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February 18, 2008
Take two, the Strawbs and traffic
It seems that cameras are dominating my time at the moment.
Having previously told you that a photographers lot is not always a happy one (see previous blog) I have been on the receiving end myself.
This time it was a video camera and a corporate presentation I had to deliver.
Having carefully prepared and rehearsed my script I was feeling confident as I sat in front of the camera and it started to roll.
However, I was then struck by 'stage fright' and started to talk gibberish.
Finally after several re-takes I got into the flow of things and about an hour later the presentation had been successfully filmed.
Although I dread to think what the final edited version will look and sound like.....
Over the weekend I relived my youth when I went to a concert by the Strawbs. For those of you who don't remember they were big in the 70s and you can find out more at http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk
They may have aged a bit but they still have a strong following and can pull in the crowds. Take That they are not - thank goodness - but middle aged men playing cracking music and having a great time to boot.
Anyway enough of this nostalgia and back to the real business of editing the Gazette.
We have another strong newslist for this week's paper and I am just about the start reading some of the early pages before heading off to visit our Ealing office.
I just hope the traffic on the A40 has cleared because it was awful first thing this morning, and that reminds me I must get the newsdesk to find out the reason wny.
Posted by aseal at February 18, 2008 8:27 AM