Thank you for the music, award-winning Conk - Fiona Duff
So there’s not too much to report from Fringe so far, mainly because I don’t seem to be managing to choose great shows. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as Alfie Brown at Underbelly, The Understudy at Assembly and my triumph was getting tickets for Man Sings The Same Song Over and Over Again For An Hour.
Yes, me too – I thought surely not, but went along with the suggestion from Arthur Hull (he’s back with Flop which is worth seeing).
However, that is exactly what he does and while you sit there for the first 10 minutes wondering how he’ll keep it going for an hour, by the end you are full of joy, waving a light stick and on the most tremendous high. Well, I shouldn’t bother trying to get tickets as it looks like he is sold out for the rest of the run.
I suppose you could get yourself down to Summerhall and try to beseech the box office, but I doubt that would work. But fear not, I am pretty sure he will be back next year in a bigger venue.
This week has been slightly thrown out as husband has gone to Orkney for some work, which means it is yours truly who is left in sole charge of the dog.
In fact, my sister has also left town so I have her pooch as well. Thank goodness for an unemployed friend of youngest daughter who lives nearby otherwise they would be starving and desperate to get out for a walk and whatever else they need to do.
On top of all that I have to try to get a tax form for a mortgage reset and the HMRC website makes this so difficult.
Already I have spent half an hour on the phone to someone employed by the government, which resulted in both of us almost being in tears. The broker is pulling his hair out and I think might give up altogether. Why is life so flipping difficult – that is what I want to know. Anyway, I have a few things in my diary which should take my mind off the daily grind of my life. Let’s hope that these are a bit better than some that I have seen.
In the meantime, I had better take the dogs for a walk in the drizzle in case whatever else they need to do ends up on the carpet.