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Well that was interesting, I did a performance of The Middle Bit as an almost totally audience driven improvisation session. It was interesting but might have had a tendency to become white noise rather than a symphony. Next time, as every time, I will do a few things differently. I learnt a lot, which is the idea, this time it was the more subtle suggestions that, on reflection, were the most interesting. Namely John Arbuckle seeing his own death and having a happy thought.

I'm looking for suggestions about what treatments i should try out for my rubbish back that won't stop hurting down the left side and in a band across the base, and i am seeking these suggestions from you, dear reader of my blog. Please add them as a comment to this post.

It's all about me, no really, it's just me that's all there is. Theatre Bristol has just launched their new site and the old listings have not been transferred so right now I'm the only person who makes theatre in Bristol. Kudos to me!

Hello and welcome, there are a few changes going on in the back ground of my site and in the foreground too! The theme has changed to my favourite: Marinelli, and i'll be making a whole bunch of modifications to get it just the way i like it.

I have just installed a new Drupal module for this site that means that i can now collect information about how people use the site, what pages they visit, how long they spend there.

It does feel rather strange that i have so much information, I am now the Benevolent Dictator of my own website and Google Analytics is my secret police. You see i even get to know which city people who visit my site are accessing it from, so i can say that today 7 people from London viewed my site, 5 people from Bristol and 3 people from the USA, but more than that I can tell you that today someone from North Metro, in the state of Georgia sent 28 seconds looking at the 'I need a producer' post below. Whilst someone in Cape Town, South Africa spent a whole 5 minutes 11 seconds on the site (roughly 828.36% longer than the average length of site visit of 34 seconds) not only that but they checked out 3 different pages.

I bring this to your attention dear readers, Ladies and Gentlemen of my web-based public, because just about every site you visit is collecting this kind of information. Just look next time you visit a web page at the little line of text at the very bottom left of your browser that changes rapidly as a page loads and if you are sharp eyed enough you will see 'http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.js' flash before you.

Now whisper sweetly to me through pursed red lips:

The highlight of my Edinburgh Fringe as an audience member was undoubtedly Tater Tots of Love, this is an American high school musical. Trust me I was as shocked as you might be to hear this.

Essentailly the experience shook me to the foundations of my artistic practice: you don't need experimentation and the attendant obscurity, what you need is show tunes, big smiles and the ability to hit the high notes. Even better the whole things was probably the best response to Faust that I've seen.

I have included an audio sample of the finale for your enjoyment.

Thanks to the lovely Chloë Courtney for sending me the link.

For more info check

http://www.tatertotsoflove.com/index.html

I am looking for someone who wants to produce my solo work in return for a decent chunk of any profit, without having to shoulder the burdens of any losses. I want to get my work out there and have financial as well as artistic success. I think it would suite someone just starting out, but the more experience the better. Contact me here: http://edwardrapley.co.uk/contact

Last Saturday I popped along to my Friend Birgit's leaving do, it was at Spike Island, a gallery and studio complex and bar in Bristol. I had a show the next day so i wasn't drinking, which I can perhaps thank for my unusually observant frame of mind. What did I notice?

Art has the most beautiful girls.

I have just come back from performing my show at the Tobacco Factory, it got a great response, and i am happy as larry with how it went. The new material and style of doing things went great. I'm liking the move towards greater improvisation. Thanks to Mike the tech guy, Ali for having me and Holly for making me do it better.

I have just done my first FM radio spot, for Original Bristol, we looked at few stories from the papers and chatted a little about 10 Ways to Die on Stage. http://www.originalbristol.com/index.php