The Literary Stage. Rebellion 2014

This is the stage set up for my Q and A interview about the book at Rebellion Festival 2014 at the Winter Gardens Blackpool. The two Roly Birkin chairs were quite apt considering one of the bands in it is called CAIRO!! Richie was the interviewer and made me feel very calm, probably due to how nervous he was! He was great and he didn’t really have much to do because once I started talking I didn’t stop. People didn’t walk out and there was laughter in the right places. The thing that made it even better was spotting Jock and Carole in the audience, and I thank them for that. Jona Lewie was on after me and then I came back soon after to catch Jello Biafra and his take on Desert Island Discs. A very intelligent, intense guy with an encyclopaedic knowledge of all genres of music. I sat with him in the dressing room after his stint and was putting his vinyl back in their sleeves, obsessing over which plastic cover went with which record. He was treating them like the crown jewels and it was quite touching to see. I spoke to him on a couple of things and he was great, so I gave him a book which he flicked through and put into his bag of records. Thanks to Dom for looking after me and to Rat boy who was surprisingly organised despite being dressed in a Rat onesie! All in all a great day and Friday was going to be better.