Conversations with..‪.‬ Jamie Crawford

Originally Recorded in October 2020.

I am joined with Anthony Briscoe, a performance poet from Blackpool, who currently lives in Manchester and we discuss how he got into Performance poetry and his first memories of performing, we discuss the Corona Virus and the state of the media as well as our favourite movies.

You can follow Anthony Briscoe:

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/anthony.briscoe.58

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhVTUu4shZdcYdQHBVVHTw

And you can view the whole Sold Out show at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbhR1JVGnwQ

I am joined with Kieran Cooper as we discuss his role in the Small and Shouty comedy club with my previous guest Matt Davenport, and his job at Dirty Blondes Blackpool. We talk about how he got into comedy and his journey so far. We discuss our love for wrestling and how that love has developed into Kieran creating his own podcast. Turnbuckle Talk Podcast.

You can listen wherever you find your podcasts and follow the podcast here: https://www.facebook.com/turnbuckletalkpod

I am joined with Alastair Cameron as we talk about the Mongol Rally. Alastair and his friend Lee traveled from Blackpool to Mongolia in a 1995 Ford Fiesta. Alastair talks about his experiences travelling across the world and the people he met along the way, making friends for life and forming Convoi Exceptionnel.
On his journey Alastair kept notes and a journal of his experiences, places he visited and people he met, and upon returning the UK converted these into a book, detailing his journey in the Mongol Rally 2018.
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You can buy the book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Convoi-Exceptionnel-Mongol-Rally-Adventure/dp/1527239543/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?crid=3V4ESZ583SFOU&cv_ct_cx=convoi+exceptionnel&dchild=1&keywords=convoi+exceptionnel&pd_rd_i=1527239543&pd_rd_r=8e19869f-fbb5-44d3-8c7a-b1ef91b70d13&pd_rd_w=g6fko&pd_rd_wg=sgyVa&pf_rd_p=49535b66-f5c7-451e-8137-28786d545ec4&pf_rd_r=K62AQ3MET74ZSEE086FA&psc=1&qid=1600161988&sprefix=convoi+ex%2Caps%2C870&sr=1-1-fdbae751-0fa5-4c0f-900b-865654896618
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"A group of scruffy lunatics and their under powered but valiant vehicles navigate ⅓ of the globe, attempting a journey conceived by people who have heard of the words ‘stupid’ and ‘dangerous’ but haven’t really understood their meaning. Setting off from various points across the globe.
Teams: Away From Keyboard, Don’t Smell My Shoes, Two Fake Yanks and a Scot, Rally McRally Face, Mini Adventurers and Cunning Stunts unite to create Convoi Exceptionnel Could a Mongol Rally Convoy be better named?The convoy was largely formed in Calais UK where the aforementioned lunatics easily spotted each other via their glorious car decorations which included smelly old shoes and garden gnomes among others. Little did the people in this blossoming group know of the horrors and wonders, the friendships and hardships that lay before them as they attempted to drive through 19 countries, over 10,000 miles to Mongolia. The journey was long and perilous but they were Exceptionnel."

I am joined with Matt Smith as we discuss his role at the Blackpool Grand Theatre and how Covid-19 has affected his job and the Theatre itself. We talk about how he got into amateur dramatics and early memories of going to the Theatre and watching musicals. Matt talks about the companies he has performed with starting with Blackpool Gang Show, BFLOC and leading up to Blackpool Operatic Players and how he has helped each company, on stage and behind the scenes too. And some of his favourite memories.

I am talking to Jonathon Moorhouse about his journey of getting into American Football and playing for the Lancashire Wolverines. In 2018 Jonathon took the opportunity to move to Finland and play professional football for the Seinäjoki Crocodiles. Upon returning to the UK, Jonathon took the opportunity to work for the scouting team with Fleetwood Town FC and we discuss how much Football Manager has taken over both of our lives.

I talk to Frazer Mundy about his job at the Blackpool Tower Dungeons and how Covid-19 has effected his role there. We talk about his journey getting into acting, and his first memory of going to see a musical. The impact the current climate has had on theatre, and how it felt being only a few weeks away from being on stage at the Blackpool Grand Theatre where he was due to play role of Donkey in Blackpool Operatic Players production of Shrek: The Musical, before it was postponed.

You can view the full conversation at: https://youtu.be/K25LPZe3UFw