28/08/07
Mon 20th Aug -
Categories: I only dragged myself out of bed until the very last minute today. God I’m fucking knackered. Really tired. I want to go home. I’ve had enough. I was like this last year. I’m starting to get irritated with everybody and everything. I had a shower and made my way to the Underbelly and the audience was great. A little quiet in places but up for it. Decided to do more of my club stuff and had a bit of a ball doing material I haven’t done in weeks.
Pippa Evans saw me on the Royal Mile and said that my hair was “interesting”. I had a look in a window and indeed it looked greasy and lank. I want to go home.
I bumped into the bundle of joy that was my audience member from hell and by member I do mean cock from last night. I asked her out of interest in she was offering me a free ticket to her show and she said that she had no control over the free tickets, but might be able to get me in half price. She then explained her behaviour last night as it was like being in the bar. I told her there was a bar downstairs for that kind of behaviour. I think she’s starting to understand through my gritted politeness that I’m slightly miffed with her pig ignorant behaviour.
The gig was shit to be honest. At least the great people sat in the front two rows. All I could gather from the rest of them was they were in a show, ran out of money and got a shit review. So like a gang of Dementors they sucked the life and hope out of the room. To show how much they hated the show I got £2.50 in my collection. This was from 17 people. I actually wished the audience member from hell was back. At least she laughed and had life and a smile about her manner. Cute too.
On the bright side I got a gig from Mirth Control and someone from the Leicester Mercury interviewed me over the phone, so it was nice to have something positive happening during the day.
Got to Lindsays and my laptop was freezing up and I couldn’t get onto the Internet, then the power supply stopped working. At least it isn’t raining.
Everyone was telling stories of big shows they’d seen with miserable audiences, shows cancelled, low numbers all across the board. At least I know the bastards aren’t out to get me.
I thought we were going to have to cancel the show upstairs, but we got a crowd in. I decided to treat the gig a lot more gentle and called it laid back Monday. It worked. Barbara Nice was in and really enjoyed the show and the style on compering. I think this is what all audiences needed. My hat goes off to James Christopher who opened wonderfully, Stuart Black who closed the first section perfectly. Nats Luurtsema, a fantastic new act that is going to be big, she did great opening the second section, Rob Debb was fantastic closing the second section and got the biggest laugh all night with his closing comment.
I ended the evening having a lovely long chat with Rob Debb and Mark Logan from Men With Bananas. Yes it’s the geek posse together. Got a cab back and the flat was empty. At 3.30am. Manera arrived and we sat up drinking wine and chatting till 5am.
Jesus I have the Underbelly to do at 1.40pm. God help me.
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