Crusty right knuckle

The title of my post is reference to the inflammation i seem to have developed on my right hand.  I choose to ignore it.

I suppose the best way to start this post is to direct you to my youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/phatbassist

Here you can view the documentary I made at university 3 years ago about a stand up comedian.  I made it to try and find out the reasons why people go into stand up comedy.  I am very pleased with it and  it concluded in myself being intrigued into trying to convey what I thought was funny into a stage performance.  So, a year after its creation I tried stand up for myself. Its called 'Gravesends son'.

Also on my channel is my performance at Decembers Comedy store gong show.  The gong show audience are not there for comedy, they are there to heckle.  I tried to see what I could do to play on this.  I knew I had to play the line between weird and interesting very carefully.  Unfortunately, the rowdy atmosphere shook me too much, and I couldnt keep my usual dead pan and calm stage persona, and I  just looked nervous and desperate. 

I have created a character called Ungus Peartree and have uploaded a couple of videos.  Ungus is a fishmonger (like me!).  Ungus hopes to give audiences better knowledge of fish and his love of fish will hopefully charm some people and sway some people into trying out more fish in their diet.

On wednesday I went to 'My first gig', a gig where the comedians talk about their first gig with the headliner being a genuine first timer.  The line up was very good with toby williams aka George Ryegold, Pippa Evans, Peter Buckley Hill, Robin Ince with James Acaster and Nick Helm as joint compare.  It was proof that jokes are not needed for a enjoyable comedy night, but the enjoyment of someone telling a story in a good way can be more engaging. 

On the train journey home I can to the opinion that the right to have a view or opinion should be taken away from all girls aged 14-17.  A group of girls were on the table diagonally opposite myself, they had just come from being in the audience for Britains got talent.  As a teenager, I would have  been coming home from a music concert, but I think this is dying out.  Anyway, the obligatory homeless man on the train begging for money came along which prompted the conversation to go onto giving aid to Africa. One of the girls said we shouldnt give aid to Africa, because it just gets them into more debt, and then said that practically no money from Live aid went to Africa.  I dont mind her having this opinion, but what frustrated me, was that when her friends viewed their opinions, she tried to backtrack and ended up totally contradicting what she initially said.  Ive seen this so many  times before (mostly on loose women), where a group opinion can easily sway a young women's view.  At least when a young man has a moronic opinion and his mates disagree with it, he tends to blindly defend himself.

I cant find my ipod, have you seen it?