Chapter 91: Ventnor Fringe

Hey Guys,

So, This week, I kinda vlogged some of Ventnor fringe (And the Cowes Week Fireworks), see that here:

This week I thought I'd talk to you about what the Ventnor Fringe is, and what I did there this year.

Ventnor Fringe is the Island's answer to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, it gives local musicians, actors, dancer, artist and spoken word performers (amongst others) to perform to an audience, to test material, to sell their product and to showcase their completed work, it also attracts bigger names.

This year, I wasn't a performer but I was in fact doing the tech for Olly Fry's show, 'I, Hooky' which you can see some of in this weeks video. I also got the chance to see a music set from Tim Arnold, an ex-contestant on The Voice UK and an established musician in his own right, also known as The Soho Hobo and good friends with Ricky Wilson and Iggy Pop and an ex-partner to Eastenders' Jessie Wallace, it was a great gig and he was supported by two island artists so there was a nice mix of sounds, I also got to meet him afterwards which was pretty cool, got a selfie and my album signed. I also had the opportunity to meet my friend Andrew who recently published his own anthology, which I am now the owner of (and it's signed) - You can see some of his stuff on his blog Here.

In addition to The Ventnor Fringe, this week was also Cowes Week, The worlds largest sailing event, it's been great seeing lots of my friends and spending lots of time at the beach, I also got to meet Nick Knowles from DIY:SOS, lots of the National Lottery games and Perfection which was really nice. The fireworks at the end of the video were from the Annual Cowes Week Display.

All in all this week has been really cool and I'm looking forward to getting back to work again soon.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Watch Something Live,
And Goodbye.

Mitch xx

Chapter 90: Oooooh, I'm an Actor!!

Hey Guys,

So this week, On the YouTubes I did a quick Q&A about being an actor and ort of announced my new play:

thought on here I would tell you a bit more about the play that I'm writing. Now, I'm not allowed to say too much, because it's not completed and therefore the idea could be stolen and all that. So, what can I tell you. I can tell you that the idea draws from experiences I have had in theatre and the characters are mostly named after people that have been important to me, in the theatre or otherwise. I can also, Give you a list of characters and my short descriptions of them:

The CHARACTERS

STUART

The ‘Nice’ Guy

SARAH

The Seducer

MARK

The Unfortunate One

MICHAEL

The Professional

ROB

The ‘Wing It’

ELLA

The Emotion

KEVIN

The Problem

LIZ

The Failing Support

JASON

The Wounded Soldier

ANDY

The Unexpected

PETE

The Comic Relief

CARL

The Leading Man

LUKE

The Revisor

JAKE

The Young Pro

MOLLY

The Grown Up Kid

HANNA

The Online Guru

LOU

The Gaffer

SCOTT

The Oblivious

For now, that is all I can reveal, despite how very vague it is but I promise, there is so much more to come.

Until Next Time,

Stay Happy,

Write Something,

And Goodbye.

Mitch xxx

Chapter 89: James Corden

Hey Guys,

So this week on YouTube, myself, Megan and Lauren Embarrassed ourselves by singing in the car on the way to McDonalds:

You'll notice, and quite possibly because of the thumbnail, that the format of this video was similar to the viral trend of Carpool Karaoke, from The Late Late Show With James Corden.

As you may or may not know, James Corden is one of my biggest inspirations. He came from a small town that lots of people don't know about and is now doing what he loves and is hugely successful at it, for someone that lives in a small place that not many people have heard of, this is the perfect role model. Everything this man has done fills me with joy and I dream to work with him one day.

You may notice that I've also uploaded the uncut version of this video, in that you'll see the cockups, 1 or 2 extra songs and some of the more cringeworthy stuff. Enjoy.

I think that's all I have to say for this week and so I'll leave it there.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Sing In The Car,
And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Chapter 88: Thankyou, At Last!

Hey Guys,

So this week, I finally thanked Tom Fletcher for mentioning me in his video:

Although it has been over a year now, you may find it bizarre for me to have not said thank you before hand...Well, truthfully I have; at the time I did comment thanks on his video and I tweeted him to say thank you also but I hadn't yet publicly addressed it in a video.

The day after it happened I did film a video and upload it via my phone but it failed to upload and so I just deleted it and it's taken until now for me to really realise that I hadn't done a video about it.

Another reason is that it has only just sunk in that he actually mentioned me, 16 weeks into me making videos for him, bearing in mind I am now on week 73. I never really started out with the intention of being noticed by Carrie, Tom or Gi (although I did realise that it was a possibility, and that excited me) in fact the only reason for me directing videos towards them was so that I had some sort of format for my videos.

On that note, and now exclusively to this blog, I have officially decided that 'Dear...' video number 104 will be the last weekly 'Dear...' video that I do. After 2 years I will finally stop piggybacking off of their format and start doing my own thing every week. I am currently undecided by I think for atleast the first six months I will continue to do a 'Dear...' video every month (Firstly to round them to 110, and also so they don't just suddenly stop). My videos will continue to be literally anything content wise but will no longer start with 'Dear Tom/Carrie/Gi', or end with the current end slate or have the 'Dear...' in the title.

Thankyou for reading this week.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Say an Overdue Thankyou,
And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Chapter 87: Tom is 31

Hey guys,

This week on YouTube I wished Tom Fletcher a happy 31st Birthday:

I don't really have much else to add to that this week.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Wish Someone A Happy Birthday.
And Goodbye.

Mitch x