MLP Newsletter October 2004

Featured Performer of The Month - Grant Goldie

This month's featured performer is a good ole Missing Link favourite, Grant Goldie.
Grant manages to skillfully combine comedy, audience participation, street playfulness, ball spinning, yo yo and case manipulation into his shows. He is also one of the most talented diabloists, devil stickers and jugglers I know (and I know a fair few...).

Grant was one of the star acts on several of the first ever shows I put on (and whom I used to perform with, which was, ahem, a few moons ago now) and since then has been finely chiseling his act into a very high class street act.

In Bristol last week I saw the first edit of his new promo video, which had me grinning from ear to ear (and it takes a lot in a promo to do that to me these days).

As the end of a cabaret, a crowd puller or a walkabout attention grabber, Grant Goldie remains one of my favourite performers on our website.

Small Print
In order to gain mentions in the newsletter, performers are requested to keep me up to date with their latest news, reviews, acts, antics, costumes, ideas, appearances, pictures, plans and gossip. Send us pictures, you get plus - it really is that simple. Any information you would like to share with other performers may also be included, thought we try not to publicise up coming gigs for obvious reasons. Most of the content of this newsletter is based on things that I have seen and heard with my own eyes and ears, other bits are simply rumours provided by performers themselves. I can take no credit for such things. Though I do sometimes try to verify them if I get the chance. Though every parent tries not to have favourites, performers working for us at trade shows do get in our good books, and those who are willing to help us raise money for charity get extra brownie points. Special cakes are reserved for performers who write down their reference numbers. Updates to the website are made during evening and weekends - the slower they happen the healthier an agent I am in the mornings... Please bear with us; it is just the way the systems work. A huge thank you to Thom Chesser, without whom my syntax would be a lot more painful on the eye. And for being my brain. He does work hard, bless 'im. Missing Link Productions ltd has this month has been featuring the lady who burns off more calories with her giggling than I do at the gym, Helena (Dainty in the Clown on the website for those of you who want a peek) John from the Stretch People, who, quite frankly, is far nicer and funnier than me, and shall be bringing us all nice presents back from China next week, Thom, his patience, his crossed knees and techie skills and dry wit, we love you Thom, and the ever-so helpful and ultra diplomatic Philip with his Missing Link hat on. AKA my dad. And I am proud.

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Featured Performer of The Month - Grant Goldie