Comments on: Hackney Empire’s New Act of the Year – Audition #2 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/11/hackney-empires-new-act-of-the-year-audition-2/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Uncle Party http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/11/hackney-empires-new-act-of-the-year-audition-2/#comment-661028 Uncle Party Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:11 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16077#comment-661028 Richard Herring?! Isn't that a type of fish!!!! Thank goodness this reviewer went instead of us - the whole thing sounds TERRIBLE! Are you the one on the right or left in the picture? (Actually don't answer that - I don't know my right or left. (You may use East and West)). My favourite act of the night* was probably (definately!!!!) one of the final 7 acts. Though I love that song you took the time to write out too - what were 'The Bangles' doing at a new act night? They've been around for at least 4-38 years now? (I'm not a music genius!) Kettle's boiled! Uncle Party. p.s. EVERYONE is invited to my party this tuesday at my house - it's a big one, even by my standards (standards??). BYO straws. * = did not attend Richard Herring?! Isn’t that a type of fish!!!!

Thank goodness this reviewer went instead of us – the whole thing sounds TERRIBLE! Are you the one on the right or left in the picture? (Actually don’t answer that – I don’t know my right or left. (You may use East and West)).

My favourite act of the night* was probably (definately!!!!) one of the final 7 acts. Though I love that song you took the time to write out too – what were ‘The Bangles’ doing at a new act night? They’ve been around for at least 4-38 years now? (I’m not a music genius!)

Kettle’s boiled!

Uncle Party.

p.s. EVERYONE is invited to my party this tuesday at my house – it’s a big one, even by my standards (standards??). BYO straws.

* = did not attend

]]> By: Andrew F http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/11/hackney-empires-new-act-of-the-year-audition-2/#comment-659534 Andrew F Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:36 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16077#comment-659534 He seemed to me to be very much 'Richard Herring for people who miss the sort of stuff that Richard Herring doesn't do any more', which I appreciate means nearly zero to you. But the other entry in my notes was that he appeared to be beating 'beating a joke to death' to death. [Edit: not in this, in the near 20-minute set I saw him do in Edinburgh] He seemed to me to be very much ‘Richard Herring for people who miss the sort of stuff that Richard Herring doesn’t do any more’, which I appreciate means nearly zero to you. But the other entry in my notes was that he appeared to be beating ‘beating a joke to death’ to death.

[Edit: not in this, in the near 20-minute set I saw him do in Edinburgh]

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