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The Adelaide thang...
Posted Friday, July 04, 2008
The first night was last night and despite my sore throat, everything seemed to go well. There were a few references that went the way of all things (They didn't know what TISWAS was, but why should they? I'm talking about something that was very specific to the UK) so that's been sorted out - boom! Gone. Everyone was very up and we had the deepfried wonton balls (pity the poor wonton that had to lose them...) and lots of water and red wine... it was nice.
I felt pretty good on stage last night - quite a lot of people from the UK in the audience , the front row as Essex, Wolverhampton, Dorset, Odinga Beach just down the road, Glen Osmond just down the road, and Sheffield! They were a great audience, very raucous and up for it... which is what we be likin'.
Doing a lot of press, there's a weird thing going on here where you show up to do a print interview and they say 'Hey, you don't mind if we video this do you? It's for our web page' and they set up and video the interview... Now I guess in principle this might seem ok, but if you think about it - if someone's booked to do a print interview and they show up
dressed like Catweazle, unshaven, big ole shorts on, grumpy mood, hungover and stuff... and there's a video camera there - it changes things considerably. The subject of the interview might feel it was his responsibility to be perhaps dressed in something more akin to normal clothing, properly hydrated, shaved and resembling a member of the human race. Also, given the fact that cameras are present, he might have a little make up, maybe get his hair did, shoes shined, the whole magilla.
So - you print and radio guys, I know it's great that you've got a web page that can broadcast a video interview - but if you're gonna film someone - you need to give them notice (at least a couple of hours) that you're showing up rocking a Sony DV. Also give the subject a choice as to whether they want to be video'd or not, you know? Might be the polite thing to do - specially if they're poorly or something - or just a miserable twat... either way - it's polite to ask.
Anyhoo - better go.
I'm on voice rest and I've got to do the 'Walking round town trying not to buy stuff' thing.
speak soon
Len
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