Zippo's Circus

[FJDGoose]

Marillion ? no way, lol ;)

[DulwichFox]

Zippo's is hardly Cirque du Soleil

I suppose you get what you pay for.

.. and some things are WORTH paying for.

DulwichFox.

[Sue]

Annette Curtain Wrote:

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> Aside of that, is The Goose your sole business or

> is it a paying hobby ?

xxxxxxx

I'm retired and FJD is looking for work.

So depends how you define a sole business - or a hobby :)

It's hardly "paying" - it's a financial cliffhanger at every gig, apart from the ones we know will sell out!

ETA: Oh, and before anybody asks - yes it's all declared for tax :)

[KidKruger]

Foxy, you're right it's not Cirque du Soleil - how did you work that out ?

nice one.

It's a regular, annual, age-old circus, for a few quid you get to sit in a big tent and see clever people do clever stuff. If you don't think it's worth it don't go, but impression son value for money are personal and subjective innit. Your post just sounds like a moan (could this be true ?!).

[Sue]

giggirl Wrote:

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> Ok they may have got too enthusiastic with the

> poster thing but if we can just put that to one

> side and consider offering some support. I'm all

> for a night out in my own post-code that is

> affordable with no taxi fares involved.

xxxxxx

Yes, agree. I fancy going too. Can't remember the last time I went to the circus.

[giggirl]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Zippo's is hardly Cirque du Soleil

>

> I suppose you get what you pay for.

>

> .. and some things are WORTH paying for.

>

> DulwichFox.

Can't work out what your point is. I've seen a number of Cirque du Soleil shows (including most of the Vegas ones) and they've usually been brilliant (albeit VERY expensive) nights out. Conversely, I went to the Cirque show at the Royal Albert Hall last year and it was tired and lack-lustre, and roughly ?80 each for four seats. I saw a circus type show on the South Bank a couple of weeks ago and that was fantastic and only ?20. Not sure where I'm going with this except to say that it's not that helpful to compare a company with multi-million pound resources with a local traveling circus. Also, you don't always get what you pay, or at least my party didn't feel we'd had our ?300 worth at the Albert Hall last year.

[LadyDeliah]

woodrot Wrote:

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> East Dulwich 2013

>

> A land where white middle class graffitti is

> welcomed with open arms by everyone ( look, look,

> see how ARTISTIC and OPEN MINDED we are, we love

> the EDGYNESS of orchestrated ART HAPPENINGS by

> HIPSTERS even though its like 10 years past its

> prime and is mostly SHITE) but a circus poster

> from a circus that has been around for the past

> decade, 2x a year on the rye,invokes such anger (

> KILL the ANIMAL ABUSERS, KILL the CIRCUS FLY

> POSTER VERMIN, KILL THEM IN THE FACE )

Lol.

I love Zippos and the horses are better looked after than the mangey ones that are kept at some riding schools.

[hpsaucey]

Ah Zippos - what's not to like?? Sometimes a bit of nice-looking totty for the ladeez and gents; pretty good clowns, a bit of 'cheese', the odd well-cared for dog, horse or budgie, some amazing acts, the genuis motorbike guys. AND it doesnt' take itself too seriously! ONLY drawback is that my kids usually nag me into submission and we've got a pile of those LED whirly light things they flog.

Perfick. Hope they keep coming back each year...