General - Lucy Porter all steamed up
The forewarning of a difficult journey to the show started as soon as we arrived at waterloo underground and no staff were available to help me through the station. Never the less I found my way to the jubilee line and the east line to Stratford.
Stratford was a debacle with staff incompetence to blame for me missing the scheduled train to Colchester. Things took a turn for the better and I witnessed a 1936 steam train powering through the station at full belt. This really was amazing and it made a sound a bit like a helicopter initially but a huge sense of power was evident. After the initial ear bashing assault it was really rather quiet once the engine had gone through with the carriages just whispering along the line. The smell was all sot and dust. I fancy I got a little in me eye, and the dog was bemused. I have been on steam trains before and seen them pull out of stations but never had I had one hammer past me like that.
We arrived in Colchester with minutes to start before the show but I still managed to grab a drink and had called ahead to reserve our seating on the front so Jaid would have sufficient space. Lucy was superb with much material very funny. She even plundered the last few weeks newspapers for material in the form of royalty and celebrity. Her Idea of Happiness? A bottle of JD, 4 Philippine lads and a harness!
Clare and I then went for a quick drink in a pub near the taxi rank with Sarah Georgina Alan and Mike some people we got talking to during the show. We did arrive in Ipswich rather late but had a lovely night.
We’re off to the pub for a spot of Lunch now.
Stratford was a debacle with staff incompetence to blame for me missing the scheduled train to Colchester. Things took a turn for the better and I witnessed a 1936 steam train powering through the station at full belt. This really was amazing and it made a sound a bit like a helicopter initially but a huge sense of power was evident. After the initial ear bashing assault it was really rather quiet once the engine had gone through with the carriages just whispering along the line. The smell was all sot and dust. I fancy I got a little in me eye, and the dog was bemused. I have been on steam trains before and seen them pull out of stations but never had I had one hammer past me like that.
We arrived in Colchester with minutes to start before the show but I still managed to grab a drink and had called ahead to reserve our seating on the front so Jaid would have sufficient space. Lucy was superb with much material very funny. She even plundered the last few weeks newspapers for material in the form of royalty and celebrity. Her Idea of Happiness? A bottle of JD, 4 Philippine lads and a harness!
Clare and I then went for a quick drink in a pub near the taxi rank with Sarah Georgina Alan and Mike some people we got talking to during the show. We did arrive in Ipswich rather late but had a lovely night.
We’re off to the pub for a spot of Lunch now.
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