09.10.07
The purple-suited man and hairspray
Before I went away, there were a few social events to keep me amused.
I went to see Prince at the O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) with Yahoo!. They have a corporate box and they were hosting a number of journalists. Grant, their corporate PR, is a fellow Aussie and he made sure that there were several Aussie journos making up the numbers. Hopefully I wasn’t invited exclusively on the basis of nationality!
It was a great night (though I’m glad I ate beforehand as the drinks were flowing freely but the promised crisps and peanuts never appeared). Prince played some of his old classics like Purple Rain and a lot of funk covers. The support act was Beverley Knight, who was fantastic as well. The stage was in the shape of the Prince symbol and it amused me greatly that they replaced all the floorboards before Prince came on. I know he is meant to be a clean freak but c’mon, I’m sure Ms Knight didn’t do anything too awful during her set!
I also went to see Hairspray with Natalie and Tash and Matt. It’s a movie based on a musical based on a movie. When I tried to persuade my boyfriend to come I told him “it’s not the sort of musical where people sing randomly as they walk down the street”. So what happens in the first scene? The main character sings randomly as she walks down the street. Lucky I didn’t persuade him then – though he did join us afterwards for drinks.
I thought the movie was fab – it was warm-hearted and funny and the singing and dancing were great. I have never been a huge fan of musicals but I’m learning that it depends on the execution and sometimes I do like them after all.
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