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N is currently cooking me a lovely surprise tea and I am glad because I am knackered. I have had the first day of my writing sabbatical today and spent all morning in the office, due to a combination of guilt, dread and an utter inability to leave things alone.
I was knackered to begin with, due to a late night last night. I went to the Labour Club for Jake Moore’s Xylophone Club - I love going to see comedy, especially when someone else has had the stress of organising it. Headlining was Josie Long - who was brilliant as ever (and I realise I am slightly jealous as some of my company was commenting on how cute she is - plus her being a comedy genius, and all). Middle Act was Daniel Smith who I first gigged with in Oxford. He was good then and he’s better now. Opening act was David Trent who I had not seen before. I loved his twist on ‘spontaneous’ comedy and deft use of PowerPoint and video. What a fun night.
I was starving, so I bought some food there. Two meals for £2.50!!!! Thank you Gordon Brown, erm, for that.
Alan Moore was there too - but here is the sad news, for me at least. The edits for the first issue of Dodgem Logic have been done by someone else on this occasion. I’m a bit disappointed, but hey, the magazine is looking really cool and I am sure will run and run, so hopefully I’ll get on board another time. It has had input from Alex Musson, who runs the amazing Mustard magazine, Josie Long and will feature a CD of local music from the last 50 years, including m’friend Downtown Joe Brown (that’s the chap painting my portrait!). It’s launching November 26th here in Northampton, so you really need to visit us and get hold of your copy before anyone else so you can feel all exclusive and special. It will be available globally though, too, from December. One place you will be able to get it is Forbidden Planet - so check that out. It will be out every other month at £2.50 an issue.
In the meantime, I’m in a slam competition on Saturday. I submitted my 30-word intro for that today. I’m really looking forward to it, but I’m also incredibly nervous, particularly as I only have one piece (mostly) prepared so far. My aim is to act the hell out of it, and try to get through to round 2, but I’m up against some terribly good poets, so don’t hold out any hopes for further than that. Here’s a rival, Heather Wastie:
I’ll put a video of mine up when I get round to it, I think.
Ah well, this is what the holiday is for - that and the editing work which is picking up pace again. £10 - Bilston Imperial Palace, 8pm - includes free curry!! Tickets available from: Big Deal Music, 128 Salop Street, Wolverhampton. Tel: 01902 423567 or you can reserve tickets by emailing Emma Purshouse: emmaasif@hotmail.com
I practised my one slam poem at the Raising of the Arwen event last week, and to be honest, I’m not sure if that was much of a gauge of whether it was good enough. Could be that I didn’t know the poem too well and just read it. I don’t know. I’ve been getting paranoid a lot lately (just because you know you’re paranoid…) so my perspective is skewed. Heck… I liked my poem when I wrote it.
The night was really good though. I’d say most of the acts were really good (not sure about read-out poems in fake accents that go on for fifteen minutes apiece, but hey) and I was thrilled to get jelly sweets and a lovely pair of witch’s yellow and black striped popsocks from the Arweners. Might wear them out one of the days.
On Thursday, I’m going to see Stewart Lee - again, as a punter - leaving our Rugby night to Neil. So, I need to find someone else to go with, besides my bro, as I have a spare ticket (we booked months and months ago). It’s on the same night as Purple Monkey, run by m’friends in Northampton’s Fishmarket, and they’ve got Ed Achsel, so I have a feeling the comedy connoisseurs would and should go there, really. What to do?
Oh, oh and oh! I’ve got a gig coming up on 12th in Brum. And I’m supporting Sarah Millican!!! That’s at the Victoria Inn.
Oh, oh, and oh, and again, oh! We’ve just put together an amazing night in beautiful Earls Barton for November 20th - and how excited am I - Paul Foot is headlining! Check out my website for details http://www.badgerandboodleentertainment.com I put links to my gigs there too.
I was knackered to begin with, due to a late night last night. I went to the Labour Club for Jake Moore’s Xylophone Club - I love going to see comedy, especially when someone else has had the stress of organising it. Headlining was Josie Long - who was brilliant as ever (and I realise I am slightly jealous as some of my company was commenting on how cute she is - plus her being a comedy genius, and all). Middle Act was Daniel Smith who I first gigged with in Oxford. He was good then and he’s better now. Opening act was David Trent who I had not seen before. I loved his twist on ‘spontaneous’ comedy and deft use of PowerPoint and video. What a fun night.
I was starving, so I bought some food there. Two meals for £2.50!!!! Thank you Gordon Brown, erm, for that.
Alan Moore was there too - but here is the sad news, for me at least. The edits for the first issue of Dodgem Logic have been done by someone else on this occasion. I’m a bit disappointed, but hey, the magazine is looking really cool and I am sure will run and run, so hopefully I’ll get on board another time. It has had input from Alex Musson, who runs the amazing Mustard magazine, Josie Long and will feature a CD of local music from the last 50 years, including m’friend Downtown Joe Brown (that’s the chap painting my portrait!). It’s launching November 26th here in Northampton, so you really need to visit us and get hold of your copy before anyone else so you can feel all exclusive and special. It will be available globally though, too, from December. One place you will be able to get it is Forbidden Planet - so check that out. It will be out every other month at £2.50 an issue.
In the meantime, I’m in a slam competition on Saturday. I submitted my 30-word intro for that today. I’m really looking forward to it, but I’m also incredibly nervous, particularly as I only have one piece (mostly) prepared so far. My aim is to act the hell out of it, and try to get through to round 2, but I’m up against some terribly good poets, so don’t hold out any hopes for further than that. Here’s a rival, Heather Wastie:
Click to viewI’ll put a video of mine up when I get round to it, I think.
Ah well, this is what the holiday is for - that and the editing work which is picking up pace again. £10 - Bilston Imperial Palace, 8pm - includes free curry!! Tickets available from: Big Deal Music, 128 Salop Street, Wolverhampton. Tel: 01902 423567 or you can reserve tickets by emailing Emma Purshouse: emmaasif@hotmail.com
I practised my one slam poem at the Raising of the Arwen event last week, and to be honest, I’m not sure if that was much of a gauge of whether it was good enough. Could be that I didn’t know the poem too well and just read it. I don’t know. I’ve been getting paranoid a lot lately (just because you know you’re paranoid…) so my perspective is skewed. Heck… I liked my poem when I wrote it.
The night was really good though. I’d say most of the acts were really good (not sure about read-out poems in fake accents that go on for fifteen minutes apiece, but hey) and I was thrilled to get jelly sweets and a lovely pair of witch’s yellow and black striped popsocks from the Arweners. Might wear them out one of the days.
On Thursday, I’m going to see Stewart Lee - again, as a punter - leaving our Rugby night to Neil. So, I need to find someone else to go with, besides my bro, as I have a spare ticket (we booked months and months ago). It’s on the same night as Purple Monkey, run by m’friends in Northampton’s Fishmarket, and they’ve got Ed Achsel, so I have a feeling the comedy connoisseurs would and should go there, really. What to do?
Oh, oh and oh! I’ve got a gig coming up on 12th in Brum. And I’m supporting Sarah Millican!!! That’s at the Victoria Inn.
Oh, oh, and oh, and again, oh! We’ve just put together an amazing night in beautiful Earls Barton for November 20th - and how excited am I - Paul Foot is headlining! Check out my website for details http://www.badgerandboodleentertainment.com I put links to my gigs there too.