So, I've made the drive up from Sydney with an ample buffer time, just in case there were any hiccups... luckily, I had a day off on the other project that I was doing... so, I could get back home to do some publicity for my own ensemble. And today... that publicity is a live radio interview.

This was a bit of a thing that came together really quite quickly and at not so much notice. There was a friend who made the introduction, and then all of a sudden, there was interest and an interview time scheduled! Sadly, the original interview time wasn't possible for me as I was going to be in a concert in a different city... but after a flurry of emails back and forth, we finally managed to settle on a time that was possible for the radio station, interviewer, and me. It did mean that I would do this crazy day of 3.5 hours driving, then an interview, race to pick up the kids from school, help move a harpsichord and fortepiano in preparation for the arriving grand piano, and then drive another 3.5 hours drive back to the other project... but that is what we do for our own pet projects!

Initially, I was hoping that my wife would join me... but she opted out. Chicken... she was happy to do the print/online interview, but drew the line at a live radio interview. So, here we are... I'm sitting in the waiting room of the radio station... trying to calm my nerves by writing. I did think about writing about house prices and someone who I know who is trying to "time the bottom", and as we all know, timing is a matter of luck rather than actual ability. More often than not, we screw it up completely. Anyway, I was convinced that house prices wouldn't really decrease much more... and I would be writing about my reasoning behind that. I guess that is a story for a different day...

Anyway, in about half hour, I will be briefed on how the interview will go.... I don't mind talking in concerts... but on the few TV/radio interviews that I've had... well, lets just say that I can't bear to watch them! Personally, I find them to be pretty cringe...

... I have no idea what they will be asking about.... but I'm sure that they aren't going to run it like a gotcha quiz show... so, I figure the stuff that I know about myself, my wife, the ensemble, the concert, and the music are going to be more than enough to answer anything that will be asked! Still... as my wife is always quite keen to remind me... I can ramble on a little bit... and quite often, she will tell me that my jokes aren't quite as funny as I think... and that my sense of humour is at best... an acquired taste.. and completely tangential and confusing to many.

So... her advice... dial down the "funny" and just leave the "enthusiasm". I'll try... seriously, this is more nerve-racking than standing up and playing the violin to a packed concert hall.

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