hangover, and need some coffee NOW http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/woieen?camefrom=CFC_UK_BUYAT_beatthetouts OR http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/b0byzt?&camefrom=CFC_UK_BUYAT_beatthetouts Password: SHINEON If both of these pre-sales are sold out then wait until Thursday when there will be another pre-sale at www.livenation.co.uk

Killers playing Hyde Park on 26th June. Anyone interested? If yes I will post a pre-sale but please bear with me I'm in a different time-zone with crap wifi.

Honestly, I can't imagine why this thread keeps slipping out of the top 10.

Here's a good one. Open a really important word document. Set the font colour to white. On a white background it looks like there's nothing there. That should get someone fired.

Back in the 80s I was called into my bosses office and told that we were in serious danger of coming in at year-end under budget and that this would be a catastrophe and must not be allowed to happen. We spent the next three weeks lunching at every over-priced restaurant we could think of. On the last day before year-end we surpassed ourselves; went to the old Roux brothers restaurant and ordered a bottle of wine with a price-tag so HUGE I cannot bring myself to divulge it. Anyway, we came in only slightly under budget and my boss was delighted and I got a big pay rise. Those were the 80s. These days if I tried to claim anything more expensive than a packet of chewing gum I'd have to send a three page memo explaining myself.

Mrs MikeCG has terrible taste in films but nevertheless she should give you a really hard slap just for criticising her on forum. WTF stop moaning and get out more. Are you in a band? Are you any good? Are you a rock god in our midst? Px

Snorky dearest, I don't leave home unless I'm travelling first class and that just doesn't include getting wet on a roadside. Px ***** the a new improved, non-confrontional and non-class-war-waging Snorky loses it in 3... 2... 1... *****

Have you ever been to Tonners in Baggot Street? It's quieter than O'Donoghue's by the sound of it. Good Guinness!

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How was Anthony btw, giggirl? It was a bit frustrating to be honest Sean. His set was only 40 minutes long because there were two support acts (including Florence and the Machine, who seemed a little overwhelmed to be playing the RAH). To my mind, by the time Antony warmed up and really started to engage with the audience, it was all over. He looked a bit frustrated at the end so I think he felt the same way. I think the RAH had had some technical difficulties earlier in the night so he was a bit late on. Also, his piano was at a strange angle and the stage was badly lit so he wasn't easy to see. We were sitting in the middle of row 4 on the arena floor so it's no mean feat to not be able to see clearly from there! The person I went with hadn't seen him before and she found him enchanting, but I would have preferred him to have played for longer than 40 minutes!

Annasfield Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The 16th of April is a Thursday this year :) Oops - fat fingers - I meant Saturday 18th - it's sold out now though.

I tried IM once but it really slowed down my PC so I abandoned it. Plus, I kept getting messages from people who promised they could make my penis bigger. WTF