Me on festival stage is likely to be all the rage
IF you don’t mind me sneaking in a wee plug, ladies and gents, I’m making my debut at the Edinburgh Festival this summer.
Don’t worry, I won’t be fireeating on a unicycle whilst reciting Peruvian poetry.
And I certainly won’t be taking my wife up on her brainwave – performing a bonsai version of Puppetry Of The Penis for Japanese tourists…
Nope, I’m doing one of those In Conversation With… shows with my old mucker Graham Spiers asking the questions.
Yes, even though I still suffer Vietnam-style flashbacks over the last Q&A I did a few years ago in St Andrews.
After plodding through two hours of deadly dull questions – and my answers weren’t much better – a hand went up at the back of the room and I invited this wee lady (80 if she was a day) to ask a question.
“Thank you, Tam,” she said. “I’d like to ask… would you mind terribly if we all went to the bar?” OUCH! Anyway, folks, I’m making my comeback at The Stand’s New Theatre on George Street on Monday, August 22, at noon. Do you fancy it?
When I advertised the gig on my Instagram page, one Rangers fan said: “I’d rather amputate my f ***** g ears than listen to Graham Spiers.”
I’ll put him down as a “maybe”…