rufus 'judy' wainwright

so you will all be relieved to hear that i have managed to get tickets for rufus' london gig in february.

i am over the moon.

couple of gripes, however. the first is that the ticket website collapsed as soon as the clock struck 9am. very annoying seeing as i had begged a colleague to cover my class just so that i could get tickets.

secondly the tickets were astronomically expensive - daylight robbery i tell you! eighty pounds. each. and i don't think any of it is going to charity or anything. i am philosophical about it - i am not going to miss the opportunity to see rw (with a full orchestra! singing judy garland songs!), at almost any price! which brings me on to ...

third gripe - of course they've added a second date. so much for 'one night only'. and now i want tickets for that too. but even i cannot possibly bring myself to part with more money.

ticket prices for big gigs are getting so expensive - mainly because they know someone will pay. u2 cost something like £75 for a ticket last year. paul simon (next friday) - £50.

and for some reason i am going to the r.a.h to hear paul mccartney's latest classical composition - cheap tickets at £40.

and i have taken a pay cut this year.

still, one night with rufus or a pair of shoes? well, i've already got lots of pairs of shoes....