{"id":1417,"date":"2010-08-20T09:55:05","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T08:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2012-05-29T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T20:53:01","slug":"linda-lovelace-arthur-smith-aida-and-a-geordie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2010\/08\/linda-lovelace-arthur-smith-aida-and-a-geordie\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Lovelace, Arthur Smith, Aida and a Geordie."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did I mention I caught a 5lb salmon last week? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Waking up on the morning of the festival without a hangover is a joy. When I say a hangover I don’t necessarily mean one of these shivery, low blood sugar, nausea hangovers courtesy of 3bottles of wine and no dinner. No I mean after a day off seeing shows I can focus, daylight looks quite good, I am frankly refreshed after not being locked in a dark auditorium for hours on end yesterday. I had a day off. I did. I left the confines of Edinburgh city centre after a brief sojourn to the Book festival and shuffled along the beach with the dogs.<\/p>\n

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Honky fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By 11am there was a call. Want to see Arthur Smiths<\/a> show? Can’t today am out of town. OK. This year Arthurs Smith isn’t letting journalists or reviewers in unless they juggle with kippers. I wrote about this other other day and there was a note left on the website from a journalist who told me she had gone to see Arthur Smith and not wanting to incur his wrath,\u00a0 juggled with kippers – it took her hours to get the smell of her hands. Lemon juice is my mums tip. Lemon juice. The fact that a woman of her age (79) didn’t enquire why anyone was juggling kippers during a fringe show wasn’t an issue. Funny woman my mother. Funny ha ha too.<\/p>\n

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This Oprah I love!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At mid-day another call. ‘Fancy opera?’ Winfrey<\/a>? I asked enthusiasitcally.\u00a0 ‘No opera as in la la la la la in a foreign language’. Oh No. thanks. The fact I am out of town is irrelevant I am not an opera la la la fan I can’t help it One of my pals Fiona was a fabulous opera singer. We all went to see her doing Aida<\/a> once, thank God there were subtitles. We met afterwards in the bar ‘Did you like it?’ She asked. Yes I lied. ‘Did you understand it ?’ she asked. Yes I lied. ‘You’re lying aren’t you?’ She asked. Yes I said, telling the truth. So feet in sand, wind in dry, out of condition hair I had a day at the beach. Well an hour but it might as well have been a day. The positive ions smacked me in the chops and I felt 100% refreshed and ready for the weekend.<\/p>\n

3 shows today.<\/p>\n

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Classy geezer this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A friend arriving from Newcastle \u2013 I have requested she remains clothed despite the reputation of the female Geordie, she has agreed \u2013 she’s here with clothes until Monday. Tempted to take her to see Lovelace the Musical<\/a> for a laugh \u2013 anyone heard anything about it?<\/p>\n

Another friend and her daughter arriving on Monday til Tuesday.<\/p>\n

I have 10 days work to fit into 4 next week. I must plan ahead. I try but can’t. I have an inability to plan sensible time into blocks. Well I can plan it and then I just completely ignore it. It’s too scary. All I want out of life is an i dotter and a t crosser and I think I could conquer the world. Until then I will remain disorganised, untidy and confused.<\/p>\n

Off to put the slap on ready to roll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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