Paul McDermott Articles/Reviews

[Dragonfly Lady]

[quote:post_uid0="Spoofy on Mar. 29 2002 at 19:10"]HUGEEEEEEEE FAVOUR

Can some one get me a copy of Inpress mag PLEASEEEEEEEEE

come on be nice to a Adelaide girl.....PLEASE *whinges and carries on*......I will be in Melbourne next Saturday so you don't need to post it

*begs pleads grovels*[/quote:post_uid0]
you can have one of mine.

[majordag]

*HUGE HUGGLES* I'll collect it from you at Tripod if you don't mind......... :thumbs-u:

[Ames]

[quote:post_uid0="Dragonfly Lady on Mar. 30 2002 at 17:17"][quote:post_uid0="Spoofy on Mar. 29 2002 at 19:10"]HUGEEEEEEEE FAVOUR

Can some one get me a copy of Inpress mag PLEASEEEEEEEEE

come on be nice to a Adelaide girl.....PLEASE *whinges and carries on*......I will be in Melbourne next Saturday so you don't need to post it

*begs pleads grovels*[/quote:post_uid0]
you can have one of mine.[/quote:post_uid0]
Could i beg and grovel and throw myself at your feet for a copy??? please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dragonfly Lady]

Ok...
I now have 6 spare copies of inpress.
These go to:
1 - Spoofy (whole zine)
2 - Ames (whole zine)
3 - ryttu3k
4 - Ava Maria (whole zine)
5 - VAxwell
6 - dreamchild

If you want one let me know. I can send out the cover and article pages, but if you want the whole zine you will need to pay postage.

There are also some comfest articles: The dodge, the 4 noels, Glen Bush, greg fleet and some others, and ads for most comfest shows.

btw i'll go on tuesday and find out the postage



Edited By Dragonfly Lady on April 02 2002 at 10:10

[ryttu3k]

Ooh, can I have a copy? Just the cover and article though.

[Ava Maria]

[quote:post_uid0="Dragonfly Lady on Mar. 30 2002 at 13:14"]If you want one let me know. I can send out the cover and article pages, but if you want the whole zine you will need to pay postage.[/quote:post_uid0]
Could I have one? *Pretty pretty pretty please? *

(The whole magazine if possible... I'll pay whatever.....could you email me to discuss price/addresses etc?....)

Thanks
Ava *



Edited By Ava Maria on Mar. 30 2002 at 15:52

[Ames]

Thanks heaps!!!!!!!! i love you!!! could i have the whole thing please??? do you want me to email you so we can organize price and addresses??

[dreamchild]

Can someone please get me a copy of Inpress magazine and a copy of the other article thing too please?  I can't remember where that one was - but I'm sure that someone out there can help a poor broke non-melbournian.

*begs*  please?

I'll be your sex slave forever.  *kneels*  Look I'm on my knees...

[Dragonfly Lady]

Ok the inpresses go to:

1 - Spoofy (whole zine)
2 - Ames (whole zine)
3 - ryttu3k
4 - Ava Maria (whole zine)
5 - VAxwell
6 - dreamchild

email me: spy@cheyenneMt.com

[dreamchild]

Thank you so much dragonfly lady!  You're an angle.

Can anyone out there get their hands on a copy of the culture section from the 28/3 edition of the age for me?

[VAxwell]

I lurve being in the right place at the right time... *stupid grin* Pauly looks so cute...

[Dragonfly Lady]

I can only do inpresses for the people on the list.
I checked today, there aren't anymore

Oh and I can't get the Age either

[Beckslee]

I can get photo copies of the Age or the article with a copy of the big pic in colour in on the Age's website

[shishi]

I found this today in "D-Globe" which is a Melbourne (bayside suburbs) street zine for those unaware.  So, riffling through it in order to discover com fest reviews which I've been eager to read and whose ads were slung across the cover, I found the following article.  Interesting indeed, I'm sure you'll all agree.



[b:post_uid0]The Many Mysteries of McDermott[/b:post_uid0]
[i:post_uid0]Angela Barrett goes looking for answers and finds only intrigue, suspicion and a mystery she’s desperate to solve.[/i:post_uid0]

It seemed like a good idea at the time. ‘Interview Paul McDermott,’ they said. ‘Just a couple of quick questions, nothing formal, you’ll do fine. Ask about the shows and the books and don’t mention the Doug Anthony Allstars’. What is it they say about the best-laid plans?

Being a native Queenslander I thought I had the perfect angle. The Rat Pack (starring McDermott, along with Mikey Robins and The Sandman) were performing two shows nearby so I took myself along to see them. I had thought it would be interesting to first speak to the man before the Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicked off and then catch up with him again once it was in full swing. Sadly, it isn’t working out that way.

It has to be said that the two performances I attended, first on the Gold Coast and then in Toowoomba, were fabulous. I, along with many hundreds of others, enjoyed myself thoroughly. It was after the Toowoomba show that my plans went distinctly awry.

Having missed the opportunity to speak to McDermott after the first show, I vowed to catch him after the second. I hung around the theatre at the end of the performance with a few other people and waited for my chance. Sadly it never came.

I ventured to the rear of the theatre but arrived too late. Whilst wondering what to do next, I overheard talk that the men had gone to a bar in the city for a few after-show drinks. A few quick directions later the hunt for the interview continued.

Having found my way to the bar in question I pushed through the crush of bodies, following a glimpse of a woman I was sure I had seen at the venue. When I caught sight of her again I noticed two things. Firstly, she had been sitting just a few seats away from me during the show and secondly she was now sitting on Paul McDermott’s lap.

I watched from an unobtrusive vantage point as the two of them chatted like old friends, laughed at something that was passed around the table and posed for a photo. For a man renowned for his dislike of physical contact he didn’t seem to be suffering too badly. It was only after a whispered conversation and a cheeky smile that the woman went to leave.

The idea struck me that I may have an even better angle. I could speak to her. This was not to be. The moment she was within earshot, McDermott called her back to his table. At this point I was jostled by a large man in an inebriated state and when I looked back again she was gone.

Some time later I saw her again, accepting a farewell kiss on the cheek from Mikey Robins. On several occasions I noticed her chatting to Steve Abbot (aka The Sandman) and passing pleasantries with Paul. The two of them seemed unable to pass each other without at least a word or a smile.

I was torn between my intent to interview the famous comedian and the whiff of another story being played out right in front of me. Choosing the less intimidating of the two, I followed her to the bar. As we were crushed by the crowd I played my opening gambit, suggesting that I may know one of her friends. With a smile and a laugh she told she that she didn’t even know them, she’d only met them that night.

Once she had her beer in hand she once more disappeared into the crowd, leaving me to wonder why a woman would spend time at a bar with people she didn’t even know. Though the similarities between her behaviour and that of The Rat Pack didn’t go unnoticed.

My further attempts to speak to Paul McDermott personally throughout the evening were thwarted by several drunks, various autograph hunters, some over-zealous bouncers concerned about my watching the group and Paul’s eventual departure from the bar. Feeling more than a little bitter I retired to my own hotel and consoled myself that I could still go ahead with the Melbourne interview as planned.

The next morning I ventured out for a mid-morning coffee. I found a nice, quiet café and took my seat. As I sat contemplating my next move I noticed the woman at the next table. The same woman from the night before. Though dressed a little more conservatively (apparently PVC is not considered daywear in Toowoomba, though tartan is presumably acceptable), there was no mistaking that it was the same woman.

As politely as possible, I leaned across the table and asked her if she had been at the bar with Paul McDermott the night before. Evidently taken aback by my query she confirmed that she was.

Sensing a story after all, I attempted to find out more but to say she was reluctant to answer my questions would be an understatement. The one piece of information she was willing to give was that the thing the group had passed around and laughed about was ‘just some old photos and stuff’. Old photos of her and Paul McDermott? Presumably so.

She offered no further insight to this intrepid reporter, merely smiled and assured me she’d had a ‘wonderful night’ and ‘no, not a good idea’ to give me her name. Knowing when I’m beaten I went back to my coffee.

So here I am in Melbourne in the middle of the Comedy Festival and still no interview with Paul McDermott. I’ve been to the shows, I’ve hung around the bars and still not even a word. I came here with a head full of questions but as the days wear on I find that only one thing is really on my mind, one thing I want to ask him: Who is that woman?

[psp]

What an incredibly unprofessional article. Feel much like a voyeur after reading it *???
But thanks for taking the time to type it out *