G.U.T.T.E.D.

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I apologise in advance for the meandering nature of this post, but everything is relevant ...
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Part One

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First, it is important that you know about one of my telly crushes.

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Yes it's a certain Mr Nick Knowles, T.V. presenter and D.I.Y all-rounder .

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I'll happily watch an old episode of "D.I.Y S.O.S" on U.K. Home every day.
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Don't misunderstand me ...

It's not like I watched that episode where he was only wearing a towel 3 times in one day or anything.
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Oh wait.
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Yes I did.
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And it's not like I hope that in each episode he gets to knock out a chimney just so he gets all sweaty and covered in dust, and look a little bit, well, manly.
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Oh wait.
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Yes I do.
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Part Two
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This is Bill Bailey.
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He's a very funny comedian here in the UK.
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Part Three
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Rewind to 4 months ago and a telephone conversation.
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Me : "Hi jelly*bestfriend. It's me, Mrs*Jelly."
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jelly*bestfriend : "Hello Mrs*Jelly"
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(We're quite formal like that)
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Me : "Do you fancy going to see Bill Bailey live in concert in August?"
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jelly*bestfriend : "Yes I do."
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Me : "Righto. I'll get the tickets ordered"
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Part Four
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Rewind to last week
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Me : "Hello jelly*bestfriend. You know we're going to see Bill Bailey next week ...?"
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jelly*bestfriend : "Yes"
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(She's a woman of few words)
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Me : "Well I don't think I'm going to be able to make it for reasons that I shall tell you about, but don't really want to disclose on my blog when I write about it next week"
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jelly*bestfriend : "Oh that's a shame. I'll go with my husband instead"
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Me : "Righto. Hope you both have a lovely time."
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Part Five
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So jelly*bestfriend and her husband went to see Bill Bailey in concert last night.

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Here is a text I got from her during the interval

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So if you need me for the next few days, I'm the one in the corner sobbing quietly.
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