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Thursday, 28 March 2013

When I downloaded my Twitter history (old account), I only scanned through it as it is hardly a beginning to end read. Every now and again when I am bored, I have another look. I am reminded that I was far more prolific with the joke writing than I am now, and as for lists...

It's A Song And A Film

  • Goldeneye Of The Tiger
  • Jurassic Parklife
  • Wombling Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
  • Strictly Ballroom Blitz
  • Smoke On The Watership Down
  • Subterranean Homesick Blues Brothers
  • The Breakfast Club Tropicana
  • Withnail And I Walk The Line
  • The King And I Will Survive
  • Beverly Hills Cop Killer
  • All You Need Is Love Actually
  • The 51st State Of Shock
  • Cor Baby That's Really Free Willy
  • Another Brick In The Wall Street
  • When A Child Is Born Free
  • We Close Our Eyes Wide Shut
  • Meat Is Murder On The Orient Express
  • This Charming Man From Atlantis
  • Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back In Black
  • The Shawshank Redemption Song
  • Some Like It Hot In The City
  • Pressure Drop Dead Fred

I've spent most of today sorting out the press release and publicity for the return of The Sunday Alternative. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a car to hire that has a tannoy system, as I wanted to spend Saturday and some of Sunday promoting the show in that way, like in The Blues Brothers when they're trying to advertise the gig at The Palace Ballroom. There's the option of putting posters up in the designated fly-posting sites, and dropping fliers around town, but the problem is that the show isn't specifically Nottingham-centric in the same way as my other two shows are. In fact, The Sunday Alternative is billed as an international show and should be advertised as such. Sadly, such things cost a shit load of money.

There are ways that I could get the public to help, not with donating money, but by doing silly little advertising tricks. Another problem is that I don't have a lot of time until the show starts, which means I might have to find time to do some work over the four day weekend we are about to find ourselves in. There's also the issue of guests; I'd like to have two live bands in per show, one an hour, with additional walk in guests to create an atmosphere of an open mic night.

Moonage Daydream still needs recording, mainly so I can say that I had fulfilled my original aim to deliver two a month, and it will be Good Friday when I record The Sound Of Nottingham. I can't remember the pay system for Easter, seeing as there's three bank holidays and a Saturday in between; I assume Good Friday is double, Saturday is time and a half anyway, Easter Sunday nobody works, and Easter Monday is presumably double, but it might be treble. None of that applies to me, so it might be worth considering the blog on the Kindle? Or having a look at my side links on the blog to visit my Amazon page? Or the above PayPal button. Not that I care about the money, entertaining the listeners is more important. Also, the money is important.

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