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Geordie Humour

Alasdair — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:26:39 +0000

Any visitor to the North East of England cannot go far before experiencing a situation where humour is involved and one thing I’ve always admired about people like Bobby Pattinson is they way they can make people laugh without relying on being rude. It’s a more intelligent delivery than many of the people that used to style themselves as “alternative comedy”.

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Sorry but for those whose first language isn’t Geordie, there isn’t a half speed version available, but if you play the video a couple of times your ear will tune in eventually.

Oh, and for those that think this may be a new thing, here’s the same guy from a show in the 1970′s telling one of my favourite Geordie jokes of all time which involves the RAC.

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The Sage Gateshead

Alasdair — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:34:06 +0000

The Sage in Gateshead is probably the most technically advanced music and performance venue in the North East of England and even in the dead of night (as above), the building is the most eye-catching on either bank of the River Tyne.

From the outside of the building it really is hard to get any idea of the scale, but once inside it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.

The building itself houses a twenty five room music education centre, a rehearsal space and two auditoria with precision, state of the art (or perhaps that should be science) acoustics which guarantee perfect performance delivery.

The Sage is also home to the Northern Sinfonia orchestra and Folkworks, that provides opportunities to watch, play or listen to music traditional to the region.

The official site of The Sage, together with its programme of events may be found here.

Tyne Theate

Alasdair — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:33:11 +0000

Sponsored by the Newcastle Journal this historic theatre is now known as the Journal Tyne Theatre.

Despite its seating capacity of 1050 it still manages to maintain the feel of a much smaller and intimate venue. The summer programme features a broad range of entertainment whilst the highlight of the winter season is undoubtedly the Christmas Pantomime featuring the cream of local performers as well as internationally famous names.