The night had finally arrived that Tim Minchin would be performing his last show of Ready For This? after an 18 month tour. The night that I would be seeing Ready For This? (again). My last fix of Tim live was back in April 2009; I know it doesn't sound that long, but it feels forever ago. So it was fair to say that my excitement levels were beyond high.
In order to catch the afternoon train to the city to meet my friend Emily who I would be sitting next to, Mike and a friend of Mike's, I had to leave at 8:00am and stay at my pa's place until that time. This meant that I would be void of the internet and therefore void of all contact as I had no phone at the time. I confirmed all the details of the meet-up the night before, so everything was sweet. Or so I thought.
I had also organised to meet a fellow Angry (Feet)er (Foilly [another Emily]) at the train station and guide her to the State Theatre. I arrived at 7:00pm, a little later than had been expected due to delays but I found Foilly and headed off to the show. We'd arrived a bit early as the show started at 8:00pm, and we waited for the people who we were meeting; I'd agreed on 7:30pm. 7:30 came: no sign. Foilly met her friend who had her ticket, up the back as it was a last minute decision and luckily scored a ticket. As it edged closer to 8:00, I became increasingly worried that they wouldn't arrive before the show started: and I had Emily's ticket. About 5 minutes to go, Mike and his friend turned up and I was told that Emily wouldn't be able to make it due to family issues. She had sent me a message through Facebook but was after I had left home so didn't get it till I got home. The next day. I was gutted! I scored prime seats (Row B) and I knew she was looking forward to the show; we're both massive fans. I then realised that I now had no-one to sit next to. Oh. In a split second I offered the seat to Foilly, which she gladly took (a bit of an upgrade, up the back to down the front - she was in fact ecstatic!)
After purchasing the souvenir merchandise package, (canvas bag, souvenir program and poster) we ventured down to our seats. I was a bit worried that as we were 3 and 4 seats in from the far left side that I would have an obstructed view; this however, was not the case. Our seats were fantastic! A clear view of the piano and the entire stage: of which we were quite close to. :D Soon it was time for the show to start. XD
