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Tonight I’ll be performing with my fellow London Gay Men’s Chorus members at The Shepherds Bush Empire for the Opening Ceremony of the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association World Championships 2008, which are being held right here in London.

It should be a really fab evening, just wish Bryan could have come as it means we’ll not be together on the Bank Holiday Sunday.

It should be really fabby! Here’s some details if you want have a look at the IGLFA World Championship Website…

Oh my gawd… if any of you have been watching the Olympics as much as I have, you should be aware of just how gorgeous the Olympic Divers are. When the Olympics come to London in 2012… I will be a the front of the queue to get tickets for this one! WOOF!!!

To add to the “sigh” factor… the really sexy Australian diver, Matthew Mitcham, happens to be a gay boy… and has a lovely site dedicated to all his lovely jumps and curves.

Here’s a piccy of him… just so you can see what I mean!!!

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Check out Matthew’s website by clicking here.

Having lived in Edinburgh for a number of years and having visited it numerous times to see my sister and brother-in-law, there’s little wonder that Edinburgh Castle has a special place in my heart. It sits high above the common streets of Edinburgh, shining the majesty of her past brightly for all to see. It really is an amazing piece of architecture, which I hope will never disappear!

So… going to Dublin, I visited Dublin Castle to see what the resident medieval architecture had to offer in comparison to good ol’ Edinburgh. Well… I wasn’t all that impressed. Dublin Castle is modern, with a little touch of 1970’s office chique. I was a little disappointed to be honest… it wasn’t what I was expecting at all.

To show you just exactly what I mean… here’s a comparative view.

Dublin Castle (top) vs Edinburgh Castle (bottom)

It’s fairly safe to say that for grandeur, Edinburgh wins hands down! Clearly the Irish missed a trick, but at least they can still justify a gift shop and a tour! 

I know this may be a slightly biased view when it comes to the Fringe and this particular performance… but I don’t care.

I was in Edinburgh on Business and couldn’t miss the chance to see Far From Kansas, the LGMC Commercial Choir, perform their show THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOMO. I’d missed the chance to see it performed at The Kings Head in Islington… so was really looking forward to it.

Well… I was not disappointed! The show was funny, well sung, well choreographed and had a glass of free champers to start it!

Of course I sat at the front, and a few of the chorus boys spotted me singing along to a few of the numbers I know… and yes… I sat on the Second Tenor side!

Hopefully the whole run has been a success, and I’d not have any trouble in deciding to go and see another one of their shows!

Well done boys! You’ve done us all proud!

I flew up to Edinburgh today on one of the scariest little airplanes I have EVER been on! It was tiny, half empty… and NOT A JET! Oh my gawd… I have never flown on a propellor plane, and it’s a scary experience. 

So, here I am, staying in the Edinburgh Holiday Inn in Corstorphine. Interesting hole… but it’ll do! At least they give you free chocolate.

The scary little plane I flew up to Edinburgh on…

I’m staying up to watch the ladies marathon at The Olympics, purely because I can and because it’s a one in every 4 year event. I’d prefer to watch the mens… but I have work to get to on Monday.

The Romanian seems to be doing really well. She’s got a huge gap, so hopefully will get the medal.

The commentators have said nothing good about Paula Radcliffe, so no wonder she’s in 12th position.
Kudos to the Chinese supporters though… they’re all very cheery, and there hasn’t been an open space along the whole route. However, the organisers are nuts. The drinks tables are really close together and the barriers have legs jutting out into the course! Bad organisation on that side. On the other hand, the route is good… really nice run through the centre of Beijing. 

Ooooh… as I write this, Paula just cramped up. I suspect she won’t complete the race!

UPDATE: Proved wrong… Paula finished 22nd! Congrats Paula… ya did well!

Yip… it seems to go hand in hand. The second the football season starts, we get weird people hanging about the building. It’s because we live around the corner from Arsenal’s stadium (it’s about 3 minutes from here).

The weird thing was… they saw Bryan and I coming back from Waitrose… and as we passed them at the gate, they asked us for a light, and then said the weirdest thing.

“Cheddar, Gay, England”

I have no idea if this was homophobia… of they wanted a dirty foursome! I guess I’ll never know.

Weirdo’s!!! 

I just found this image on a friends Facebook Profile (thanks Jill)… and I had to share it with you all!

It’s for a pole dancing place in Edinburgh called The Liquorice Club.

Our flat is on the ground floor in the School House we live in, and looks out into a communal garden which has a child infestation. The local ‘residents’ all dump their offspring into the yard and they run riot around the place. Throwing stones, playing with balls and just making FAR too much noise.

I have decided we need to install some equipment to solve the problem and will be looking for a suitable supplier in the week. Here’s what I’ll be getting….

There isn’t much to say about this prom really. I didn’t enjoy it at all. Loads of French, and the occasional bit of music. I didn’t have a clue what was happening. It just sounded like a French bloke having a moan in a supermarket!

Wouldn’t recommend seeing this piece if it comes up again… so here are the details:

Pierre BoulezMémoriale (’… explosante-fixe …’ Originel)
StravinskyL’Histoire du Soldat
Members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboimconductor