The Swish Of The Traditional Curtain Raiser
A question just occurred to me: does the phrase “traditional curtain raiser” get used AT ALL outside of a sporting context?
Actually I wondered if it even got used outside of the Community Shield context, but apparently it does - the Australian Grand Prix is a TCR, so is an MCC match at Lords.
It took until hit 35 on Google before a non-sporting traditional curtain was raised: hats off to the Malvern Spring Gardening Show, which is the traditional curtain raiser for the outdoor gardening show calendar, according to the Times.
What other non-sporting things have traditional curtain raisers? What should?
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Pete on August 2nd, 2007
State Opening Of Parliament is the Traditional Curtain Raiser for another session of political cut and thrust.
New Years Eve is the Traditional Curtain Raiser for next year.
You also don’t get the opposite. The FA Cup is never referred to as the Traditional Curtain Dropper of the season.
Billy Smart on August 2nd, 2007
And is ‘hallowed turf’ found anywhere other than Wembley?
FT's CarsmileSteve on August 2nd, 2007
i think twickenham turf is somewhat hallowed…
first google is for highbury, and then lots of companies actually called “hallowed turf”…
Ben on August 2nd, 2007
First night of the Proms
I’ve seen both Homelands and the Isle of Wight described as the “traditional curtain raiser” to the summer festival season.
The month of August as the TCR to the Christmas shopping season?