Bill Bailey - Dandelion Mind - 9.4/10
Bill Bailey is quite the entertainer that's for damn sure.
Me and my dad went first to the Stockpot just outside Leicester Square. I'd recommend, does the most simple food known to humanity but it does it well and cheap. I had an omelet and chips and a Cappuccino. Odd mix I know and not one I plan to redo. We went afterwards to the Wellington, one of the gayest pubs in London where I downed a Kopperberg before we headed to the show at the Wyndham Theatre.
My dad had bought me Box tickets for Christmas. Turns out they were damn close to the front, we were about 10 feet from Mr Bailey himself. I could see the sweat on his brow during the second act.
Turns out he was everything I hoped for and more. He came on with his usual quirky murmurs and quickly dubbed us "Thursday" - formal , but affectionate. He laid into us with the usual strange stories, bantering with the crowd. Asking if any of us had ventured north and chastising us for not doing so. The songs were excellent. He play about 3 guitar relatives and played them well.
Its not an act you take many memorable quotes from, mainly because the best are hidden in what is usually a very very long and well executed ramble about something-or-other. I did remember the annoyance he had with the Saw movies, a man who wakes up tired to a wolf and has to chew off his ears to fire a gun at a kitten that... goes on and on getting funnier and funnier. Also how you can get the ashes to relatives made in to jewelry for £3000. Why not a snow globe for £15? He never made it to Paris...oop now he has!
Turns out hes much better at improvising then I thought, having a good 15 minute banter with us over the fact that two people had shouted out "Balalaika", which turned out to be hilarious.
As always one of the best parts was his discussion of pictures on the big screen, this time pictures of the same scene, Jesus having the stab wound he has examined by one of his disciples. Bill managed to find something hilarious in each picture, a different quirk from each artist.
Only real problem I had all night was the urge to pee throughout most of it due to the damn Kopperburg and wine. Another learning experience, I will endeavour to dehydrate myself next time, and there will be a next time because he is too good not to see again. Absolute win getting that box seat.
Typing to you on me new laptop by-the-by! Love it already. Dell XPS's are a thing to behold. Apologies for not blogging for a while, I shall have to make up for it in the near future! This weekend. Its a date.
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