Thursday 10 February 2005

It's been commented on by some kind souls that I haven't updated my Blog for a while, it's nice that you're all reading!
As I said earlier it's been a strange couple of weeks, not all of it good. I've been on the road constantly and God! Have I seen some awful pub grub and even worse B&B's!
There have been notable moments more of those at a later date.
My youngest daughter M. Has had a new plaster cast fitted. It has been commented on (and not published, I'll gladly publish comments that have a real name attached!) that I don't see enough of my daughters to mention them in this blog. Bollocks, despite K and I having our differences (and they are mainly down to me!) that is our business. I've agreed not to mention those differences on here..Just leave us to it ey? I did what all Fathers should, and bought M her first bike last week. No-one told me that it came in a flat pack! In the words of the legendary Bobby Thompson "Why, I'm no engineer!" So I had an embarrassing 15 minutes while K. Put it together! M. Loved it and seemingly had her dinner and tea sitting on it!
A. Has been to another audition today. She seems really into this acting thing and while her Mum may think it's a phase, I actually think she's very committed to it. It's so refreshing to be with my teenage daughter whilst she discusses the relative merits of "Waiting for Godot"!
I watched my colleague JJS on "Wife Swap" I thought she came out of it remarkably well. I don't think she'll have appreciated being described as "someone who does a bit of stand up at her local comedy club" But I'm sure that and the follow up TV appearances will do her career no harm at all.
I've had some lovely gigs recently. Most notably in Coxhoe (my adopted SAFC supporters branch) it was their Chairman's 50th birthday. Despite him shiting himself due to the fact that I turned up at the ridiculously late hour of two minutes to eight! The venue was packed out and that's testament to his popularity. I only did a short set but it was received warmly, despite my misgivings about home town gigs. It was nice to catch up with friends and have a bit of craic.
I also did a lovely little comedy club in Stockton on Tees. www.funnymagnet.co.uk is run by a top geezer who has got a great room there, check it out if you're ever up north.
I'm sorry there's so little detail here.I've discovered if this is not done regularly then the small details tend to get lost in the midst of Vodka. For all the people who have been worrying, there is no need. I haven't been wasting my talent and cash, I haven't been in seedy hotels with hookers blowing coke up my arse. Things are better on the home front, I'm moving house soon to a different part of Lancashire and with a bit of luck things can be done with the minimum of fuss and then we can start maybe rebuilding.
I promise to keep my Blog up to date!
FTM!