ANDREA MUIR continues the countdown

10 days to go…

Ah – how lovely just to sit in the garden on these rare, glorious early summer days… No worries, no cares, only the twitter of little birdies and the ubiquitous background drone of rusty lawnmowers… Some hope!

It’s only ten days until the predicted riot of the Kaiser Chiefs visit to Strathpeffer Pavilion.

Of course, it might seem very glamorous to be worrying over fulfilling the stipulations of the rider sent by one of the top rock bands in Britain. (No, not telling!) It might seem exciting to be awaiting a potential onslaught from the world’s paparazzi – well the local papers anyway. (The paparazzi have given up on me now that I’m a known recluse.)

But the reality of dealing with such a venture is not exactly tedious, but rather, well, the reality of human bodily needs and functions kind - toilets, fire exits and what to do with all our chairs while the Kaiser Chiefs machine invades us.

We’ve had planning meetings with Northern Constabulary; walks around the village to identify the best parking places and talks with the Council about luminous bollards. We’ve had lots of offers for free stuff in return for free tickets; our electrician’s wife has even offered to quickly learn how to be an electrician in time for the gig.

Alas, there are no tickets to be had. Or so we thought… Then, mysteriously, we were given two to do with what we will. Excellent! But who to sell them to? We had a list, of course, of people begging for returns, but the list was compiled during the pandemonium of the mad rush when the news was announced. The list was actually three lists with lots of good reasons why the individuals should be the ones to receive the cherished booty.

So, to be as fair as we can, we are staging a live Prize Draw at the Pavilion on Friday 16 May, and to show support for the Highlands’ own, we are offering the gig to local bands. We are, as I write, still waiting to find the second band – so if you want to make some suggestions, please do!

(The Kaiser Chiefs also play the Corran Halls, Oban, on 21 May)

Andrea Muir is the General Manager of Strathpeffer Pavilion

© Andrea Muir, 2008

Links

• Strathpeffer Pavilion
• The Kaiser Chiefs