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A DAY IN THE LIFE - the importance of marmalade and toast to the well oiled BiGiAM machine.
People ask what we do (if you find out, be sure to let us know) so we've started keeping a (near) daily blog of all things BiGiAM by way of diary. I expect this very article will be up there at some point, such are the ways of 'social networking', which spins me out a bit, but there we are. Speaking personally though, my own day goes like this.
I wake up when I wake up (I might just put the alarm on if I've had a particularly late night) and having read the overnight emails and checked facebook accounts in my dressing gown (you got facebook accounts in your dressing gown?) I go in search of breakfast which, depending upon initial diary commitments of the day will take place in one of three locations - the Cafe round the corner from the Shoreham office (best sofas), The greasy spoon at the Lagoon in West Hove (best doorstep bread) or Izzy's Cafe in St James Street (best 'home from home' from Brighton base which is Latest Musicbar). I order the same thing every day, irrespective of location, being Earl Grey tea (where available, otherwise 'builders') and toast and maralade. This is a ritual I cannot, and will not, miss. Most of my regular clients, friends and associates are brow beaten into joining me in these establishments should they have had the temerity to ask for a morning meeting. Some, normally female, contacts, whilst understanding that it is fruitless to try and deny my habit, do at least have the sense to pick their own meeting location, normally an upmarket independent coffee house (but having first checked said establishment does indeed include toast and marmalade on the menu!).
This way they avoid the tattooed builders and recovering users that normally comprise the mainstay clientelle of my regular haunts. Why am I telling you all this? Frankly I have no rational explanation except perhaps it's some deep seated inner need to confess my habit. Hello my name is Mark and I'm a tea and toast user. It could be worse but I do really think I have a problem here....Anyhow, where was I, oh yes...what happens for the rest of the day, post fix ? This and that...I guess.. the above mentioned blog might shed a little light, but, speaking personally, my thoughts are already returning to the orange coloured fruit just waiting to be spread on some gently burnt bread...
EVENTS AND SCHIZZ
OK...so what's happening?...well, if you're reading this at the very start of the month you should go down to the Ropetackle on Friday 2nd December to support a charity gig there for Martlets Hospice. Organised by South African born but locally based singer, Sam Horwill, the night will feature the rather wonderful harmony voices of 'House of Hats' (one of my favourite new bands) with special guest appearances promised from both Jo Harman and Autumn Red's Lloyd Williams.
Also, if this is still an early read. then don't forget the Radio Reverb 'Reverbathon' live all nighter on 3rd and 4th December, sounds like one long party y'all www.radioreverb.com
If you've missed all this stuff then what can I say, except that this is the season to be merry and jolly and this is the time for Xmas parties and drinking and feasting and this is the town to do it! There is no shortage of events on across the dozens, nay hundreds, of venues across our fair City, so go take your pick.
CALL ME AL
Local producer Al Scott is in the album charts having produced the much acclaimed 'Ragged Kingdom' album for June Tabor and the Oyster Band. Mojo folk album of the year, Roots magazine album of the year and 4 BBC folk awards to the good, Al also picked up his guitar and joined the artists on tour, playing 17 out of 18 sold out shows. Nice one Al and another gold star in the production CV which already includes a chart toping album by the Levellers amongst a host of gold records. Well done Al, on another remarkable success.
Also on the BiG i AM radar:-
- Raising Maisie. This teenage outfit write remarkably melodic and catchy tunes well beyond their tender years and are rightly attracting much watchful attention from people in the know. Their new video is a hoot too. Definitely ones to watch!
- The Brighton Eye. What's all that about then? The Brighton Wheel, in fact, to call it it's proper name. "Temporary planning permission till 2016'. So, here to stay for a bit then. All alright with that? We are? Ok, that's fine, then. Carry on!
- The Source, Brighton's leading music magazine (it says here) is thirteen! It's now officially a teenager. I sometimes find myself questioning the sometimes rather too knowing smugness of it's views and reviews. But this is a good thing, a magazine should occasionally push your buttons and, in any event, 90% of the time they get it spot on. What's more, one gets the sense they really care and believe about anything good in our City. Congratulations and more power to them say I as they enter their surly years!-
- The Cosmic Snowball at the Blind Tiger on 16th December. A party, raising money for charity that's all I know but could be a very good one, knowing some of the folk involved.
- Theatre Royal Brighton. A lovely Victorian theatre makes for a lovely night out with some lovely events, Spamalot and some interesting music events included early in the New Year.
Till next time dear chums.... You can follow/contact BiG i AM on twitter @BIGIAMBrighton and email comments on info@bigiam.co.uk
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