Well, after Fridays' show things could only get better and they did in a strange sort of way!
Booked through an agent for a football club night just outside Edinburgh, Gets there and it is a sell out crowd!
The organiser is so pleased to see me "AGAIN" tells me I have worked for him twice before and what great nights they have been! and how he is looking forward to this one!
I check with him and try to correct him as I am fairly sure that I have not worked for him before, but he is adamant.
Anyway, do the show and absolutely rock! Afterwards the organiser is telling me what "ANOTHER" great night he has had and he will be booking me again soon!
Then he tries to jog my memory and tell me about the last show I did for him and when I told his brother in law he was Skippy the gay kangaroo and I told him that his b**ls were on fire! He was still adamant it was me, so I thanked him said I looked forward to working for him again soon and left.
I assure anyone reading this that I have NEVER performed either of those two sketches in my life!
Just goes to show that people remember what we do more than who we are.
So forget the rest and book me instead, no one will be able to tell the difference!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Correction to last posting!
Hi
Since my last posting "The one and only* Chris James" has pointed out that although I mentioned him by name I did not give a link to his website.
I would now like to make amends, please find Chris James at www.chrisjames.info
* by the way "the one and only" does not apply to Chris James (of which there are several), it applies to the number of hypnotised subjects he favours to use!
Since my last posting "The one and only* Chris James" has pointed out that although I mentioned him by name I did not give a link to his website.
I would now like to make amends, please find Chris James at www.chrisjames.info
* by the way "the one and only" does not apply to Chris James (of which there are several), it applies to the number of hypnotised subjects he favours to use!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Too hot to handle, hypnotist!
Well, one of those nights we all dread - arrive at the venue and get that sinking feeling, everything looks wrong!
Not very busy and the people that are there look all wrong for this type of show (about 20 or so middle aged, middle classed people who looked like they would have been there even if there was no entertainment on!).
Set up, doing my sound check and one particular group being very noisy and full of themselves and their 'perceived' own importance.
Also whilst setting up the manageress tells me they are having problems with the electrics and the lights and power in the building is going up and down at will.
Due to start at 8.30, manageress asks to hold till 8.45 in the hope more people will arrive then gets put back to 9.00 then 9.30.
Finally get to start the show and start getting mild heckling and attempted one-upmanship from the ringleader of the earlier boisterous group, but nothing that a couple of put-downs on mic did not stop quickly!
ask for volunteers and really struggle, eventually get a few, but included is the local village idiot who is so drunk that standing is as challenging as any sort of susceptibility test. I manage to get one lady into a very mild trance, but nothing you would want to attempt a show with!
Ask for a second set of volunteers, get three more, but before I can even start one runs off scared! leaving two!
Things finally start to improve, I get one under!!!
Although I hate doing a show with one person (unlike Chris James, It does not bother him at all!) I am now determined that I am going to make this work!
Everything is going fine, she is working really well, the audience is loving it then low and behold head prat from earlier turns up at the side of the stage and tells me that is his daughter and he wants the show stopped NOW!
Well, to take a positive out of it, I wasn't enjoying it much anyway and it got me an early night!
Now you would probably think that was the end of the tale, but oh no! there is still one final twist. I am getting changed and about to pack the gear away when they tell me there is a burning smell and the fire brigade have been called - I pack in a hurry!
I am just getting the gear loaded as 2 fire crews arrive with full lights, sirens and breathing apparatus, I depart and leave them all to it wondering if the venue is going to go up in flames and if anyone will really miss it if it does?
Not very busy and the people that are there look all wrong for this type of show (about 20 or so middle aged, middle classed people who looked like they would have been there even if there was no entertainment on!).
Set up, doing my sound check and one particular group being very noisy and full of themselves and their 'perceived' own importance.
Also whilst setting up the manageress tells me they are having problems with the electrics and the lights and power in the building is going up and down at will.
Due to start at 8.30, manageress asks to hold till 8.45 in the hope more people will arrive then gets put back to 9.00 then 9.30.
Finally get to start the show and start getting mild heckling and attempted one-upmanship from the ringleader of the earlier boisterous group, but nothing that a couple of put-downs on mic did not stop quickly!
ask for volunteers and really struggle, eventually get a few, but included is the local village idiot who is so drunk that standing is as challenging as any sort of susceptibility test. I manage to get one lady into a very mild trance, but nothing you would want to attempt a show with!
Ask for a second set of volunteers, get three more, but before I can even start one runs off scared! leaving two!
Things finally start to improve, I get one under!!!
Although I hate doing a show with one person (unlike Chris James, It does not bother him at all!) I am now determined that I am going to make this work!
Everything is going fine, she is working really well, the audience is loving it then low and behold head prat from earlier turns up at the side of the stage and tells me that is his daughter and he wants the show stopped NOW!
Well, to take a positive out of it, I wasn't enjoying it much anyway and it got me an early night!
Now you would probably think that was the end of the tale, but oh no! there is still one final twist. I am getting changed and about to pack the gear away when they tell me there is a burning smell and the fire brigade have been called - I pack in a hurry!
I am just getting the gear loaded as 2 fire crews arrive with full lights, sirens and breathing apparatus, I depart and leave them all to it wondering if the venue is going to go up in flames and if anyone will really miss it if it does?
I'm Back!!!
Sorry, so easy to get out of the habit of blogging when you are busy! (Yes, poor excuse, I know!).
There has been quite a few memorable and interesting shows, since I last wrote and I will try and bring you all up to date over the next week or so.
But, Must start with tonights' show, read next blog.
There has been quite a few memorable and interesting shows, since I last wrote and I will try and bring you all up to date over the next week or so.
But, Must start with tonights' show, read next blog.
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