Stevie Martino is true to his word as regards a benefit gig. He has been beavering away behind the scenes, attempting to find appropriate venues. The following email is sent into the inter-ether (try to ignore the bit about “struggling with the opposite sex” – that’s just artistic licence, obviously):
Subject: STEVIE MARTINO NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
My name is Stevie Martino. I have a favour to ask. It’s for a very worthy cause…
I have a friend called Andy who's had a bit of a rough time with relationships and struggles when it comes to attracting members of the opposite sex.
We were out watching a gig at the Luminaire last week when he plucked up the courage to talk to a girl who had caught his eye. They had a lengthy chat which resulted in him asking her out on a date to which she replied 'I'd love to' and she gave him her telephone number. Andy left the venue in the best mood he had been in for a long, long time.
When Andy got home he decided to text the girl but was horrified to find his phone had malfunctioned and only stored the name, Justine. This discovery left him distraught. The only details he had about the girl were; her name, the area where she lived (Kilburn), and where she was originally from (Ireland).
The following day Andy contacted the bands that had played at the gig (The Clientele and Darren Hayman) and asked them if they could post the story on their blogs in the hope that she might read them, they accepted. Then he set about messaging every Justine he could find on Facebook which resulted in him being barred from sending messages. That evening he travelled to Kilburn tube station (he lives in Crystal Palace) where he stood outside for two and a half hours hoping she'd show up, then he went back to the Luminaire to see if she was there, he visited a number of pubs in the area all to no avail.
After hearing his sad tale we, his friends, felt compelled to help him in his search. Hence I would like to stage a kind of benefit gig on his behalf. We should be able to bring quite a few of our friends but in addition we are going to hand out flyers all over Kilburn hoping that Justine sees one and comes along.
PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!!!
Yours faithfully,
Stevie Martino.
After a short lull in campaigning, Mr Martino receives the following reply from the good people at Ear Music:
Hey,
That’s a very moving story! Not sure how I could decline such a request!
I can book you in for a feature set at The Queen Boadicea any Sunday night if you like?
Hope all’s cool and let me know if this would work…
J
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Hurrah!
A date is set: Sunday 3rd February at the Queen Bodecia, Islington. Not long to prepare. Get me the Saatchi brothers/Harvey Goldsmith/a new ink tray for the photocopier.
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