A quick wee doodle of the quiz table at
Nicky-Tams. Along with my friends, Stuart and John, I host the quiz there on a Sunday night. We've been doing it for over a year now and it's become an excuse to sit in the pub, talk, drink and play music (we also get to be djs for the night).
On the table will usually be:
3 iPods - we make no claims to be skilled djs, so there's no vinyl snobbery. We do, however, have a lot of good music and using iPods is the best way to work.
A CD player or two - rarely used anymore, handy for hiding the iPods behind.
A £30 mixer from ebay - we don't even use it properly, if you ignore the fader you get another channel.
A microphone - for quizzing.
Quiz paraphernalia - answer sheets, questions, scores, pens etc.
An electro shocker - for tie-breakers. Pop-Up Pirate might return.
Our drinks - a mixture of John Smith's, Foster's, vodka, rum, Moscow Mules (seems everyone is drinking these nowadays, tasty though) and juice if someone is driving.
Recently, I discovered that Vic Reeves' Big Night Out began life in a ropey wee pub. It made me think we should put a little more effort in. Not that I intend to chase a TV career, but with free reign every week in a pub, it seems daft not to aim for something brilliant. Sunday. 9.30. Nicky-Tams. Stirling. If you want to play. It's free.
I've been meaning to draw Amy Winehouse for a while. I like her. I only know a few of her songs, and I'm not too interested in all the drama or anything. She just seems alright. I think whatever her story turns out to be, her music will stand up and she'll be well looked back on.
I doodled this in my wee book yesterday and coloured it this morning in Photoshop. It's a bit messy and rushed and jumbled, but it was good to draw something a bit looser than the stuff I've been working on recently. I'm a bit rusty so I guess I should do this more often.
A quick wee doodle of the quiz table at Nicky-Tams. Along with my friends, Stuart and John, I host the quiz there on a Sunday night. We've been doing it for over a year now and it's become an excuse to sit in the pub, talk, drink and play music (we also get to be djs for the night).
My solo show, Tenterhooks, opened at Analogue in Edinburgh last week. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. The image above is called "Bear Hands" and is in there. I'll not be posting too many images from the show until it comes down to encourage folks to go along. So if you can make it to Edinburgh, you've got until the 10th of November to see what I've been up to. Gonna say a wee thanks to Russell and Julie for helping me set it up, anyone who came along and to anyone who has bought something. Here's a picture of me fannying about:
The opening night was a good laugh. People I spoke to seemed to like the show, which was really nice to hear. When we left Analogue, a bunch of us went out and unintentionally caught a band called Trash Fashion, who were ridiculous. I can't tell if they were clever or stupid but they were like something from Nathan Barly, fun to slag off, and rubbish.
TENTERHOOKS - THURSDAY 11th
I got my delivery of postcards the other day to promote my show. If you would like a couple, I'll send you them for free! I'll try to doodle something on the back as well. Send your address to davidgalletly@gmail.com and I'll pop them in the post. If you don't want a creep like me knowing where you live (smart move), you'll probably find them in bars / shops in Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Nicky-Tams especially has hundreds. They're on their way to The Changing Room and Analogue today as well. I've stamped the back of a fair whack of them with details of the Tenterhooks show.
This is the wee stamp I got made from Blade Rubber Stamps. They do a good service. Century 23 for the printing too:
