Surprise Trousers and Singing

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Date: 02 August 2008 20:56:01

Yesterday I went to the wardrobe to find something to wear. Feeling a little more adventurous than the jeans and top approach to sartorial elegance that I have been modelling for a fair while, I looked in the side of the wardrobe with skirts, dresses and general smart items that require coat hangers rather than folding. Hidden among the suit* I found an item that had clearly never been worn since it still had a tag on saying Sale - £7.50. Hurrah! Surprise trousers and very comfy they are too. They are blue and the kind of lightweight cotton that is great for days spent half sweltering in the heat and the other half running to get the washing in from a sharp shower. I have no idea when I bought them or why I didn't wear them straight away. Still, mustn't grumble.

I've been meaning to blog about Last Choir Standing for a while now, but I kept thinking of other things to blog and didn't want to waste two ideas in the same post (ideas being rather rare at the moment). What a cracking programme for a Saturday night (and now Sunday night as well - hmm they want two of my evenings?). I loved the audition episodes at the beginning, but I'm finding elements of the studio heats a little annoying. First of all, why all the choreography? Would you not get a better sound from the choir if they were concentrating on the music? Secondly, why do they have to learn all the music? Most choirs I have seen (or sung in) sing from books. Is this limiting the type of choir that can join the competition? These niggles probably stem from the realisation that I can neither remember moves, words or music without them being written down in front of me.

This evening's show was somewhat interrupted by getting the baby to go to sleep but I saw each of the choirs sing once. Although I want the City of Bath Male Choir to go through, they just weren't good enough tonight. Hopefully the lovely Grenville will inspire them to sing better in the Sunday show. I was rather chuffed that I guessed both the choir going home (thank goodness) and the one going through.

* not a typo - I have only one.