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Help - I need a keyboard stand!

Whisky Priestess

20:00 / 07.03.04

I am in direst need of a keyboard stand for a show that I'm performing in on Tuesday 9th March (I'll start a thread elsewhere to plug it, don;t you worry) - is there anyone out there who could lend one for a Tue-Sat run in return for drinks and a huge thank you in the programme?

ONLY NICE THINGS

20:22 / 07.03.04

I don't mean to be dim, but what's a keyboard stand?

sleazenation

20:32 / 07.03.04

I'm guessing its a stand for a keyboard - the musical kind rather than the PC variety.

Whisky Priestess

21:08 / 07.03.04

Slezenation, bang on.
Haus, you need to lower the dosage.

It is a stand for a keyboard on which a keyboard (musical) may stand. Anyone got one?

Olulabelle

21:12 / 07.03.04

If you can't blag one, have you tried furniture prop-hire places? They're usually very cheap, especially the ones for film prop hire.

Bed Head

21:37 / 07.03.04

Umm, would it be at all feasible to borrow one from a music shop in exchange for a small, refundable deposit and the promise to mention the name of the shop in your show? Maybe tack a little musical jingle on the end somewhere..

You know, that might be a rather wonderful way of funding one of your own shows. Advertising. Compose little 30-second ditties about how fabulous each of your sponsors are, and cluster them into a neat little commercial break.

With apologies if this is already standard practice in the glorious world of theatrical cabaret, because I’m really too innocent to know about such things.

Whisky Priestess

10:44 / 08.03.04

We've written an entire song to Ben Sherman shirts (before we started thiking about sponsorship) and did they give us any money? Did they fuck.

But good idea re music shops. Will try Chappell's.

Smoothly

11:11 / 08.03.04

But how does the song go, Whisky? "Ben Sherman shirts are strictly for Kevs, strictly for Kevs, strictly for Kevs..."? "Those poorly made clothes you seem so much at home in/ Black lace-up Kickers and shirts from Ben Shermen..."?

Sax

11:54 / 08.03.04

Whisky, if you can't find one, use an ironing board. It'll go great with the Ben Sherman song.

Sax

11:55 / 08.03.04

I don't mean to be dim, but what's a keyboard stand?

"'Ere, son, go to stores and ask for a long stand. And get a tin of elbow grease, a left-handed hammer and some blue-and-white striped paint while you're there."

Scrambled Password Bogus Email

13:51 / 08.03.04

I've got some, Whisky (careful with the punctuation there), PM me if you still need.

Bed Head

19:26 / 08.03.04

We've written an entire song to Ben Sherman shirts (before we started thiking about sponsorship) and did they give us any money? Did they fuck.

Oh, I was thinking more along the lines of a 3-minute medley of jingles about the health-food shop on the high street, that nice off-licence round the corner, a local place that’s good for cakes, where to go if you need clothes altered or your car repaired at a competitive price, etc etc. Local, community-based advertising. Of course, if your show tours the regions you’ll have to change the words, but no reason why the format can’t remain the same for every town you breeze through. A catchy tune is still a catchy tune if it’s in Cumbria, I think.

ONLY NICE THINGS

19:33 / 08.03.04

Bed Head, that is a lovely idea. I want troubadors singing about the really handy little computer shop tucked off the high street that does really good repairs for very little money (actually, especially that one, since my bastard cocking laptop has died), and what nice bread the local deli sells....

Sax

06:02 / 09.03.04

want troubadors singing about the really handy little computer shop tucked off the high street that does really good repairs for very little money

Ah, you mean PC Gone Mad. Lovely place. Nice people, too.

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