On a more positive note

Loads going on at the moment and I must admit to allowing myself to become quite excited.

The licence application has finally gone in after loads and loads of work by Kate and Smithy, quite a slog to get it all together. Now follows a period of one month during which people can raise concerns about our plans, fingers crossed. Kate looks knackered.

The web site is now live, www.deershedfestival.com, I've just finished the ticketing sales system (not live yet) but need to write some terms and conditions before it's ready to go. We know who we are likely to have headlining but we need it confirmed before it's anywhere near official. We are listening a more new bands than we have ever done in our lives before.

I've written a vague marketing plan and Paul and I are off to see Paul's brother in-law in Sheffield. He's doing a marketing degree but also used to promote big big club nights a few years ago. Just the man to have read over my first ever marketing plan which I'm quite chuffed with. Not sure what he'll make of us wandering round York on a Saturday dressed up in reindeer costumes with the red noses removed.

As I speak Kate is chatting to a delightful couple of ladies who organise very cool markets who we would like organise all the stalls that we are going to have at the festival. I really like going round the shops at festivals, buying presents for the kids, it's sometimes a really welcome change of scene and you can't have too many skull tattoos.

We also have now got a Facebook fan page

Please please become a fan if you haven't already and tell everyone else about it.

In other news I scored 5 goals at Tuesday night football in what can only be described as a 'one in a thousand year event' (to use the flood statistics terminology.) This week I was back to scoring no goals and the ball hitting my foot and bouncing straight off. Very disappointing. We have the Tuesday night football Xmas party this week complete with wags and disco. Lush.