A BIT late getting up and our pal Arthur drops by before we’ve even had breakfast.
Having experimented with producing engraving in different colours/shades on slate I get some coasters on the go – an 80th birthday gift for a local pal.
In the studio I prepare a graphic using a nice press cutting about next weekend’s fundraiser show from the Clydebank Post. While sharing round my socials – and like all my other posts and promos for the show tagging Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust (only admins can post on the page) – I notice that none of my tagged posts have been shared, liked or even feature on the page. In fact, the only reference to the fundraiser show is a share of the event I set up back in July. And on digging further, I see they haven’t even accepted the co-hosting invitation 🙁
Weird – all their other events and stuff seem to get a good airing. Too say I’m disappointed is an understatement…if I was paranoid I’d be thinking they were purposefully excluding the event for some reason.
I think I made it clear when I offered to do a fundraiser that I would provide all sound/light and ‘the show’. Promotion, logistics and everything else would be the trust’s responsibility.
As it worked out, I ended up agreeing to design and have posters printed and set up the ticketting. Of course I’m keen for the event to be a success so over the last few months I’ve sent out news releases to monthly magazines and latterly local and regional press and radio – and generated a fair amount of coverage which I have posted round socials, local community groups and stuff (tagging the trust and event in everything). I’ve also ensured all online listings and events guides have info.
This is in addition to many reels and videos I’ve made to promote the event, again tagging the trust and event each time.
I’m happy to do all of this and want the event to raise a decent mount of cash for the trust….but I’d expect a little reciprocacy and visibility from their end.
I message my main contact and try to diplomatically but firmly point all this out and, to be fair, I get a nice reply saying ‘thank you’ and that someone with ‘sort it’.
My feelings about this may well be well out of proportion but I’m hoping to dissipate my ‘annoyance’ by spewing it all out here!
Undeterred I look out some video that”ll edit into another promo reel to go out tomorrow (Saturday) then go out a walk before my new young guitar student arrives. Eleven-year-old Dottie who’s mad about rock music and has recently got an electric guitar.
The lesson goes well and we get another in the diary then I set about finishing off the late coasters I’ve been working with off-and-on over the day then experiment with some inlay techniques I’ve been thinking about.
Margaret comes home with the shopping and once it’s all put away I hit the studio and trawl through the week’s music submission for the radio show.
