Coconut Orchestra

So I have to interrupt my posts about Athens and Rome to talk about what I did last night. It all started around 9am, when I woke up. As soon as Jenna saw that I was up on Skype, she sent me a message about some event in Trafalgar Square. The event was: The world's largest coconut orchestra... they were trying to break the world record that had been set by people in NY. It's a Monty Python thing. Jenna wanted to go, and she asked if I wanted to come. I wasn't really in the mood to go into London, we had been in the day before, and I'm trying to stay away from trains for a least a few days after all of our traveling. So I'm in class, and I kept thinking about it, and I thought... I have to. I need to be part of the world's largest coconut orchestra. So that afternoon, Kathleen and I went in about 5pm. Amaya wasn't ready when we went in, so she joined us later, as did Jenna who had class until 5pm. Kathleen and I got there around 5:30pm, and being really lazy we took the Underground to Charing Cross. Hahah, so lazy. Anyway, when we got left the Underground, and into Trafalgar Square, we saw A LOT of people. It was insane. Actually it was awesome. We found the line, and got registration cards, and quickly signed up. There was guys dressed up as the black knight, knights of the round table... it was so cool. Some people were wearing the shirt I want... it says 'Not Dead Yet'. HAHAH! I so wanted it.

Anyway, so we got to the registration table, passed in our forms, and received our coconuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took mine out of the package as soon as I got them... and of course I started playing with them. It was great, and I at once got on a horse... hehe. With our coconuts in hand, we walked up to Leicester Square to see the Spiderman 3 Premiere. Hahah, yeah we had a busy night. There was a lot of people, but more at Monty Python!! We joined the crowd, and just waited. While we were there a few cars pulled up, but no one that I knew. And then Tobey Maguire came, I guess Kristen Dunst, but I'm short and I did not see her. Oh and that's when people started putting their hands on my shoulder because they could see better if they did that??? Kathleen had a guy all over her too, so we thought... hey time to leave. It was about Monty Python time too. So we escaped the crowd, and we are walking along, and there was Tobey Maguire. So I got a sweet picture of him.. coolness.




Back down in Trafalgar Square, we found Amaya and Jenna in different parts of the line. Kathleen stayed with Amaya, and I found Jenna. As we were all waiting in the line, there was an announcement that there was no more coconuts. I felt bad, Jenna really wanted to do this. Of course I wasn't about to give up my coconuts... this was so cool. So to break the record, we did a Sing A long to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". Whenever there is whistling, we would hit our coconuts together. So amazing! We practiced a few times, and two members of the Spamalot cast guided us through the rehearsal, as did the composer. The best part was when they divided the crowd, and just one side went. It was the side I was on, and we did a pretty good job. The other side went, but we all started booing! Hahah, it was just great. When it came time to break the record, everyone was good to go. They had the president of the Guinness Book of World Records there to make it official, and we sang along to "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life." IT WAS SOO COOL! We did it too, the last record only had like 1000 people, we had more than 4,000. Sad that we beat the Americans, but I told Jenna that if we hear about it in the States, and it's close, we should go and beat the British. Hehe. The president is Scottish, and everyone started booing him, until he threatened to fail us, and yeah there was no more booing. Hahah.

After we broke the record, they showed Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It was awesome, everyone sat down and watched it. Well everyone but the people next to me, who had a few drinks, and talked through the whole movie. It was loud enough that we could still hear, but annoying. Whenever the knights were riding, everyone picked up their coconuts and hit them together. So amazing. And of course we shouted out different lines. Every time King Arthur shouted, "Run away!" You couldn't hear him, because everyone shouted it. Same with when the Knights of Ni were on, and the burn the witch scene. It was great to be around so many people who love Monty Python.

So that was my night, it ended with geletto of course. Kathleen went to Equus to try and get Daniel Radcliffe's autograph... but no one came out. James Franco went in to say hey to Daniel Radcliffe, so she got a great picture of him, but no autographs.

Great night though.. just so awesome.