Large number of responses to last night’s questions. A Watsonian consensus is hard to establish, but it would be something like this:
It’s probably best to wave/nod in gratitude when crossing the road, even if it IS true that they have to stop for you – it shows general goodwill and may secure you some karma. In theory it’s best if you do confront miscreants on public transport etc, but in the interests of self-preservation, you probably shouldn’t a lot of the time. Lady Gaga is a strange old fish but interesting and possibly pretty good, whether or not she’s ‘cool’. Zoos can be cruel if they’re not done right. Open relationships are an intriguing idea, but pretty hard to execute without resentment – but if people can do it, good luck to them. And an open relationship is not the same as a ‘fuck buddies’ arrangement.
If your opinions exactly chime with the above, you are the average reader. However, plenty of people feel for example that Lady Gaga is horrid or don’t know who she is, or actually don’t mind zoos, or are having sex with three people as we speak.
Thanks for helping with those.
Admin update: I have collated enough interested people that I think Project Preston (see last week’s blogs) will be happening. I shall soon appoint someone to run it, as there were some volunteers. We are finalising both DVD recording arrangements, and ‘request’ venues for the next tour. I still have not ‘fixed it’ for someone to go on a narrowboat.
I am very high up in a London hotel, looking out over Hyde Park. I have been given one of the fanciest suites in the establishment, but I’m not even staying here, somewhat ironically; just using it as a base while I present the Data Strategy Awards 2010. What is data strategy? Well, you know. Being… strategic about… information and so forth. Anyway, there are 22 awards for it, so it must be quite important. I’m now going to try and do all the cool things you can do in a luxury hotel room, but in the space of ten minutes. Wish me luck.
Oh yes, the sports show is on ITV4 at 10.35. I’ve seen the edit now and I think it’s quite fun. As you will have seen, I erred on the side of tweeting about it. What’s the worst that can happen? OPTIMISM!
Looking forward to you talking on TV tonight, despite being a non sports fan. And very glad to hear Project Preston’s go – anything that aims to cheer up Preston can only be an improvement.
Hopefully my appreciation of last night’s show was fairly clear, but (on a much more minor note) I also really liked your playlist. Assuming it is yours. Hounds of Love put a particular smile on my face; an under-played track, I feel. And on the theme of optimism, I felt it’s already become a massively more optimistic hour in the last year. So think what nine more years can achieve.
Enjoy your ten minutes of massive bed, mini bar, flatscreen etc (I imagine)!
A pleasant change to be an average amongst something/one.
In other news i’ve just seen your midriff on WNA.
Just to keep you in the loop, you’re my Grandfather.
It seems to be going well to me, although for some reason I was quite surprised when Iwan beat you.
I liked this. More of this please.
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Oh, I am so close to being the average reader, other than being ever so slightly less favourable towards Ms. Gaga.
And I love the idea of Project Preston, even though I have no way of participating; it just sounds like a good idea and a very fun thing to do!
I am distinctly average in my opinions, except for the Gaga one. Love her (although your description of her being ‘a strange old fish’ made me laugh a bit too much).
And YAY to OPTIMISM. The Half Full Glass is taking credit for this, I think.
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Kicks Off was absolutely ace, great work!
Kicks Off was good fun to watch. Taylor was great too!!. Way better than A League Of Their Own. My comments these days will be short and to the point.
Hi Mark. I wish I was in a top London hotel looking out over Hyde Park or even back in Woking occasionally. That said, I’m quite happy here just outside Glasgow although my Scottish husband wouldn’t have minded settling in England. Anyway, Project Preston sounds great, I’m just sorry I won’t be able to participate.Hope you enjoy the “fancy suite.” Take Care, Tracey x
Bums! Just realised I can’t get ITV4 here (some Freeview blip) so I’ll have to rely on other’s reports on the show.
I’m sure it will be well received though.
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I’m not into sport and I must confess to not having watched your new show. I feel a bit guilty about that, but looks like plenty of people are enjoying it, so that’s good. Really I just wanted to comment to say I think you’re fab – great standup, great books (which are perfect for making flu bearable, in my experience), great blog, and just generally lovely. Looking forward to hopefully getting an autograph on my copy of Eleven next week in Aberystwyth … I shall bring a pen specially! I need a laugh right now, so I can’t wait for your show
I missed your show because I fell asleep, sorry. I’m glad it went well though. Seems like the whole optimism thing is working out pretty well. x
I enjoyed your show last night. Im not a massive sports fan, but it was funny anyway and i was pleased to see the mention of the tour de France, one of the only sports i really get into. Im off now to go and read the last 50 pages or so of eleven… hope you managed to get your fair share of shampoo, instant coffee, biscuits and so on from your hotel. x
EXCELLENT!
I’m looking forward to Project Preston, keep us up to date with it.
Really enjoyed Kicks Off (and so did my 15 year old son). The best of it, for both of us, were your slightly surreal We Need Answers-ish interjections, and it will be interesting to see how those go down with an ITV4 audience. Obviously you’ll also be at the mercy of the calibre of your guests – Graham Taylor is ideal in that he is mildly amusing and doesn’t mind being made to look a fool, but lots of pundits of his type think they are funnier than they are (like politicians on HIGNFY) and can get in the way of the genuinely funny people. Anyway, great start.