Come to the Weekly Sceptic Live on Monday
Nick Dixon and I will be recording an episode of the Weekly Sceptic live at Lola’s, the downstairs bar of the Hippodrome, between 7pm and 9pm on Monday. The famous casino is located on the corner of Leicester Square and Charring Cross Road – just turn up at reception from 6.30pm onwards and ask to be directed to Lola’s.
Tickets to the live recording of the podcast are £25 – a steal for what is effectively a two-hour West End show – with the doors opening at 6.30pm. However, for £75, not only do you get a ticket to the show, but you can also have a drink with Nick and me afterwards in the Hippodrome’s exclusive rooftop bar, with the first drink free. You can purchase tickets here.
Lola’s is a seated venue with a proper stage and PA system, as well as a bar, and has a capacity of 160. Nick will be introducing the event by doing a bit of stand-up comedy – always a pleasure to see.
I look forward to seeing some of you on April 8th. This event is kindly sponsored by Car26, a pro-motorists lobby group that you can find here.
Note: Under-18s won’t be admitted and you don’t wear steel-reinforced work boots, as they won’t admit you if you’re wearing those, either.
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Interesting that the bar is called “Lola’s” – in homage no doubt to the Kinks’ song written by the great Ray Davies, even more relevant now than when it was written, 54 years ago. Here is what Wikipedia says about the “controversy for its lyrics”: ‘In a Record Mirror article entitled “Sex Change Record: Kink Speaks”, Ray Davies addressed the matter, saying, “It really doesn’t matter what sex Lola is, I think she’s all right”. Some radio stations faded the track out before implications of Lola’s biological sex were revealed. On 18 November 1970, “Lola” was banned from being played by several radio stations in Australia because of its “controversial subject matter”, though some began playing “Lola” again after having made a crude edit, which sounded like the record had jumped a groove, to remove the line “I’m glad I’m a man and so’s Lola”. The last line is pure genius (as is the whole song). In a tale all about gender ambiguity, the final line, “I’m glad I’m a man and so is Lola”, is brilliantly ambiguous. It can be interpreted EITHER as (a) I’m glad I’m a man and Lola is glad I’m a man, OR (b) I’m glad… Read more »
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