Me again,

So I’m reading/hearing/thinking alot about the two key issues at the moment which seem to be BYO and the live band. I’m usually a neutral party in any debate because I tend to be able to see merits of any argument based on logic and reasoning. Having said that, I have opinions on both of these hot topics.

BYO: There are two schools of thought here. Serving alcohol would add to the whole restraunt vibe we’re trying to capture here, though this is much the same argument as the one about serving a meal. Sure it goes that one step closer to making it an authentic experience, but serving alcohol would (like with the food) send the ticket price sky high. To combat this, the smart solution would be to say BYO. However, I just get the feeling that an audience going to a school play might find this innapropriate. Perhaps best to let that go and be content to serve them grape juice or even think further outside the box. I’m thinking mocktails. But anyway, that’s just the way I see it.

LIVE BAND: I think we’re all pretty much in agreeance on this one - no live band. But I’m particularly fond of Mondo’s idea of having cardboard cutouts of a band. Now I think we really should stick to the songs set out in the script, but most of these are upwards of three minutes long (light years when you’re on stage). Also, the singers (male/female) and the instruments used vary from song to song. These issues could be solved by meshing the idea of having our own band and not having our own band! If we got a band together to pre-record the songs, that would give us the continuity in the sound. And then we can have our band as the cardboard cutouts! I know I’m probably letting my imagination get away from me, but trust me, all of that (apart from the cutouts which I have no idea about) is really quite simple to do at Scopus.

I’m probably nuts, and I invite you to tell me so.

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