Once again it's been a busy week at Strickley with tractors out and about in the fields. The ground is drying up and we're getting into Spring Work. There's been a definite agricultural whiff in the air as the fields are given a dose of good organic slurry. The toilet block is coming on apace, with builders and plumber both busy.And James has started the painting (the door will match the red paint on the other Strickley buildings). The electrician is coing back this week to finish off, then it's just a few minor touches and we're good to go!.
But the main event this week was last night at Harrogate. Last June we booked tickets to to see Chris Rea and it's been something to look forward to during the gloomy winter months. We made a weekend off it and booked a hotel. The Holiday Inn has one great advantage - it's on the same site at the concert venue, so you can walk from one to the other in less than a minute. With underground parking we were sorted. But it's not a "luxury weekend" hotel. We've stayed there before so sort of knew what to expect, but maybe we had forgotten the "averageness" of it. Or maybe our expectations were too high. But while we weren't expecting an enormous plasma screen television, we were expecting something a bit more up to date than this -
A CRT TV - about 19in, with a limited choice of channels (about 6) and an idiosyncratic remote control.
(The white square on the screen is the refection from the window) A good job we weren't there to watch television.
But Saturday night made up for all shortcomings. The concert was abolutely amazing. We had good seats (booked as soon as booking opened) and an uninterupted view if the stage. The sound and energy from Chris was the best we've ever experienced. I made a concious decision not to try and film any of it; to to enjoy the moment. But I have looked on You Tube and someone has already posted a couple of videos from Harrogate last night. If you click here or here or here you will get some idea of what it was like. But connect to some decent speakers and turn the sound up! I think there will be more similar videos by the end of the day. And it looks like they were taken by someone just a few seats to our right. So Ididn't need to take my camera! No doubt I would have got it wrong and videod Henry's feet!
Roll on the next tour!
But the main event this week was last night at Harrogate. Last June we booked tickets to to see Chris Rea and it's been something to look forward to during the gloomy winter months. We made a weekend off it and booked a hotel. The Holiday Inn has one great advantage - it's on the same site at the concert venue, so you can walk from one to the other in less than a minute. With underground parking we were sorted. But it's not a "luxury weekend" hotel. We've stayed there before so sort of knew what to expect, but maybe we had forgotten the "averageness" of it. Or maybe our expectations were too high. But while we weren't expecting an enormous plasma screen television, we were expecting something a bit more up to date than this -
A CRT TV - about 19in, with a limited choice of channels (about 6) and an idiosyncratic remote control.
(The white square on the screen is the refection from the window) A good job we weren't there to watch television.
But Saturday night made up for all shortcomings. The concert was abolutely amazing. We had good seats (booked as soon as booking opened) and an uninterupted view if the stage. The sound and energy from Chris was the best we've ever experienced. I made a concious decision not to try and film any of it; to to enjoy the moment. But I have looked on You Tube and someone has already posted a couple of videos from Harrogate last night. If you click here or here or here you will get some idea of what it was like. But connect to some decent speakers and turn the sound up! I think there will be more similar videos by the end of the day. And it looks like they were taken by someone just a few seats to our right. So Ididn't need to take my camera! No doubt I would have got it wrong and videod Henry's feet!
Roll on the next tour!
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