Hi, folks,

I've a new digital camera that I bought with the ill gotten gains of my endowment policy. I'm trying to take an interesting photo every day. Barring that, just a photo. And I'll write about it.

Today's photo is this:

It's the board outside of the Jekyll and Hyde Pub in Hanover Street where Rick and I run Heresy every Thursday. This week, Rick is off down in Liverpool so I'm doing what's being called "compairing" apparently. I'm looking forward to seeing Greame Alexander.

Sadly, the gig was pulled so these two great performances were missed by the public. The bar was pretty quiet by the time I got there to set things up. It's a combination of some big football game or other and Fresher's Week at the Uni. I'm guessing that all the cool students are getting blootered on 50p vodka and heroin. Very few of them are going to drop by Heresy. Even fewer of the young girls will be enticed by my offer to take them down the basement for a good time. For which they'll pay £3.

Even if that's very good value for money.

Instead I shot the breeze with the other acts. Some who had travelled over twenty minutes to be here. Our marketing for the gig really needs a kick up the pants over the next few weeks. We've got a board inside the venue now! Yes, it is impressive.

And it's nice to see your name on a board. Even if you're only compairing.