The Fab Four

Do you like The Beatles?  They broke up before I was really taking an interest in music but I guess everyone knows their music no matter how old - or young- they are.  I have a confession to make, I don't really like them.  Which puts me in a minority I know!  

We have a group of friends we see from time to time, the men all play badminton together and us wives all get on well so it's nice to do something as couples now and again. There is a music venue in town which hosts tribute bands.  Now I'm not a great lover of tribute bands and neither is Paul so we have declined a couple of evenings out where they have been to see Coldplay and Oasis tribute acts as neither of us likes the original bands let alone a tribute to them!  But Paul likes the Beatles, and enjoys playing a lot of their songs on his guitar so we decided to go with the group to see 'Imagine The Beatles' act on Saturday.

Here's another confession - I was not looking forward to it.  It's an odd venue based in an old pub called The Half Moon.  A very old pub; apparently it dates back to 1642 when it was a coaching inn.  It's a pub that I've never felt comfortable in, I can't explain why, it just gives me an uneasy feeling when I'm in there.  And the area which hosts the music acts is in like a cellar, with no windows and is painted black from top to bottom.  As someone who is probably verging on claustrophobic (don't even think about asking me to get in a lift!) it's not my choice of a fun, relaxing night out.  But everyone else was up for it, Paul wanted to go and so I decided it was time to take a big brave breath and push against my comfort zone, after all that was one of my intentions for the new year.

So with music I don't like being played, in a place where I feel uneasy, you may think I'm here to say it was awful.  But I'm here to tell you that it was actually a good night out, and I am pleased that we went.  I didn't actually 'see' much of the band, when you're only 5' 1" you mostly see the shoulders of the people in front of you when it is a standing venue, but I could certainly hear them and of course, everyone knows the lyrics to sing along with 'John' 'Paul' 'George' and 'Ringo'.  And we stood under a very welcome air conditioning unit so I didn't overheat in the crowd and have a panic attack! All in all, I'm marking it down as a success and proof that I can, and I should, try things that I don't initially want to do.

I'm still pretty sure the Half Moon is haunted though.