manchester 2009

i can now die happy. i have met my hero, rufus wainwright.
just returned from the manchester international festival where rufus' opera prima donna was being premiered. thanks to tracy's expert hotel-booking skills we stayed in the same hotel as the prima donna entourage - including rufus. we didn't realise this until the morning after the premiere when we came to the lobby to check out - and he was there chatting to friends and family.

it was also an excellent weekend of visiting old haunts - i must have walked about 10 miles - down the oxford road, through rusholme and platt fields and down to fallowfield. such fun.