Saturday 21st March 2009, 02:55
Lost in Asda car park
I guess this blog sometimes acts as a little insight into the life of a stand-up comedian on the road. Well try this snapshot for size: Me, in Asda car park in Hereford, on a Friday night, in the back seat of my car, watching an episode of Lost on my laptop.
I feel I should explain, but the explanataion is probably exactly what you expect it to be. I aimed to get to the gig early, so I could a bite to eat, but my chains of choice were notably absent (Beefeater, Harvester, Toby Carvery...), so it was all local, American Werewolf in London, stop playing chess there's an unfamiliar walked in, type of places. I normally don't mind that, but I had my laptop with me, and nothing stands out more on a Friday night in a local's pub than a stranger with a laptop. (Not of course true: a lot would stand out more. Insert your own flouncy description of a thing that would stand out more here.)
In fact even pubs doing food were decidedly thin on the ground. But 24hr Asda - it was there and near the gig, and I'm trying to be healthy, so I dove in, bought a pasta salad, and returned to my car. Still 45min before I'm due at the gig. Just enough time for that episode of Lost what I downloaded. Woo. But couldn't watch it in the front seat - Hereford's a long way from Guildford (even though in my head Hereford is near Worcester, which is near Gloucester, which is near Swindon, which means Hereford must be about an hour away), so after 4 hours driving I didn't want my rest stop to be sat in the driver's seat in the same position. Ergo me, stretched out on the back seat, laptop on, Lost agogo, pasta salad in hand. In Asda car park. All fine till a security bloke came along.
Bangs on rear right car window.
"What you doing?"
"I'm watching Lost."
"Oh."
Alright not my best story for a blog post, but I'm tired.
Oh, and in response to my current gag about picking 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' as a first dance at a wedding, a punter heckled tonight to say that they're getting hitched soon and have actually decided on 'Every Day I Love You Less & Less'. Nice.