Brit GTG Glasgow 2011/ 2012

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More tricks from Big - handing Dani her egg fried rice then flipping the whole bowl into a backwards somersault. Then serving her an empty bowl. It sounds tiresome, but it was funny.

Nom nom nom.
The girls' red meat (lamb and beef)

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And finally - we all had an ice cream dessert.
The sticky rice was not available (and after all it was on the Early Bird menu that no-one else was eligible for!) so we all had ice cream.

Cellar laydees checking in.

[zippyt]

COOL !!!
Looks like a Good time !!
Look out Glasgow !!
The Cellar Babes are BACK !!!!!!

[glatt]

Makes me smile!

[Clodfobble]

Wonderful!

[classicman]

Wonderful! You all look a lil buzzed by your skin tones
Good for you.

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Halway through our main course the waitress stopped by to remind us to leave room for dessert. She said we could always pack up our main courses to take with us.
At that point, Limey and I more or less stopped eating.
Dani was already further ahead than us and decided to plough on. She knew she wouldn't want it the next day, so set out to enjoy it there and then.

We planned to eat ours on the crossing to Arran.
The take away boxes were nicely sealed little tubs, and although we knotted carrier bags around them I can confirm there was no seepage.

So, on to the pantomime.

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We timed it perfectly. Enough time to queue up for the toilets, find our seats, for Dani to think she was going to throw up and have to run outside, for me to run after her and instead buy a programme and for all of us to be back in our seats ready for the curtain to rise!

The show starts with John (Robinson Crusoe) in red tights and a red and gold sleeveless vest with Ian Krankie as his father the Captain and Wee Jimmie Krankie as his identical twin brother. The joke there is that Janette Krankie is a tiny auld woman (64 and 4'5"), playing a schoolboy, who barely comes up to John's chest.

The company sing Putting It Together (Sondheim) as they build a wall with JB's face on it (Dani clicked before I did) for him to burst through with trademark exuberance.

The plot is hectic and revolves around set pieces like any panto.
Pete Gallacher is the villain again - note Limes & Dani, the heroine was different. I checked my Aladdin programme. But she fulfilled the same role - young, pretty, Scottish and had a peripheral part. Got to kiss John at the end but was a bit weak and wavey in between.

Robinson Crusoe preferred Man Friday, although the gags were subtle enough not to impact children - many young boys would far prefer to be with their friends than ugh! girls!

There were throw-away lines from the Krankies; the day before they'd been in the newspapers for admitting that at the height of their fame they were swingers and had had multiple partners. Good luck to them, get it while you can!

Wee Jimmie Krankie really made me laugh with "his" solo of Dirrrrty Wee Boy. I think I've heard it before but it might have been a new song. It was just perfect about the ways little boys are dirty (as opposed to women dressed up as boys with an adult's mind!) and rang true to me.

I thought the 3D was as least as good as last year if not better, Limes & Dani not so much. It might have been the angle - they were in the Circle last year and I was in the Stalls. We were all in the Stalls this time.

And a lovely mechanical Kraken! It was pretty full on even as a grown up, I'm impressed by the fortititude of Scottish children.

Some rousing songs, and as Dani said, in duets you could spot the quality of John's voice. It is effortless, clear and true like a bugle.

Robinson Crusoe kisses the mermaid to break the spell and make her a woman.
And the lucky fish got a full on snog! He even touched her bum!

Clap clap clap, a personal thanks from John and we all left with smiles on our faces.

Oh - John asks via his fan forum that people do not sent cards, gifts or flowers for his first night or to wish him luck with his run. Instead he requests that if people want to send anything, instead they donate - even if it is just the cost of a card and a stamp. This year he raised over £800 for Stonewall (last year it was The Dog's Trust of which he is a patron). Everyone who donates has their name recorded and this is passed on to him. One of his staff then picks a name of all those who have donated out of a hat and they get signed goodies.

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After the panto we walked back to the B&B.
We did last time, but not knowing the way, and the pavements being made of sheet ice, it did seem like a longer journey back then.

I was hampered by the fact my tights were falling down the whole time (yes girls, they went in the bin 10 minutes after I got home!) and the holes in my shoes, but at least I wasn't worried about breaking something.

Back to the lovely Alamo, and we chilled out and chatted in D & L's room, quaffing some beer/ wine and putting the world to rights. We don't agree with eachother on everything, but we have a similar political bent and the sense to agree to disagree.

I threw in the towel earlier than the others, but then they'd slept in their own beds the night before as opposed to trying to sleep in a washing machine.

A luxurious night of not worrying about thrashing about and waking Mum or snoring or when Diz is going to pounce awaits me. Ahhhhhhhh.

Night-night girls, night-night Cellar.

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Good morning!
We're up in time for the Alamo's breakfast.
Check last year's thread for photos.

I had a large scrambled egg and bacon plate, lots of toast and a croissant.

The girls didn't seem to consume as much coffee as last year, but I'm sure they made reasonable inroads.

Off to Glasgow Central for approx 11.00.
Bye-bye Dana, train to Arran for us.
Again, refer to pics from last yeat for station and trains photos.

We were headed for Androssan Harbour, to get the ferry to Arran.
Dana was homeward bound.

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There was a photo on the Cellar recently (and in the media) about a wind turbine that burned up due to high winds. Now Rhianne told us it was close to Limey, but I had no idea it was one of the ones above Androssan Harbour!

I took a picture of them last year, but here is another.
The weather and the distance (from aboard the ferry) makes them indistinct.
With the naked eye I could see which one had burned. Looking at the photo now I can't be sure.
But it's one of them!

Next pic - Limes plus Limes!
Limey on board with biscuits.

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Limey eating beef leftovers.
My chicken leftovers, prior to scoffage.

They were as good cold as they were hot.

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Arran.
Beautiful.

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The above photo shows a seal (or seals, I'm no longer sure!)
This attempt at detail shows one.

Not great photography, but they were hard to capture.
Obvious to the nekkid eye though!
We saw plenty, and Limey was a good enough host to stop for me, realising they are an exotic rarity in a landbound County like Bucks.

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Arran.
Beautiful.

Absolutely