A view through the eyes of one who is watching…

Something of a more humourous nature,  I took mum to see the matinee of Keating on Saturday. This was the second time I have gone to see it ( I saw it in July 2007 last, and the show has evolved a bit since then too). I also saw it screened on ABC2 Wednesday night past.

It still is a brilliant piece of comedy and satire, a delightfully Australian laugh at ourselves and politics.

This particular occasion will be more memorable than the last.  I hurriedly booked the tickets online and did not check the exact seating allocation. On my arrival at the Seymore centre, I discovered that I was in an aisle seat, more importantly, the aisle that the “feaky” Alexander D character uses to make his exit from the show. I knew instantly (from previous experience) that I was a marked man. There was nowhere to run or hide, I was going to be “tried on” by Alexander. Indeed, I was picked. Mum said later to me, that I was one of two males in that aisle, the other being an elderly man. I was definately going to be it. Also, In front of me, there were 3 seats vacant in a packed house, so I was sticking out like a sore thumb.

It was all good fun, proving how far I have come in recent years. I wouldn’t have taken to kindly to it all years ago.

There is a clip on youtube here:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwZtDrih3A

This has the “Arse end of the Earth” and “Freaky” numbers in the clip. The embaressing part starts at abour 8 minutes.

How many of you have seen it, or caught the broadcast on ABC2 on Wednesday night? What do you think?

Gianni