Tag Archives: josie long

The Contempt Count Rises…

Posted on October 22, 2016 by robinince

I used to think I was my own worst critic, then I went online. It turns out I am merely the most methodical. (below is an exercise in showing the mental processes of someone who doesn’t take criticism well. I … Continue reading →

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Wake up, Ego, time to die – on Creating Freedom

Posted on October 10, 2016 by robinince

You want be free, to do what you wanna do, and you wanna get loaded. Well Peter Fonda, I am afraid that may not be such an easy thing to do if you listen to Raoul Martinez and Brian Eno. … Continue reading →

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Please Keep Your Hopes to Yourself, they May Interfere with the Designated Reality

Posted on July 11, 2016 by robinince

It came as a surprise to me when my mind offered up the idea that from now on I should vote Conservative. I was on a train, journeying to my cruel orthodontist. I am wretched coward when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Dirge Middle Eight Beauty Death Cellos – (Some) of my music of the year

Posted on December 23, 2014 by robinince

Please remember, all you read is subjective. I have attempted to avoid Amazon links. I can see why music journalists either go mad or fall silent, it’s a tricky business this attempting to translate the emotions and reactions of hearing … Continue reading →

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Romantic Outsider? Bitter Misanthrope? just someone doing jokes? – what is a stand up?

Posted on November 1, 2014 by robinince

Now that it is edited and there is nothing I can do about it, I sit and wait for the fury or indifference or venom or multiple corrections I will receive for the documentary about comedians and unhappiness I have … Continue reading →

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White Noise of Imagined Disapproval

Posted on March 11, 2014 by robinince

I spent Sunday night in Belfast with Josie Long, Gemma Hutton, Mark Thomas and Bridget Christie. We were doing a gig for the Pro-Choice campaign, the sort of issue that in Northern Ireland is seemingly more reviled by politicians than … Continue reading →

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Our Splendid Defeat – Happiness Through Failure

Posted on August 1, 2013 by robinince

As usual I put this up under cover of darkness, a loosely linked collection of thoughts on stand up, failure, and becoming product. I’ll either delete or rewrite this tomorrow, but here it is now. As usual, it is a … Continue reading →

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