Too Many Ideas - Posts Tagged ‘Liverpool’
Quantum of Solace
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008Just back from watching the new Bond film Quantum of Solace at the new Odeon in Liverpool 1. I’ll talk about the cinema tomorrow for tonight I’ll foist my opinion of the film on the rest of the world. The pre credit sequence opens up fast and hard in media res and is very effective […]
Trash Liverpool?
Sunday, September 7th, 2008I missed La Princesse missed it yesterday when out shopping. Much that I like art I decided the crowds heading towards it were huge and with a heavy shopping bag to carry I’d give it a miss. Today on my way in to town I was pleased to discover it back on Concours Tower by […]
Tapas Tapas
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Went to the new tapas restaurant near Fact in Liverpool tonight for dinner with the highly original name of Tapas Tapas. The puddings won’t win any awards but the main courses were excellent. Good service and a reasonable price as well.
The Emperor and the Tiger
Friday, August 1st, 2008Went to see Walk the Plank’s The Emperor and the Tiger in Newsham park in Liverpool tonight. It seemed to have drawn a reasonable crowd. I’d thought it might not because I’d only seen the poster at the start of the week but coverage on the front page of the local papers and the regional […]
I hope Superlambbanana's Don't Fly
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008I’d planned to go for an early wander round Liverpool city centre today to take photos of as many of the Superlambbanana as I could before their hoards of screaming fans descend on them. It will have to wait for next weekend as I chickened out with the storm force winds…
Liverpool One
Thursday, May 29th, 2008I’ve been taking a few days off work and needed to go in to Liverpool for a few odds and ends today. I’d forgotten it was Liverpool One’s / The Paradise Projects opening today. Had a quick wander round and wished I’d been quicker because I’d worn my new shoes to break them in a […]
Omid Djalili – Live
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Went to see Omid Djalili at the Liverpool Philarmonic tonight with Kim of the Split Writing Personalities and DarkDwarf. I liked the TV show but it didn’t seem as funny as some of the appearances I’d seen on post water shed TV. The live gig was funnier than the TV show. The Boothby Graffoe, the […]
The Plot Vanishes
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Prosaic plot twists, stilted dialogue, unbelievable characters, outmoded attitudes and sinister bad guys who are rotten foreigners to boot! No not the latest sequel from Sylvester Stallone but the 1938 Hitchcock classic The Lady Vanishes which I’ve just been to see at the Liverpool Philharmonic an action, comedy thriller from another time. I enjoyed it, […]
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Saw The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at a packed Liverpool Philharmonic tonight. Like Weird Al Yankovich and Bill Bailey they manage to survive in a world in which music and a sense of humour are no longer combined often enough. They are more than competent musicians able to arrange a well known piece from […]
Kodo
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Saw Kodo at the Liverpool Philharmonic and I have to say I had a really good time. I’ve heard their music on CD but it just isn’t the same as feeling the vibration of the big drums run through you. It’s not just about big drums though there were subtler pieces played on shamisen, flute […]