I’ve loads of browser windows open with stuff I should link to, or mutter about or something. However rather more fun I thought I’d plug two friends of mine of somewhat awesome talent. So last night after my day job I took a break from reading blogs and thinking “I really should write something” to lend a friend of mine a hand. After all how often do you get the chance to help a mate audition in front of Alice Cooper? So I toddled along to a pub changed jacket and drank beer whilst Preacher (the not so pretty chap stood next to Mr Cooper in the photo) got changed, before we all toddled along to the London Dungeon to sit twiddling our thumbs waiting to be called. This was just as well as it gave the ever talented Ms. Gugenheim 
a bit more time to fix Preachers face (she took about 30 minutes or so to do what you see in the photo). The other performers were generally goos sorts so hanging around was quite jolly, which was just as well as himself was on almost last, and ended up being called on earlier than the props guys expected – which made for an amusing ad-hoc start to his act, most of which I missed due ot having to lurk out of sight behind the late to stage table. So one very punchy 4 minute act later and with himself on a bed of nails, I got to place some floor tiles on top of him before smashing them with the sharp end of an axe. At this point wondering if we should have rehearsed that bit did cross my mind, but he survived amidst much applause. There then followed more thumb twiddling (or axe twiddling in my case), before the winners got called back – which fortunately included himself.
ITN have a bit of his act in thier interview with Alice Cooper and he’s apparently been on the news a bit elsewhere all of which I’ve missed, it’ll all allegedly be shown on Sky at some point. If that turns out to be true I’ll get my 15 seconds of fame with my first time not backstage (Usually I do Preachers pyro’s and stay firmly back stage).
So preacher will be performing at Alice Coopers gigs at Halloween and Ms. Gugenheim will be doing his and the other freaks make-up. I’d heartily recommend going along to see, or even toddle along to the Brickhouse sometime next month where he’ll be doing a regular show. Then with luck at some point he can pay me for the props I’ve made him. If you ever need a body painter or a fire/sideshow performer you really can’t go far wrong working with either of these two people.
Auditioning for Alice Cooper was a hell of a lot more fun than the farce that’s Britains got Talent which we did earlier in the year. If you’re not a song or dance act really there’s no point in doing that they’ll make you look bad and will actively make sure you don’t stand a chance. I may write more about that some other time having been invovled with two acts taking part in it now.
I’ll now return you to your scheduled ranting.
Actually it was more like 15/20 minutes after we took off the water based white that one of the other performers put on him and I’d set up! Not too bad considering.
Sorry, I stand corrected. In my defence I didn’t actually time it, and that does just make it an even more awesome job you did.
Nice write up, has to be said that both you and Vic did a stunning job and I doubt I would have done as well without her and certainly couldn’t have done it at all without your help!
It was a fun night, def better than BGT as these guys genuinely wanted us to do well and all the other nutters there were a good bunch to hang with, also damn fine performers, I’m a bit surprised I won going against them!
I’m honestly looking forward to seeing what the gig will be like with a decent stage, time to prepare and allowing vic to really cut loose on me! If she can do that in 20 mins she’ll make me look like a real boy given a few hours ;-)