Today, Glyn and I
visited the venue in St Albans where we’ll be taking Mostly Comedy in the
Spring.
I’m excited about
the prospect of trying it there, as I feel confident that it’s a town and a
space that should suit the club well. It helps that the people in charge of the
venue are keen and on a very similar wavelength to us as regards what makes a
successful event while allowing time for it to grow. The
venue’s also a stone’s throw from the station and the time it takes to get to St
Albans from London by train is basically the same as the time it takes to
get to Hitchin.
Our meeting (and
tour of the venue) was very productive, and no sooner had we got back to
Hitchin than I was already attempting to book some big names for it; I’m always
of the ethos that it’s best to do it straight away so there’s less work to do
nearer the time; I would thought we should be able to finalise the line-ups
quickly, which would be equally good.
The other
exciting mini-event of the day was the arrival of my first newsletter from the
Tony Hancock Appreciation Society I joined a few weeks ago. I haven’t received
anything of the sort since I was a member of the Paul McCartney Fun Club in the
mid-Nineties, and it’s very exciting; I could have opted out of the paper copy
of the magazine, but at the same time I know I’d enjoy it through the
tangibility of having the articles in front of me instead of just on a screen;
I’m a funny old fart like that.
I’ve already been
pleasantly surprised about the amount of memorabilia I receive; there’s plenty
to keep me busy for the rest of the week. It’s nice to bw a part about
something I care aboutl; I should have joined sooner, damn it!