Proof read

Mon, 23 Nov 2009, 04:51 pm

John Grim6 posts in thread

There I was, spending ages finding the right image for the poster, and the right colour fonts that just go perfect...no...err no...ah yes! All looks fab, off to the printers we go, hurry, hurry, hurry!!! LATER Do they look cool or do they look cool? Excuse me Johnny Grim. Did you notice the flyer and poster hasn't got the theatre address on it? What are you talking about? Of course it has the addre...what the..what the...who did....me...you idiot Grim!! Sits in corner sobbing...muttering..;Phoenix Theatre, corner of Carrington Road and Rockingham Road, Phoenix Theatre, corner of... and the moral of thus sorry tale is...

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John GrimMon, 23 Nov 2009, 04:51 pm

NormaMon, 23 Nov 2009, 10:11 pm

Proof read!

And the moral of thus sorry tale is................ NEVER proof read your own work, co-erce someone else to do it.(Speaks from long experience!!)

Noel ChristianMon, 23 Nov 2009, 11:06 pm

The proof of the pudding is in the indigestion

Three times now I have prepared copy - once for print and twice for broadcast - which has relied upon information supplied by and relating to a third party. In each case, I have submitted my copy (which was proofed by myself, my partner, my nearest friend, two strangers and a dog) to the party in question, only to have them change everything as it relates to them and GET IT WRONG!

And in every case I have been the one forced to make a public apology.

The real moral of the story is never have anything to do with the public. Or theatre. Or public relations. Or the outside world in any way, shape or form. Just find a deep hole, climb inside and never emerge. Nothing else is safe.

All the best

(anonymously)

Noel

RapunzelFri, 27 Nov 2009, 02:13 pm

Never mind Johnny

...treat yourself to a choccy biscuit (or a shot of something amber coloured, liquid) and console yourself. I suspect we've nearly all done something similar in the past. You only do it once.... "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom"

AriSun, 29 Nov 2009, 06:43 pm

S'okay

She'll be right laddie! Just pen it in yourself, the messier the poster is, the larger the pity right? -larger the pity... larger audience? hmmm... Big hugs -A

Vic AuldSun, 29 Nov 2009, 09:13 pm

The Proof of the Pudding ...

Hi Noel This is your time of the year, Noel. Come out of your deep hole. Forget about the (Christmas) past and look to the (Christmas) present. Enjoy your "pudding". We still love you. Merry Christmas. Cheers.

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