Anarchy in the... no, sorry, I can't bring myself to type it

On Friday, <3 and meself went off to Newbury to see the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for an evening of culture and sophistication. From the "real classical music like what this is" (the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) to the "Yorkshire folk song" (Wuthering Heights, sung swing-style) I had a great time. Seven ukuleles (we are faithfully assured that the one on the right was a bass uke, not a guitar) played well by some people with good vocal skills (a couple of them are really good singers) and a serious sense of fun — what more could you ask for? Of course, being uke players they had to do a George Formby song and, with typical lack of respect for expectations, they performed Leaning on a Lampost in Russian folk style (think Kalinka). Too many highlights to mention.