Bunstan McFunkstan

I am getting more an more scared every gig.

Tommorrow night, I'm back on again, at the Stand, again, in Glasgow.

I decided to go with the same material as the other week, and really learn it, get it so tight that it's second nature.

Sounds boring doesn't it. But actually it means, you can really stare people in the eye, and freak them out all the more, cause you aren't scared you'll fluff your stuff.

It's also the only chance you have of settling into your own skin:
finding your voice, your own style, "the Art of fighting without fighting".

Something different is going to happen anyway, in spite of you, besides, I've always done it the other way, where you only partially learn it, keep it partly fresh/partly safe, I think if you're going to be a true master - see it from all sides.

I go now, to my endeavours, for I am a vibrant and beautiful young thing, rather like a tree frog, yes, a tree frog. But when I am all grown up I want to be a Hollywood bad guy.

Kevin Sweeney and possibly Grant and I are going to try and put on a fortnightly event at the universal, behind Watt Brothers in Sauchiehall St, to get some money in and get ourselves a gig without the clubs being fully booked. I still gotta get showreel to jongleurs, so...

Anyway, have a couple of loose ideas for a concept for the night, and how the flyers might look, but nothing unifying, so the jury is still out, it's floating around networking in my subconscious. I also thought we should advertise the night by running in speedo throughout the high streets of Glasgow with a big hi-fi and handing out flyers. Maybe we should wear shades too.

Comedy and Music

Obviously big ballsy music, but I dont want that whole, we're hear for the band vibe, I want to set the right context for people to enjoy both, so need to set the right kind of tone wiht the music, quirky could be doable, but not suicidal or folkey or pure rock, but something with an edge a quirky edge. The down and outs would be good, something like that.

I should come up with a name for the speedo guy.

It costs £50 to rent the club and takings are ours, so we do need someone on the door.

I got dates

3 of 'em

1st May in the Stand, Glasgow
14th May in the Stand, Edinburgh
29th May in the Stand, Glasgow

Currently keeping my fingers crossed for Gags To Go entry to win, got an audition tape to make for CHris, and will be re-making mabagachips with jam jar jimmy on myspace, which yous haven't heard yet...

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