RichardHerring.com - Warming Up

Wednesday 10th March 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

An exciting development for people who spend 30 or so minutes a night counting up coins and putting them in bags to pay in to banks. Some NatWest branches now have special pay in machines which will sort and count your cash for you. The slight drawback for the traveling coin-counting person is that there seems to be no way of knowing in advance which branches will have this magic machine, so you will still end up putting your coins in bags and then only when you get to the branch realise you can empty them out and all your work was for nothing.

Tuesday 9th March 2010

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Made it to Cheltenham in one piece and returned to the aptly named Pillar Room at the Town Hall, where a few unfortunates end up positioned behind the massive stone pillars unable to see very much of what is going on. I tried to keep moving around to give everyone a glimpse of my handsome though increasingly podgy form. Even my additional girth provided by the comfort eating of Easter eggs and Nando's did not make me visible to everyone.

Monday 8th March 2010

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

My hotel room tonight had a four poster-bed. Surely they shouldn't put lone travelers in here. It's rubbing their loneliness in their face. Still, I thought to myself, after the gig I could be having the most romantic wank of my life.
But what kind of a man could keep himself aroused in such circumstances? Surrounded by frills and chintz? Only one who dreamed of being a princess.
In the end I opted for the wardrobe as usual.
I did some spectacularly bad driving today, but luckily came out unscathed.

Sunday 7th March 2010

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The award was designed by Debbie Wythe and presented to me by her and her husband Rob and it was made by her friend Roy Deluce (in return for Debbie making his wife a comparethemeerkat.com meerkat cuddly toy). Thanks again to all concerned.
And just before I switch back into hating anyone who likes me mode, can I just direct your attention to a worthy cause. I am sure that many of you will remember Tina Wiseman, a Collings and Herrin superfan who died unexpectedly in her sleep last July at the age of 37.

Saturday 6th March 2010

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Another fun Saturday morning with Andrew Collings' hilarious comedy character Andrew Collins. My proudest moments was coming up with the idea of following Lady Gaga to the toilets to see which one she went in and wondering if she might go to both and do a bit in each.
It's not difficult for me to feel proud.
And then down to Andover where I had a fun time and managed to incorporate an Andover Fist gag which again made me proud.

Friday 5th March 2010

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In Hitler Moustache I discuss the fact that I came up with an evil joke about Madeleine McCann on the day I first had the moustache and wonder whether the moustache was responsible for my evil. I say I don't want to tell the joke as it is "too offensive for public consumption" and then when someone inevitably protests, having made it clear what the subject is, I ask the audience to decide democratically if they want to hear the joke. The overwhelming majority always do.

Thursday 4th March 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It's been a relaxing couple of days being based in one place and staying in a hotel frequented by the stars - tonight I sat in the bar next to a familiar looking young man who I thought must be from a band or some youth TV show. It was only as he was getting up to leave that I realised it was Matt Smith, the new Doctor (not the new Doctor Who you fucking idiot - that's the name of the show). I was genuinely excited for a few seconds. Think how jealous all my nerdy friends would be.