Monthly Archives: July 2004

Gordon’s Alive I spent much of last year learning to do a Brian Blessed impersonation. His trademark exclamation of “Gordon’s Alive” is quite a good phrase to use about me at this moment in time. I’m very much alive… despite … Continue reading →

There simply aren’t enough hours in the day Edinburgh rapidly approaches and the list of things to do gets ever longer. Still, I’m feeling really up beat about the trials to come. I am going to have to look after … Continue reading →

It’s not tonsilities – just a little soreness at the back of my throat, a little redness… nothing to worry about. It’s not like I’m about to embark on a month full of talking and singing. Ha! Work on the … Continue reading →

A curious day, really. Lots of money flying back and forth and the opportunity for my car to cost me and it’s decided it wants to be broken to the tune of less than £20’s worth of repairs. Fair enough… … Continue reading →

Have I been having a confidence crisis? It certainly looks like I might have been. At least, from the outside it could look that way. After all, I’m the guy who drove back from a successful pair of London shows … Continue reading →

Any idiot can put on a show and get people to come along. It doesn’t mean it’s any good. All you need to do is: Hire a small theatre/arts centre Write and rehearse a show Tell everyone you know to … Continue reading →

Darling, you did it again!   We did London this weekend. I’ve had virtually no sleep and I think most of the liquid and salts within my body have passed through and into the myriad shirts I wore over the … Continue reading →

We’re now featured on the BBC… well, The Musical! is. See here.

Spent tonight finishing off the jingle for our show… it’s sounding nice. That strange sounding rhythm instrument, it’s a wobble board.

The calm before the storm. Tuesday Up at the most crazy hour of 4.30am. The previous evening had seen one of those rehearsals – we’ve over-rehearsed and over-directed some bits. We’ve gone from slick to stiff. After a good chat … Continue reading →