Well, it's been about over a month since I had my first planning meeting with Jack to arrange my fundraising gig, and it's amazing how something that started off so slowly can come together so quickly (fingers crossed anyway!) I spent three weeks chasing bands and leads and pleading with everyone I knew to ask their friends, friends of friends and neighbour's ex girlfriend's brothers and so forth and got nowhere. A brief spark of 'oh my god, I am the female version of Simon Cowell' came when I thought I had bagged an act on the cusp of her fame, but alas, she just became that bit too famous for the likes of me! Although if I run into her after her set at Glastonbury I will be asking her again.
So after a lot of emails and a little bit of bribery on the part of my Big Sis, (thanks Kat!) who bartered a performance for a web address the artist was after, I pretty much got my line up together in a week. There's still one spot to fill but I can officially announce that the following will be playing at a venue (to be confirmed) for Macmillan:
Andrew Balkwill and band... think Ben Folds 5, with floppier hair
and the fabulous Super Tennis... a London indie trio already applauded by NME and Rocksound
There may well be a late addition to the line up, but I'll keep you posted on that one.
So this weekend it's all about finding the venue, and I'll be using that as a great excuse for a pub crawl in Camden this weekend.
Training update: an impromptu 100m relay and long jump participation at the Macmillan sports day on Wednesday has shown just how many muscles I don't use on a regular basis and has put me out of action for the last couple of days. However, as the 10k is only two weeks away, I'll be forcing myself to complete a 4.5 mile run on Sunday, hangover or no hangover. Bring it on!
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