The longest queue I've ever seen!

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And it goes on...

And on...

And on...

Nope, it wasn't a Rock concert or some special exhibition... it was the proms!

This queue was waay longer than the one at the Louvre! Although you can't see properly how long it stretches, it took two streets!



The BBC Proms is a classical music concert performed at the Royal Albert Hall during the summer. If one had asked me a couple of years ago if I would go to this I would have probably laughed! But right now I found myself queueing for quite a while to get in!
Tickets range form about 50 pounds to 5 pounds (standing) and of course, loads of people stood for about 2 hours!!!
I did stand (being my first time and all) and it was worth it.
Heard some queued from 12pm for a concert that was to start at 7pm!
I asked if it was British culture to like classical music but apparently it's not, people just do!

What is it about sounds without words that people like?
I guess when I say people I should speak for myself and other classical music lovers lol! I doubt many people my age can even stand it!
Well... It's a very emotional kind of music, it is relaxing, it's refreshing! I love it!

Les Mis... For the Upteenth Time!

went to see this with a friend recently, even if I'd seen it a few times ( just 6, lol)

Every time a family member or friend comes along I always recommend it and sometimes find myself in the theater watching the same thing. the last time I went, my name popped on the computer screen even before I bought the tickets!

here's one of my favorite songs!

I'm sure I'd soon get a free ticket the next time I go (if I do). Hopefully I wont get too excited about the arrival of a visiting friend or family member and offer to go with them!

would be seeing another sometime this week, hope its as good.

Nigerian Music Videos

I had a discussion with a friend the other day... we talked about Nigerian entertainment and I complained about a couple of obvious issues one can see when comparing Nigerian entertainment content to foreign media content. I wondered if there was any creativity left in the entertainment industry and told my friend I hadn't seen any. he replied "mehn, you've been here too long!"

He made me sit and put a series of Nigerian music videos to watch, here are the two I liked best

Be Your Man- Dipo

Bottom Belle- Omawunmi ft Flavour

I'll have to admit there is a lot of creativity in some Nigerian music videos and the quality has greatly improved. The thing is, why cant this be applied to Nigerian movies?

In my opinion, Nigerian movies are really difficult to watch! the repeated story lines and themes can give one a headache! Then to top it all up the video quality is quite poor.

American Movies made up to 60 years ago still have better quality than Nigerian movies, even better story lines.why cant we improve?

12 angry men- Simple setting, good plot and good acting! year 1957

                                                             Beyonce and Rihanna- ????

To be fair, film culture abroad is quite different from film culture in Nigeria: Although both make use of celebrities to attract the audience, shooting styles and themes are quite different. For example, American themes are mainly focused on contemporary American  life,bizarre ghostly events, love, exaggerated comedy and hyper reality  while Nigerian movie themes are mostly on religion, rags to riches or the reverse, family feuds and so on.

 Our movies mostly show the reality of Nigeria because most stories probably happen in real life. Most of which are quite depressing .

Even if American movies show horror, thrillers and other hair raising or bucket-filling movies, one could easily be re-assured that they dont happen in real life unless indicated that such was based on a true story (in which quite a few are). while one could say that Nigerian movies portray the realities of life and the challenges people face.

Nigerian movies do not have to be a carbon copy or very similar to Hollywood movies (In fact it shows lack of creativity and culture when Nigerian movies dub the same script an American movie has used)  but we could try to be a bit more creative and improve on the quality of our videos! 

movies like The Figurine and Jenifa (although part 3 had too much propaganda) should be commended for an improvement in the creativity and quality of Nollywood movies.... Hopefully in a few years from now one would rush to the cinema, not to watch an action packed American movie but a good Nigerian movie!

Brain Itch Song

Dunno why I like this song tho...
Heard it on a friends blog and its number 1 on my iTunes top 25 play list.