Road Routes: From M60 take junction 12 for M602. Then Junction 3 of M602 and follow signs.
Parking
Multi-storey car park opposite the venue.
Public Transportation Nearest rail : Manchester Piccadilly or Victoria. Bus Routes : 51, 52, 71, 73, 92 and M11 BUT these stop on Trafford Road a 20 minute walk from the venue. Metrolink : Broadway is the nearest tram stop.
So here is the first one I have tried this on, and who else than Dave Gorman should be the test subject. I love statistics and general information gleamed from calculating one set of numbers against another. It is what makes me happy, and as the blog is Sing, Dance and be Happy, then this clearly is covered by happy.
Now just a reference to info. Nothing can be precise, I wouldn't expect precise information of ticket sales, the movement of Dave Gorman to get a precise distance covered etc. This is just for fun.
So distance is from venue to venue. If a comedian performs 2 or more nights in one venue the distance will be zero from night 1 to how ever nights at that point.
We use the cheapest ticket price, as not all tickets maybe sold, we don't have break downs of tickets scales at venue, or even concessionary tickets etc. so venue size times cheapest ticket is the calculation.
Also, and I hope you would have the sense to realise, Dave won't be walking away with the total revenue. It is more of a very rough guide to as the potential revenue capabilities of a comedian. There is a lot of expenses to come out of that total.
Once we have figures we can work out miles per smile ratios, then compare comedians, Who travels the furthest, wgo has the greatest revenue potential etc. Plus any other stat that may show itself during this exercise.
This is currently a work in progress
Venue (You can click on the venue link to get more info about the venue)
Now, I am trying to fight being down, as the whole premise of this blog is to sing, dance and be happy. But no one is ever 100% happy, and if they are they may well have a screw loose. I do think it is good to be honest, though that in itself can be difficult. The two resolutions I have on here 1, slimming/getting fitter 2, saving. Will bring happiness if I succeed in them, and you do get an enormous sense of well being and happiness when you fight temptation of doing the easy thing, and you do the right thing.
So to describe my happiness you have to put in conjunction with the feeling on unhappiness. This week I have succeeded to walk to the doctors, college and walk. I could have any point, especially with the snow we have had this week, become weak and gone and spent money on travel. This has made me happier and also made me fitter.
Diet is still a struggle, but yesterday I was back in the swing of work and the previous 2 days I had college, where I would have snacked at break I managed to go without. At the time you are fighting the pangs of a perceived starvation but afterwards you feel good for not giving in.
Now for the blog itself, I have several ideas, and I need to get into the swing of regular routine with this, as I think I can channel my energy for eating and spending into this, so get a reward from than a feeling of failure for giving in to temptation. So I have succeeded with exercise, succeeded in saving and not spending. I have still the challenge of eating less and cutting down on the sugar. so far so good.
and now for the music. what else but Temptation by Heaven17 me thinks. Found this fantastic version performed at the Whitby goth weekend.
Stephen "Stevie" Jackson (born 16 January 1969) is a Scottish musician and songwriter. He is best known for playing lead guitar and singing in the Glasgow-based indie band Belle & Sebastian. Jackson's guitar playing is distinctively retrogressive and melodic, with a heavy use of reverb and minimal effects.He has, in the past, been nicknamed 'Reverb' or 'Stevie Reverb' due to his use of the said effect.
Prior to joining Belle & Sebastian, Jackson was a member of the now-defunct The Moondials, a band that released a single on Electric Honey, a label that would later issue Belle & Sebastian's first album, Tigermilk. The Moondials experience was a pleasant one for Jackson, and it took a great deal of work for nominal Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch to convince him to join his group. At the time, Murdoch was playing the open mic circuit in Glasgow as a solo act, and it was at one of these performances, at The Halt Bar, that Jackson first saw Murdoch play.
In the beginning the force house, the band existed mostly as an outlet for Murdoch's songwriting. Since the band's third album, The Boy With The Arab Strap, other members have begun to contribute, Jackson chief amongst them. All of the band's subsequent full-lengths have featured compositions by Jackson, and he wrote the band's 2001 single "Jonathan David" as well as "To Be Myself Completely" for 2006's The Life Pursuit. His songs are noticeably different from Murdoch's compositions. They tend to be shorter and less introspective, opting for catchy 1960s-style pop more often than the folky melancholia that defined Belle & Sebastian's early releases.[citation needed]
In 2012 Jackson, accompanied by members of the Glasgow band The Wellgreen, recorded a version of George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" for a fundraising cd titled "Super Hits Of The Seventies" for US radio station WFMU.
The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international success in the 90s with singles including Linger and Zombie.
A statement from her publicist said: "The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries was in London for a short recording session.
"No further details are available at this time."
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the police were called to a hotel in Park Lane at 09:05 GMT on Monday, where "a woman in her mid-40s" was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is, at this stage, unexplained.
Her current band mates in The Cranberries - Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, and Mike Hogan - paid tribute to the lead singer on social media.
The message said: "She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to been part of her life from 1989."
O'Riordan split from her husband of 20 years, Don Burton in 2014. She and Burton, who is the former tour manager of Duran Duran, have three children together.
O'Riordan was taken to hospital in Limerick after being questioned by police and later discharged.
Two years later, O'Riordan was ordered to pay 6,000 euros (£5,300) to charity for headbutting a police officer after an alleged air rage incident.
She was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2015, which she said explained why she was in a "manic" state on the plane.
In an interview in 2013 she said that she had been abused as a child, which led to her developing an eating disorder, and eventually she suffered a breakdown.
She described her family, especially her children, as her "salvation".
Irish president Michael D Higgins called her death "a big loss", and added O'Riordan's work with The Cranberries "had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally".
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said she was probably "Limerick's greatest ever rock star", and that her band "captured all of the angst that came with your teenage years".
'Unforgettable voice'
The Kinks guitarist and singer Dave Davies paid tribute to O'Riordan, saying he was "shocked" and that he had seen her "a couple weeks before Christmas".
Had been trying to find things to break the #BlueMonday spell, today is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. So yes I could find some uplifting go happy songs, or I could find the answers. Maybe we are just too tough on ourselves or place our problems it on others. We are only human after all, lets just enjoy what you have.
Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher like his father, so he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster. He dropped out after a year when he decided to become an actor, and transferred to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After graduating in 1987, he spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof (1987, 1989) to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991).
Nesbitt has also starred in Murphy's Law (2001–2007) as undercover detective Tommy Murphy, in a role that was created for him by writer Colin Bateman. The role twice gained Nesbitt Best Actor nominations at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA). In 2007, he starred in the dual role of Tom Jackman and Mr Hyde in Steven Moffat's Jekyll, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2008. Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries Occupation (2009). He also starred in the movies Outcast (2010) and The Way(2010). He portrayed Bofur in Peter Jackson'sThe Hobbit film series (2012-2014). In 2014, Nesbitt starred in the lead role as the father character Tony Hughes in the acclaim BBC One drama series The Missing.
The 1975–76 season saw Regis move to Athenian League club Molesey, for whom he scored around 25 goals during his one campaign for the club. He was then approached by Boreham Wood, but did not join them as he had been told by Molesey manager John Sullivan that he was under contract. Regis later discovered that he was too young to be under a professional contract and quit Molesey to join semi-professional Hayes of the Isthmian League, signing on 7 July 1976.[5]
Regis scored 24 goals for Hayes in the 1976–77 season and was then spotted by West Bromwich Albion's chief scout Ronnie Allen, who recommended that the First Division club should sign him. With the Albion directors unsure of paying a four-figure fee for such a young, unproven player, Allen offered to fund any initial payment from his own pocket, so sure was he that Regis would make it in the top tier of English football. The transfer took place in May 1977, for an up-front fee of £5,000, plus another £5,000 after 20 appearances.[6]
West Bromwich Albion
Shortly after bringing Regis to Albion, Allen took over as team manager, following the resignation of his predecessor Johnny Giles. Regis scored on his debut for West Bromwich Albion's reserve team in a Central League match against Sheffield Wednesday reserves. He made his first team debut in a League Cup match against Rotherham United on 31 August 1977, scoring twice in a 4–0 win.[7] Three days later Regis made his league debut in a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough.[8] Again he found the net, taking the ball from the halfway line to the penalty area before scoring with a right-foot drive. Middlesbrough's David Mills, who later became a team-mate of Regis at Albion, described it as "a goal of sheer brilliance".[7]
Regis teamed up with two other black players, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. It was very unusual for an English club at that time to field three black players simultaneously.[citation needed] Although not by any means the first black footballers to play professionally in England, the Three Degrees (a reference to The Three Degrees contemporary vocal trio of the same name) were an integral part of their acceptance in the English leagues. A strong and fast traditional centre-forward, Regis was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1978 and earned the Goal of the Season award in 1981–82, for his powerful long-range shot against Norwich City in the FA Cup.
Whilst a West Bromwich Albion player he played in a benefit match for Len Cantello, that saw a team of white players play against a team of black players.[9]
Regis finished his stint at West Brom with 112 goals (League & Cup) in 301 total appearances, though he did not manage to win a major honour at the Hawthorns. West Brom were defeated by Ipswich Town in an FA Cup semi-final in 1978 and lost in another FA Cup semi-final four years later to QPR in 1982. West Brom also lost a two-legged League Cup semi-final to Tottenham Hotspur in 1982. West Brom finished third in the First Division in 1979 and fourth in 1981. Ron Atkinson regards the 5–3 away win at Old Trafford on 30 December 1978 as the quintessential W.B.A game from the period, with Regis hitting the final goal with typical gusto in the second half.
Coventry City
Regis enjoyed a lengthy spell at Highfield Road, spanning seven seasons at the club. He enjoyed popular partnerships with David Bennett, Terry Gibson, Keith Houchen, David Speedie and briefly Steve Livingstone. Purchased by Bobby Gould as a 26-year-old in 1984, Regis endured a couple of relegation battles in the mid 1980s, where his strike partner was Terry Gibson, playing a large part in a memorable 4–1 survival clincher against Everton in 1985. In 1986–87 the club emerged as top ten regulars under John Sillett and George Curtis. Regis enjoyed his best season since his West Brom heyday and the team tactically began to play to his strengths, often through Bennett, instead of the long ball game favoured by previous managers.[citation needed]
Regis was a key part of the FA Cup winning team in 1987, where he was partnered by Keith Houchen. He scored arguably one of his finest goals for the Sky Blues in the quarter final against Sheffield Wednesday; splitting the defence on the break with David Bennett before a rasping shot past keeper Martin Hodge. Coventry went on to win the game 3–1. Regis also scored in the third round tie at home to Bolton Wanderers and had a headed goal disallowed in the Wembley final. He was never a prolific striker as at West Brom, but he remained a popular figure with the Sky Blues faithful. His Coventry City career comprised 274 total appearances, producing 62 goals (league & Cup) and earned him an FA Cup winners medal, three top ten finishes, and a 1990 League Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
Regis earned a recall to the England team in October 1987, coming on as a sub against Turkey. Regis was also the first Coventry City player to score a winning goal at Anfield, in their first ever league win there (1–0) in November 1989. This came a season after he had also scored in City's first ever win over Aston Villa at Highfield Road (2–1).[10] Whilst his infrequent strike rate provoked criticism after 1987, goalscoring at City remained a collaborative effort between Regis and the other City strikers of the time (Speedie, Gynn, Gallacher, Bannister). Yet none of the others emerged to truly stamp their authority on the team, the only exception being David Speedie in 1988–89. Perhaps the most fitting summary of his time at Highfield Road should be a statistical one, in that only Dion Dublin has surpassed Regis's goalscoring record for the Sky Blues in the modern game. Following John Sillett's departure in November 1990, and the raft of changes made under new manager Terry Butcher in 1990–91, Regis was sold to Aston Villa at the age of 33.
Regis was transferred to another West Midlands club, this time Wolverhampton Wanderers. Brought in by Graham Turner, Regis' first-team opportunities were restricted by the form of strikers Steve Bull and David Kelly, meaning Regis made only eight league starts. His stay lasted only one season, as former England manager Graham Taylor replaced Turner, and set about a clear out of the squad.
Later career
After just one season at Wolves, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers in Division Two. After one season with Wycombe, he was on the move again, this time to Chester City. After again striking up an excellent rapport with the fans of his latest club, Regis played his last game in February 1996 in a 2–1 win at Doncaster Rovers, aged 38. He announced his retirement from playing in October 1996, after failing to recover fully from an injury sustained in his final senior game for Chester.
