CHRISTMAS SPECIAL UPDATE...
Added 2023-12-20 14:20:47 +0000 UTCHappy pre-Christmas, everyone. The video is on its way. I wanted it up sooner, but Covid threw everything into disarray this month, and then - because it never just rains - Sanja was heaving her guts up all weekend, so we didn't get to film until Monday.
And then... London was so damn loud that it has been a tricky edit. Plus, midway through filming, I made the mistake of reading a particularly shitty YouTube comment, about me being fat and ugly, and - this is rare for me - it really got to me for some reason. Anyway, it sort of took the wind out of my sails, so I've also had to edit around some bits of me being particularly miserable (and not just putting it on for once) and maintain a suitably festive atmosphere...!
Hopefully it'll be worth it though. I think it's a cracker. Appropriately.
Also, apologies to the Biffo's Brain and Writer's Club tiers. I wanted to do something special for you for Christmas, but we've just run out of time. I've still got post-Covid fatigue, and I think I burnt myself out getting ahead with work (while I had Covid) in order to be able to take some time off over Christmas. Therefore, I've had to prioritise our main video. We'll make it up to you in the new year.
Anyway. Given the rendering and upload times, now we film in 4k, the video should be with you by tonight.
Comments
Merry Christmas, Geoffrey. And thank you for your inhuman levels of painting patience.
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
2023-12-22 09:37:26 +0000 UTCMerry Christmas, John.
Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)
2023-12-22 09:36:59 +0000 UTCFinally (I know, I know...) about to start watching - looking forward to it, but just wanted to say that first I hope you are now both 100% from a health point of view (especially with Christmas around the corner), but also sorry to hear about the nasty YouTube comment... I think such people are just voicing their own insecurities (easy for me to say as someone not so much in the spotlight!). Anyway, all the best!
Geoffrey Easton
2023-12-21 22:08:01 +0000 UTCThat was really thought provoking. You really hit the nail on the head with your closing comments. I realise now it was a magical time when you were a kid because you're parents worked their arses off to make it so. Then into my late teens, 20s and into my 30s it was just a time to party and get drunk. Then you have kids and you work your arse off to make it magical for them, and when they're young it makes it magical again for you too, but then they turn into teenagers and they don't care, they just want stuff, but now you're into your 50s and you still have to do the hard slog, even more so as you also have your parents to worry about too now, whilst everyone else just seems to be out having fun getting drunk and eating overpriced sausages on the streets. But Merry Christmas to you both and thanks for keeping us entertained all year.
John Miller
2023-12-20 23:06:42 +0000 UTC
