Week Commencing 23th May 2011

Phew! Last week was quite a week, all in all

And I am still recovering from it now truth be told.

Monday, first of all – I popped over to see my friend,

Rick for a quick beer for his birthday and even had

Time to pop in to see another friend on the way home

Literally who had some thoughts for a rewrite on a

Old poem of mine (which I need to sit down and have

A look at).

Tuesday – It was A Means to an End rehearsals

And we did another trial run at Chorlton’s brilliant

Iguana Bar and had a great time there – got my

Band another gig in June or July when our schedule

Lightens up at Asoustic Wednesdays in Manchester, but

More details on that to follow. Also took some pictures

On the night and perhaps got a few people to come

Along and watch us on Monday 23^rd May 2011 (tonight)

Play Chorlton Arts Festival in a full length set.

Wednesdays – Was out Hospital visiting for a sick friend,

But when I got back to Cathy’s sat down and started scribbling

On a new poem which needs a lot more work about football

Hooligsm.

Thursday – Ended up going over to Freed Up Poets @ The Green Room

In Manchester for it’s last poetry open mike there. Co-hosted again

By original co-announcer Steve O’Connor, the night was a lot better

Than it has been in recent months if I am honest as a lot of people came

Back who started going a while back and it was nice to see some of

These faces again. I, myself was placed on second which was a bit

Earlier than I would have prepared if I was honest and there was

No warning of a running order (unlike previous months) which

Made it harder, but I delivered my newest poem ‘Ghosts of Manchester

Victoria’ and a older poem ‘First Holiday in Ireland’ and was happy

With what I wrote..

Friday was a total break after that, and on Saturday me and Cathy

Went to see Hanna, a new film at the cinema which was really good

With a pounding soundtrack by the Chemical Brothers which I need

To check is commercially available (I hope so). Sunday, I left early and

Went to Chorlton to perform a short set at Chorlton FM which is linked

To Chorlton Arts Festival which was great fun before then heading over

To watch Jude Cowan, a friend from London do the Manchester launch

Of her debut poetry book which was interesting (More on that later when

I review the book).

But tonight, it’s Chorlton Arts Festival.