London Opera Companions - Looking for someone to share a box at the ROH with

[Papageno]

I'm looking for companions for going to the opera with in London.  I thought it would be a good idea to split the price of a box between four at the Covent Garden, what do you think?

[Papageno]

Anyone?  Come on!  Well go to Alban Berg's Lulu, comfort ourselves in a £400 box shared by four.  Or do you want La Traviata or Lohengrin or the Elixir of Love?  Tell me!

[Novi]

Sounds great and I would, if I were in the area . I'd really like to see the Berg ...

[Wendell_E]

Sounds great and I would, if I were in the area . I'd really like to see the Berg ...

Me, too.  I'm thinking about going to the Met revival in May 2010.

[Papageno]

Me, too.  I'm thinking about going to the Met revival in May 2010.

How about this June in London?

[Wendell_E]

How about this June in London?

I'd love to.  I was just looking at info on the production a few days ago.  But I doubt I could get away, and even if I could, I've never been out of the U.S.  (except for a trip to Mexico when I was in high school), so I don't have a passport, and I think it's a bit late to try to get one now.

[Josquin des Prez]

I'm looking for companions for going to the opera with in London.  I thought it would be a good idea to split the price of a box between four at the Covent Garden, what do you think?

Are you going to put clothes on?

[Bulldog]

I'd love to.  I was just looking at info on the production a few days ago.  But I doubt I could get away, and even if I could, I've never been out of the U.S.  (except for a trip to Mexico when I was in high school), so I don't have a passport, and I think it's a bit late to try to get one now.

Yes, passports take much time to obtain.  Four months before going to Europe a couple of years ago, both my wife and I applied for passports.  We received them just the day before the flight, only after using the services of a New Mexico Senator to get them on time.  I blamed Bush for the whole thing and am very glad he's now just another moron in Texas.

[Wendell_E]

We received them just the day before the flight, only after using the services of a New Mexico Senator to get them on time. 

I've had a little correspondance with my Senators (Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby) over the years, and I doubt they'd be disposed to help me.   

[Wanderer]

Yes, passports take much time to obtain.  Four months before going to Europe a couple of years ago, both my wife and I applied for passports.  We received them just the day before the flight, only after using the services of a New Mexico Senator to get them on time.  I blamed Bush for the whole thing and am very glad he's now just another moron in Texas.

Four months?! That's extravagantly long. And we're complaining about our bureaucracy, when it only takes a few days to get a passport.

[Florestan]

I blamed Bush for the whole thing

What on Earth has the US President got to do with issuing passports? Does he personally review and approve (or reject) every claim? Four months! This is utterly absurd and I concur to Tasos .

[Wilhelm Richard]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/processing/processing_1740.html

[Florestan]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/processing/processing_1740.html

Hilarious. In Romania you can have your passport in 24 hours if you are willing to pay an extra cost. Otherwise, it takes 10 working days.