A quick fitness update to start this week – it’s been a while since I’ve written about it. I’m in the middle of sorting out an alternative to running as my staple workout because my hips have started to give me a bit of grief if I overdo it! It kind of makes me laugh, having bad hips at the ripe old age of 28. However, I have to work with what I’m given, so all I can do is get as fit as I can some other way, and make sure not to have injuries by the time I leave for Kili.
In other news my first fundraising gig is this Friday in the Sugar Club on Leeson Street in Dublin and I’m nervous nervous nervous! I’m petrified nobody will come and the gig will end up costing me rather than bringing in money for my charities. I have a horrible little nightmare vision of me dancing all by myself to cheesy 90’s dance tunes. Argh! It mightn’t be the best marketing plan ever, but my plan this week is to spam everyone I know with emails and texts begging them to come along! If you’re in the Dublin area or fancy a trip to it this weekend (Friday, June 11) the details are this: 90’s cover band “Pump Up The Jam” play all your 90s favourites from 9pm in the Sugar Club. The cover charge of €10 goes to my charities once you get there before 11pm, so, em, please come along!
I’ve also just made preliminary arrangements for a fundraising gig in Shebeen Chic on Dublin’s Georges Street in July. It has the cutest gig space in the basement, and management seem really cool. I had a quick meeting with a fantastic drummer friend of mine called Seb from Argentina yesterday, and he’s off persuading two bands he’s in (one rockabilly, one rock) to do the gig for a couple of pints from me as I write.
The main thing I want to do this week though is ask for a big favour. I’ve been offered a great venue in Tullamore on short notice – June 25. I’ve been scouting around trying to put together a cool line up, and already I have two great acts. I need a headline though. Ideally I’d like The Dirty Blagards to headline, but Steve Mooney packing off to Lanzarote at the start of this year kind of scuppered that one before it even became an idea! Almost as ideally I’d like The Whisht to play, but while they’re willing they’re not able – they have another gig scheduled for that night.
So the favour I have to ask is this: do you know any musician or band that I could ask to headline? Or are you a musician or part of a band who could help me out? If so I’d love to put together a great line-up over the next couple of weeks and give Tullamore a cracking night out and a chance to support my fundraising efforts.
If you are my headline act or know of an act that could be, please email me on lauraryder@gmail.com – I’ll love you forever!
Sensei Michael says: “Your attitude always determines your altitude”
He’s getting good at this, hey?!
Until next week,
Lollipop
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