tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post7503189445547898571..comments2024-03-09T10:14:07.193+00:00Comments on Dave Gorman: AFAQATTDave Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02260701102207639816noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-62121168783294500462017-11-14T13:40:23.066+00:002017-11-14T13:40:23.066+00:00Just seen you are doing a new tour which is excell...Just seen you are doing a new tour which is excellent, but I am in a bit of a dilemma. My daughter, who will be 14 when you tour, has found out about the tour and would love to see you live. I wanted to know if you think your live show will be appropriate for a 14 year old to see (mainly about the topics you will cover ... if you know what they will be yet), or will she have to wait for a few more years until you tour again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-54291178955983515772013-02-04T17:35:05.815+00:002013-02-04T17:35:05.815+00:00@AngryMcShouty: it's just not that simple. It ...@AngryMcShouty: it's just not that simple. It isn't a play. I don't have a script that I learn. Or a way of rehearsing it. If I tried to do the show tomorrow night it would be rusty. It wouldn't be good-enough. It wouldn't be the show you didn't see.<br /><br />A show gets good by doing it a lot. It's not just a matter of saying the right words - I don't know what any of the words to the show are - it's about feel and nuance and playing with an audience's expectations. Knowing when to surprise them. etc etc.<br /><br />If I was to try and restage it, I'd need to do four or five warm up shows in small venues. To do it once would take me a week or two of work to get it to a standard I'm proud of. To make two weeks of work worthwhile I'd have to really do the show a fair few times.<br /><br />To do the show a fair few times would<br />a) make people who saw me touring it a year ago think, <i>"crikey, I thought he'd have moved on by now"</i><br />b) make it look like it was fizzling out<br />and more importantly<br />c) be a month of me not being able to work on new things.<br /><br />Writing material isn't a day job. It's not something that happens because I put in a couple of hours on a weekday morning. It's something that happens when I let my head play. When thoughts wander. It doesn't happen when I'm worrying about whether I've got an old show right again!Dave Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260701102207639816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-69190043293656443432013-02-04T14:14:39.859+00:002013-02-04T14:14:39.859+00:00Dave,
I know that you have toured the Powerpoint ...Dave,<br /><br />I know that you have toured the Powerpoint presentation already, you sold out everywhere you went, it was received very well, etc etc etc and the last thing that you want to do is carry on doing it when there are other things that you could be filling your time with, for example: Eating steak with the wife, drinking a tasty rum and ginger beverage, playing darts etc.<br /><br />HOWEVER..... there are some people who really want to see this show and will NEVER get the chance (as this will not be made into a DVD) you may say that I have had ample chance to see the show with all the tour dates that have come and gone, unfortunately I was in Australia while you were in the UK, and in the UK when you were in Australia (we really should have consulted our diaries to avoid this, don’t you think?) <br /><br />I’m curious to know exactly what it would take for you to put on your performance flairs and hit the stage with your laptop once again? I am prepared to perform a personal man project as a form of payment to facilitate this!<br /><br />Yours Sincerely <br /><br />Stuart aka @angrymcshouty<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-49478482881186622042012-07-14T16:55:08.527+01:002012-07-14T16:55:08.527+01:00In fact, I had a T-Shirt once. It was old and love...In fact, I had a T-Shirt once. It was old and loved swearing.Gleddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204604166385944671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-11992380512057474072012-07-03T22:25:26.640+01:002012-07-03T22:25:26.640+01:00Seen your show twice (Hammersmith and South Bank) ...Seen your show twice (Hammersmith and South Bank) and have a very small favour to ask - if it's not too much trouble, could you please wear a tshirt that isn't blue next time? Not that I wish to cause offence you understand, in fact some of my best tshirts are blue, but I think the gravitas of the evening would be better served with a lovely salmon number.Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-61921161002875164922012-06-23T20:12:10.406+01:002012-06-23T20:12:10.406+01:00I love making power point presentations.I love making power point presentations.William Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094602426911887741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-81435610195156020522012-04-30T13:06:11.093+01:002012-04-30T13:06:11.093+01:00Just Bought my tickets to go see you in bristol. C...Just Bought my tickets to go see you in bristol. Can't wait.. huge fan of both yourself and powerpoint...but then again who isn't?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829055841752162804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-77355427197072048582012-04-04T00:39:26.298+01:002012-04-04T00:39:26.298+01:00My mom and dad will be there too, could you do the...My mom and dad will be there too, could you do the gig in the form of a silent movie and also wear a shower cap. They're both really keen on cleanliness and are both very old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-62516470737490380232011-11-26T12:31:11.578+00:002011-11-26T12:31:11.578+00:00Loved the show in Hammersmith thanks! My Mam and D...Loved the show in Hammersmith thanks! My Mam and Dad are going to see you at the Sands Centre Carlisle, tonight I think. Any chance of cutting down on the swearing? AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-31973246875729321322011-11-17T02:12:48.029+00:002011-11-17T02:12:48.029+00:00@Alan: it's complicated. But take the postcard...@Alan: it's complicated. But take the postcard story I related above... who would really enforce that law at a live gig? The problem is that filming things is expensive. And if someone decides to argue over the copyright once you've filmed it, you have to pulp all copies pending a decision. Even if you win the decision - and I'd probably have a good 'comment-and-review' defence - it would be too late. The costs would be prohibitive. So nobody will put the money up without knowing that the risk has been taken care of by getting permissions in advance... which, I suspect, would be impossible.Dave Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260701102207639816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-83706152936846251852011-11-16T16:28:10.173+00:002011-11-16T16:28:10.173+00:00Genuine question: if you'd need all that copyr...Genuine question: if you'd need all that copyright clearance for a DVD, why don't you need it for each live performance of the same show? I thought the same copyright laws generally covered both situations.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-60391846856652902042011-11-16T13:46:16.601+00:002011-11-16T13:46:16.601+00:00The answer to question 4 saddens me, and I fear le...The answer to question 4 saddens me, and I fear leaves me with no choice but to come and watch the show repeatedly until I have it memorised well enough that I can re-record it myself at home using doodles and a Dave Gorman mask.Cassinellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664090336230801602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-14552510405921339992011-11-16T13:04:19.620+00:002011-11-16T13:04:19.620+00:00Coming to see you in Leicester also my 35th birthd...Coming to see you in Leicester also my 35th birthday. One of the best birthday treats I've hadEmryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088880721549533287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-46105936810217619452011-10-28T20:02:57.836+01:002011-10-28T20:02:57.836+01:00Ah, Dave Grohl... well you can understand the conf...Ah, Dave Grohl... well you can understand the confusion... you do both look quite similar... almost a look-a-likePaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-7606759294589665192011-10-27T13:26:20.300+01:002011-10-27T13:26:20.300+01:00@Alex: Ha ha... I'll see you there. And I apol...@Alex: Ha ha... I'll see you there. And I apologise in advance for un-Grohlness.Dave Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260701102207639816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588205362847565197.post-82634748430538690212011-10-27T13:21:15.858+01:002011-10-27T13:21:15.858+01:00Bless my girlfriend, she bought me tickets a few w...Bless my girlfriend, she bought me tickets a few weeks back for your London show on November 24th... She knows I'm a big fan, but actually had you confused with Dave Grohl. I told her a PowerPoint presentation by him would be a lot different, and probably not anywhere near as funny. Look forward to seeing you next month (and enlightening her!).Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384513368492672664noreply@blogger.com