The Queen's Jubilee

[Nick Armstrong]

James Naughtie in the cathedral careful in his words when mentioning the culture secretary

Shame!

[Lateralthinking1]

Having now seen the whole of the concert, I do think pegleg's comments were absolutely spot on. It was lifted in the last 45 minutes by a good enough set by Stevie Wonder; Peter Kay who should have been given more time; Madness and the accompanying light show on Buckingham Palace, the latter the only genuinely brilliant moment; McCartney even if, rather like Brian Wilson, he really does now need the vocal support of others, a pretty good speech by Charles, and the fireworks.

What will happen when McCartney can't do it? Someone start to prepare Guy Garvey for these occasions as soon as possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk2xaeXnxlM

[Nick Armstrong]

BTW when Lang Lang was playing Gershwin and I said this is awful my wife replied "I thought you liked all that classical stuff ?"

[Nick Armstrong]

Pee.
Your trouble is you're all sizzle and no sausage

I wouldn't eat at a well rated Italian restaurant of variable quality run by the mafia.

Loving the food metaphors. Very on point they are too

[Anna]

I only saw the last hour and a half of the concert. Totally agree with Pegleg and Lat. Madness & light show, Stevie Wonder, Charles' speech and the brilliant fireworks were the only highlights. Elton John and Paul McCartney disprove the adage that many a good tune is played on an old fiddle, they really struggled with vocals. Comperes were totally rubbish (except Peter Kay) and an embarrassment (Charles made pointed reference in his speech to the comedians and their 'very funny jokes')

[Panjandrum]

I wouldn't eat at a well rated Italian restaurant of variable quality run by the mafia. Even more so if it could put a decent cheap one of variable quality out of business.

I'm sure you always establish a restaurant's Fair Trade (sic) Certification before bestowing your custom upon it. Must limit you to the number of establishments you are able to patronise.

[Mr Pee]

I'm sure you always establish a restaurant's Fair Trade (sic) Certification before bestowing your custom upon it. Must limit you to the number of establishments you are able to patronise.

[Serial_Apologist]

You two chavs may scoff, but I don't think Lat1 is or has for some considerable time been in any position to bestow much of his custom on any particular establishment, fair trade certificated or not.

[Lateralthinking1]

You two chavs may scoff, but I don't think Lat1 is or has for some considerable time been in any position to bestow much of his custom on any particular establishment, fair trade certificated or not.

No, I can't afford Sky as I have no regular income, or benefits, but I didn't ever consider buying into it when I was employed. I was always concerned about the way it was affecting the BBC service for people who were in the position I am in now.

[french frank]

I'm sure you always establish a restaurant's Fair Trade (sic) Certification before bestowing your custom upon it. Must limit you to the number of establishments you are able to patronise.

I think one can usually assume in this country that Italian restaurants aren't run by the mafia so it's not normally necessary to consider it.

Personally, I boycott our local Costa because it opened without planning permission and being quite large it could easily swallow up the custom of the many small independent cafés close by.

But we digress, don't we?

Lunch sounds quite tasty:

"The royal parties then journeyed to a City of London Livery companies lunch at Westminster Hall where they will dine on salmon, followed by Welsh lamb, grilled Isle of Wight asparagus, Jersey Royal potatoes and chocolate delice, bread and butter pudding and berry compote with apple sauce."

Wonder what they were having to drink with it? Chablis, then a nice Bordeaux (?), what for the pudding wine? Armagnac to finish.

But they'll probably go for Commonwealth wines, come to think of it ... Oh, well.

[Wallace]

This is concerning. I wonder what HM would think if she is ever told. Rather takes the gloss off the whole day - or the remaining bits that the BBC did not manage to scrape off.

[Petrushka]

Tremendous service at St Paul's, great music wonderfully performed. RVW Te Deum, 'O Thou the Central Orb' by Charles Wood, my favourite Church anthem and can there ever be a more thrilling arrangement of a hymn than RVW's 'Old Hundredth'? Turned the TV volume up good and loud and set the wild echoes flying!

Much better coverage from the BBC today, more in their comfort zone than the boat pageant, I think, but still we must suffer the inanities and vox pops.

[teamsaint]

This is concerning. I wonder what HM would think if she is ever told. Rather takes the gloss off the whole day - or the remaining bits that the BBC did not manage to scrape off.

Sickening.

Whatever happened to treating each other properly ?

[EdgeleyRob]

and can there ever be a more thrilling arrangement of a hymn than RVW's 'Old Hundredth'?

No!
Best bit of the whole weekend.

[Panjandrum]

No, I can't afford Sky as I have no regular income, or benefits, but I didn't ever consider buying into it when I was employed. I was always concerned about the way it was affecting the BBC service for people who were in the position I am in now.

In other words, your last post was just a load of hypocritical, sanctimonious rodomontade. Well, what a surprise.